These were taken about a month ago and I am just now getting to posting a few, but look how cute my little man is…  his chin just makes my heart melt into a little puddle!

Time is just flying by at lightning speed these days!  I am in awe everyday that I look at my gang, especially to see my youngest hitting milestones that I thought I had ages until we were hitting… like sitting up.  Granted, he falls over within a few seconds, but at our last Dr visit she casually asked if he was sitting up yet ~  I kind of chuckled and when I realized she was serious, I was a bit embarrassed that I had no idea!    He has spent the last 4+ months laying on his back, belly and sitting in a swing.  Needless to say, I felt like lazy Mom McGee!!!  So, when we got home I promptly sat him on his tushie and low and behold, he sat there unassisted for about 10 seconds.  So I started to think… when were Halle & Cole sitting?  Halle sat super early at about 4 months, but that was only because she was so chunky, she couldn’t fall over!  Cole was about 6 months.  Bruce is officially out of the newbie stage {Whaaaaaa!}  Here he is from yesterday.

I didn’t realize that he looked like casper until I saw him next to my Hallebear.  Poor fella is practically see through for crying out loud:)

Have I mentioned lately that I {heart} chunky babies?

Have a great weekend, and give your babies big hugs & kisses!

So I was looking at a few pics that I took in the backyard of the kids blowing bubbles and I came across this shot of Halle and Cole.  At first glance, I thought… ” Oh look, Halle is doing a great job”…  Then look a bit closer at Cole…

Yeah, that looks like some Karate going on back there huh?  Well, Cole has been VERY into Karate!  Nope, no formal training ~ but I tell ya, that kid can REALLY do a great Hi-eeee-YA!   Here’s another one:

Ok, here’s where it gets good… He means business here!  But allow me to zoom so you can see how serious he is.  Watch out Karate kid!

Happy Wednesday!

Yes… my baby is FIVE, count em’ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 years old this month!  I can hardly believe it myself.  She is a full fledged grade schooler in Kindergarten and everything.  She says things like ” Whatever”  which I REALLY hope she learned at school an not from me (I would just die if I heard that come out of my mouth at my age ~ LOL!)  My favorite is when she said” “You’re ruining my life”  I thought I would never recover from that one.  But she also melts my heart when she says things like “mama, you are the best mama” and “mama, you’re so pretty” and when she composes her own songs in the back seat while we are driving ~ she might be a pop star someday!  She has been an absolute dream since the day she was born.  After countless miscarriages and trips to the doctors we thought we’d NEVER be parents, but after about two years of heartache we were given our miracle  Hallebear.  I always joke that her strong personality wouldn’t have taken no for an answer, she was bound and determined to make it here and I am just SOOOOO glad that she did ~ I couldn’t possibly have imagined having any other baby girl.  So I thought it would be fun to take a look back on her first five years.  I could spend weeks going through pictures, but I can’t wait that long, so here goes…

Now, I know I have said that Halle was quite the chunker, but I’m not sure that does justice to the scale of her chunkiness…

Halle at 3 months:

at 6 months:

Now here is my baby 5 years later:

I HAD to add this pic of her cake ~ She had been drawing pictures of a birthday cake for weeks and they were always three or four tiers so I decided to actually get her a super fun cake.  The designer of this AWESOME cake is April Goff.  You GOTTA check out her cakes and get one, get two, you will not be sorry:)  Halle loved it ~ it was a show stopper an delicious to boot!!!

Also a HUGE thank you to Rebecca Propes of       for designing and making such perfect decorations for my little princess.  If I can pry her name banner from her hands for two seconds I will get a pic posted for everyone to see how adorable it is.  Thank you, thank you , thank you!

I just came across this one too and had to share:)  Have a great weekend!

My Fall schedule is officially booked!  What??? I know, it’s crazy to think that people have given even an ounce of thought to the holidays already, but surprisingly ~ they have!  In addition to having super duper “on top of it” clients, I am taking on much less than I have in the past with an itty bitty baby this year.  Not to fear… I plan on being back to a full schedule again by spring, but for the rest of this year I am going to enjoy my new baby and my big babies and concentrate on making those who have booked sessions with me already amazing family photos and beautiful holiday cards.  I know this might be an inconvenience to my past and potential clients that did not get the chance to book holiday sessions this year, but I know everyone will understand. And just to show how much I appreciate all of your understanding and support, I’d like to offer 50 % off session fees and printing to the next two clients that snatch up my remaining two session dates for January ~ YUP, you heard it right…  HALF OFF!  So don’t wait, book now!!!  Email me for availability!

Also, I  have a wonderful network of photographer friends and I would be happy to refer you to a list of them if you are still in need of a fantastic photographer this Fall~ Please, don’t hesitate to email me and I will send you some great sites to view.

In other news…

My baby boy is THREE MONTHS OLD!!!

I have been agonizing over getting photos taken of my little guy now that he is 3 months.  I am always amazed even with him being my third baby at how fast they grow both physically and mentally.  I watch him get bigger and stronger each day and though I am constantly wanting to bring out Big Bertha (my camera) and capture each and every one of his little coo’s –  my house is so darn dark, it gets very frustrating not being able to get it “just right”.  Well, I finally got over that little photographer part of me and the Mama in me just grabbed the camera,  found a little patch of  light in my dungeon of a house and was ready to take some pics of  the big boy.  Then, just as I was getting started…  he fell asleep!  That NEVER happens, but he looked so peaceful, so I clicked away ~ he’s quite the chubby monkey too – notice the little roll on his upper arm and big OL’ cheeks:) Ha, I love it!

I finally got him awake and happy so I could show off his little smile and personality. He is such a sweet baby, and it’s so neat to see the difference between him and my other two munchkins. I never dreamed that I’d be a mother, let alone a mother to THREE beautiful, healthy children and I am just LOVING every second of it!!!!

Happy 3 months Bubba!

Meet one of my oldest and dearest friends “J”  She has been patiently awaiting the arrival of their  first baby, and I am dying to meet her too!!  She left the BEAUTIFUL Colorado weather to brave the unforgiving summer heat here in AZ in June to have her belly photos take ~God bless her pregger soul!  Well she was a super trooper, and they came out beautifully.  I love you “J” and I can’t wait to come to Denver for the big arrival!

And I can’t forget to add recent pic of my little guy:) He is 2 months ALREADY!!! What? I wish I could freeze time and he’d always be this cuddly and sweet. Poor guy got his first set of immunizations the other day and you’d have thought I hadn’t gone through it with my older two… I nearly cried as hard as he did:( But he pulled through and did great. Still not sure what color his eyes are ~ maybe the grey will still turn blue:)  Hey, a girl can dream right?  Happy 8 weeks “B”

Have a great weekend all!

Holy smokes, my little guy is 6 WEEKS already???  I can’t believe this, where has time gone?  Oh yeah… I remember, on my couch feeding a baby:)  This little man might not look like it, but he can eat like a a banshee!  He is starting to smile a bit and it just melts my heart, take a peek.

Well I just wanted to give a little update on our happenings.  Along with hanging with my THREE sweeties, I will be dabbling in photography again soon:)  In the months before “B” was born I was a CRAZY pregnant photographer shooting multiple sessions per week and scrambling to get it all done before the bambino arrived.  Whew!  Well now that the dust is beginning to settle, I have a plethora of sessions to blog.  So over the next few weeks I will be blogging all those wonderful sessions that I shot before we hit the triple digits. And yes, I just used plethora in a sentence, and when I googled it to see if I spelled it right  - LOL! – I came across this video.  It just made me giggle, so I thought I’d share… LOVE this movie!

It’s a BOY !!!!!!

And daddy was so exhausted, I caught him taking a little cat nap in the hospital.

Our newest little man is super handsome if I do say so myself… I just LOVE his little chin, and he is pretty impressed with himself as well.

It just amazes me to see what nearly 10 months of pregnancy is capable of producing.  Even more amazing is how darn fast it is all over and you blink your eyes and these tiny fingers and toes turn into big old hand and feet that belong to little people with minds and ideas of their very own.  I am definitely enjoying this itty bitty baby phase that is so priceless.

I had some of my lovely and talented photographer friends come and help me capture this super tiny phase of my little “B’s ” life and I love the little props that they brought!  I have many more from the session to share, just not enough computer time to share them yet.  Be on the lookout for more of my little monkey soon.

This next shot is the brainchild of another one of my super photog friends and I.  I got in touch with the original owner of this AMAZING vintage pram and I jumped at the opportunity and snatched it up.  In talking with a good friend of mine that was going to help me take some pics of my little guy, she came up with the perfect location for our idea, and Viola!  Of course I love everything about this photo, especially the subject:)  But another thing that I love about this is the sense of history that this stroller has.  I could feel the connection that it’s owner had with it and the reluctance to selling such a great piece that has been in the family for so long and seen and strolled so many babies.  I can’t wait to stroll my little man around in this old gem and I hope to keep all the great  memories coming.  I am just positive that you will be seeing a lot more of it in the future.

A big thank you to everyone from the bottom of my heart for helping our family with everything from photos to dinners and everything in between!  We are truly blessed with amazing family and friends and I just don’t know what we’d do without each and every one of you!