Kids were not posed in these. Too hard to get reactions like the ones above when posed. On the third, I just had the parents pose while firing off shots. You have to have subjects that want to interact though, hard to get shots like these with kids that will not leave the parents legs. I think photos with kids always turn out well if you can engage them at their level.

I can't do kids in a studio though, I have to do shots at the park or anywhere that is not a standard portrait.

By the way Kat, I love your #2. Best of the three imo.