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

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