I didn’t shoot one photo during Rhysa and Andy’s wedding…I feel so much better now I decided to take the newlyweds out for a mini post-wedding shoot. We even took Orion out there because we didn’t get any shots of him during the wedding either. The light was awesome during the shoot. I couldn’t have asked for better conditions. Congratulations once again to the Suh’s. Thanks for letting me kick back at your wedding, we all had a blast.

So our little guy is 19 months.  We decided to do a shoot because it’s been a while since we’ve taken photos of this little guy.  Or should I say, not so little anymore guy.  Now that he’s running around, he is so hard to take pictures of.  He’s all over the place!  Even with Rienne to wrangle him, he just would not sit still.  We got a couple shots, but man, both Rienne and I were sweating at the end of this short shoot.

My little guy is getting big.  While I love taking pictures, I’ve got to make sure I take some time to watch this guy grow up.  It seems like it’s happening so fast.  I’m still going to try and take pictures of him every month.  Even though he’s definitely a mama’s boy, he’s always going to be my little dork.  Until he becomes a big dork that is, haha.  Thanks to Andy Suh for holding Orion in one of the shots.  And no, he isn’t the guy with the small hands from the Burger King commercial.  Just playin Andy, haha.

Here’s a quick video of our trip to Oahu. We had a great time, but I wish it wasn’t raining so much when we were there. Luckily the rain stopped long enough for our friends Jane and Jason to get married.  Congratulations once again.  Anyways, enjoy the video. The song is “Never forget where I’m from” by our buddy Justin Young.

Oahu 2010 from Oliver Bentley on Vimeo.

So it’s been a crazy year, but probably one of the best years of my life.  There were tons of pictures and video that didn’t make the cut but I figured you guys didn’t need to watch a video for an hour, haha.  While I was putting this together I was having trouble picking a soundtrack.  My wife suggested “Eye of the Tiger” as a joke.  But then I started thinking it could be a fun little challenge.  I think it ended up pretty funny. So here is his first year in a nutshell. Enjoy.

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Orion Bentley Year One from Oliver Bentley on Vimeo.

Happy Birthday Orion!  My little nerd has turned 1 and his mom went all out planning 2 parties for him.  One at Gymboree with all his friends and one at my parents house for the family.  Gymboree turned out great!  Everybody seemed to have a blast, even some of the grown ups, haha.  The best part was seeing him sitting at a table with all of his cute little friends eating pizza and cake.  As for the family party at my parents house, it was also a success.  Rienne tried her hand at balloon arches and there was tons of great food, couldn’t have been better.  Orion was a little moody but that’s how he gets when everyone wants to pick him up, haha.  Thanks again to everyone who helped make Orion’s birthday an awesome one.  And an especially big thank you to my wife for planning everything, you’re super mom.  Anyways, I put together a little highlight reel from his Gymboree party and I’ve included some photos from both parties.  Take a look.

Orion’s Gymboree Bday from Oliver Bentley on Vimeo.

So as new parents, my wife and I have been doing our best to document every second of Orion’s life, haha.  O.K. maybe not every second but we’re at least trying to take a portrait every month.  This month we we’re pleasantly surprised to see that he was almost sitting up by himself.  I had to do a little photoshop magic to remove my wife’s hand from behind him.  He was also big enough to sit in his walker, that happened to look like a car (Thanks Tita Babes).  Anyways, onto the cutsie stuff.

Orion Nicholas Bentley was born on February 11, 2009.  He weighed in at 7 lbs and was 19.5 inches long.  Luckily labor and delivery went relatively smoothly.  I had front row seats to the show and it was definately a life changing experience.  One thing I know for sure is my photographic experience is coming in handy.  There definately won’t be any lack of childhood photos.  Now if I only can figure out how to get some sleep.