Lance, Hollie, & Emree

Oh. My. Gosh. Little Emree is beyond adorable! She has the cutest chubby cheeks and is so smiley! Lance and Hollie  have been long-time friends and I was ecstatic to be able to take their pictures. Emree acted like a little model. She gave me her beautiful toothless smile at the drop of a hat, and she looked right at my camera! Emree is about 5.5 months old and I seriously couldn't get enough of her. Hollie and Lance, you have a beautiful daughter!

Here are a few of my favorites from our session!

Sarah : Senior

Sarah is full of joy. You can tell the moment you meet her. Her joy overflows - and she doesn't stop smiling. :) I'm glad one of her teachers recommended me, because I had so much fun taking these pictures! We had perfect weather for Sarah's shoot - though downtown was crazy busy because of a concert at the arena! Sarah was willing to walk in HIGH heels (or barefoot) everywhere I took her (which was all over)! We ended our day at the park with beautiful light. She brought along her close friend Morgan and we took some shots with the two of them, as well! We almost got pooped on by birds (twice), walked through broken glass, got screeched at by birds while walking through stickers, and rolled a few ankles... but we got some great shots!

Sarah - it was a joy taking your pictures. Congrats on graduating and good luck in this next season of life!

Here are a few of my favorites from our session:

Valerie & Her Boys

The weather didn't want this shoot to happen! We had to reschedule once - and almost had to again. Wednesday was supposed to be stormy and we couldn't tell when it was going to hit! I'm glad we braved the wind and gave it a shot. The weather ended up being great, aside from the bit of wind! :) Valerie and Isaac have have the cutest boys - Ian and Nolan. Ian was hesitant to smile... until ice cream was mentioned! Then he willingly gave me his "ice cream smile." :) Nolan is a mover! He wasn't really into being still or having his picture taken, but if I sang "the wheels on the bus" he would freeze for a few seconds and I would shoot like crazy! :) I hope the boys enjoyed their ice cream treat - they deserved it!

Here are a few of my favorites from our session:

Bridget : Senior

Bridget is the sweetest girl - and I'm pretty sure if I were 10 (okay 15) years younger, we would be BFFs. :) She has a beautiful smile and is so easy-going! It was super windy yesterday, but Bridget never complained. She was up for anything! We had some interesting aspects to our shoot... LOUD trains, sharp cacti, and did I mention the wind?? We still had a great session. Bridget and I have the same favorite car - the VW van. Seriously, BFFs. We learned this when we saw one drive by us at the park and we both got excited! Soooo... naturally, we had to take a picture with it. :)

Congrats on ALMOST being done with high school, Bridget! Good luck with college!

Here are a few of my favorites from our session:

Andrew, Jenn, & Cole (2 years old)

I can't believe Cole is about to turn TWO! The last time I took pictures of him, he was only 7 months old! Andrew and Jenn have their hands full - Cole is busy busy! He's so fun to watch, though! He points and runs after each new thing he sees. :) We chased him around and let him "choose" our shooting spots. :) It was so cute - apparently Cole knew I was taking pictures after nap and refused to sleep during nap time. He kept saying "Ginger, Avery, Ezra" in his cute little voice, over and over. :) He did great in spite of missing nap time!

Here are a few of my favorites from our session:

Brenna : New Arrival

This tiny one is so beautiful! You may remember Rochelle and Zack from their wedding. Now they are a family of THREE! Rochelle and Zack didn't find out what they were having (so fun!!), so when they asked me to do their newborn pictures, I didn't know if we'd be photographing a boy or a girl! Little Brenna Elizabeth wasn't so little - 9lbs 7oz! She is absolutely adorable, though. She was a perfect angel for our session today - she slept the whole time! Thanks to Mama for filling her belly right before pictures. :) I tell ya, I could take pictures of little tiny babies all day... I have to make myself stop shooting! Brenna with her chunky cheeks, full head of gorgeous hair, and cute little bow about did me in. Almost gave me baby fever... almost. Ha ha.

Congrats Rochelle and Zack! You are 6 days in and already amazing parents!

Here are a few of my favorites from our session: