{Holy Smokes}

I shot this family all the way back in December.....Yikes!
The Pierce Family was so great to work with. I found out about 15 minutes into working with them that my camera was ruined. I wanted to cry for more reasons than just one but they were so understanding and dealt with it so great. I can tell that if I lived closer to his family we would be great friends.

It's obvious that Devin's eyes were to die for!




Handsomeness!!!




And we were done!
Poor little guy ran head on into a rose bush.

{smith family}

I have SO many more to edit from this morning, but just wanted all you girls to know that it was worth the pain! It was definitely a joint effort, ladies!

{busy body}

I'm still trying to recover from this shoot. Wow! my sister has her hands full. Her cute, but oh-so-busy 3 year old kept us hoppin'. She definitely has a love for life and isn't too worried about getting in trouble while trying to explore it.
The toothless smile picture happens to be my favorite. And Sawyer-man (as Bess calls him) still has my heart.

{sneak peek}

Michelle here's a sneak peek of your cute little guys. I sure hope Jake's foot/ankle is okay. He was a real trooper. It's been 6 months since I took Brady's newborn pictures and I can't believe how big he's gotten and I think he still remembers my dreaded voice! ha ha ha

{mr. INcharge}

(and he knew it!)

along with is beautiful siblings and parents

Thanks for the fun evening guys. I am quite happy, with many more than just these!

Mission conquered Kamie!

****note: blogger is cutting off the right hand side of my pictures, sorry these pictures aren't really cropped like that. frustrating!!!!

{baby sitting}

I hope you don't tire seeing this face, I know I never do! Plus he's pretty immobile at the moment and can't get away from me, makes for a easy photo target.


check out those lashes





Such a sweetheart!

{hill family}

One year old twins, plus a great 7 year old, make for a very great evening. Look at these twins. Could they look any different? Lucas's eyes are to die for, while personally I think Brighton looks like Tom Cruise's daughter, Suri. What do you think?




Luke started walking the day before we took these pictures and man was he on the go!





Meme was such a little model. She posed for every picture without being asked!





Thanks Hill family

{in my own backyard}

I've been on the qwest for an orchard to do some pictures. And when I say qwest I have driven all over Salt Lake Valley in search of one with no promise of ever finding one. That was until last week, when I was on my way home from running, what do you know about a 2 min. walk from my house happens to be a small orchard.
I was so excited! My running partner gladly volunteered her son to be my scout. The family that lives there said they just recently bought the place and it hasn't been taken care of so this year there won't be any apples, but they are trying to get things under control so that they will be back next spring. That made me feel better as I run by this place all the time and just couldn't imagine I wouldn't have seen the trees in bloom, makes sense now!
She was so kind and told me to come back whenever I wanted. She can bet to see more of me.



I couldn't decide if I liked this better in color or the vintage??







No need for apples when there's yummy grass around.

Still Alive

My sister has been asking me to come over and get some pictures of her kids but secretly I think she was dreading it because she kept putting it off! So yesterday we decided today was the day. When I left my house early this morning I could see the cloud coverage right around her house but I figured that makes for even better out door pictures. By the time we got to our location and everything in place the wind and cold had really kicked up. With Sawyer in the car waiting, the girls cried and moaned until we gave up. Just as we were safe and sound in our cars, the thunder boomed (is that what you'd call it?).
We decided we would do with a make shift location at her house. MUCH happier kiddies.....however little sister doesn't think too much of getting her picture taken and the bribes weren't even working.
I am starting to learn what works for most age groups. 5-6 year olds prefer bathroom humor and newborns are pretty happy with full bellies and being warm. Toddlers are pretty happy just being noticed and talked to, but 2 years olds I am still trying to master. Any ideas?
Meanwhile we'll have to reschedule something for Reese, hopefully before she turns 5 and thinks farting noises are funny!










About 2 seconds after this pictures was taken he pooped all over his mom!