Secondly, I wanted to thank my husband Joe for being the Modern Kids Thank You Picnic MVP. He not only helped out all day including setting up and tearing down but also created some really awesome stuff for our party. He made me custom sandwich boards (which I painted with chalkboard paint) to help steer people our way as well as my absolute favorite gift of the day, custom camera necklaces for the kids. I hope everyone who stopped by was able to take one home. Rod Hunting an awesome designer in Chicago made the drawings. We had two kinds an old twin lens reflex Mamiya and a Holga. They were laser-cut out of a really nice brown/gray mat board and he even included my website on the front, how clever. The only problem with them was that many of the babies were disappointed to find out that they were not edible. Perhaps next year we’ll try chocolate. Seriously, though thanks to my awesome husband!

Also, a big thanks goes to everyone who helped make it such a fun day including Bess, Camille, and Caleb for showing up early and helping us set up. To Eugenia, Lisa, and Sara for their mad party-planning skills (and Sara’s mustache making abilities). To Darach for the use of his van. Milton for the table and Eugenia’s family for the table and canopy. Finally to Nate for making our party even better with his sweet tunes. And last but not least everyone who provided prizes for our picnic including Heath Ceramics, Dante Beatrix, FilmMonsters, Petit Appetit, and more…thank you all!

If you didn’t make our party this year…there’s always next year. Enjoy the photos below and for the full gallery, check them out on flickr.

totally delicious cupcakes plus sparkling cider and italian soda

Bess + Caleb at the pre-party and Jasper taking our photo with the Holga

Mateo loves to party! He visited us at Heath Ceramics a few weeks ago and didn’t miss our picnic! Baby Kieran loves her camera necklace. Little Linus our German party-crasher!

People started trickling in by midday.

Dad and baby Sid!

Babies with mustaches, it doesn’t get cuter than that. Fia improvised with some grass.

The party-planners testing out the mustache photo booth.

Baby Talya wins the award for the youngest party animal at just 32 days old.

Me hanging with some of my favorite girls, Chloe and Kieran.Some of our awesome prizes including the brand-new cookbook by Lisa Barnes of Petit, Appetit, Dante Beatrix big kid eco-packs, FilmMonsters Hasselblad sweatshirt and the Heath Ceramics kids set.

My neighbor Nate played some sweet tunes on his banjo.

Even the big kids got their faces painted.

Ever seen a pint-sized party-crasher? No? Well here are three of them! We got some spill-over from a nearby birthday party. Our party must have looked really fun! They even stole some of our stuff!

The birthday girl and chief party crasher.

Painting frames with Lisa.

Hayden knows how to rock the party.

This was Talya’s first trip to San Francisco. Thanks for bringing her, Dave + Emily!

Big kids!

Fia painting a frame and Henry and his new haircut.

Julie, Matt, and Lucian stopped by long enough for Lucian to eat at least one camera plus a cute stranger.

Two little guys enjoying their camera necklaces.

Stinson transformed into Wall-E!

A clever entrepreneur was selling grass for a hefty profit.

Yep, that’s me showing off my mad skillz on the skateboard. I fell off about 5 seconds later.

Thanks again to everyone who stopped by! See you next year!

It’s going to be a wonderful day full of folk music, treats, prizes, complimentary family photos, cupcakes and more. Our RSVPs are already coming in but we wanted to remind the rest of you to RSVP by October 1st to be included in the raffle. Check out some of the great prizes below. A kids hoodie from FilmMonsters and the Heath Ceramics kids set. Oh and did I mention we’re giving away a Sunday Morning Session, a big Modern Kids photo canvas, a Dante Beatrix kids bag, lots of print credits and some fun stuff for the kids.

Modern Kids Photography Thank You Picnic

Saturday, October 17th 10-4pm | Crissy Field, West Bluff Amphitheater (next to the Warming Hut)

RSVP by emailing us at hello[at]modernkidsphoto[dot]com or by going to Facebook or to Upcoming. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

What better way to thank all the wonderful kids and families we photographed this year than with music, complimentary family photos, prizes, and cupcakes! Please join me and the rest of the Modern Kids team at Crissy Field, West Bluff Amphitheater, on Saturday, October 17th.

If not for the cupcakes then come for the prizes! We’re giving away a free Sunday Morning Session (by yours truly), a Dante Beatrix kids bag, five $25 print credits, an 11×14 Modern Kids canvas, a kids Hasselblad hoodie by Film Monsters, and a Heath Ceramics kid’s set with flatware.

RSVP by emailing hello[at]modernkidsphoto[dot]com or by clicking here to be included in our raffle. Prizes will be given away at 2pm.

We can’t wait to see you in October!