The Strawn Family’s first photo shoot with a dog and a baby was on October 30, a sunny but breezy day in Nebraska at the Sprague's farm south of Wilcox. Jane is our personal photographer and her husband, Dale, the entertainer to keep Eden and Samson happy, occupied, and smiling.
Now, I don’t know about anybody else out there, but oh man, what a trip!
“Ok, on the count of three take her pacifier out and look at the camera. One, two, THREE!” (repeat)
“Alright, this time, keep her face under the blanket so she doesn’t swallow air. On three, throw the blanket as far as you can while looking at the camera and smiling. Keep still.” (repeat)
“Eden, look at Daddy, look at Daddy. Smile! No, no, smile. See. Like me, look over here. You’re not paying attention, Eden. Hey, YOU. Look over here. Smile! Ok, look at Mommy. She has a big smile, can you smile?” (insert more baby talk here and repeat sequence).
“[whistle] Samson, SIT. No, no, over here, by Sarah and the baby. Yes, she's crying, but come here anyway. Come here. COME. Ok, SIT. Good. DOWN. Down, all the way, all the way. There ya go. Good boy. Look over there (pointing). Look at Dale. [more whistling and much hat waving] Samson, come back. Sit. Down. Good boy. No, no kisses. Stop that. I mean it. Look at Dale. Good boy." (give treat, snap photo, repeat)….
"Are we done yet?"
"Oh, this looks like fun. Let's take a picture with the goat for Grandma Great. She likes goats. Here goat. Come Here. Lay down. No, don't bite. (Eden screams) Hurry, snap the photo. Oh, that's gonna turn out great!"
After a few hours of this endless fun and Dale & Jane’s unending patience, not to mention an ornery goat, this is a sampling of what we came away with. Eden is now 10 weeks old and a strapping 8# 4 oz. Samson, on the other hand, is a year and a half and boisterous 86 pounds. Al and I will not disclose our weight or age. Happy guessing.
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