Amy and Bryan were given a GIFT CERTIFICATE when that sweet squishy baby was born!!

PSA – GIVE GIFT CERTIFICATES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY TO YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!!! THEY WILL LOVE IT & YOU WILL BE GIVING THEM AN INVALUABLE GIFT!!

OKAY – back to this GORGEOUS family!!

Amy had asked if her sister and niece could join in on their family session for a few photos!

THE SQUISH!!

OH MY HEART!!

Every time – people don’t like the “look at each other” prompt – but it’s ALWAYS my favorite!!

She wasn’t the smiliest of babes for our session – turns out that she had an ear infection when we scheduled this – BUT – I love this shot!!

SO SWEET!!

Dad and his girls!!

THE SQUISH!!!

There’s a HAPPY face!!

Amy & Bryan – I am SO happy we were finally able to schedule a time that worked out for all of us!

Thanks for being flexible and understanding! I hope to photograph you all again soon!

 

 

 

You would think that scheduling photos with my best friend and her family might be one of the easiest things to do – but every year we have to reschedule several times for one reason or another BUT every year it works out perfectly in the end!!

GORGEOUS!!!

Missy and the girl she has been dreaming about for over 20 years!!!

Grace is 3 and her brother is 10 and she’s NOT much shorter than he is!! We’re all wondering just how tall she will end up being! I think she will be taller than me!

Aiden and his BIG brother!!

Missy and her boys!

I LOVE THOSE ONES!

LOVE those ones!!

Isn’t she just ADORABLE!?

Missy & Cody – you know how much I absolutely love you – but I will say it again – I LOVE YOU!!!

It’s absolutely crazy to me that because of THIS blog right here – we have each other!!!

I LOVE my annual session with this family!!

I absolutely ADORE those shots!!

RING AROUND THE ROSIE!!

Swinging photos are some of my favorite photos!!

EXACTLY what childhood is supposed to be like!!!

He speaks to the animals!!

I love EVERYTHING about those last few shots!!!

Karla – THANK YOU so much for spending the evening with me! I LOVE our sessions!!!

LOOK AT THIS SQUISHY BABY!!

Our friends Bethany and Perry had their sweet baby girl in August!!

Baby rolls are my FAVORITE!!!

Isn’t she just lovely!?

FAVORITE!!!

That little nose – her profile is so gorgeous!!

Bethany & Perry – I am SO happy for you both! Selah has already grown so much since this session!!

Thank you for asking me to photograph your sweet girl!!

I met Shaina YEARS ago when I photographed her daughter Hannah!

I was SO excited when she asked me about photographing her intimate wedding in their backyard!!

WITH THIS RING.

I THEE WED.

Sometimes family photos do not work out the way you thought they might!!

Shaina – thank you SO MUCH for asking me to spend your wedding day with you!!

I can’t WAIT to meet that new little guy soon!!

 

 

I met Desiree through Missy!! They’ve been friends for a very long time!

I got to our session a little early so I captured a few “getting ready” photos!

THIS is the moment she realized that her baby boy is taller than her!!

I’m SO glad I was able to get that on camera!!

I spent the morning photographing girls willing to get IN the water and ended my day photographing girls in waterfalls!! IT WAS A GOOD DAY!!

Desiree – thank you SO MUCH for asking me to photograph your beautiful family!!! I can’t WAIT to see where we go next time!!

I have been photographing Ella since she was SIX MONTHS OLD!

And THIS year – she’ll be graduating!!

She wanted a few shots in the snow – so I kept her on call for a snowy day!

Those shots MIGHT be my FAVORITE!!

GORGEOUS!!

But wait – THOSE might be my favorite too!!

ELLA!! Thank you so much for braving the cold! I LOVE these photos!!

BUT – she didn’t ONLY want snowy photos – so we waited for summer too!

Her mom told me she HAD to get a shot of us together – because I’ve been capturing almost her entire life!!

That shot on the left was my favorite for a VERY long time – and it still is!! It wasn’t posed – just a perfect moment in time and it opened my eyes even more to capturing life as it is without forcing anything. My friend Mike made a GIANT cloth portrait from that print and I gave it to Ella years ago. Seeing these two photos side-by-side reminds me that I’m living out my dream job!!

BRAVING THE SNOW & THE CHILLY CREEK WATER – Ella – you’re my favorite!!

Ella – I am so happy that I’ve been able to watch you grow up!!

Whatever you decide to do in life – make sure you love it. Find that thing to do and do it well!!

When I met Amy – her daughter Ella was only 6 months old. She was the smiliest – brightest blue-eyed – fieriest red-haired little baby!!

This is her TODAY!?

She’s a SENIOR this year!!!

I worked closely with Amy at Phoenix Rehab. One day she said to me – we didn’t plan on saying anything until a little later – but you’ll need to know why I’m feeling the way I am.

I’m pregnant and SO VERY SICK and it wasn’t like this with Ella. I said – maybe it’s twins!?

She said – WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT!?

After her first ultrasound appointment – she came into the office and slammed the photo face-down. She said – LOOK AT THE PHOTO!!!

Baby A & Baby B!? TWINS!? Yes. Twins!!

SISTERS!!!

It’s SO hard to believe that the little babies I photographed at every chance I had – have turned into these beautiful young women.

I babysat them often for Amy. And NOW – they’re watching MY kids for me!? HOW CAN THAT BE!?

Those are my favorite!!

And just as a reference – here’s a shot I took when they were little vs. today!!!

We ALWAYS grab a shot of the twins together!!

Amy – Ella – Addy – Mady – THANK YOU so much for spending the morning with me AND getting IN the water!!

I love that I’ve been able to capture your WHOLE LIVES!!! THANK YOU ENDLESSLY!!

 

 

Jillian and her family were my LAST sunflower session of the season!!

We usually do fall photos – but she saw the sunflower field and said – I’ve ALWAYS wanted photos in a sunflower field!!

BROTHERS!!

I LOVE THAT SHOT!!!

SO MUCH SO that I want to put it on MY wall!!

I can’t imagine having a studio – I would have SO MANY of your amazing faces on my walls!!

Jillian ALWAYS wanted sunflower photos in her wedding dress – so she brought it along!!

Jillian – thank you SO much for asking me into your lives year after year!!!

We NEED to make 2022 the year we get together for dinner and NOT just pictures!!!

 

 

SERIOUSLY!!! The sweetest!

The sunflowers were on their way out – but Amanda REALLY wanted their family photos in the sunflowers!!

THOSE SMILES!! I’ve been photographing this family since that little guy was a brand new baby!!

SWOON!!

OH MY GOODNESS!! SO ADORABLE!!

AMANDA – THANK YOU SO MUCH for asking me to capture every year of your lives!!