It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

Finally! I've been waiting for the snow to come. I can't really enjoy it to the fullest this year (no snowboarding and sledding for me--boohoo), but I'm still excited it's here! Nothing gets me in the holiday mood more than a good snow and everything covered in white.

I have so many sessions I could post, I hardly know where to begin! It seems I always get behind on my blogging this time of year because I get so busy with christmas orders. I'm almost done though, and then it'll be time to turn a little focus on my own poor family and get some shopping done!

Speaking of family, I think I'll post just that. Here's a bunch from my sister's family session this year. We decided to go urban this year, and I really loved how they turned out!

Coco was the funniest. She was posing for me left and right and had everyone laughing.

She also had a mind of her own and didn't want to snuggle up to the rest of her siblings, but I love this shot just the same!

Superheros!

Skylar...
Tyson...
and Ryan...
Love them all!

More posts to come! I still have more families, a wedding, and bridals so stay tuned! :)

This month is such a special month...

...it's birthday time for me! Hooray! I love all things holiday/birthday whether it's mine or someone elses, so don't mind my excitement!!! I think poor jake secretly (or not so secretly--teehee) dreads my birthday because of how excited I get about it. I think he's scared of letting me down, but he never has! Case in point: I awoke to a fabulous breakfast in bed this morning, followed by him doing the dishes, cleaning the kitchen, AND taking out the trash. As my 2-yr. old niece Ava says, it was "so, so, sweet" (sidenote: Ava's bday was yesterday--woohoo!).

Also, THANK YOU to everyone who has already called, texted, emailed, or actually showed up on my doorstep with a gift in hand (KATIE! I love it! THANK YOU!). Ya'll are the nicest! :)

And now on with the posts. I'm behind as usual, and have SEVERAL family/newborn/wedding sessions to post, but I'll just post this one for now. Meet my fabulous friend Kristyn and her husband Kevin. I think these two should start modeling for real. Don't you?



If you look close you can see our dead little "christmas tree" that we found on the left. If only we had brought along some ornaments!

Kevin's friend showed up with his big dog, so we threw him in the mix for a few ("him" being the dog in this case. But below this next pic you can see the friend!). Unfortunately the dog (what was his name Kristyn?) decided to pee right on Kevin's leg/shoe. You can see Kevin watching him warily here:


Check out the deer behind them

When we had pretty much lost our light, we decided to call it good. But not before handing Kevin the camera so he could snap a few of me and Kristyn together (since we rarely are able to get together). Check out these little gems:

hahaha! what am I doing with my face? I look like scary larry.
Nice. Real nice.

Sisters

Check out these two fabulous sisters. Well, first check out younger sister Brooke. I shot older sister Bri's senior pics a while back, so we figured we should give Brooke a little face time as well. Isn't she gorgeous? These sisters are so photogenic is kills me.






And now for the two together!

Blog neglect...

It's been forever since I posted last! If any of you out there are still following this blog, I promise to be better about my updates. Life has seemed to just get busier and busier, and somehow the blog moves further and further down the list. I'm here to repent, however, and promise to be more frequent with my posts. I'll start with a few from a recent family session with the ever fantastic Bennett family.





Stay tuned! I've got several weddings and more sessions to post.

Ault Family

I can't believe how fast these two little girls have grown! I feel like I was just taking Halle's newborn pics. Now she wants to "walk" everywhere (with mom and dad's help), and Brynlee is as busy as ever. These two really are so much fun, and I was happy to finally include mom and dad in the photos!

chewin' on grass like daddy...





I love Brynlee's face after they kissed...

Oldham Family

I had such a great time on this session. My cousin Dan and his wife Saedi have such cute boys and it was such fun playing with them all!

We started the session in their home. I love doing this because what better place to capture a family than in the location they spend most of their time?


I absolutely love this shot

After their home, we headed to their grandma and grandpa's house for some outdoor shots.
The boys expressions in the background crack me up