Family Time!

When you get an outgoing, energetic family it makes the sessions so easy! I love when I get to have some silly-ness in a session with kids.  I generally like doing outdoor sessions when there's little people involved because they feel more at ease then in a stuffy studio.  But these little guys did so awesome! Full of energy and personality - made my job sooooo easy :)

Mr. L makes his debut!

Really? Could I have a better job {I use this term loosely}...  Snuggling them, soothing them and making them look adorable is hardly a job.  I had the pleasure of photographing this little mans family when he was still in the womb.  He's got two older brothers that I've heard have welcomed him with open arms.  And as you can see in the images, this little mans mom is in total love with him.  I find it amazing how much love us moms have for our kids.  Just when you think you can't love anyone as much, another child comes along and the love is just as strong.  

Take 2 {and what a better session this was!!}

Mr. D's second appearance went a lot more smoothly! Big brother P. is still unsure of this little bundle so getting a picture of the two of them "close" together was next to impossible.  So we use mom as the middle-(wo)man and got some great shots! What a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon :)

Newborn session - Take One

When you follow a photographer & you see all these calming images of sleepy newborns it can sometimes take hours or even a second session to get those images!  Newborns are always a challenge {which I love} Some do well and are sleepy the whole time.  Some choose to make me work extra hard! This was one of those times ;)  Mr D.  made it clear, it was not his day and so we've rescheduled for Friday.  Here's a few from the session that I didn't mind of mom and babe and his older brother!

Baby bumps are my favorite, especially with new parents!

So its not a lie, I love babies always have, always will.  I've been known as a "baby hog" when a new baby is born into our family!  I loved being pregnant (sick and all).  I loved the feeling of the baby moving around and kicking.  

Anyways,  this lovely couple is due to have their first bambino this month. I'm beyond excited to have a session with them and the new arrival! Here's a few more of their images from their session...

Who we are!

Ok, so I've had this blog ready for me to tackle for months.  I felt I was waiting for the perfect moment to launch, after each session that I've done this past couple months I would go over it wondering if it was the one for launch.  Don't get me wrong, I love each session I do and each session holds special meaning to me but nothing seemed to fit.

THEN I had this moment of A-HA! I knew exactly what I wanted to use for my launch of the blog.  

I have a lot of fans and clients from all over.  Some know me on a personal level.  Some don't.  So as we were creeping up to the holiday season, I knew what it was that I wanted to kick things off with.  My family and I.  

For those of you who don't know, my husband and I have five kids together.  Ranging from 21-11.  Four girls and a boy.  We are a blended family, he's got three girls, I have one daughter and our son is ours together.  We have been together for over 13 years and lead a somewhat non conventional life. Or I suppose now days its getting to be more conventional.  While I work from home - Chris works away from home so for a good portion of the year I'm "single parenting" while running a business and a house hold.  Four of the five kids live with us.  Having a blended family is tricky when it comes to holidays.  There's other parents and families we have to split the time with so sometimes we don't all always get to be together at the same time!  Well this Christmas we were.

Chris and I decided to do something a little different this year, we rented a cabin and took the kids and went a away for a few days.  It was RUSTIC! But amazing! Ok, I shouldn't emphasize rustic, because we weren't totally "roughing it".  We had heat {via wood burning stove} we had power, we had water, we had a stove, we had a fridge, we had a microwave, we had a coffee pot, toaster, etc.  We all had beds to sleep on {minus our boy Ashton,  he had a make shift bed on the floor}.  However, our "potty" was outside.  Yup, an outhouse.  In the Winter. We didn't have internet.  We didn't have video games. Most of us didn't get cell service.  Only Justine {Chris' oldest} did, as long as her cell was upside down in the window.  We were forced to just enjoy each others company.  We played lots of games & cards.  Went hiking.  We did bring the kids to civilization the one day so they could go snowboarding.  After it was all said and done, no one really complained.  Which anyone with teenage girls knows disconnecting them from their friends is like evil torture.  I don't know if they would come again with us though ;)

So here's a little peak into our lives!

**Jen**

Our Perfectly Imperfect Family