Newborn...

Oh my goodness! This has been a wonderful week. I got to meet Piper and Jamison. They both came in for their newborn sessions.

Piper's parents were referred to me by my great friend. They are the proud parents of such a sweet sweet daughter. She has dark brown hair, almost black and quite a bit of it. Her skin has an amazing complexion and she's just adorable. 

I have refrained from posting any photos as I know these sessions are for lots of Christmas gifts!!!

Today, Josh and Brenda brought in their little boy, Jamison who will be two weeks old on Sunday!  He still has the new skin and we all had the joy of trying to catch the glimpse of his little eyes peaking out!!! OH what a sweetheart. I will look forward to sharing some of their images from the new family, the wrinkled faces and the stocking!

I have been blessed so greatly this year and have wonderful clients like these to thank for this. 

Tomorrow I will be photographing the marriage of Gunnar and Jessica. They have been very patient in planning their wedding through the distances they've lived away from the hills. Now they are back to celebrate their joining with family and friends. The weather looks to be warmer tomorrow and I can't wait to work with some of the new equipment I have purchased since the last wedding the end of October.

I pray everyones holidays are warm and bright with the smiling faces of friends and family!!!

Countdown to Christmas I can't wait! 

Family Session

Family Sessions

Happy Tuesday!!! What a great time of year it is! I mean I can't help but to sit here at my desk and smile... SMILE... SmILe! I love Christmas lights, trees, stockings, nativities, and oh... the wonderful smells of the holidays!

Yes, if you need a little get away stop by the studio... I have candles burning (they are awesome!!!), the tree lit and it's pretty cozy!!! After today with the weather changing... I think I'm in the perfect place to stay warm.

Today was such an amazing day. I got to meet Nathan and Jennifer's addition to their family... Shawn!!! What a complete sweetheart he is! I loved getting to cuddle him! Such a happy and cheery baby. We tried really hard to get smiles out of him during the session, but we struggled. It wasn't until he was packed up for the car ride that smiles came out... ahhhh :) that's how it goes!!! hee hee

Then this evening Matt & Jenna (I hope I am spelling that right! I forgot to have you write it down for me!) stopped by with their two year old and their little baby boy! Avery loved my bubble blower and the "pretties" around the studio. aka... jewelry!!! Ha ha what a fun time she always has. Carter just hung out most of the session, with bright, wide open eyes. A wonderful family! I just keep smiling at how great it is to see such happy families. To see the love that is still in the parents eyes. The way they work together with the children.

ha ha ha...
and the best... how silly they are willing to look along with me to make their children smile!

Thank you for trusting me with such precious moments in your lives and the lives of your children.

Cheers!

Photos to come!

family...

These two are the closest thing growing up that I had to younger siblings! I remember changing both of their diapers, packing them around sporting events and best of all... cutting their hair for the first times!!! Actually for his first hair cut my sister held his head so he wouldn't move and we put in a move for him to watch. Placed the chair right in front of the tv and before we knew it he was fast asleep and drooling all over her!!! HA Ha Good times! 

 WE had lots of fun and spend lots of nights sleeping over on the coach! Their big sister, was my twin sister and I's really good friend and high school classmate.  Thank you for coming up and allowing me to capture their warm smiles and cute mischievous grins!!!

I miss you all very much!

Taylor

Wow!!!

What a BEAUTIFUL day we have! It's absolutely amazing out there today.

We were very fortunate for the great day for Taylor's senior photos!!! I told her over and over again, but what a wonderful smile she has and every time!

We jumped all over the place this morning enjoying all the different areas that we could take in.

Taylor thanks for the enjoyable senior session! I had to take a sneak peak at the photos and wanted to share a few of my favorites with you!

Drive home safely and keep in touch!


.... as for me.... I'm off to go see my nephew who was born on the 29th of October!!! Carter... HERE I COME!!! I'll have some of his photos to show when I get back on Wednesday!

Take care

Fall is Here!

Good morning... afternoon... evening... whenever you read this I guess!!!

I have to say I love fall... I just love the warm colors, the changing of bright green leaves to bright yellow, orange, and red. I enjoy cuddling up in a blanket with a warm cup of hot cocoa. It's always fun to put away the summer clothes and get out the long sleeve wardrobe and heavier layers!

But...

The darn wind and chilly weather does make it a bit of an obstacle when it comes to outdoor portraits!

Yesterday was forecast as one of the last nice days we would be having because of a storm front coming in. It's was great when I received a call from my Hannah's mom to see if we could meet up yesterday afternoon for her senior session instead of this morning. We went ahead and rearranged our schedules and did just that!
It was a good thing we did cause...

They weren't joking either on the weather!!!

Today there is wind blowing like crazy the air is chilly and I hate to say this but the furnace at the studio is running!

A little bit more about Hannah's session....

We were on location and photographing about 2:15pm yesterday and it was great, hardly any wind and beautiful fall colors. We were laughing, smiling and really feeling blessed to have such a great day and getting to fit in the session just as we planned.

Ha ha

Then the wind came up like crazy... you'll see the awesome affect it had on Hannah's long hair!

I think it was... reminding us we are not in control!

The overall session was fantastic! I had such an enjoyable time working with them. We played with some fun ideas, explored around and made it into the studio right before it started raining! I was exposed to some new phrases that I have all but forgot!

Marilee, I will be calling you later to be reminded of those! OH... and to see what other posing ideas you may have thought of! hee hee

Thank you! I enjoyed myself very much and am grateful for your smiles and laughter!

Your sneak peak to come!

Expecting their first child...

Matt & Jess are expecting their first child in February and were excited to start documenting the pregnancy progression. 

It was such a fun session this evening!

As the sun was going down, we were able to capture some romantic photos. Matt and Jess just make me smile and sometimes laugh whenever I look over some of the photos from the session, as I think about what was said. 

I am so happy for them and know that they will be wonderful parents!  Their child will be a lucky little one to have parents that love and support each other so much. 

I could write lots more about the couple and the fun of the session but I'm about ready to wrap up the weekends greats events.

Enjoy some of the photos I couldn't wait to share. Thanks for being relaxed and free spirits at the session.

Everyone have a fantastic week!

Cheers!