Last weekend I got together with the Jones family to take a few impromptu portraits. Blaise, the newest addition to the Jones family, is a bubbling 3-month old.

Daren, the proud father:

Bernice, the happy mother:

And a moment of joy:

When taking the portraits, I lamented that we hadn't spent as much time outside as I had hoped. It was insanely hot, however, and eventually we were all sweating so much we simply had to go inside. But things turned out very well--Blaise was carted around happily, and was such a friendly baby.

I love photographing children.

They keep you on your toes by having another agenda.

And sometimes capturing people at just the right moment...

...can be the most fun thing in the world.

Little Zenaida got a baby brother recently. His name is Aiden.

She and mom are adjusting well to their new roles and new demands. Aiden is a beautiful pudgy boy, with his own very distinctive grunt, his hands in perpetual motion when awake. He downs a bottle eagerly.

When I visited them, Zenaida had just woken up from a nap, her hair tousled, but she was very eager to make friends.

Aiden is quite the darling; I'm sure that Zenaida will make a great older sister, and that he'll be a captive audience for her antics.