At the Beach

My brothers family came with us to California for a few days this winter. We don't get to see them often since they live in Arizona. We had so much fun! Disneyland, LegoLand, and the beach. It doesn't get much better than that. We snagged a few pictures of my nieces and nephew while we were playing on the beach. It was getting late, and once the sun starts going down on the beach it goes down fast, but we still got some cute ones. I love these little people, aren't they the cutest!!!


This is Andrew. He's the same age as my Caden, and so full of life. He laughs all the time and is curious about everything. Love those two missing front teeth!




This is sweet little Jill, who didn't love the sand, but is so happy that we still got lots of cute ones of her. She and Kali are going to be best buds as they grow up. I think she looks like a little sailor in that outfit, love it!



And this is sweet Meg. She's tiny as can be, but packs a lot of personality in that tiny little body. She and Abbey have so much fun together, and I just love what a girly girl miss Meg is.












Adorable! I miss you guys, hope we get to see you soon!

My Little Ones

I know, you're probably so sick of just seeing my kids faces on here. I should apologize, but what can I say, they're my favorite subjects. I've been wanting to put their pictures up on a collage above my entertainment center, just some head shots, and here's what I got. Love these little people!

At the Beach

I took these clear back in January. I've been waiting until I finish editing the rest of the photos from this session to post these, but decided a blog post will never happen if I keep waiting. Anyone who's been to my home knows that I have canvases of each of my kids on the beach in my entryway....except for poor little Kali. So when we went to Disneyland in January I thought it would be the perfect time to get her up on the wall and update the others. We had so much fun playing that there wasn't much time for pictures, but my kids were patient for a few. We love the beach, wish we had one close by!

My older boys were very patient with me. They'd much rather play in the sand (or really pretty much do anything) than take pictures. I love my handsome boys.










I just love the mud all over her toes, so her!




And look at those sandy hands! This little gal loved her first visit to the beach, it was so fun to watch her explore and experience this first.

In the Studio

I'll be the first to admit that I'd rather be outside photographing kiddos rather than in the studio pretty much any given day. Unfortunately, winter in Idaho doesn't provide much opportunities for that, so I've had to have a little fun in my studio. I can't go three whole months without taking any pictures! Here's my cute little boy number three, who is loving kindergarten and makes me laugh every single day.









Kali was a little jealous and wanted to get in on the action.



She's really tough to photograph, but will cooperate if I let her do her own thing, which usually includes holding stuffed animals or putting funny hats on and playing peekaboo. I love the first picture in this series, she's all ready anticipating just how funny she's going to be. She's such a busy little girl, oh how we love her.








Look at that face, how can you not love that?!

A Few Sessions

I've been such a bad blogger! I've had a few people ask why I never post pictures from my sessions anymore. I guess it's just because I haven't had much time to blog, I'm to busy getting people their pictures (and taking care of 5 busy kiddos that have been very sick lately). Since I don't have time to post a bunch from each session, I thought I'd just share a couple from several sessions.

I love this family, I've taken their pictures since I first started, it's so fun to watch them grow up.




Sorry Julie, I couldn't resist, this picture of all three of them just cracks me up. I promise we got a good one, but where's the fun in posting that? You're amazing with these three, I don't know how you do it. They're adorable.





My beautiful sister-in-law's family. Love these guys!




My beautiful baby sitter. She fits right in with my kiddos with that red hair I love so much. I don't know what I'm going to do when she's off to college!




Oh how these guys make me laugh! This is my adorable sisters cute family, love them!

My Family

I can't believe I never posted these! My beautiful and very talented friends Laura and Alison took our family pictures this fall. We took out my new (well, old, but new to me) couch that I love. They did a great job, and I love them so much. Thanks ladies, you're amazing!

I have this first one on a big canvas in my entryway. It makes me smile everytime I see it.

My Girls

My poor neglected blog, it probably thinks I've forgotten all about it. I've been working on our family album and have come across lots of pictures I never shared on here. I thought I'd go back and share a few. These are from back in September, and they make me feel very warm and wish it was nicer outside!











Thanks to my good friend Laura for capturing these pictures below of my girls that night. I love them!