This beautiful mama is weeks away from bringing home their second baby.  She was so calm and peaceful, I think this shot is perfect for her and her personality {and maybe even her little angel too}

And her little boy’s face below was just priceless ~ Such a fun kid!  It took him a while to warm up, but what a heartbreaker he will be!

See you  guys REALLY soon!!!

These were taken MONTHS ago right before the “E” family moved out of state.  I had the pleasure of meeting them after a chance encounter on craigslist:)  And I am so glad that I did because they were so much fun and the kiddos were a blast.  They wanted to remember their time here in the desert, so we went out and found a giant saguaro and had some fun.

I’m so glad to have met you guys and I hope you are enjoying your NON triple digit heat:)

Take a peek at this little sweetie pie!

She has the most precious little dimples, I just love, love, love dimples!

It’s not very often that you get a 4 month old to sleep in the middle of a photo session, let alone outside of all places. But baby “A” was all tuckered out and decided to go ahead with her nap no matter what we had in mind. It was just too sweet and I couldn’t pass up a few shots of a sleeping angel.

Happy 4 months “A”, I absolutely can’t believe that it’s been this quick since I was taking your newborn photos, goodness sakes, how time flies! You can check out her newborn pics  HERE!

Have a great Easter everyone!

…these two just make me laugh. We had a blast with this session! Mom and Dad might disagree, but the kids and I were on cloud 9. Their expressions alone could be worthy of an entire post, but I will add a bit of everything. Deep down I’ve always wished for twins, but then my sanity says “NOOOOOO” – But these guys make it hard not to to wish for two.

Thanks “A” fam!

I just love these girls, I have known them for years and I especially love that there is a new girl in the family to photograph. Here are a few that were taken over 4 years ago when photography was just an experimental past time for me:) I still love these two shots and am so glad that this family has trusted me with their photography for so long! Thanks “C” family.

Now fast forward 4+ years to see what beautiful young women they have become, not to mention their gorgeous little sister.

Hello, I’m still alive! I have been having the best season and it’s coming to a close very soon, but I just couldn’t go one more day without posting some of the fun that I’ve been having.  So sit back, relax, grab a snack, maybe a cocktail and take a peek at what I’ve been so busy with.

Whew! Thanks for hangin’ in there for the mother of all posts. I am sooooo incredibly lucky and fortunate to have met all the lovely babies, children, pets and families that I had the pleasure of working with with season. Thank you all for making my year so wonderful by closing up the season on such a great note. I hope you are all enjoying your holiday cards which I can’t wait for you to send out and I hope to see you all in front of my camera again very soon! Have a great Thanksgiving and I am officially going to promise to be a better blogger. So I am going to rest up and get ready for my big debut as a cook. I am in charge of cooking one of the 2 turkeys for our family’s feast tomorrow and I’m praying that mine doesn’t resemble the Turkey from the movie Christmas Vacation when Clark Griswold begins to carve the beautiful bird just as it bursts open and steam fills the air with the charred remains of the holiday turkey. Lets all keep our fingers crossed!

I had a blast with this marvelous family this evening. We were able to get some great shots amidst the sea of photogs at this gorgeous, yet ever so popular location. Let’s start with this beauty “EG” I was able to get her very fascinated with the “butterflies” in my camera:) Such wonder is absolutely priceless. I absolutely love to be able to catch these kinds of expressions and share them with families. This images to me has precious written all over it. Thanks “EG”!

And lil’ bother? Don’t even get me started! This handsome little fella was super fun to chase down. For you “T” – any day!

And my favorite part was when mom said, “they’ll hug if you ask them to” How cute is that? I was very impressed because I was partially holding back laughter at the thought of asking mine to hug… I’m sure you’d say the word hug, but my oldest would hear “BODYSLAM” and my youngest would hear “HEADBUTT”…. you can fill in your own ending to that scenario:) But these two were just adorable.

Thanks for such a beautiful evening “E” family!

Just a few more shots from my session with little “S” and her family last weekend. She is just the most beautiful girl ever! If arranged marriages were acceptable in our society, I would definitely try to arrange something between her and my son:) I think he would be in favor of this as well. As I was editing this session, my kids who know the back of my head all to well were getting into all kinds of shenanigan’s, but my son who could usually care less what I am doing started going ballistic insisting that I give him a closer look at what I was doing. His eyes lit up and he got the most devious smile on his little face. I am just sure it was love at first sight. Anyway, we had tons of fun and I’m pretty sure she will put a smile on your face as well.

Thanks for a great session “W” family and I can’t wait to meet your new addition very soon! We’ll have to talk about the whole arranged marriage thing later, say… 30 years from now:)

This little sweetie pie is getting ready to celebrate her first birthday. This shot just cracks me up, so I had to include it in this post:) Already at the tender age if 1, she feels like the rest of the world when it comes to family picture time! I can’t blame her though, I must look like a crazy woman jumping around like who knows what. Of course my focus is to capture those moments that make your heart melt. But all too often we forget about those moments that make you laugh out loud. This was one of those moments for me, thanks “K”
So while you parents might think that this is all we are getting out of a session, scroll down to see what’s actually going on during the session that I’M seeing unfold.

Okay, that being said…. how stinkin’ cute is she?

I am currently IN LOVE with color photos, but it is undeniable what black and white can do to an image. Sometimes I just can’t decide.