Lights, Glitter, Color and Shine - 'Tis the Season

I love everything that goes along with Christmas. But I especially love the glow in the house that happens from the day after Thanksgiving until New Year's Day. I like to put lights on everything. In every room, and then at night I like to have no other lights on but our Christmas lights. It just makes everything Christmas-y perfect.

I had taken some pictures of my son last week for my 'Tis the Season idea...it didn't go so well. He moves alot, he's 17 months old! He doesn't take direction well (Did I say he's 17 months old?). I tried to put him in a place where he was stuck, and couldn't move. I choose the dining room table. Yes, I sat him on the table and piled him with ornaments...which he ate. I got some decent shots but something was missing in them.

Today I tried again, minus the table because really if I'm trying to keep him from climbing on the tables in the house I shouldn't put him on one and take pictures of it, right?

This time I tried it in front of the Christmas tree. He wasn't as into the ornaments, but I dressed him in his new Christmas shirt, tie and sweater and just let him be (if you call jumping up and down, throwing ornaments at myself and singing silly Christmas songs just letting him be). These feel much more like Christmas to me and I think it has everything to do with lights, glitter, color and shine.

Oh, and he's pretty cute too!





Can you see me in the reflection of the ornament?





This next one is the same as the first. I can't decide between the two. I love the colors, but at the same time to me this picture just glows with light. I love it.



Merry Christmas!

TREASURE photography
{Orlando Child Photographer}