Beautiful Gilbert Girls!

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.

Holiday Surprise!

What an amazing Christmas miracle, this little sweetheart was born a full 4 weeks early and came home healthy as ever! She must have just been so darn excited to spend her first Christmas with everyone. Who wants to be cooped up in a belly, when you could be joining in all the festivities on the outside? Anyway little "A" was cute as a button and so ready for her session, that she hardly slept a wink:) We were able to get some of my favorites EVER though and here she is in her photo debut - Little miss "A"







Look at those proud parents! Congratulations you two, she is an absolute angel.

Winter baby!

Now this is more like it, it's November and the holiday season is officially here... FINALLY! And this little gal is a gorgeous model with a beautiful smile just her mama. She has grown so fast, I can't believe she is almost 4 months old already! I met her when she was only 10 days old and it seems like last week! You might recognize her from HERE.



Alright... it's November and all, but in Arizona it's hardly winter. We are outside in this photo at about 10am and baby "S" is in her birthday suit. Only in AZ can you pull that off without a serious case of the chills. But we had such a great time pretending:) Sorry for the teaser "A" family, but I had to show off just one since I've been MIA from my poor neglected blog lately.

Happy Sunday:)

The sweetest preemie EVER!

Allow me to introduce sweet baby "M". At 8 weeks old she is hardly a newborn anymore, but let's give her a break, coming home at under 4 pounds she had to plump up for her big photo debut:) you'd never know it by looking at her now that she was born nearly 6 weeks early, she is absolutely beautiful and thriving.


I love how babies are always comforted by the arms of their mothers. We even got a little smile out of her.


There are definitely advantages to taking newborn photos within the first few weeks, their willingness to sleep, sleep, sleep, their tiny pliable bodies that love to be curled into a little ball, capturing the utter newness of ever wrinkle and expression. But in our case, baby "M" was an excellent subject and too gorgeous for words, and the best part was that at a mature 8 weeks old she was showing off her precious little smile that most newbies save for those later weeks.


Congratulations "W" family, she is just precious!

One more of my favorite model "C"

I can't believe I forgot to post this one with the last batch!



Well... back to my nightly editing ritual:) Good night.

Someone call this girl a talent agency!

Welcome "C" back to the spotlight, she is a regular of mine:) Her mother and I are best friends and I'm so glad, because she has two of the cutest stinkin' kids I've ever seen! Little "C" has definitely been practicing her moves for the camera too might I add. This little pose was all her!



And I have been playing with some new post processing actions that are ALL so fun, but this is one of my new favorites. I am sure I will over use it, but I just can't help it, so I am apologizing in advance:)




This just makes my heart melt into a puddle.




I love you guys!

Beautiful family + Arizona in mid October = Beautiful day!

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!

Fun for all ages! {Holiday cards part 4}

Whew!!! This is it folks, now the decision process starts. have fun - Whoo Hoo!




Wow! Good thing I stopped there, I only had two letters left in the alphabet.

Contemporary {Holiday cards part 3}

These cards are very fresh and clean with a bit of contemporary flavor. But wait... there's one final installment to my epic of holiday cards! Tommorrow's theme: fun for all ages.

Vintage Victorian {Holiday cards part 2}

I LOVE these cards, they are totally out of my norm, but they speak to me! I love the rich colors and textures - something different for you risk takers:) Up next... Contemporary

Something Fun! {Holiday cards part 1}

So here it is, my first installment of Holiday cards. A little something funky and fun to get this season started. These cards are designed to be a flat 5x7 with a beautiful pearl finish with the exception of cards D and F, which are 5x7 folded cards. I hope you like them and part 2 will be coming tomorrow so come on back and check em out! I'll give you a hint: vintage victorian...

More on Holiday mini's

for more details about the holiday mini sessions, CLICK HERE!

Huh?

We're gonna take our pictures where?


Well... Let me think about it for a minute.


Whoo Hooooooooo!




This was the funnest session EVER! There is just too many to pick from and I am determined to go to bed before morning, Yikes! Thanks "O" family. Nite Nite!

Anticipation!

This super sweet couple is eagerly awaiting the arrival of their first baby and I'm just soooooo excited for them!


Okay, that's a lie. This would be their first baby:) I always seem to leave the family pets out of photos for some reason, but I couldn't resist this little guy. I definitely hold a special place in my heart for wieners... besides, who could pass up the chance to add a wiener to any sentance. (hee hee!) This little pooch has no idea what he is in for!






And now I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of your new baby too. I'm so glad to have met you two and I can't wait to meet her!

On a little side note, the holiday mini sessions are just about booked up, but I still have 1 more opening for Oct 16th at 3:30pm. Read more about the details HERE HERE!  Thanks so much to all of you lovely families that have already booked, I am very much looking forward to meeting all of you and making some awesome holiday cards this year.  Those will be coming soon to a blog near you:)

WHEEEEEEE!

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:)

Fresh out of the "Oven"

Check out this little guy! at only 8 days old he is one of my youngest clients, and I loved every second with him and his new family. As for him, he was loving this blanket that his late great grandmother made for him and I'm sure he will cherish it for many years to come. Such a precious gift, as he is too!




And such a good sleeper too!


There... he finally woke up to give his mama some lovin


Congratulations you two, "H" is super handsome and you guys look like pro's. Have a great weekend and give that baby lots of XOXOXO's