These are my friends Sam, Rach, and their awesome, energetic two year old, Josh. We’ve done pix together lots of times before, and this time Rachel asked me about maybe doing Josh’s two year old session at a splash pad or park or somewhere like that. I loved the idea, and immediately thought of our perfect downtown oasis the Myriad Gardens. They have a great splash area during the summer that’s really visually pleasing, and there’s a cute park attached to it, so I thought it would be perfect.
We started out with a few family photos on the other side of the Gardens.
Side note: Sam and I went to elementary school and high school together here in OKC {in between, I lived in Iowa}. Sam’s brother Jake is one of my lifelong friends. And I posted a newborn session of Evelyn the other day – well, her dad Jorge was in Sam’s class in school. :)Then we did some of Josh alone with this cute “two” Rachel painted.
To reward Josh for being such a good little model, we headed over to let him play in the water.
Can I just say I love, love, love these photos?! It was such a fun session, and perfect for a two year old!After Josh was thoroughly drenched, we changed outfits and let him air dry at the little park. :)Sam is an Olympic wrestler, so we had to document some wrestling moves, of course.I really love these relaxed, lifestyle type of portraits we got.Rach, Sam, & Josh~
As always, I had an absolute blast hanging out with you guys! Thank you for all the amazing years of photo shoots and even more years of wonderful friendship! You guys rock. Love ya!!
~abi~
by Abi Ruth