Well hello there Friday! Continuing on with week 18 of the 52 fridays project, our theme this week is children. Really, my theme every week is childhood, since for now, each week I’m documenting the boys and our family. I bought these number balloons earlier this year, after I saw this post on Jordan Ferney’s Blog Oh Happy Day. Jordan’s blog is a cheerful, beautiful place, go check it out! I had planned to use them somewhere around the boys birthdays at the beginning of the year, but now its May and I’m using them. 
They are still 3 and 5. They loved them, and I really only spent a few minutes capturing these before we were off to play on the playground, which is just out of sight of the frame in these. I love using balloons and I think they really convey a happy, fun, carefree side of childhood.
So….next go check out my super talented supermom friend Shannon Harrison | Jack and Ruby Studios| Temecula California Photographer to continue through the 52 on Friday projects
WOMAN!! My goodness, these are so awesome…
Can I DITTO Gina’s comment? Seriously perfection! love your images, the balloons, the outifts the pp – the everything! and that first shot – come on!?! love!!!
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Seriously Gretchen! Every week you amaze me. Love these! Don’t forget us small folk when you are famous!
I love these! So creative and fun for your little guys! This totally made my day!
OMG……love, love, love!!!!!! Your boys are ALWAYS so dang adorable and the pp on these are just gorgeous!!!!!! I LOVE this # balloon idea….I soooo badly want to do something like this, maybe next year, when my baby turns 7!
Sooooo, just so you know, I may be completely “borrowing” your idea, if you don’t mind! LOL 
FANTASTIC!!!!! Love everything about these!
so cute, love their little smiles!
These are wonderful great use of the balloons love the shadow
I love these…inspired to do a 30th birthday shoot of myself with these type of balloons.
Did I tell you that I am taking a black and white photography class? This could be a great self-portrait assignment.
fantastico! gorgeous. and awesome.
I just love you and your vision! you have such awesome boys! can’t wait to meet them!
these are so beautiful … I know they must make your heart swell! gorgeous light and fabulous boys!
These are absolutely adorable! Great idea!
Ah! Just got these balloons for the kids birthdays! Were so smart!
Love love love this collection. You inspire us all G! Ps. Love me some Oh Happy Day too!
What a fun idea!!
Such a neat idea! They are too cute!
oh, this is brilliant, gretchen.
love these images so much and your boys are so darn cute!
hope you are well!
Oh Gretchen I think I just died when I saw that first picture, pure perfection. For reals this is awesome, I love this whole post. Your boys are so handsome, such a lucky mamma!!!
Okay, these are amazing! So much love.
LOVE these. Such a great idea and turned out adorable!
SOO fun! That first photo with the shadows, genius!
PERFECT! too darn cute and I’m loving the balloons as well! Will have to see if I can find some in my neck of the woods! My favorite has to be the B&W one! Great lines and wonderful captures in ALL of them!
Wow! Love those balloons and the way you used the shadows with them. These are all amazing, as always!
This is so beyond creative and I bet they had such a blast with those balloons! Just gorgeous gorgeous work! Hope you had a fantastic Mother’s day, Gretchen!
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