Realistic Portraits

I've seen a trend lately toward taking realistic portraits in a natural setting rather than posed portraits in a studio. I took this picture of Natalie while we were visiting my parents. Dad took us out on his boat, and the kids had a blast! Each one took turns driving.





















These two pictures were taken at the park while we were waiting to take Lauren to soccer practice. She was playing in the tube and I ran to get my camera from the car. I thought she looked so cute. Jack is getting to the age now where he either says, "NO!" when he sees my camera, or he gives me a cheesy grin, so I've been trying to take pictures of him without him seeing me.