Halloween

If you know me personally or have been to my home- you know that  I dig decorating for the holidays.... 

ALL  OF THEM..... as a matter of fact.

Halloween is my number one favorite,  followed closely by Christmas and then Easter-

The other 3-4 decor looks are default because I can't NOT decorate.....{pardon the double negative}  but Halloween has a special place in my heart- and holds as many bin spaces in my garage as my Christmas decorations!

My birthday narrowly missed Halloween by just a few minutes - so pretty much every birthday of mine has had a Halloween theme- and I'm totally fine with that- because ever since childhood- my birthday is actually two days of celebrating and who doesn't like to have a two day party???

Seriously- oodles of candy followed by birthday cake and yummy fall comfort foods...

Uhmmmm.... hell yeah!

I am crazy late in posting these- and I really scaled down my decorations this year

{YES- this is the scaled down version} just because I'm trying to crank out everyone's fall images.

But I did want to share a few shots with you all. 

I'm anxiously awaiting next weekend so that I can re-create my home and put up the Winter Wonderland....

Stay tuned!

xoxo Didi V

My daughter Onika giving me her best 40's babe look

My youngest daughter Gabbi strutting her peacock princess look

Even the powder room and kitchen get some spooky love....

 And if it stands still long enough- it gets draped in something.....

 

Landon

Hey everyone!

Meet my new friend Landon.

Landon- this... is everyone! 

This sweet boy was my almost Halloween treat-

He arrived a bit early- but clearly he was ready to come out  and show off his adorableness!

Those squishy cheeks slay me {squweeee}!!!!

The BB fam at the SAM

The BB sisters called me up for a fall get together- everyone was actually going to be in town at the same time- so rain or shine- this was GOING to happen!

Unfortunately- it was so stormy and gross- that "outside' was not really a possibility {it was raining so hard that I think it rained up side down!} 

So..... we had to call an early morning audible and go for the SAM in downtown Seattle.

What a great surprise- I had never been there before and I'm totally in love- I want to go and play there in good weather now!  

{and for you fellow photo-geeks, these were all done natural light- zero fill flash was used}

It's always an adventure when you get this many folks together for photos- the more subjects you add to a photo- it becomes exponentially more difficult to keep everyone on the same page..... especially with 

a party of 10!  

With 4 under the age of 4 it can feel a bit like herding cats.... BUT  I adore this family  so it's totally worth it!

I particularly love that these girls are so close and so are their kids- and that they keep THEIR parents involved  in an every year photo with the kids.  

What great photo memories these littles will have when they are grown ups!

Thanks gang- I'll see you all in the Spring!

xoxo  Didi V.

***This shot of Z is my favorite from this session- 

There's nothing super special about it-but I love everything about this shot.

She's not even looking at me... but I love that her little hand is on the glass and she's exploring the big world outside and the Seattle rain is sticking to the glass that houses her sweet reflection and the bokeh of the fall tree became one of the bright colors of her dress. LOVE- that's all. ***

*Cousin love*

Never a missed opportunity to read and learn in this family- and cuddle time with Pappa is always a bonus....

Fall Mini

A quick sneek Peek at some of our Facebook Fan page Mini specials....

Bring on the cute!

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