So many things I love about these pictures…the beautiful mother, the big brother who looks out for his baby brother, the baby brother who obviously loves his big brother, the house, and oh-my-gosh the LIGHT! First of all, the beautiful mother…

And then the baby brother (who couldn’t quite decide whether or not he liked the idea of me being around)…

And finally the big brother…

And when little brother got upset, guess who was the one to cheer him up…

I am in love with this picture…

I think I’m even more in love with these…

Soooo, while we’re walking around taking pictures, Mandy (mom) mentions to me that she bribed her older son to participate in this picture-taking excursion by promising him that he could have his picture taken with his new Christmas present…

Not to worry. It’s just a BB gun. He insisted that you weren’t supposed to smile while taking a picture with a gun, and he did give it his best effort, but there’s just something about trying NOT to smile that seems to guarantee that you WILL smile…