Don’t let these puppy dog eyes fool you!! He may be cute, but since he’s mine, I can tell you…the cuteness is the ONLY thing that saves his butt most days! 
I’ve been saying for several weeks that I’ve wanted to get out and take some photos of my son but with the busyness of Summer, its taken the back burner. Yesterday the weather was perfect though, so we finally went out and did a few…and I’m so glad we did! Everything turned out perfectly! The outfit I had chosen for him tied in with the location perfectly, and the location itself was the best possible place for his session to happen. He is a city boy through and through (much like ME! LOL) so we had to go somewhere urban. And I LOVE Graffiti so this was perfect!
Looking at these pictures while editing them I couldn’t believe how much this boy has changed in the one year we’ve been his parents. He’s almost unrecognizable! I’m not going to lie….adopting an older child has NOT been an easy road by any stretch of the imagination. Those who know me personally know that I have spent many sleepless nights wondering if this was how our life was meant to be and whether or not we’ve made a good decision for our family. Because as many people blindly believe – love makes everything easy and can ‘fix’ all problems in adoption. And I’ll tell you honestly, sometimes that’s not the case. We’ve had two EXTREMELY different experiences with our adoptions. Each have been a joy at times, and each have been hell at times (LOL!) but in the end this is what life has brought us. We may not have taken the ‘easy road’ when it came to adopting an older child, but in the end we know that the issues we have faced can only make us stronger parents, and a stronger family.
He’ll be starting Hip Hop dance classes in the Fall. I’m not sure the world is ready for this boy’s wild dance moves. LOL!
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19 comments so far!
What a doll!!! He looks so grown up!
Awesome Danielle! It was well worth the wait, and looks like it turned out perfectly… so tell us honestly… how much bribing did you do?? Comon’ fess up we all do it, what did you do?? Hahahahah!!!
He’s freakin’ adorable. Love that Atari shirt, too!
Awww, he is adorable!! Great location and I love his T-shirt!
Oh my goodness….I think I HAVE that camera! What a cutie!!
He is adorable! I love the intense look he is giving you in the first one.
Okay, where the HECK did you get the Atari shirt…I’m so old I actually had an atari!! lol!
Christine – I bribed him with Ice Cream! LOL! Yesterday was the day that Dairy Queen had the proceeds of their Blizzards going to CHEO so we were planning to go anyway. It worked WELL!! LOL!
Shona, the Atari T-shirt came from Old Navy. A few weeks ago when I was in there they had a bunch of different retro shirts for kids. He also has a Jimi Hendrix one!!
He’s gorgeous, Danielle! I love every single image…and the location is killer!
another beautiful child, good work!!
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Wow! No Chandler Bing here! Nice work Danielle.
i love this danielle!! i didn’t realise this was your son! i saw this on flickr first
he is beautiful and so are your photos!
Danielle, I have to applaud you for a couple of things. You’ve really captured your son’s personality! What great photos — love each one. I’m glad you were so honest in your post about the trials & tribulations that come alongside the exhilaration. But also, your photography is exceptional. I love that you don’t follow the trend for those washed out looking portraits — the vivid colours, true-to-life are outstanding! Excellent work.
Danielle, not only are you an awesome mom, a fantastic photographer but you’ve also got the skill of stylist in ya too! Love the pics and love what he’s wearing. Great job!
WOW! Amazing photos, you are so lucky to have such a cool location like that! Everything fits so well, and I’m glad you had the time for the shoot. I can only imagine how hard the road has been with your adoptions, but keep it up, I know you’re a great mom
Those are incredible Danielle. What a gorgeous boy, who has a great photographer for a mom!
NICE!!!!!! .. and he is really really cute too!! xo
These are so great! What a cutie he is and those eyes! Gorgeous!
Danielle, your son is gorgeous! Love all the images. It looks like you had fun! Love his Chuck Taylor’s and love the Atari shirt as well. I totally want one!
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[...] ~ I have 2 adopted Children. ‘Z’ is 3 years old (born in 2007) and she is from Ethiopia. ‘I’ is almost 6 (born in 2005) and he was adopted as an older child from Ontario’s foster care system. My husband and I chose adoption over biological children. We both feel strongly that its love that makes you a family, not blood. You can see my insanely gorgeous kids here, here and here. [...]