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Bright Smiling Faces at The Jewel Box

I was super excited to meet this family. They readily agreed to meet me at The Jewel Box, a place I have been wanting to have a session at all winter. (I am partial because I was married there almost 13 years ago). It did not disappoint.....even though they were setting up for a wedding, there was plenty of space for us and so many beautiful tropical plants....and add this awesome group to the scene....it was perfect.


Here they are!

And the kiddos, they are some awesome kids. They get a long so great and seemed to genuinely enjoy being together.

And they were a ton of fun too! I LOVE the silly faces.

These two are very close in age to my youngest two and I enjoyed watching the relationship between brother and sister. Such happy kiddos!

OMG, Emily was such a natural in front of the camera, not nervous at all and knew the exact expression I was trying to get out of her. When I commented on what a natural she was, she said "I had lots of practice, we just got our pictures taken at school." Too cute! But when you got it....you got it :)

Ok, I could of taken David's pictures all day long. He was such a ham and gave me some GREAT smiles but also some of the best goofy faces. I know goofy faces aren't the kind of pictures you want hanging up on the walls.....but they are the pictures that will make you smile in 20 years when this little guy is all grown up.

Goofy face extraordinaire!

Ok, and how gorgeous is Jessica. Seriously! Gorgeous!! She did pretty darn awesome too on nailing that "serious" look I was trying to get.

I love this next one....probably one of my favorites of the day. David is the star of the show...and look at him here between his big sisters....too cute!

Thank you guys so much for spending your morning with me. I know it has been a long time since you have had family pictures and I am truly honored you chose me to take them. Your family is beautiful and you are such awesome people. Hope to see you again!

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Snow Day

Snow day....snow day....we love snow days! We got a nice little winter storm and headed over to my moms to shovel her driveway and let the girls sled.

Here is Riley, she is deadly scared of sledding....she likes to make snowballs...but that is about it...oh and drag her zhu zhu pet along for the ride (that is the crazy popular toy in her hand below)....don't get the fascination but I am not a kid. :)

My mom has the perfect hills in her front yard, she lives at the bottom of a small mountain...ok, I am kind of exaggerating. Abby and Emily are heading up for another ride down.

Riley would go in the "area of sled launching" but would not even put her hand on the sled. And you gotta love her sunglasses and that she is wearing them over her little ear warmer. ha!

Ready....set....GO! Note, Riley cautiously watching in the background with Zhu Zhu Pet in tow.

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

Looks like she is saying "Ride em' cowboy." Ha!

My mom and her baby Pogo. Love the look on Pogo's face....catching those precious rays of sun. My mom....now she just looks darn cold.

My hunka hunka husband. Gosh I love this man....bad back (and I mean BAD BACK) he shoveled the whole driveway by himself....and I am not kidding when I say it is a LONG STEEP driveway. He is my hero! Yea....so your probably thinking "why didn't you shovel"...good question, I did for a bit but taking pictures was WAY more important. And let's face it....shoveling is hard work.

Emily....my little snow angel. She just looks like she is in pain she is so cold. They all lasted longer than I thought they would. Snow day....snow day.....we love snow days!

Sweet Baby Boy

I LOVE newborn sessions, I would have to say they are my favorite at the moment. Maybe it is my bad case of baby fever that is making them my favorites. But newborns are so sweet, peaceful and make great subjects. And to see the love of a new family when it adds a first or fourth baby is amazing.

I couldn't wait to meet this little guy, I know his mommy personally and got to watch her pregnancy progress...and I waited with excitement to hear if he was a boy or a girl.

And here he is...an adorable baby boy.

I had the hardest time picking a favorite from this session because I LOVE so may of them. So I have 3 favorites. This is favorite #1.

I love how he is holding his little hands.

And the proud Daddy! Little Mr. Jonathan was so alert and had such impressive head control. Such a big guy and just a few weeks old.

And the whole beautiful family.

Here are the 3 little mommies.... a.k.a. big sisters.

I love how they are just "beaming" there was so much love in this home...it was beautiful to see.

We worked to get some little hand big hand shots...it was hard because this little guy is a move and a shaker...but I think we got some that worked out great.(I love how mom and dad's hands are intertwined)

So bright eyed. He didn't sleep at all, wide wide awake. I didn't get any sleepy pics until the very end when he was snuggled into his mommy's arms.

This shot is always my favorite. They just grow so darn fast, and I really love how it shows how small we all once were.

I love so much about this one. He fixed gaze (think he was looking at this big sis's here) and how relaxed he looks. I LOVE the composition of it so much...my photography teacher would be proud..ha ha.

Favorite #2....how can you NOT love this picture. Look at those cheeks...gosh he is so precious!

I found these last moments I spent with them the magical ones. The lighting was very dramatic (dark room, small amount of light coming through the window) but I think it just added to the love of mother and son. I was telling Holly (mom) earlier these made me tear up while I edited them. Little Jonathan is such a blessing to his family and I really feel that looking at these pictures.

And favorite #3. Beautiful!

Thank you guys for opening your home to me and sharing these early glimpses of you guys as a family of 6. You have such a beautiful family and Jonathan is a very lucky little guy.

I hope these photos bring you many smiles as he grows up into a BIG guy :)
See you soon!

Perfect Family To Brighten Cloudy January

I took 4 weeks off after Christmas to rest and recharge my batteries. Fall/Winter was extremely busy and many weekends I had little time for my own family...so the last 4 weeks were just what the Dr. ordered...so to speak. But by mid January I was starting to get antsy to get back behind the camera when I got an email from Rungsee. I was sooooo excited to schedule the session with his adorable family. I gave him a few suggestions on some indoor locations and was thrilled when they decided on The Foundry Art Centre....it has become one of my favorite spots.

We met early on a Saturday morning and literally had the whole place to ourselves, it was perfect....but what made it even more perfect was this great family. First of all some of the nicest people with the sweetest kids. I had to mention a few times how impressed I was with the kiddos and how sweet they were to each other. It was a truly a pleasure spending my Saturday morning with them.


See what I mean....look how sweet (AND ADORABLE) they are.

Little Noah was growling for me...he warmed up to me right away...which of course made my day. And he had the best ROARS ever!

Such a sweet heart....and the prettiest smile ever!

Another ROAR!

LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!

They were just the easiest family to photograph...if my darn memory card didn't fill up with over 360 pictures....I could of photographed them all day...or at least until the kiddos demanded lunch..ha ha.

I love this gallery with it's awesome local art and super shiny concrete floors. This is my 2nd favorite of the day.

Hi big guy! He was my buddy that morning...loved that.

Ok, seriously they could all be "teeth models"....if there is even such a thing..ha! Some awesome smiles going on here!

Favorite of the day. I LOVE everything about this photo...the composition of it, how Noah is leaning back...Sydney with her hands in her pockets and mom and dad perfectly blurred in the back ground.

Hi sweetie :)

Thank you guys for thinking "outside the box" and scheduling this session in January...for being so easy to work with and having the cutest & sweetest kids! I can't wait for you to see the rest, your CD is on it's way. Stay warm this winter...and hope to see you all again!

Denver

Jamey and I took a trip back in October to Denver for his brother Jason's wedding. We stayed for 5 days and had a great time. I liked Denver, but I wasn't BLOWN away by it....it wasn't until we were out of the City and driving up to Estes Park that I was just completely mesmerized. Estes Park is a little mountain town and it was just gorgeous...like we talked about looking at real estate and moving there gorgeous..HA! :)

Here I am (yes...a picture of me) in front of the official "Welcome" sign for Estes Park.

Miles and miles of road with this kind of view...breath taking.

So we spent hours walking around the town....Jamey was such a good hubby and went in about 90% of the stores with me. He actually took this photo below. It was perfect for our 3 girls at home....I didn't even notice it and am so happy he spotted it.

Pets everywhere....and people just tied them up to park benches and went in to cafes for lunch or stores to shop. Couldn't pass up this sweetie. Oh and the elk....like walking down the middle of the street with the cars...they were every where. It was very "Northern Exposure-ish"

Here is the town...and I am in LOVE with this pic.

Right outside of Estes is The Stanley Hotel. It is a historic hotel. And I have heard 2 stories.

Story #1 is that this is the Hotel that The Shining was filmed (you know Jack Nicholson...super scary). Story #2 is that Stephen King stayed at The Stanley and it is here that he created the story The Shining. I believe story #2 is probably the truth. But the Hotel was awesome to see and I felt like I was at the same Hotel The Shining was filmed.

Here is Jamey giving me his best "scary" face. Herrrreeee's Johnny! Perfect Jack imitation :)

We stopped at this little winery that was built into the mountains. It was really nice and so peaceful.

Wow.....TWO pictures of me. I LOVE wine.

Now....the reason for the trip. Jason and Amy were married...and I am thrilled to have another sister in law. The wedding was gorgeous and I think Jamey and I are both happy to see Jason finally married....honestly didn't think it would ever happen. But they are so happy!

I loved that I was there as family...but still able to capture some gorgeous photos for them.

The gorgeous couple. Amy made such a beautiful bride.

We hope to get back to Denver again soon....maybe when we get to meet a new niece or nephew....huh-hum...hint hint :)