Dayton's 2 Year Photos

Oh my heart. This kiddo. I just can't get enough of his adorable little face.

Photos by: Stricker Photography

Not that you can tell...but Dayton does not love taking pictures. Usually I hear, "No Mama!" followed by him swatting at the camera with a scowl on his face or just plain old running away. It's the phase he's in. Whatever. I didn't want to say anything (and didn't) at daycare, but I was really hoping he would take a good nap so that pictures would go well. He didn't. He slept for 30 minutes. Ugh.

Originally, we had planned with Michelle to take Dayton's 2 year photos outside on a John Deere backhoe. And of course it rained and was cold and gloomy that day. So inside photo shoot it was! Michelle is just amazing, so I wasn't too worried about how the photos would tun out. I made sure I gave Dayton snacks and a full cup of milk to help him (and his tummy) be in a good mood for the photos. This kid gets hangry people. I also made sure Brad was there from the start. He can make Dayton smile better than me apparently (reference to the 1 year photos).

The entire shoot went better than I could have imagined. Dayton was awesome and as you can see, hammed it up in a few photos. He was so funny! He wanted to pick the ladders or chairs that he sat on If he had a chair, he had to have an ottoman or foot stool and it took him a few minutes to set the chair and foot stool up just right. He really is a little OCD like his daddy and me. Oh boy. Michelle thought it was hilarious. At one point he had his chair set up and 2 foot stools lines up, then climbed over and on the footstools to get to the chair. I tell ya.

As you can see, I am more than happy with his photos. Of course, this is always the case when 1) it's your own kiddo and 2) you use Michelle Stricker as your photographer. That woman can't take a bad picture. Can't believe my baby is TWO!