Sienna a future bookworm

So for sometime Sienna has been an avid reader. Without fail she carries a book with her wherever we go. Sometimes she brings one to a restaurant or a store and always when we go for a ride in the car. She loves reading/looking at the pictures.

Early reading is such a strong predictor of future academic success, so one of our goals was to get our kids reading early in life. Vanessa and I have been reading to them since they were infants and and with the help of all the great books that family and friends have given them, it's no surprise that Sienna loves it so much.

The other day I caught Sienna reading her Colors book to Vanessa. Needless to say, she put Vanessa to sleep. Some books just do that to a parent.

So remember, read to your kids because when you get old, they will read to you. :)

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My girls seamless white

It's amazing what you can do with two unruly girls, a white seamless backdrop and a whole lot of of patience.

I set this shoot up to photograph Baby Andres and while I got some great images of him, I think the priceless shots are of the girls. The girls just kept going on the backdrop, while I was shooting and I was getting a little ticked, so I finally just let them have at it and it turned to be a fun game. Only then was able to snap a few shots that are now priceless in my book.

These are 7 out of 14 shots. Sometimes you don't need 16GB to capture the best moments. :)

Take a look and enjoy.

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