Welcome, Baby Smith…

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Smith came 10 days early, what a wonderful Christmas present!  When I got the call to do newborn portraits at their home, I was a little nervous but excited!  Nervous because I usually do them in my studio and excited to try something new!  Well, I LOVED doing a newborn session in the clients home.  The kids got to go play with their toys in their rooms whenever they were not being photographed and it was just a very comfortable setting.  They kept the temperature up and baby Smith was happy as can be.  You can feel the love in these portraits.  The love for the new baby, the love as a family.  Thank you, Holloway family and congratulations!

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Haga Family…

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Martha contacted me for family portraits to be taken during the holiday while family was in town.  They were up for snow portraits, my personal favorite!  We met ahead of time to plan every detail so that the session would go smooth.  Martha wasn’t super optimistic about getting a great family portrait, but she was sure hoping.  Well, with our planning and great location find, we knocked it out of the park.  I wish I would have taken video of her seeing her images for the first time.  She was hootin’ and hollerin’ with excitement!  She really wanted one large image (if we got one) but then decided on multiple images as she loved them all so much.  The cluster she picked out is called, The Isle.  If you hang all the canvas portraits one inch apart, it will cover 66″x40″.  This cluster tells a wonderful story of this family and their close relationship.  They will receive their portraits soon and I will go over and hang for them.   Thank you, Haga Family!

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Grandparent love…

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This session was very special. It is always special when families get together and capture their relationships and memories on camera. This story is not one for me to talk about though. The studio images we captured of this family are beautiful and timeless.  I got a call to get this family in, last minute, during the holidays.  There was a panic and scare in her voice and we made sure to get them in.  One very loved person in this group has a fight ahead of her.  I was personally relieved to get these shots as they all look beautiful together.

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Yoo family…

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I met Chan through my husband.  Chan is a co worker.  We all used to mountain bike together.  I wondered why Chan wasn’t joining us anymore…well, he got married and had a baby!  That explains things.  I was happy to get a call from Chan needing pictures of this daughter, Jenna to capture the milestone of turning one!  I talked them into a couple of family shots as well…why not!  I have to say that Jenna is one of the happiest babies I have ever worked with.  She is so happy, never whined or cried in any of our meetings.   I got to meet her at the planning session, busy and happy at the portrait session and then a pleasure  at the ordering session.  What a sweet baby girl they have!  It was so great to meet Chan’s wife and work with her as well, such an amazing woman.  BIG thank you to the Yoo family for trusting me with their memories…

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I met the Michelin Baby…

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I met Tiffani at a wedding this summer. She was quite possibly one of the cutest pregnant girls I have ever seen! She was all baby!! I was so excited and honored when she contacted me for baby pictures. We planned together a time of day that worked best for her little man, she kept me in the loop on what they were going to wear, and we had a date nailed down to capture Tiffani and her son. Mason was quite grumpy at the session and honestly I am not sure any of us thought we got a good shot. Babies always have their own agenda! BUT…we got MANY great shots! I am so in love with their pictures! I am so in love with their relationship! I love that we captured “them”. Mason is such a BIG, little man! This boy is 4 1/2 months and as cute as they come! Those rolls…

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