These photos were actually taken by Charlie while I was on a bridal shoot in South San Francisco, a couple of weekends ago. From what Jax tells of the day, he had a taste of alligator soup. Fitting that, one of his favorite songs or rather rhymes to sing lately is called alligator pie..It sure gets stuck in your head! I had never heard of this rhyme before Jax but upon looking it up, it turns out it is a classic from the 70's!

This is how Jax likes to sing it,though:

Alligator Pie. Alligator Pie
If I don't get some, I think I'm gonna - die (then he makes a kind of eh, stick your tongue to the side, play dead face)

Alligator Pie. Alligator Pie
If I don't get some, I think I'm gonna - flyyyyyyyy (with arms wide out and pretending to fly)

Alligator Pie. Alligator Pie
If I don't get some, I think I'm gonna - say bye bye....(you get the idea..)

What about you guys? What kid songs or rhymes get stuck in your head from time to time?

So, we gave Jax our old point & shoot - and let me tell ya, that kid is having a blast. I wonder where he gets it from? I'll post some of his photos when I get a chance!

 
I love photographing families & kids. The beauty and fun never cease to amaze me.

While I would love to have our own house decked out for the holidays and even get a tree, we are forgoing it this year since we will be spending the holidays down in Los Angeles with our families. I hope to get a tree though next year and start a tradition with picking out a tree, just like we did when we were kids, except my dad would have us wait till the very last minute (like on his birthday - the 23rd!) so we can get the best deals. Much to the chagrin of my mom.

The houses above are from a neighborhood in Alameda, CA. Jax kept asking if we were going to go inside each of the houses. It was a nice memory for me, especially since this particular day (Sunday night, dreading that Monday was just around the corner) I was in a bit of a mood and funk. I couldn't will myself to get motivated to do much of anything. Thankfully, Charlie convinced me to get outside for a walk around our block - and by the time we were all outside, the kids bundled up and in their footed jammies, I said - well, we're all ready to go, might as well get in the a car and go to see the lights. And so we did.

I remember, as a kid, our parents taking us out for a drive to visit neighborhoods that would get all decked out for the holidays. It was one of our family traditions. So I guess, this means this can be one of our traditions too.

Top photo: Olivia, Charlie's niece. Middle photo: Charlie's Mom

Cheryl, Charlie's Aunt

Getatchew, Charlie's Step Dad

Katie, Charlie's cousin

That's Charlie & his grandma Raima, who our daughter is named after.

On this trip we didn't have an opportunity to meet up with Charlie's brother and his fiancee as well as Charlie' Dad. Hopefully, next time - when we come back next week for my grandfather's memorial.