For Katrina

PHEW! 114 degree heat, and this family STILL looks good! Better yet, they were in great moods and SO fun to shoot! This is the cutest "his and hers" family you ever met in your life. The pinks are biological, and the blues are biological, but you'd never know it from their personalities...Dad (Self proclaimed "non-smiler"...don't believe it for a second!) and darling blonde were real crack ups, and kept everyone in stitches! This shoot was also a breeze because... no toddlers! Everyone stayed put, and behaved...for the most part! I am excited to do spunky blonds senior pictures in the fall...WOO HOO!!!

First the fam-
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The gorgeous girls!
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Mom and Dad
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Are you kidding me with those eyes and that hair?! Boys, BEWARE!!!
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This gorgeous blonde is a party and a half...again..Boys, Beware!
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For Nikki

Can you believe this HOT MAMMA is now the mother of 4 BOYS!?!? Neither could I, but it is true! I got to spend a little time with brother #4 and mom and dad this week, and we had a great time. Little buddy wasn't always so happy, and expressed himself by exploding yellow poo all over dads belt, jeans, and shoes! Dad was such a trooper, not even sort-of phased! Hope you love 'em Nikki!

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Melsbellsclochehats

This past week I have had the awesome opportunity to do some work for an Etsy site called MelsBellsClocheHats , a company that makes darling hats for babies all the way up to adults. I have had such a fun time doing these shoots... even though we were taking pictures in knitted hats in 114 degree weather! I am also excited to now have these hats in my collection for future photoshoots...even though my niece (in the pink hat) thinks she just might die if I don't give it to her to keep!
I was lucky enough to get my dear, and might I add GORGEOUS, friend Marie and her beautiful daughter for the first shoot. Please feel free to comment on how stunning Marie is, because I think for some C-R-A-Z-Y reason, she doesn't quite realize what she looks like! ( I am going to suggest buying a better mirror...)
It didn't take much convincing to get my beautiful Niece Peyton on board for shoot two, and man can she model! She was striking a pose left and right, and as I mentioned pretty much thinks the hat is hers to keep now.
Check out MelsBellsClotheHats and send some business their way- you won't be disappointed!

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More of the H Family

I just loved this shoot. When someone else has a vision, it pushes me out of my comfort zone. Occasionally that can be a total disaster, but sometimes, everything just comes together. That's how I feel about this shoot. I totally went outside my style, captured her vision (I hope) and I love the results...so here are a few more...

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A Whole Bunch A' Boys!

While I was in Utah last week, I got to meet up with some of my dearest friends, and all of their boys (7 in total) got a little camera time with me! HURRAY!

On Wed. afternoon Elise and I took our gang to a park at the base of Provo Canyon. It was gorgeous, but mostly the boys just wanted to play...so I shot where I could, and Elise and I chatted and caught up. Elise is a gorgeous redhead with flawless fair skin that all of her boys inherited...LUCKY! Our shoot was mostly a success except for one large thrown rock which landed on and gashed one small finger. In order to protect the innocent (Elise's son) and the guilty ( my son...) I will not tell you who threw the rock, and who it landed on...
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Later I met up with Elise's Freshman roommate, and fellow floormate of mine, Amy. Where Amy is, laughter follows. You cannot be around Amy for long before you are laughing hysterically, and gasping for breath. It's easy to laugh with Amy because she makes you feel so at ease! Of course she brought along her new beautiful baby boy, and he was quite the trooper, braving gusty winds and a little rain to get some shots.
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The next day I met up with Lindsay. Although we didn't meet until we moved into the same ward in Arizona, it seems as though we were destined to meet a thousand different ways at BYU but never quite made it. Lindsay is the queen of great conversation, and after talking with her for two hours, you will realize that she had you talking for at least 1 hour and 45 minutes of it! With the little guy we shot in her house by the window, but with the other two we braved a wheat field in the rain until her 7 year old said, "Seriously Mom! Are. You. Kidding. me?" That was our que...
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I love this picture in black and white, but it seems wrong somehow to not picture "Old Glory" in all of her glory...what do you think?
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