A Beautiful Wedding

I was lucky enough to be a part of a beautiful wedding last week. I'm still pouring over the photos from that day but I wanted to post a few of my favorites for the families: I just loved her bouquet. All the bright colors were a perfect contrast to the black and white: A little laugh between kisses: Beautiful rings: Plus one with some more brush play. Isn't her dress just amazing?! And lastly a quick moment from the reception. Dad telling the bride how beautiful she looked: I'm sure I'll post more from this day later in the week--so check back in a few more days :)

Seeing the big guy

So we braved the mall yesterday to see Santa. It was VERY crowded! I could hardly keep all the boys together as we walked down to where Santa was. The line was long (about 45-minutes) but not as bad as I had thought it might be. To my surprise, the boys were very good in line and were very excited for every glimpse they got of the man in red as we inched our way forward. I felt kind of silly as I noticed all the other kids in line were dressed up nicely with hair combed, matching outfits, clean faces and anxious parents. My boys definitely stood out as an unmatched bunch of bed headed kids--happily munching on soft pretzels with cheese sauce (which I did manage to wipe off their faces before the picture). If I had been allowed to take the picture I think I would have cared more about it--but the truth is I've gotten to be a bit of a snob when it comes to photography--I figured if all we are doing is a quick photo, shot by a teenager with no real experience, there really isn't any need to dress up. It was more for the experience of meeting Santa anyhow. And meeting Santa was cool. Ty was the most excited out of the 3. He had a huge grin and quickly jumped up on Santa's lap. Blake was a little shy--which is pretty normal for him now a days. He was willing to sit with Santa--but did not want to smile. He seems to think Santa is best appreciated at a distance of about 8 feet. Then there was Spencer who wanted nothing to do with Santa at all. In fact it took him quite a few minutes to forgive me for handing him over to this hairy stranger. All in all though I love the picture--I think it well reflects our visit, and I laugh every time I look at it. After the picture Santa took a few moments to visit with both Ty and Blake who eagerly told Santa that they wanted a Teddy Bear and a Sheriff Woody for Christmas and that they had both been very good this year--(Blake may need Santa to redefine good)--and then Santa told them each to continue to be very good and he would visit their house on Christmas. Ty and Blake loved the whole experience and have been saying that they have to be good for Santa ever since! I think it was $15 dollars well spent :)

Quick update

A quick update with some more recent sessions plus a look at some boarders I've attempted made with some new brushes I've been playing with:

The great outdoors!

I love the weather here in the fall-it is still warm and beautiful for sessions into December! As such, I've been doing almost all of my photo shoots at nearby parks--and it has been a blast! Take a peek: Of course newborns do better inside. This little guy had the most amazing complexion for only being 3 weeks old! He was also a perfect little sleeper! So everyone--meet Daxton: And last but not least--my new little niece--who is just perfect in every way! I still can't get over how much hair she has! I hope you all enjoyed these! I have a whole bunch more outdoor sessions I'm working on editing--so you are sure to see more :)

Birthday Boys

Well, I never got around to posting Blake's birthday pictures so I'll take a moment to get those up and then on to Ty's pictures as well. It is a busy time of year around here for birthdays as all three of my boys have birthday's about 6-7 weeks apart from each other. So here they are in all their 3 and 6 year old glory: First off Blake eating his favorite dinner of chicken nuggets, Jello, and Tatar tots and Ty and Spencer waiting for Blake to open his presents Blake enjoying the Spider man theme of his birthday very much His cupcakes which were supposed to be spider man themed but ended up looking more like something from Dr. Seuss And lastly Blake and Ty enjoying the pirate addition to our ever growing train set--the favorite toy at our house! And more recently, some shots from Ty's birthday: The 6 year old: Spencer in a party mood after helping me wrap presents the cake--or cauk if you are Martin Short :) Ty having a hard time restraining himself from opening his presents while waiting for Dad to come home Opening his very own digi camera--maybe I'll be in some photos now ;) Ty went around telling all of us --even Spencer--to say cheese for a while after opening this present :) I'll bet you will never guess what was in this one :) More cool train set additions! Dinosaurs this time!--And no one at our house likes dinosaurs--haha :) Blowing out the candles And a good time was had by all--especially Spencer who got a trial run at what to do with birthday cake with this pink cupcake :)