Here are just a couple from yet another gorgeous maternity session I shot last week! What a fun session! You can tell by the light that we had an insanely gorgeous evening to work with. I will definitely have to come back and share more of this session!

How cute is their little one? She was adorable with those big brown eyes, but wasn’t so sure about the camera lady at first…

What a gorgeous evening!  This is by the lake in Washington Park, it was just beautiful. I love the peaceful look on her face in this one.

Yesterday the littlest one went off to preschool to join her big brother. I can’t believe how grown up she looks in these pictures! These shots show me just how much she is growing up! Luckily for her parents, having her big brother in the same Montessori school made for an easy transition yesterday. She did great and was so excited to finally be going to school! So here I sit, home alone for the 2nd day in a row. Hopefully it will mean lots of productive work-time for me!

Here is my baby. (Check out the awesome bokeh in my front yard! Who knew?)

I almost can’t believe I’m writing this, but my oldest baby started Kindergarten this morning! Really, I cannot believe how fast those last (almost) 6 years have flown by. They really aren’t kidding when they say life is short, are they?

In any case, this Momma was the only one with a heavy heart this morning. He was beyond excited, armed with a brand new haircut (by yours truly…) from the weekend, and a TON of energy stored up over the summer.

I can’t wait for all the fun stuff he will learn at school this year. He’s already starting to read and his writing has gotten so great! Big summer filled with learning to swim, lots of playdates, losing his first tooth (not sure if the missing tooth is visible in any of these), traveling and playing. He was very excited to see his old friends and get back into the swing of things this morning! Such a big boy. <3

Here are some pics from this morning as we were heading out the door, such a big boy!

This next one is probably one of my faves ever…

I’ve got a ton of client work coming up on the blog this week (thanks for being patient everyone!) so stay tuned! Busy week for me (and the other one starts preschool Wednesday…yay for me!)

How cute are these two? We met up yesterday evening for a photo session, and as I was prepping for the session we started getting a massive thunderstorm. Luckily in Denver usually they blow over quickly if it’s not too black outside, so I thought we would still be good for a photography session! Well, as soon as I got to the location, the big black cloud that was already East of us started turning around and coming back! When does that happen?

Anyway, we sort of lost our pretty dappled sunlight, but managed to get some really cute shots anyway!  Little B is almost a year old, and in that perfect-for-photography “I can stand but not yet walk” phase. So cute, and the best part was that he wasn’t able to run from me.

Isn’t he the cutest? I love his little pout here.

Big sister E on the other hand was quite capable of running, and run she did! Away from the crazy photographer lady!  Though mom and I were able to coerce her into just a couple photos with baby brother.

And she did find my antics a tiny bit amusing…see, I got a smile!

Anyway, fun seeing you guys again! Hope you like these mama!

I met up with this little sweetheart a few weeks ago.  At only 10 months old, she had just started walking, and her mama wanted to get some updated portraits before she took off running.   I am in love with her chubby legs and her super cute pout. It doesn’t get much cuter than this!   She was an easy one to photograph because she was just taking slow steps instead of running all over the place. (It’s a great idea to have a photo session when your child can stand up supported on something, but not yet run away from me!)

Anyway, here she is:

check out this perfect pout…

Some of these you might have seen in my recent ad but I love them enough to show them again

I ADORE these next 3…first one she is shyly looking at her daddy wondering if she should really let go of that chair…and then there she goes…

and then she has a little clap for herself, she is so proud!  I love it

And here she is in her birthday girl party dress…

If you are a parent of a child older than about a year, you know how difficult it is to take photos of your child. Well, if you are a professional photographer and your kids have PCS (photographer’s child syndrome) then multiply this difficulty by about a million. That’s how excruciating it is to take pictures of your own kids that you actually want to hang on your walls.  My kids in particular are so sick of the camera that anything, even a speck of dust, is more interesting than me behind it (usually making really funny noises…come on kids, look over here, isn’t mommy funny? — that usually results in the blank stare).

Anyway, around where we live just south of Denver are these huge fields of gorgeous yellow weeds wildflowers. I’ve been eyeing them for over 3 weeks, but we’ve had company in town and have had a ton going on around here. Driving the kids around to their activities I even spotted THE FIELD. It had the perfect exposure, perfect light, and a sidewalk for easy access (since I’ve heard there can be snakes here in Denver, and I’m deathly afraid of snakes).

So I decide that tonight is the night. I get the kids fed early, make sure their clothes are clean and ready to go, and I have a bribe for when we get home (aka, strawberry shortcake they would have had for dessert anyway, but might as well use it to my advantage and get some photography out of the deal, right?)

So, we load up my new favorite prop, my red chair, and the kids and my husband assistant hop into the car and off we go to my perfect field. Only, where are those flowers? Why are there TRACKS where my field used to be? That’s right, someone has mowed down my weeds wildflowers, within the 48 hours prior. I was JUST here, it was gorgeous. The sun is setting and I’m in a panic. Luckily my husband assistant kept driving around and our area is still flush with these lovely weeds wildflowers. So we found a pretty unassuming spot and I had to make due with less flowers than planned.  But luckily, everyone was in a good mood, I got what I wanted, and they got strawberry shortcake.

A successful photo shoot indeed! And I got the shots I’ve wanted ever since we moved here.

Here they are. Aren’t these kids just the cutest?? I just love them. xoxoxo.

Summer is upon us and this gorgeous weather is the perfect time for getting some new portraits made!  If you don’t need a full custom photography session and just need a few shots to memorialize a birthday or milestone, a baby on the way (or a brand new one) or just want a few updated family portraits for your walls, then this Summer Special is for you!

To book, use the “buy now” button below (which will take you to paypal). Then, email me with your preferred date/time! Easy Peasy. I will try to keep this post updated with what is still available.

If there is a location you would love that I don’t have here, please let me know and I will consider adding a date! Look forward to seeing everyone!

On to the dates!

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This little guy’s nursery was the winner of my nursery contest, and due to the sickies that have been making the rounds around my house, we had to reschedule our session from a few weeks ago. Well, yesterday was the big day!  When mom and I had initially chatted, it was mentioned that she wanted to capture in pictures just how happy her little guy is!

Well, little P did not make my job hard. He was the most happy, easygoing baby ever! I only had to resort to funny squacking noises at the very end because he pretty much smiled the entire time with very little craziness from me. At 6 months old, he is such a happy little guy! And I got some really great snuggles at the end, too. Mom and Dad, it was great meeting you both! You have a gorgeous family!

So here is the nursery:

And here is the darling little guy who lives here:

Whew! I’m finally getting around to blogging the rest of this session! Thankfully Mom and Dad have had their gallery for a while now, so I’m off the hook there. To say there is a lot going on around our household is an understatement. Many of you have noticed some changes on the blog, including the word “Denver” in some of my posts and on my website! Never fear, I do plan on explaining…but more on that later in the week…:)

First, I can’t wait to share the rest of these. There are so many favorites for me from this session, so this is a huge share! We took these at the Tucson Country Club which is near and dear to my heart as that is where I married my sweetheart 6+ years ago! I hadn’t been back there in forever, but the grounds are just gorgeous, and it it is the same lovely place I remember from my wedding day. Can’t wait to shoot there again (hint, hint, if any Tucsonan’s are listening…)

Ok, without further ado, here are the pics:

Next up on the blog are these two cuties. I had a session for their 6th and 4th birthdays when I was in Tucson, and I know mom is anxiously awaiting these. She had to wait longer than usual because my computer was here in Portland while I was there! I bring my baby camera everywhere, so I can take the pictures but not edit them!

Anyway, here is a teaser for mom. More to come shortly!

How cute are these two?