6.29.2009

Disney's Hollywood Studios Star Wars Weekends

I am so far behind on posting these photos. Funny how life and kids can keep you so busy. :-) We are enjoying the summer but the schedule plus a house full of kids for most of the day has really thrown me off and I am behind on most everything.

We were in Orlando for a week and spent one of our days at Hollywood Studios with friends. It was a very dreary day with gray skies. The rain never really came too hard and we were able to stay relatively cool considering we were in Florida in June.
I'm not fond of any bug no matter what the form. Here is one for you from the block party parade. The Star Wars parade we saw last time was super. This one was pretty fun for not including Darth Vader.



These are my boys waiting for the Buzz Lightyear ride. It is lots of fun despite the one hour wait time. Luckily there is plenty of entertainment while waiting.

I guess the biggest highlight of the trip was when our youngest son (finally) got picked for Jedi Training. He got to train and then fight Darth Mal. He won a certificate and a Star Wars toothbrush that plays music.


I can't not post my baby girl. She wiggled, walked around, snacked waiting for the show. When Beauty and the Beast started she was very still (thank goodness).
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As we do with most theme parks, we closed the place down. Black Star Wars T-shirts for the boys were in order (because after all it is June in Florida!). How our little girl managed to not pass out is beyond me. She was a trooper. I think this was the only night that she slept by herself and not on top of me. Why is being on vacation so exhausting when you have little kids?


Here we are with our good friends. It is the only shot of all of us that we have from the 3 days we were together. Thanks to the random person that did that for us. I think he knew how to work my Powershot well. It can be a tricky little camera.

6.12.2009

She's Got The Look [Atlanta Child Photographer]




These are just a few of the sly looks that I get from my little one on a regular basis. I try to capture lots of expressions from children during my sessions because you never know which one is the one that melts Dad's heart or warms up Mom's. These looks are not smiley-smiley but they are the ones that I see so often from my Baby Girl. They are as important as any picture to me especially now that I have had three kids and know how quickly some of this stuff ends. I'm hoping at some point in her life, she won't do what she is doing in the first picture every time she meets a stranger. You never know...

By the way, I love bright colors. I see this little Gap dress everywhere on other kids. I guess we aren't being too original, but I don't care. I still love it!

Oh look! There is a bathing suit on sale now!


6.10.2009

Wordless [ Atlanta Child Photographer ]

Wordless: What else could I say?

6.09.2009

Orange Fanta and a Great Aunt

We are home from our vacation (more on that later)!

In the middle of all of my unpacking I thought I would share a picture with you. We were lucky enough to spend a few days with my sweet Aunt in Orlando. She must be a Saint to put up with us with a smile on her face.

I like this picture because of what you probably wouldn't notice (but I know). My Aunt smiled the whole time while my little rascals kicked, moved, frowned and did everything I asked them not to. There is a Fanta Orange drink in my oldest son's lap. She bought him a case when he requested and he took full advantage of it. My Little Guy on the left looks relaxed when I know he has been the one causing the most trouble of anyone. You can't tell at all that he has been hopping up and down and running in the house all day long. Maybe it was all the Orange Fanta? My Baby Girl is pouting from all the hugs he has inflicted on her. She didn't care anything about Fanta but probably just realized she was without her beloved Milk Sippy Cup.

After this picture when all the kids had run away, my Aunt told me how sweet and "loving" they all were (especially my Little Guy). "Wild" might be the word I would have used to describe them. Everyone needs and Aunt like her.

Now, back to unpacking...


Lisa Phillipson Photography
Newborn Child and Family Portraits
Smyrna and Mableton, Georgia