Sneak peek.... a holiday family extravaganza

It was a family affair today at the C family residence... sisters, cousins, kids, babies... we had it all! And we did it all with minimal crying and complaining! A true Christmas miracle! ;)

Lexie, thanks for the AWESOME bloomers... you really are a crafting genius!

Melissa and Paul, thanks for the vino... it shall be enjoyed shortly.

Great seeing you all, as usual.

Photography.... one more for a favorite family....

Sneak peek.... Mr. G, 5 days old

all of these perfect newborns are not really helping my husband's argument to not have any more babies. i come home all gooey and happy, gushing about these perfect little beings. i think i'll have to bring him with me to a newborn shoot one time, maybe then i can get him on my side. this little guy was just the sweetest... not one peep (or pee, thanks buddy!) the whole time. i probably could have stayed there all day but i didn't want to push my luck and have him hate me for his 6 month photo shoot... geez, can you imagine how cute he's going to be then with all that great hair???
mama, as usual, looked flippin' awesome and once again i couldn't bring myself to hate her because she's happens to also be nice and fun and all together un-hateable. geez, some people have it all...

without futher ado... Prince G....

look at the little smile while he's all cozied up next to mama... awww....

Sneak peek... The M Family....

i just love my clients that i get to work with on a fairly regular basis. watching their kids grow is so neat and it's an honor to be a part of their lives. i just love these two princesses... they look so alike, yet so different in their coloring. such beautiful little girls! lots of giggles and funny noises today ending with some nudies of a roley poley baby... doesn't get much better than that! :)

make sure you click on this one, mama to make it bigger- she's doing the thumb thing. genetics are a funny thing, eh?

family life...

i'm editing this session and came across these two images that i just had to share. i love, love capturing REAL family moments like this. the look that the little guy is giving in that first photo just melts me... what a sweetheart.

Sneak peek... The F family

We had a lot standing in our way for this session... moving, weather, illness, you name it! I was thrilled today when the stars finally aligned and we could make it happen! Mom is SO much fun and has lots of style and great ideas. I was thrilled when she told me that we'd be able to borrow Dad's firefighter uniform so little man Mr. D could pretend he's super cool like Dad for a bit. It was nice because I always have tons of dress up stuff for little girlies (it's my weakness) but not much in the way of boy stuff!
Thanks so much Mom and Dad for going with the flow even when it was getting a bit chaotic. I think the whole family deserves some twizzlers! :)

Sneak peek... The V family

HELLO fall weather, where've ya been all my life??

I was so worried about the weather for today because this Mom was so on top of her stuff contacting me during the summer to set up a fall session. Since we have been having such a yucky fall, it wasn't looking good for any outdoor photos. Luckily, we had a lovely morning and were able to explore a bit outside! I thought the whole fall/farm/barn theme meshes together nicely... and the colors Mom chose for their outfits worked out perfectly.

It was great to finally meet you guys today! Your boys were SO good- they really did earn that treat at the end. :)Of course I couldn't leave without including the family pooch! :) Here's his first official doggie portrait...

Sneak peek... Miss S, 9 months (and Mom & Dad & big sister too!)

i just adore my "baby's first year" clients! i love seeing baby grow, love getting to know the family and of course love the little friends that i make (even if they're only four years old).

today was baby sister's 9 month shoot so we tried to focus on her mostly but we also did some family shots and how could i resist big sister in full dorothy costume?? she makes a PERFECT dorothy and can even sing "somewhere over the rainbow". impressive!

back to baby sister... she's gotten MUCH faster since her last shoot! crawling? nah, not really, scooting and spinning are her preferred methods of travelling! so flippin' adorable to see how proud of herself she is. i had to put together a storyboard to show her tricks....

since we had such a crummy day today we had to get really creative with light (that's fine, i love a good challenge!). conveniently Mom & Dad recently did some remodeling and have a beautiful pushed out window in the living room (somebody help me with the proper term for that?? brain isn't working....) so we hovered there quite a bit today! :)

hope you enjoy your sneak peek and i'll see you in january for the big birthday shoot!


ok, i admit it, i wasn't the reason she was smiling in the previous photo... reason below...

and a few of the supporting cast....

Sneak peek... Miss L and her adoring parents

what can i say but what an ANGEL this little one is! my goodness did mom and dad hit the jackpot. happy, easy going, rarely fusses... what a dream baby!
i'm glad we lucked out with the weather today after having to reschedule due to all of this rain. the sun even peeked out at for a little bit! :)
thanks mom and dad for putting up with all of my crazy ideas... i think you'll be happy with the outcome!