Stay updated by susbscribing to Tyson's Blog by email.
Enter your email address in the box below and click the Subscribe button.
CloseSo people are always telling me that I don’t post enough pictures of my own kids (mostly those people are their grandparents). Anyway, Zoe just turned 2 last Saturday so we took her and Zane out for a photo shoot this week to commemorate the big 02. Photographers across the country will tell you that your own children are the hardest ones to photograph. I’m here to tell you it’s absolutely true. Here are a few favorites of my kiddos!
Zoe turned 9-months old yesterday (and Zane turned 3 a little over a month ago) so we took the kids into the studio and did a quick photo shoot with them. They’re growing like little weeds. Here are a few favorites from Zane and Zoe’s photo shoot today.
Well, we came home from the hospital on Friday, I shot a wedding on Saturday, we shot Zoe’s official newborn session on Sunday and today I’m finally getting around to giving you all an update on how things are going in the Zahner house . . . pretty good actually.
First of all, Zoe and momma and both doing great. They are indeed the two most beautiful ladies I know. In fact, I was looking at Zoe the other night and I told Rachel, “I think you’re gonna have to do the discipline on this one. I don’t know that I could ever scold her”. My mother assures me I’ll change my tune as soon as she hits toddler-hood. But for now, I’ll stick to my assertion that my daughter is the most beautiful newborn ever created and that she can do no wrong.
As far as Zane goes, everybody has been asking how he’s doing with his new little sister. Actually . . . he’s doing unbelievably well! Seriously, Rachel and I never expected him to be sooo sweet and accepting (knocking on wood right now). We really thought he’d see her as a threat to how much attention he gets and it hasn’t been that way AT ALL (It probably didn’t hurt that the first time Zane came to the hospital to see Zoe, “she” gave him a present to open. I’m sure the new train set probably helped a little bit to win him over). But honestly, he’s been very helpful around the house. He went and got wipes and a diaper today while we were changing her. He’s been holding Zoe and “petting” her and giving little kisses. It has been really really sweet (see some of the video and pictures below if you don’t believe me)
Anyway, here is the video I put together today (to view it, you’ll have to visit the blog directly . . . just in case you’re reading this in your e-mail inbox because it won’t show up there). And then below that are a few pictures from her newborn photo session.
I don’t seem to post pictures pictures of my own family on the blog very often any more (much to my sister’s dismay – and my mother – and my mother-in-law – and our friend Kim – and Paula – and . . . ok – I’ll try to post more family pictures on the blog). Anyway, we’ve been taking some “documentary” style photos of Rachel throughout the entire pregnancy, but we haven’t really taken the time to do an actual maternity session. So what better day to do it than Mother’s Day? Zane was in good spirits so we took a few hours and made it happen tonight.
Baby Zoe should be here very soon, but until then, here are some maternity pictures to hold you over.
Enjoy.
and here are some of the shots that we’ve been taking all along.
I know I haven’t posted much personal/family stuff recently so here’s a chance to catch you up a bit. I won’t bore you with all the details but Zane has just been too cute lately. Something tells me he’s going to be the class clown and the star of the school play.
Every night when we go to bed, Zane has his routine that he must follow. It involves brushing his teeth first and then saying his prayers which starts with “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” and then progresses into praying for all our family and friends (by the way, daddy put the pillow on his lap one night several months ago and now everyone MUST pray with a pillow on their lap. Don’ t you know it’s the only correct way to talk to God? – just watch the video below and you’ll see what I’m talking about), and then he lays in bed with mommy and daddy for a little bit and then finally going to his own “big-boy” bed (his 2nd birthday gift from mom and dad which he’s quite proud of).
The video below is just a little glimpse into our nighttime routine. Enjoy!
If you don’t see the video, you may need to visit our blog directly at this link – http://www.tysonzahnerphotography.com/archive/2010/02/12/zanes-bedtime-routine/
I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted any pictures of Zane on the blog and I feel terrible. (I’m like the mechanic who doesn’t fix his own car). We’ve just been so busy taking pictures of other people, we haven’t made time for pictures of Zane . . . well . . . until yesterday that is. We spent some time yesterday evening doing shots of Zane and I think Rachel and I are finally starting to understand what some of our clients feel like when they come in to the studio with their kids. In fact, we did all the stuff we tell our clients not to do. We set way too many expectations of what would happen and how Zane would behave and what kinds of shots we would get and we kind of forgot to just let Zane be Zane. We had all of these expectations of what Zane would do and how the pictures would turn out and none of those ideals were met (which is exactly what we tell clients will happen if they have too many expectations about the session). I guess we should listen to some of our own advice.
Anyway, here’s a quick sampling of Zane’s 18 month photo shoot.
