My weekend was filled with little boys

Sunday I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful family in their backyard.  Their boys were so well behaved and tolerated numerous outfit changes (I can barely get my kids out of the pajamas).  Here is a sneak peek for the "C" family.

Three times the fun....

Spent saturday afternoon with this wonderful family.  These boys were so much fun and made my job a breeze.  They weren't shy and knew how to have a great time.  Here is a sneak peek of a few shots I got.

She made my job so easy....

Last week I had the pleasure of working with a BEAUTIFUL young woman.  We spent the afternoon climbing over creeks, scaling steep hills and risking tetanus for the perfect background, but it was well worth it.  Here are a few of my favorite shots from the day.

Wonder Twin Powers

During this incredible summer heat I had the great pleasure of working with these adorable twins.  We had so much fun at the park even the ducks couldn't stay way.  Everywhere we went they followed us.  This pleased my little models, but it is very hard to compete with a gaggle of geese.  Fortunately it was nearly impossible to take a bad picture of these two cuties.

Five teens and a toddler

I recently had the pleasure of spending the evening with a fun group of teens, taking pictures of them doing what they do!  I was accompanied on this shoot by my very active two year old.  Normally this would not be a problem, but this location had a pond!!!  You see my dilemma.  With the help of the above mentioned teens we got in quite a few good shots.  Here is a sneak peek of just a few of them.

To have it all at ONE

Last weekend I got to spend some time with an old client.  Well she isn't old actually....she is only one....but I've been working with her since she was just crawling.  Ms. "S" is one of the most active, expressive toddlers I have worked with.  She is so much fun and definitely keeps me on my toes.  This session involved a lot of running (for both of us), multiple clothes changes and quite a few cookies (the only thing she would sit for).  I think we were all exhausted after this.

Senior Prom ~ ~ ~

This is it!  The last dance!  The senior Prom!!!!  They've been planning for months.  Shopping for the perfect dress, the right shoes, the coordinating jewelry.....and it all came together for one special night.  I have never been accused of being over emotional.  I don't cry often.  But I have to admit that I got a little choked up when I saw my girls coming down the stairs looking gorgeous.  The little tear in my eye was overshadowed by my best friends open mouth blubbering.....but that is the norm for her so I don't think anyone even noticed.....and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way!  So after all 10+ teens pulled out of my driveway for their big night, there we were, me and my best friend......the person who has been by my side for years sharing all of our childrens joys and sorrows........and she looks at me and says "what are we going to do when she gets married?"  Whaaaaaaaaaaa...............

The shoes!!!  My child never wears heels and this is what she picks out for prom!!!

Kayla and Ben........I have a feeling he will be my son-in-law one day.  Shhhh!  They don't know it yet!

Liz and Lucas.....my other beautiful daughter (at least for a few more weeks)

The REAL prom dates!!!

The mama's squeezin in for a picture.....I should probably have brushed my  hair!~

Father/daugther dance = cuteness

Little girls all dressed up on the arm of the first man to ever love them, daddy!  This night was all too cute for words.  There were little girls as young as one and up to age 15, all dolled up to be on a date with their daddy.  Some dads were even there with multiple daughters and they all seemed to love every minute of it.  Here are a few candids from the night

Brains and beauty......

My gorgeous friend is not only beautiful but super smart.....and the best massage therapist I know.  So she wanted a few images for her facebook page and asked me to take them.  What photographer wouldn't want to photograph her?!?  She is tall.....blond.....blue eyed......what could go wrong here???  So here is a few of the images I captured.  I had a really hard time narrowing it down to the 5-7 she was asking for.  She just doesn't take a bad picture!

Lazy 5 Ranch......and a new phobia!!!

Saturday seemed like a great day to take the kids to Lazy 5 Ranch.  Little did I know that this trip would be the beginning of yet another strange fear for my oldest child.  What is this fear you might ask?  Huge buffalo?  Nope!  Angry zebras? Nope!  Enormous giraffes?  Nope.....no....my daughter is afraid of.......ostriches!!!  Yes, I said ostriches.  When they came near the car she retreated to the back of the suburban until they were gone.  Now I am sure she has a very legitimate reason for fearing these birds.....but we haven't figured it out yet.  Jonah, the 2 year old, happens to love ostriches and even fed.  He really had no choice as Kayla tossed the food into his lap while she was diving into the back seat.  I'm sure a good mother would have tried to comfort her child in her moment of panic.  What did I do?  What any mother of four would do.....laughed hysterically while calling the ostriches over to the car!!!  Honestly if you need some cheap therapy head to the Lazy 5 Ranch.....you'll laugh the whole time.

Jonah doesn't look worried at all about this beast

Kayla's nemesis

A technically horrible image......but this is Kayla trying to get away from the ostrich

Quite a bit of blur here......but who can say they captured an ostrich smiling for the camera!  There has to be an orthodontist out there that would want this for marketing!

Not my typical job.....

Last week I was approached by a company and asked to do a product shot for them.  As most of you know this is not my typical, pregnant moms-tiny babies-cute toddlers type of job.  But I figured it would give it a go and see how I liked it.  I have to admit it was a bit odd working with something that I didn't have to entertain or tell how to stand, sit, or pose.  And when I dropped the roller nothing bad happened (small babies tend to cry if you drop them.....which for those of you wondering, I have NEVER done!).  So all in all I enjoyed doing product photography and hope to get the chance to do some more.  Here are a few shots of what I was working with.