hudson and his family...

It's hard to believe that the last time I saw this little guy he was a tiny newborn! Now he's a very active and very adorable one year old who was cracking me up the whole time. We had his big cousin Jake, who was in from out of town, and new baby cousin Stella (who you might recognize from a few posts back) join Hudson for some shots at the end and that's when the fun really began :) The series of photos of the three of them had me laughing out loud as I was editing! Jake, you were such a trooper. He held Stella so nicely the whole time while Hudson climbed all over him. You will make an awesome big brother someday! Thanks Reed and Michelle and the rest of the crew for a fun evening. What a beautiful family! Hope you enjoy this little glimpse...

















reason # 1 why you don't leave a 1 year old alone with a newborn...




cousin Jake was a great sport...


he is such a handsome little guy - I couldn't resist snapping a few of him...

fun with the "C" family...

well - I had fun, not sure about mom :) Poor thing was very uncomfortable due to a hurt neck but as a mother of 3 she said..."the show must go on." Big sis, Kennedy, is 4 years old and was the star of the day, posing and making faces and helping with her brother and sister. Parker and Paityn are 2 year old twins so needless to say we had our hands full! I thought Parker was going to be the shy one in the beginning but it didn't take him long to warm up to me and the camera and by the end of the session he was full of laughs and smiles! Now Paityn, on the other hand, started off strong but then decided she wasn't too interested in getting her picture taken. Thank goodness for the inventor of fruit snacks :) Those made all her troubles go away. And when it's all said and done...it's photos like the first one that make it all worth it. Hope they make you smile...

hello baby evie...

Reason #114 why I love what I do (just kidding - I'm not really counting because there are too many but this is a good one)...
reconnecting with old friends! First, let's just say it... little Evie (short for Everlie - such a cute name) is a doll! I could have stayed there all day taking pictures of her - well I pretty much did stay there all day - all morning at least. Which gets me back to #114... Evie's mom and I went to college together - it's been at least 10 years since we've seen each other. But it was like no time had passed when I was there last week taking pics. Well except for the fact that now we were feeding our babies instead of hanging out at Peoples on "mug night". Oh the good ole days! Thanks again Molly - it was so fun catching up and meeting Evie! She is absolutely beautiful...

the adorable "B" family...

Sometimes I wonder how I get so lucky to get such amazing families to photograph. The B family hails from Denver - giving me even more reasons to visit there! Little Fin is 2 years old and has such a cute personality. And doesn't he look like a little Gap model? Love his big brown eyes!! It was a perfect summer evening in Grandma's yard - we're hoping her flowers survived the session :) Thanks again Sara and Zuben - it was an honor to meet you and capture these precious moments...

baby stella...

How sweet is this little one? She's such a beautiful baby and you can just tell by looking at these family photos how much she is adored. I love being able to capture these sweet moments. And I don't always love photographing dogs (not because I don't love them - I do - but because they don't always cooperate)...but just look at this gorgeous retriever, Jackson! He's so soft and comfy it's no wonder Stella looks so at ease sleeping on him. That last photo is one of my all time favorites. Thanks again Keaton and Scott - it was so nice meeting you! See you again on Saturday :)

miss lily...6 weeks

she's growing way to fast! Just waiting for the rest of her body to catch up with those cheeks :)