Brothers

These guys are so easy to photograph! They are not only gorgeous kids, but they stay in the spots you tell them for the most part. Not the norm for an under 2 child :)
They have 2 sisters and all four kid's photos will be displayed at a Cord Blood research center where their daddy works. They look like models right?
Thanks for the great photo shoot! xo

Wild flowers

I think wildflowers are so pretty! They are hard to come by in Phoenix, but I see so many on the drive to and from Prescott. We finally found a field worthy of a photo today. We bought a cute antique chair at a shop in town and the owner told us of the perfect spot. Good thing my husband is a patient man and great at following small hand written maps! :) I would have gotten lost for sure! My big girl enjoy being my model for about 5 minutes and then it was back to Phoenix for us. I hope the field does not die off before we get back there!! I love the flowers!

Ohio

We are back from Ohio! The weather was gorgeous and so was the scenery. So much green everywhere...it was a nice change from the AZ desert. We were there to visit my grandparents and family that had never met my 3 year old. I was pregnant with her last time we all visited. It was a fun, but fast mini vacation.

Maddy

Our dog Maddy loves her photo taken...it is pretty funny. My girls are getting big! I feel like this year is already flying by! How does time go so fast...maybe because we are having fun? :)

Family

My family! I forget how hard it is to get yourself all ready, your kids ready, your other half ready and out the door to get family photos done. Lots of planning, clothing choices, haircuts, hair accessories (welcome to the world of two girls), and making sure you all smile and look at the camera. Well, that part is obviously not so important to me since I am the one who was looking somewhere else...haha! It just all seems so crazy when I go to get my own family photos done, but so easy when I am the one taking the photos. I am much more at ease behind the camera that in front of it. That being said, every year I still go to get our photos taken and capture those moments that will be gone in a flash. My big girl with her missing top teeth and my little girl that is catching up to her big sister too fast.
Last week I had surgery and was home more trying to recoup from a quick bilateral lumpectomy that seemed to slow me down for a few days. It takes a lot to make me sit down and not move for a few minutes (or hours in this case). I was looking at some of my coffee table books with the last 6 years of family photos. I love to savor the way my kids looked, what they were like at that time, and how much they have grown and changed. I will have to dig up a photo from each year and post them....so fun to look at! The books are quite wrinkled from the little hands that have enjoyed looking at them as well. (Yes, I have a saved copy of each in the closet)
The girls must look at those daily and are amazed that they were little once.
Even if I am not the photographer for you, I encourage you to try and get photos taken of your family (including you, the mom probably reading this)to remember this time before the new year rings in.
It really does not seem possible the holidays are around the corner while I stood sweating to death waiting for my 1st grader in the pick up line today, but the season is sneaking up fast!
Anyway, since time is flying by, I realized that it is nearly September and the start of holiday sessions. I take September, October and November for mainly holiday sessions. The last session to guarantee holiday cards is November 21st.
Get those sessions booked and try not to break a sweat looking for your holiday card apparel! Happy Holidays...haha!

My girl is 3!

Where does the time go? It has been so crazy around here, I forgot to post Gianna's photo....she is a little bit sassy, a whole lot sweet...loves her big sister, music, art, and most of all....animals. Mainly dogs....as in she is obessed with them!
She is so tall...41 inches. 98% for her age group. It was the 1st Dr. visit where she was not upset about going. She only cried when she got a shot. She was actually happy that her Dr. (Dr. Kaus) is so nice and she got a purple lollipop. Love this girl....just wish time would slow down a bit. :)

My dancer girl

Gianna just turned 3 and has decided it is time to be in dance :) It is the same class her sister started in 3.5 years ago...tap and ballet combo class. They are so cute at this age. I am trying to soak up the last few days before my big girl is in
1st grade because before I know it, Gianna will be starting school too!
Honestly, as I was editing these photos, I started to tear up...it is all going too fast for me. I am taking deep breaths and trying to capture these moments as they come so I can try to remember how proud I felt as my girls take on new adventures and new milestones in their lives. :)