Most of you will remember this Kim and James- the Mama with the gorgeous eyes (so many of you have made mention to me how stunning her eyes are.) Of course I totally agree. Well, last Tuesday, I got the chance to meet their beautiful baby girl Journie. She was absolutely perfect in every way and she was so cooperative during the whole session. We did have to stop for a little milk to get rid of her sweet hiccups- it was so cute. Thanks for letting me in to part of your beautiful life!
On Thursday, I got to hug and cuddle with this sweet baby girl. At 6 weeks old – she was much older than any newborn I have photographed. I usually try to photograph the newborns before they are 7 days old, but Tiff, had asked me if I would photograph her little beauty and I just had to do it. I photographed her big brother over 3 years ago, when I was just starting out my business. Baby A was born several weeks early, so she still seemed so small and sweet to me. It is a bit more difficult to curl up and bend them at this ripe old age of 6 weeks, but baby A did an awesome job and she even slept for a good chunk of time.
I just love how cute she is! Her hair and her lips are just pure sweetness!
I have known Shay since the day he was born (his momma is a good friend of mine- like a sister). I have been photographing their family for years, but this is the first time I got to go out with just him. His mom thought it would be fun to just go to the Zoo and hang out and have fun. I couldn’t agree more! WE did have a super fun time, and the new water feature is so awesome. Shay thanks for hanging out with me. And I promise. per your request, “NO MORE PICTURES!”
Love you!
A few months back, I had the opportunity to photograph Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Dyer. This time around it was DR. and Mrs. Anthony Dyer and his parents and sister and their sweet baby M. It is always so much fun for me to work with someone more than once….each time I get to know them a little better. After Bethany and AJ had their session a few months ago, they decided that they would gift AJ’s parents with a photo session for their anniversary! What a fun and sweet idea.
We all had a really fun time and I was glad that they felt comfortable to be their silly selves around me!
Here are a few favorites…
I am really LOVING all the new babies and pregnant bellies I have been around lately. And sweet little 10 day old Eli was no exception. I was hired by Christine and Leonard to fly out to New Mexico in December of 2007. And last fall, I was contacted by them to photograph their one year anniversary pictures- and when I spoke with them, they shared the awesome news that they were expecting a sweet baby (later determined that it was a boy) sometime late May. They both decided to forgo the anniversary pictures and save their funds for newborn images once their little one arrived. I was so happy to continue to document the journey of their family for them. When I talked to Christine over the phone (right after baby Eli was born), she told me that he had really long hair that went past his ears- I couldn’t have imagined that it was as long as it really was. Last Sunday, I was so happy to finally met little Eli and welcome him to this world. He was such a good boy too- and we were able to get lots of beautiful images of him-
Thanks Christine and Leonard for sharing your sweet Baby Eli with me for the day!
The gift of growing a baby in the belly always amazes me. The way a woman’s body is designed to carry and nourish this small child is such a gift. In my mind all pregnant women are beautiful. And Kim was no exception- she wasn’t just beautiful though- she was absolutely gorgeous. Kim and James are expecting their first little girl in about 4 weeks. This was the second time I have met the both of them, the first time was at Craig & Candice’s wedding back in January. Candice and Kim are sisters! As a gift Craig and Candice “rented” me for the day to document her beautiful belly. It was a HOT and HUMID day on Saturday, but Kim and James were troopers, and I was so happy that Candice and her mom got to tag along too. Watching the two of them chat and hang out as we worked, made me miss my mom- they seem to have that same bond. Thanks to everyone- I had so much fun. And don’t worry Craig we missed you terribly and we were oh so disappointed we didn’t get to do a belly to belly shot!
A few of my favorites!
In the world today, most people do not know their neighbors. Let alone become super good friends with them. Well, since living in my house (about 3 years) my wonderful neighbor , friend and client has done so much for my business. She has referred more people to me than all of my other clients combined- and these two fun and gorgeous kids are another referral to add to her growing list. (Thanks Janet for spreading the word!)
Kailey recently had a birthday and also celebrated her first communion. I am not Catholic, so I do not know much about the ceremony. What i do know is that it was a big deal and pictures of Kailey in her communion dress were super important to her mom- Janette. When talking with her, I decided that it would be super fun to do the session at The Boojum Tree. The colors and character there seemed perfect for what we needed. And it was. After spending a little time with just the beauty queen, she went to change into an outfit of her choice while I took a handful of pictures of her little brother Christopher. He was such a good boy- 
Then it was time for some pictures of the two of them just being brother and sister and having fun. They even brought a whoopee cushion to add to the fun (but with the time limit we had- I don’t think we got to use it as much as I would have liked to.) But nonetheless, I was able to capture some smiles and giggles and a little silliness too!
Thanks Janet for coming along to drive and help out and thanks Janette, Kailey and Christopher for allowing me into your lives!
Here are a few of my favs
Yesterday I had so much fun just hanging out with little Aaron who just turned one! He has become such a big boy and loved being able to explore the gardens. On our journey, we saw lots of flowers, butterflies, birds, a SNAKE and a frog. I just love all his smiles and his love for life! Thanks for sharing such a fun day with me Aaron!
Last weekend, Madison, Bethany, AJ and I headed out to have some fun and get some family pictures for announcements that they wanted to send out. AJ just finished medical school and will begin his residency in Tucson-super accomplishment and lots of hard work and long hours ahead with his residency. They are such a beautiful family, inside and out! 5 months ago, they brought little Madison into this world and they have been wanting to get some fun pictures of them as a family- so that is what we did. I had so much fun getting to know them a little better and playing with Miss M. She was so sweet and very sleepy- a little cat napper- so sweet. But beside her sleepiness, we were able to get a lot of great images! And of course at the end when she was good and tired- we let her doze off as we took more pictures! I have lots of favorites (as usual) but I am posting an handful here!
******UPDATE**** I cannot believe I forgot to write about this- it was so funny to me. As I round the corner to meet the family- I see AJ and Madison sitting and Aj has a burp cloth and Maddy is so lovingly drooling/spittin gup on him and he so casually wipes it off. We meet up with Bethany and start taking a few pictures- at one point, I offer to hold the beautiful girl- while mom and dad sit on the grass and get into “position” as soon as I have her in my arms- up it came- spit up! Then straight down it went- right down my shirt all over my chest and into my bra- I was soaked! Being a mom of four kids- I was totally not bothered by the situation and was happy that it was me and not one of them (although I was told that they all had extra clothes- just incase) Funny how things like that become part of life once you have your own kids-
Maddy LOVES to giggle and play with her daddy!
I Love how you can see Bethany’s (mommy’s) face in this image- she is smiling so big- so sweet!
Two eyelash shots- this second one is my favorite for some reason!
Love this of Maddy and her Mommy- so sweet
A few weekends ago, I had the pleasure(said with slight sarcasm- as I often get car sick on winding roads) of making the trek up to the beautiful high country for Mark and Rachel’s wedding. Rachel is my sister in-law’s, sister in-law’s, sister in-law. I know it totally sounds like the line from Ferris Beuller’s Day off. But it is the truth. As I prepared for the trip I kept on checking the weather.com to see what the weather might bring. It was supposed to be cold, windy and snow! It was pretty much all of those things. Friday, when I arrived for the storm was coming in and when we awoke on Saturday morning the storm had passed and left a blanket of white snow all around us- but the clouds were gone and the sun was out. It was still pretty windy and cold, but it was a beautiful day. Thanks Mark and Rachel for letting me be part of your special day, and an extra thanks for making time to capture beautiful images of the two of you! It was so worth it-I got a bunch of favorites…..here are a few! I will have all the images ready for you soon!
