Twin princesses - portrait previews

I've been wanting to get these darling twins in front of my lens since I first saw them. :) I love them! It was so fun to be out with them - everyone that passed by was ooh-ing and aah-ing about how cute they are. I'm sure they get attention where ever they go. Anyway they were perfect, there are tons of really good pictures of them. Their parents were champion smile-coaxers (thanks!) This is a preview for them, because I'm really swamped in pictures & won't have the rest of them ready for awhile.... love these!














A lot of peek-a-boo, jingling, and squeaking.... totally worth it for this smile!






They kept sinking down in these chairs - they are so fun but not designed for 7 month olds :)








These took some dedication from their parents - it was too high for the girls to reach so their mom & dad are lying down in the dirt to hold them up high enough to get these rose petals (which yes, they ate).

Two years old!

This little girl has grown up so much since I last saw her! It's been about a year and I'm not sure I would have recognized her without her parents. She is bursting with personality & enthusiasm. She played with the treasure box, did bubbles, laughed at puppets, did silly voices, she danced on the "dancing floor", did some family pictures, and she was about done by the time we went outside by the rose bush. How many two year olds could get that much in just one photo session? So fun.





I always love it when pictures fit into a dancing collage. (Click to see it larger.)

Two year old who loves her umbrella; family portraits

I don't put a lot of personal stuff on this blog. But I thought these pictures were, as she says herself, "money-money" (she means "funny-funny") and cute. We had gone to Old Navy together (we do most everything together, like most moms & 2 year olds). She saw this umbrella and immediately knew it was hers! "Mine new umbrella!" She matter-of-factly carried it to the register and has played with it ever since.





We've had such nice umbrella weather lately too - we even took it hiking up on the back side of the mountain. It was a fun hike (at the pace of a 2 year old who was holding an umbrella, which is about half her usual speed) and I loved her & her brother's & sister's umbrellas.



For mother's day one of my favorite gifts is the gift of cooperation for family portraits. I have to say, it's getting harder every year. My family is more cooperative than ever, but it's harder to get poses that I want etc. without being behind the camera myself. That said I do like this one :)



And some more ideas here.

Beautiful sisters portraits

This was my favorite kind of session. This darling little baby, who just turned 1, was so sweet but... she didn't like me. Maybe it wasn't me, maybe it was the camera. :) In any case, there are some sessions when I just know the parents are leaving, wondering if there were any smiles captured. And it turned out so great! I ended up with more than 100 good proofs - a bunch are of her darling big sister, but so many fun pictures of the baby too. Her parents were also amazing smile-coaxers, thanks!

So anyway, I love it when sessions start out a little tricky, and turn out really great. It's rewarding and just feels good. Thanks so much for coming, it was great to see you again! I love watching families grow.

Three year old portraits in the park

I had the pleasure of meeting this family at the park for a fun session. Their little girl has just turned 3 and needed portraits. They had tried another studio & it wasn't her thing :) - I was so happy to meet her & give it a try! I think we got a lot of really good portraits of her - by herself & with her brothers & sister too. She is little but she has a BIG personality - and isn't she beautiful?

Birthday party photography - baby & family

I love this family - I met them almost a couple of years ago when their older daughter was really little. They've since had twins (so darling!) and their big girl just celebrated her 2nd birthday! She is so beautiful - look at those blue blue eyes. Anyway they invited all of my family to their fun party, thanks so much! I had a blast & took easily twice as many pictures as I should have. I'm still going through them all... but here's at least a preview for you. Thanks!


I have to admit I had a tough time getting all 3 girls to look the same direction. I was happy that (with the aid of some fabulous grandparents) the older daughter had some great smiles! And the babies are smiling too. :)


Speaking of fabulous grandparents!






Her smile makes me smile.


And here it is again!


She is a friend, & a darling little one too!






Is she surprised that her sister's finger is in her mouth? Is it good?




More friends, so much fun on the swings!