Send it James!

This kid loves to mountain bike and ski!! Only seemed appropriate to capture him on the mountain! James has been a part of our life since the summer after his 6th grade year. I love him and his family! If you know this family, you know what I am talking about! Such great people! I was so thankful and excited they all got in front of my camera for James 1st senior session. James is taking advantage of our season senior offer…he is doing two seasons…the two that best represent him! Makes sense, right???!!!

For his Fall session we snuck in some family portraits in between capturing him by himself and on his bike! This location is where he spends a ton of time. Not everyone has a special place or location but when you do, we are there! No place is too far or too crazy! Everything is figure-out-able!!

Enjoy your senior year, James! Have fun and stay safe!!

Where’s Bowen? You know, like…Where’s Waldo?? Scroll to the last picture and see if you can point out Bowen in his Kindergarten class picture. Comment below with your guess.

So yes, Bowen was in my daughters Kindergarten class and now they are seniors. Yep, we blinked!! Where did the years go??

Bowen did senior pictures to make mom happy (common senior boy thoughts). With this we made it short and sweet. Included the things he loves…truck, dirt bike and dog! Whether he will admit it or not, he was excited to see them after the session and helped make choices in picking them out.

I was a bit skeptical on the location. We went to Hemingway Butte, requested by Bowen. My husband and I went early to get a dirt bike ride in. So thankful we did because we found this little slice of heaven to do Bowen’s senior pictures at. The sun, the smoke, the hills…seriously couldn’t stop looking at it! Great senior portrait location, Bowen! I get it! I see why you wanted them done there! Thank you for opening my eyes to more possibilities.

A twist for this 🚥Season Senior Tribe member🚥…a letter from her mom. I’m crying with you…

My dearest Carly Marie,

I can’t begin to wrap my head around the fact that you’re in your senior year of high school. The college applications, virtual tours and endless university fliers in the mailbox still don’t make it all seem real.

How does one put into words how much their child means to them? It seems not so long ago I was finding out I was pregnant with you. I was terrified! Will I be a good mom? Will I be paying for her therapy in the future? How will daddy and I ever do this? Yet the moment you were placed in my arms I knew I could do this. I knew I would spend my last breath on earth loving you and making sure you were safe and cared for.

Watching you and brother grow up has been the absolute joy of my life. As you sit next to me now, filling out your college applications so many reflections of your life pass through my mind. All those “first” moments come to me so clear. Your first tooth, first haircut, or the first time you wrecked your power wheels. Man you were mad! How does a four year old high center a power wheels?! The first big ouchie as a toddler when you tripped and fell face first into the fireplace hearth. Not sure if your tears were bigger or dads. Those preschool years when you had to be peeled off my leg because you were so scared to leave me. The first time you had a solo for ballet and your first pointe shoes. Seeing your confidence and talent shine on stage made my heart smile. Teaching you how to drive on the back roads up the canyon. I was so thankful your driving improved from the power wheels days. The first time your name appeared on the honor roll, those late night AP class frustrations tears, and the satisfaction of all your BPA achievements. Late night chats snuggled in your bed telling me about all the gossip at school. The excitement and sparkle in your eyes when you would share all these moments with me made my heart explode with pride.

With each year that has passed I see you mature and grow into the beautiful and incredibly intelligent young women I knew you would be. The kindness you show family, friends and strangers makes me know I did something right. The special moments you share with little bro will be in your heart forever. Best friends for life!

Kiddo your my heart that walks around outside my body. Your the Rory to my Lorelei. I treasure every moment I get to share with you. I can’t wait to see what your future holds. You will do amazing things baby girl.

My cup runneth over,

Mom

When you rock the red dress and red lipstick, you wear it for your senior portraits!!

Paige’s favorite color is red! She looks beautiful in red! I loved her choice for her end of summer session! Paige is part of our Season Senior Tribe. This location is a bit of field trip but we all made it safely. Although, my husband told me this morning he thinks he might have some poison ivy fun on his leg! OOPS! I dodged it four times this year! PHEW!!

The places we go and the things we do to get that awesome backdrop! I’m mostly open as long as it is safe and legal.

See you in the Fall, Paige! Love your style and your creative heart!

I love that he is up for anything and we laugh the entire time!

You can’t see his mom, sitting on a rock, in the river, eating her dinner and watching her oldest baby get senior portraits. She is one of my best friends and I love this kid like my own! He is good friends with my daughter and I love how much fun they have together!

Ethan is quite the handsome season senior! He loves the outdoors so this place made sense. The beautiful light and the smoke from the fires look fabulous on one of the last days of summer.

I look forward to seeing Ethan change between now and graduation. I may have a little tear in my eye as I still see him as that wild little elementary kid…sigh…Time. Slow. Down.

When these kids start to open up and trust me, is when the magic happens! ⠀
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From the moment we met for a planning session to this session, so much magic has happened. This Season Senior Tribe member is a quiet, shy kid until you get to know him. He really is silly and fun and so respectful!⠀
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Byron loves the mountains. He loves the water and mostly loves rafting and mountain biking. It seemed appropriate to have one of his summer sessions at this beautiful location! ⠀
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Thank you, Byron…for trusting me and for being YOU!

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Oh Dawson!! Thank you so much for sharing your little piece of heaven with me…although I will probably never drive there again! haha It was SO beautiful but the road was a bit scary for this mama!

I love that you are sharing your loves and interests as we navigate your senior year. Each season is jam packed with the things you love and I can’t wait to share your love and talents with the world! Being a Season Senior Tribe member, we will highlight YOU as you finish your last year of high school.

I really wish you would have caught a fish!! haha I know, it’s not THAT easy! In fact, it’s not easy at all!! If I was guaranteed to catch fish AND someone there to grab it and take the hook out of it’s mouth, I would love fishing! I will just keep enjoying photographing people like you, doing the things you love to do!

See you in the fall, dude!!

Sam I am! This girl rocked her “Season Senior” summer session and she is on fire!! An artist and the best friend you dream of, this girl has a heart of gold and feisty if you mess with her peeps (she may get that from her mama)!

Sam has grown into such a beautiful young woman, insides and out. I have had the pleasure of watching her grow up on the soccer field, had fun times with her mama, and my husband has had great care from her dad. I am honored she wanted to come to me for senior portraits. We will update the family portrait at one of her season sessions. I highly recommend this!! I haven’t personally experienced a graduate yet, but I assume it’s much harder to update that family portrait after the oldest child graduates.

Sam has one more quick summer session planned this week. I think we are all excited for it! She rocked the sunflowers!! Bring a towel and a change of clothes for the next one, Sam! Yes!! You will be getting wet! 💦💦

Oh Logie!! It’s been so fun watching you grow up the last 7 or so years! It’s funny how life reconnects people. I love that your sister was the pioneer in “season seniors” and now I get to photograph you!! In all reality I have known your parents since high school, but we won’t mention how long ago that has been. Small freaking world! It gets smaller every day!!!

Logan has a love for a lot of things and our “summer” plan wasn’t quite what we planned due to him in the middle of moving and things all packed up. Logan loves to do art and maybe we can capture that at a later date.
Logan can toss pizza dough like no other! I still need to try the pizza at Firenza. We felt like downtown and Freak Alley was a great place to represent Logan’s artistic side. Logan liked the idea of the sunflower fields and he pretty much rocked that! Logan is a great kid! He has many more loves and interests we will capture throughout his senior year as we capture him as one of our “Season Seniors”.

Have a great senior year, Logan! Thanks for being awesome!!