This morning, I got to start my day with these three and as with all my lovely clients, had such a great time!!  Honestly, a few years back, I considered not shooting families anymore for a variety of reasons.  And now, they happen to be my absolute favorite sessions.  I enjoy capturing moments between families, finding something unique in every single one, and the challenge that comes with creating art with multiple people involved.  Did I mention I love families??  ;)

Case in point, I had such a fun morning with this cute clan!!  This family came with no agenda, was laid back and just rolled with the punches as I tried to acquaint myself with their very shy little man, exploring and focusing mostly on said shy-little-man’s big blue eyes.  Holy Moly.  He is beyond darling.  But seriously, they are all quite easy on the eyes, huh?  ;)

So without further babbling, grab your beverage of choice and enjoy!the little man’s favorite part of the day was definitely the discovery of this magical piece of machinery: =)and lucky for me, the light was glorious…
and a different bw feel for me…and I kind of love it.  Very filmesque I suppose.  =)  What do you think?and one last favorite from their session:A big THANK YOU to this sweet lady, her adorable little man, and her very laid back, easy-going husband.  I enjoyed meeting all of you!

Have a great weekend everyone!!

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Post titles can often be the hardest part of posting for me.  Silly, yes, but true.  When I thought about this family, the first word that popped into my head was genuine.  Truly, I think the world could stand to hold so many more people just like this sweet family of four.

This is the 4th time I’ve photographed this family, from a toddler session, to a maternity/family session, to a newborn session and then finally, this vibrant family-of-four session.

And I love them.  I enjoy watching them interact and spending time with their adorable little people – the little man is truly the most well mannered, kind, adorable kid EVER.  And the smallest peanut, well, the pictures show the big grins and adorableness that encompasses nine months.  ;)

Enjoy the over-sized sneak peek =) !i just love this one…Well, that last smile should leave you happy!  ;)  Truly, a HUGE thank you to this family and especially the mama of these beautiful babies.  She trusts me every year to capture all of he most precious memories, and for that, I am so grateful!!!  You should check out her blog – she is someone I admire; I love that she is so honest and tells it like it is.  I really think we could all use a little more of that in our lives.  And leave them some love in the comment section!

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There is beauty in three’s…As I browse cyberspace and read other photographer’s blogs ocassionally, I realize that every session is gushing with love and adoration for clients.  And honestly, I used to not really understand how they could feel that way about a family or individual they had only just met.  But as time has passed, I’ve realized a few things.  When you spend a few hours with a family and you watch them interact, you really do gain perspective on the kinds of parents they are, the enormous love they have for each other and the overall vibe to their little family dynamic.  It’s easy to begin to feel a friendship with people you are photographing and for me, it’s truly one of my favorite things in the world.  And now I know why other photographers gush.  It’s because they feel it.  They are creating art from the beauty they witness, and to me, there is nothing more interesting and beautiful as a family truly in love with each other…or a couple in love with each other…they know how to love and be loved by each other…and they make cute babies…=)After spending an hour with this family, I know there is beauty in three’s.  In fact, I think there’s magic in this particular family of three.

Thank you to this lovely family for allowing me to photograph your darling, spunky, energetic little peanut and to capture the love between all of you.  I can’t wait to share everything with you!

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I met up with a lovely family of three tonight – and this little darling was spunky and fun and beyond adorable.  I just wanted to share one quick one before their actual preview.    I hope this mama smiles when she sees this little “sunburst” – gotta love a little flare! I’ll back soon with more from this one, and another session is up tomorrow evening in the same local – a new hot spot, for sure.  And a huge thank you to my friend who has graciously made her property my new home away from home!!!!  xoxo

I’ve been a little MIA for a variety of reasons lately – one, we are on vacation.  Well, my hubby is on vacation so that means I am on vacation and am required to keep the schedule to a minimum for camping and mountain adventures.  =)  And you know what?  Even though I wasn’t so sure I wanted or needed a break mid-summer, it has been entirely refreshing and incredible to have some downtime.  My mind works overtime constantly and so to take a step back requires a great deal of effort.  But it was perfect and I need to do it more often!!!

The hubby is heading back soon and I have two shoots over the weekend, which I’m really excited for.  But until then, it’s movies, sunshine, errands and getting acquainted with my new computer.  ;)  I’m officially a Mac girl….and am still adjusting.  =)

But onto what else I indulged in over the past month.   (My taste buds are always tempted by the adorable bits and pieces of babies – these piggies were no exception!)  =)  I think little ones are by far my favorite subject for obvious reasons…I attended a retreat with the lovely Barb Uil of Jinky Art, and truly, it was an experience of a lifetime.  I believe in bettering yourself, no matter what stage of the game you are at, and this was truly inspiring for me.  I’m ready to take my business to new heights, new ventures, new looks and in new directions.

A huge, HUGE thank you to Barb, who is such a kind, generous and incredibly talented woman; I feel blessed to have met her and her sweet family.  I loved every minute of it!!!  Here are a few images from a few of our many shoots – I haven’t had time to process everything we took, but this will give you a small sampling.

Another huge, HUGE thank you to Teresa, our lovely host and owner of the beautiful Meadowbrook Farm.  It was not only a gorgeous location to shoot at, but SHE was amazing.  We got to chat more on our last night there, and honestly, she’s one of the people that stick out most in my mind.  She exudes all kinds of loveliness and is one of those genuinely adorable people.   =)

I’ll be back with sessions from this coming weekend!  (or maybe a few of my own babies before then…)

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Just a little sneak peek at some of the fun we had in Montana last week!  The retreat with the world renown Barb Uil of Jinky Art was incredible, incredible, incredible (did I mention it was incredible??!) and not only did I adore meeting her and her family, but I also met some very talented, wonderful ladies from across the country.  It was so fun to be surrounded by people who are as passionate about what they do as I am; I absolutely loved every minute of it!

Just one image for now.. but many, many more to come along with so many details from the fabulous retreat!  =)

Sisters are one of the greatest things God ever invented.  Truly, you have uncontrolled access to another closet full of stylish clothing (case in point: she actually wore my clothes for this shoot, haha), a collection of makeup that seems to work just right with your complexion and back in the day, a variety of male friends to choose from.  Seriously though, they are a friend to rely on when others let you down, a believer in your dreams and someone to grow old with.  I am blessed enough to have two of them, both of which have become even more invaluable to me as time passes and we acquire more lines and wrinkles and the battle wounds of motherhood.  I adore them both for different reasons and at the risk of sounding entirely sappy and overly sugary, I am so grateful to have them in my life and to call them my best friends.  At the end of the day, family is all that matters.

My oldest sister was here last week and we squeezed in a quick family session the night before they left.  We didn’t get much light to work with, but when it was all said and done, I do think we captured some sweet memories.  My other sis will be up next!

Here is where the cuteness begins…Yup, they’re darn cute together…but we’ll come back to them later.  Onto their sweet family of four…and their adorable littles…the kissing pictures were cracking me up….because that’s when my brother-in-law actually enjoyed the shoot.  =)  And so, I decided to photograph quite a few of them together…And one last one of the little miss that I took on her 10th birthday…To my sister: I hope you love these.  I miss you so very much and can’t wait to see you again!  To my other sister:  I love you more than words can describe and am so grateful to have you just a few minutes from me – you are next girl.  Here’s to many more years of sharing clothes, sharing secrets and sharing sisterhood.

xoxo

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Just a quick little post for these two – loved every minute of this family session, probably because I have a huge place in my heart for this girl.  She is the one I always looked up to.  The one who stuck up for me when I was little.  The one who actually wanted to volunteer in my kindergarten class when she was in junior high.  The one who was the coolest big sister in the entire universe to me.  And the one I now call a best friend.   Even though she is now a Texas girl, she will always be a country girl to me.  She and her family headed back this morning, and as I go through their family session from yesterday, I’m already missing her.  And even though we didn’t have the best lighting during our shoot, I think we pulled it off anyway, raindrops and all.

Regardless, these should put a little jolt in your morning.  A little steam in addition to your cup of coffee.  =)

I’ll be back later with so many more!

Yesterday I met up with this little darling and his parents – and while I admit, smiling was not something he cared to do (unless mom and dad were kissing each other, LOL), we happened to get some very beautiful shots anyway before the melt down.  I had to laugh a little because usually I make friends with little people fairly quickly, but this little man was determined to give me a run for my money.  I’m not quite sure I can honestly say we are buddies yet. 

I photographed this little peanut in the womb and when he was brand new, and was floored to see how adorable he has grown up over the past 18 months!  I love me some chubby cheeks, blond curls and the biggest blue eyes I’ve ever seen.   Speaking of his eyes, I honestly did no isolated enhancements to his eyes – they are that INCREDIBLE!!he was pretty happy to just be sandwiched between his mom and dad, and so we stuck with what worked:and of course, I couldn’t help but capture every sweet little face he threw my way…even if it wasn’t pure elation.  =)  He’s darn cute no matter what look he’s giving…

Again…he was most happy when his two favorite people were locking lips…

or providing the human swing…but then we hit rock bottom and he just wanted my camera to disappear into thin air…and so I let him off the hook and snapped a few of the people responsible for all this cuteness…and I’m sure you can guess what got the little man back in the game…and the world was right again…  =)Thanks to this sweet family – I’m so happy we got the perfect evening to capture your beautiful family!!!

xoxo

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I just love babies, and am realizing that I love my job all that much more when I get to meet, hold and snuggle these tiny people!  This little one was just 6 days old and so completely perfect that I think I’m going to have a hard time controlling myself in the blog post.  =)

She was BEAUTIFUL.  And so was her big sis.  And her parents.  I truly enjoyed meeting this family and spending a few hours documenting what is truly the most monumental moment in married life: the welcoming of a child.

And how lucky am I to capture that?  I think I mentioned I {LOVE} what I do.  And here she is…Miss A.

and with her adoring big sis…and her over-the-moon parents…(the shot on the left made me laugh – doesn’t it look like she’s going to be a ballerina???) =)you can tell this little peanut is going to get loved on plenty.  No worries there.  =)Congrats to this family – I wish you lots of sleep, laughs and love!!!