CHRISTMAS! Over & done with – ALREADY!!

Over Thanksgiving – Jared & Fitzy went to a Lakers game in Cleveland – so that was most of Fitzy’s Christmas present!!

BUT – he knew he would have a few gifts under the tree!!

Board games & basketball shoes & a HOT WHEELS set & more games. Books & socks & a watch.

We took Jared’s parents to Corning to make a Christmas tree or a snowman for Christmas! The boys picked trees – the orange one is Enoch’s!

Those Barden brothers. They are something else!

Enoch & Fitzy shopped at the thrift store shop their school held! Fitzy got his brother a floor puzzle – he got Jared a book & he got me two necklaces.

Enoch got Jared a book & me an ornament. They spent a total of $2.50 – it was THE BEST!!

After presents – we spent the morning with the neighbors!

Fitzy read the Christmas story this year. Sometimes I forget that he can read!!

The boys were QUITE surprised about their video games!!

We had a relaxing Christmas with our families! HOW WAS YOUR CHRISTMAS!?

SERIOUSLY!!

EVERY GIRL NEEDS A SISTER!!

Joe & Megan – thank you so much for asking me to come and capture your family! It’s always such a LOVELY time!

I’ve photographed this family quite a few times over the years – which I LOVE!!

Joe & Jared grew up in church and school together! And now – our kids go to school together!

VERY SERIOUS FACES!

AND very happy faces!!

AREN’T THEY GORGEOUS!!

VERY SERIOUS FACES!!

VERY REAL SMILES!!

Stay tuned for the rest of their session! (side note – their session was in August but since some of their photos were used for Christmas gifts – it was a secret until now!)

Janelle asked me if I would photograph her family AND her leather earrings! ALWAYS YES!!

BE SILLY!!

Janelle – I had a GREAT time hanging out with you guys!!

AND NOW – some lovely jewelry!!

I ADORE THOSE ONES!!

OH WAIT!! AND THOSE ONES!!

Aren’t they GORGEOUS!!

ORIGINALS BY JANELLE JANCA!!

If you didn’t know – we live right next to my husband’s parents. And a few houses down from them – Jared’s uncle & aunt!

Marilyn asked if I would take a few photos of the four of them together for Christmas!

Brenda & her brother!

MAKE SURE YOU GET THE PICTURES!! MAKE SURE YOU MAKE THE TIME for the people that you consider dear to you!!

I ADORE THOSE SHOTS!!

VIKY!! THANK YOU so much for asking me into your lives every year!

Viky & her family have been asking me into their home the first weekend in December for QUITE a while now!!

I had to grab a shot of their kitty – she was posing so nicely!

When I first met Viky – her little guy was turning ONE! NOW LOOK AT HIM!!

She wanted to be in the photos AGAIN!!

Stay tuned for the rest of their session!!

AND IT SNOWED!!

AND SNOWED AND SNOWED!!

PERFECTION!!

AND SNOWED SOME MORE!!! I ADORE THAT SHOT!!

ALMOST DONE! Those boys were TROOPERS!!

THAT one might be my FAVORITE!!

I had visions of Stephanie and her hubby tucked in the snow-covered trees – making eyes at each other – all cuddled up.

BUT – those boys were DONE and SCREAMING in the background. Which they will ALWAYS remember when they look back on these!

BEAUTIFUL!!

*G* insisted that I take a picture of his backpack – we share a LOVE for all things JURASSIC!!

Happier and warmer!!

SILLY SILLY SILLY!!

Stephanie is a DoTERRA consultant – and she needed a few shots!!

STEPHANIE!! THANK YOU for asking me into your lives over and over again – I LOVE YOU GUYS!!

I’ve been taking Stephanie’s photos for nearly TEN years!!

This guy – how is he TWO already!!

SO SWEET!!

I LOVE THAT SHOT!!

STANDING ON THE TABLE?! NOT ME!!

NOW – to brave the cold!!

OH MY HEART!!

I CAN’T EVEN DEAL!!

SWEET SWEET BROTHERS!!

AHHHHH!!!!

STAY TUNED for the rest of their session!!

I am usually ON TOP of scheduling our own family photos – but this year – any day without rain was reserved for a client!

In October – I texted Megan and said – WHAT DO YOU HAVE OPEN!? Knowing full well that it might be NOTHING because October is THE busiest time of the year for photographers!

BUT – we found a date that worked for us AND her AND my in-laws.

BUT – it rained. These photos are IN the rain – but Megan is AWESOME – so we got two good shots!

We rescheduled our own family photos for one week later – HOPING & PRAYING for NO rain!

At this point in the year – with ALL the rain – that’s about the best you can hope for – just NO rain!!

OH MY HEART!!

CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS GUY!?

I ADORE THAT ONE!!

SUCH HANDSOME BOYS!!

THOSE GUYS!! I thought for sure I would be a girl mom – but those boys are my life!!

And I’m pretty positive I won’t be able to hold him like that much longer!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!!

That family shot on the left!! PERFECTION!!

The boy that saw me. The boy that pursued me. The boy that asked me to share this amazing life with him.

This PERFECTLY describes our family!!

MEGAN!!! Thank you so much dear friend!