Happy 4th of July!

From our “All American Boy”!  The weather wasn’t great today, so I couldn’t get any nice outdoor pictures of Ryan on his first 4th of July, but I was determined to get a picture.  I pulled out my off-camera flash for a little practice.

We’re also dog-sitting for our friend’s black pug, Pumpernickel.  She is a little spitfire who loves to play with Jingles and Cooley. She is a cross between the Tasmanian Devil and the Energizer Bunny, which is great because she tires them all out. Here’s one I took with my flash.

A window light portrait after a loooong play session.

 Finally resting for the night.

And one of Jingles in his favorite chair, exhausted from another day with Pumpers.  Cooley was being anti-social and went to bed early.