{sure-would love to photograph them}

the sherwoods.
remember lawson?

well...the little man started walkin' last week.



and he encored his new task flawlessly last night for me.



love those first little frankenstein steps.

and his family is just beautiful. they brought buddy, their golden retriever, and i've decided that a golden retriever is such a lovely accessory in a photo. just family-izes it another notch.





they also brought aunt shannon...which, seeing her with amanda and her only nephew made me miss my sister something terrible.



and being that i am officially obsessed with shadows and silhouettes, i have to profess my love of this picture.



love.
i love how shadows and silhouettes suggest this beautiful image while not putting it completely out there.

as always, dear sherwoods...a pleasure capturing your family last night.

stay tuned.

two announcements of up-coming offers.
yes, i am aware a baby will arrive late january, and we're okay with that.
i'm scheduling things as normal as this is what i love to do, and most likely, i'll be able to knock out an early january mini session and design cards the entire next day as it worked well for our fall mini shoot. once the baby comes, we will slow down a little but, thankfully, this career has allowed me the incredible opportunity to incorporate our littles into my work.

so first up (and these sessions went super fast with fall mini shoot and were a great success, so if you are interested, please book fast! there are only 12 sessions available)...valentine's day mini shoots. i'm reposting this as I had the wrong date before...new date is saturday, january 9th.



cards are guaranteed to arrive within two weeks. and by guaranteed, i mean i will be workin' my hiney off the following day so i can have the peace of mind it is done if little bean should decide to show her face a little early.

the next offer is something i've been thinking about for awhile, and hopefully next year allows more of these kind of photography opportunities as it's my favorite thing to capture. i love 'sessions,' but most are carefully planned out and fit into 45 minutes so you leave with a nice bundle of perfect family/child shots. however, real life isn't like that and, if you follow my blog, you'll see my favorite thing to capture is real life. kids at the counter doing homework. a messy-faced baby in a high chair. quiet reading time on a comfy bed. running through a sprinkler in the afternoon because you can.

i'm offering a special-priced sesssion just to test out...a package that includes two hours of photography in your home capturing your family/children doing what they do...the imperfect moments that you will remember forever. unposed. unscripted. just you. the prints alone in this offer are valued at $200, so this is a great opportunity for anyone who values this kind of photography. i probably won't book these until late february to arrange baby care, or there may be this sleeping bundle slung to my chest you won't even notice, but i'd at least like to throw it out there. if you're interested, please e-mail, and we can pencil in some calendar dates next year.

i've lost my mind

...officially. because i've been over the moon happy with all these babies in my presence. and this one...oh, i got to hold this one today forever. i gave her a bottle and nestled her in the nook under my neck and she fell asleep in my arms...and can i just say...i freakin' love this job.

meet little liv.



with the killer eyes.


(couldn't get her arm out of the 'heil, hitler' gesture. she wanted it there.)

who fights sleep like a kung-fu ninja.



but out she finally went.



and then she was just putty.



oh, so in love with those little parts.



babies are heaven, i tell you.



erin...seriously. between eden and this little love, what more could you ever need?!

{lucy & fam}

my little lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds returned tonight after fall mini shoots for some holiday shots with her mom & dad...





...and her mama knew from looking at my website that i'd be thrilled with these shots. oh, how i love me some shoes (and her mama made these!)









lucy, you absolute beauty, you!

dang, girl.

eden arrives, completely shy and hesitant to get her picture taken.
i pull out my stupidest tricks and i'm gettin' nada.
no smiles. no laughs. no she's-kinda-funny smirks.
i realize this may be my first totally failed attempt to win over a kid.
until about ten minutes in.
suddenly, girlfriend works the camera like she owns it.
she's spinning, jumping, giggling, running, posing...and glancing back at me to make sure i'm gettin' it all.











eden...dang, girl. you've got it.



...and that's not all she's got.
she has a new baby sister, liv...



...and we're shooting more of liv tomorrow.

i love this girl's spirit.

{kristin: take five}

little krisitin is back...
this is the fifth time i've had the privilege of capturing her (thank you, leslie!)...i've been photographing her since she was six months old...



...and how her little animation and mobility has crescendo'ed over a year.
and with that animation & mobility comes a respective crescendo in the energy and exertion i must use to chase and capture her.

enter bribery. last night we went through two candy canes, a ball, and a little poor latte who was used as photography bait. hey, it worked.

{the nolascos}

we almost canceled tonight due to completely overcast skies, but i'm glad we didn't...
no sunshine needed with these sweet boys...
(and let me just say, if i had a little boy, i would totally rock him out in one of these little bowlcuts. i love his hair!)





and mom and dad aren't so bad on the eyes either.
trisha, you are beautiful!