~ Red spots and passing trams ~

A family that are living in Basel for now, as are many of my families. This photoshoot was to get some nice family snaps in and around the city that is currently their home. Meeting up at the Munster on a nice summers day, we took advantage of the cool area at the back to get to know each other before moving through the streets to the river.

Two very cute and cheeky little ones. A very girly girl and a stone-loving boy. Beautiful big eyes and seriously long lashes.

Fun and games:

Gorgeous tones of the Munster brick and a sharp eye:

A very cheeky little face:

Pretty girl:

Just as we finished we got some good tram pics on the Mittlerbrukke. With the Munster in the background:

Jude - The tram picture is fantastic.

~ Baby girl in the park ~

We had a perfect day – bright and sunny and just the perfect temperature for taking a newborn to the park for some photos. We found a lovely little shady spot and had entertainment in the form of horse riding and merry music as there was a mini festie going on in the park.

These little girls are going to be good friends. I know it. A beautiful family with lots of adventures lying ahead of them.

With her bunny. I love how tiny and perfect little newborns are. I love these cute little socks too:

A very proud big sister:

And proud parents:

Perfect little details:

Hello baby!

~ High-energy fun! ~

I swear, this little boy didn’t stay still the whole entire session. He pretty much was running the whole time! Was a great work out for me, so I wasn’t complaining. I do find that boys in general have much more stamina than girls when it comes to running around. It was no surprise that mum was in such great shape!

A rare moment of stillness..

Gorgeous smile and excited adventurous eyes:

He loved his little car. Pretty quick on it too!

Love this one..

Seriously, this is what I was watching most of the time. He ran off to join the runners doing laps of the park! This one is going to keep his parents very busy.

~ The cheekiest, happiest smiles ~

I met this daddy in Sheffield at a gig once. We were both taking photos and I ran out of space on my card. He was very kind and offered to store my images on his portable drive with the promise of delivering them to me later that week. I thought he was a kind looking soul and trusted him, so found myself freeing my CF card of all it’s data and having space to take more. This was pre-SLR days when I was taking a picture-a-day with my little Casio Elixim. Way before children entered either of our lives. Fast forward 6 years or so and we have both had babies and we are both working photographers.

As I was bridesmaid and photographer for the wedding that is the post before this one. I called my friend Dave and proposed a photographic trade off. He takes the pictures at the wedding that I need to be in – namely, ceremony and formal images – in exchange for a family photoshoot for him and his gorgeous family. There are already many many beautiful images of this handsome little fella, but perhaps not so many of everyone together and certainly even fewer that weren’t taken with the camera sat atop a tripod. So, here are a few of the images I took for them in the lovely Wenken Park in Sheffield. A park I used to like to go and read/relax/frisbee in when I was a student at the University of Sheffield.

It was a lovely warm day – perhaps even a little too sunny, but still, this charmer was all smiles:

Using his favourite pink stroller to help him run towards mummy and daddy:

Full of funny faces:

A little super cool rocker in the making:

With his mummy and daddy:

Great to see you all again and I look forward to the next time already!

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