November 19, 2009

Katey & Stephen Spach

She is a lover of horses, a rider since age 5.  He is a lover of sports, a pro ball player.  Together they are a gorgeous couple who are so genuine and sweet.  As I watched Katey care for the horses, and as I chatted with her, it seemed as we had known each other for years- that is how down to earth she was and how easy going she was.  When Stephen showed up, and I started chatting with him, I felt as though I was looking at an old friend (he looks a lot like his sister- who is an old friend of mine).  He too, was just as sweet as Katey- down to earth and easy to get along with.  Katey had recently got a new horse, Chaz, he is a 3 year old Oldenburg gelding.  Chaz is massive and an absolutely GORGEOUS horse.  Because he was new, Katey wanted to be sure to get some images of him with her.  So we did, along with her other horse Valentina and their horse of a dog, Baxter.  Baxter was such a good boy and secretly I wanted to take him home with me.  At first Chaz was not happy having Baxter around, but we took sometime to introduce them slowly and after a few minutes, Chaz had found a new best friend.  It was so sweet.  I had such a fun time, and I have decided that I am just destined to photography horses, dogs and other animals with their people.

Thanks Katey and Stephen, here are a few of my favorites.  There were so many awesome ones, I had a hard time choosing.



November 14, 2009

The WHOLE Smith Family

The final family from the Pinetop weekend.  And what an awesome family to end with.  Once again, this session proved to be full of fun and laughter.  From giving Luke a new nickname “Mr.  Titleman” ( he is the mayor and vice principal), to digging into Rachel’s eye to get part of a cattail out- this family knows how to make memories.  I did take pictures of the small surgery Kristen and Josh performed, but I just can’t stand to look at them (because they are of the eye) so, I am not going to post them here.  The whole thing had me crying.  But honestly, I had so much fun and the whole family is such a beautiful family- thanks for having me be your family photographer.

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November 14, 2009

Smith Family~ Pinetop, AZ

This fourth family from the weekend- actually had two parts: the immediate Smith Family that is below and then the extended Smith Family- who is up next!  I had so much fun as I was going thru these images.  These boys are such good friends and have such a fun time when they are together.  The laughs and smiles were making me laugh out loud as I was editing away.  Especially the “joy ” picture.  If you notice the first joy picture- the boys joy is so obvious on there faces (or not)!  LOL.  Anyway, we had a fun time and I just love the images.  Here are a few of my favorite.

 

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