How totally SPECIAL that this precious girl’s mom wanted to do a session for her all because she just turned 13! I *love* it that mom wanted to document this time in her daughter’s life. It can tend to be a neglected age for photos…I do so many sessions for young children…and then I do a lot of senior sessions, but this 10-15 age range gets neglected a bit…and it’s one of the stages where a child changes the most! So…moms & dads…don’t forget this precious time in their lives…it’s soooo worth capturing!

We had a lot of fun…”M” was so fun to roam around with…and so accomodating to all most of my crazy ideas (there was the rejection of my “jump up on that cool trash can” idea…but who can blame her?) I had a great time M – thanks for hanging out with me…your gallery will be ready VERY soon! ) But, in the meantime…here’s a little sneak peek for ya…

^^^ The return of my very cool orange chair…you just gotta love orange!

***FYI – My studio will be closed for the rest of the weekend while I enjoy Thanksgiving (and a little photo shoot of our own) with my family. I’ll be returning emails and voicemails on Monday…unless they are urgent. Pending galleries will be posted at that time as well.

Have a BLESSED THANKSGIVING with your families! Enjoy your time together and give everyone an extra hug!

XOXO,
S 

Okay…just imagine the fun it is for me…when I get the fun of meeting back up with people from high school to do their family photos! I’d tell you how long it had been since I had seen Ryan…now Dr. Ryan Wallin…but, if I told you…that would kind of date me…and…well…that’s just not going to happen. So, suffice it to say that several years have passed, but it was so much fun to catch up, meet his beautiful wife and adorable kids, and see what he’s doing these days. Not to mention…I now have a new dentist for my kiddos (and I HIGHLY recommend him if you’re in the Gilbert/Mesa/Queen Creek area!). ) It’s all good! So…here is his beautiful family!

I love this last one in black and white because it makes it look almost like snow to me. )

Thanks guys! Your gallery will be ready in a couple of days!

‘Til Next Time!
S

Wow! So much to say and so little time to say it! I’m rushing out the door…in about 10 minutes…after a verrryyy dreadfully long day with trying to get some bugs worked out of my website and email…fun stuff!

So…I will very quickly tell you that I had the wonderful pleasure of once again photographing Eric Chavez’s family (Oakland A’s) last weekend…and it was so much fun to get to see their adorable little ones again! And…this time I got to photograph the extended family as well, which was so much fun. And…I’ll just have to go on the record as saying that this family is just way too beautiful…the apple does NOT fall far from the tree here! I had so much fun with you all again…even if it was the blustery-est day of the season…MAN that WIND! But, I ended up getting some really pretty wind blown shots that wouldn’t have been possible without it…so I can’t complain. Thanks again Chavez family! Your gallery will be ready super soon! In the meantime…here’s a few for ya!

and…to finish things off…the girls thought it would be fun to do some fun sisterly-shots in their comfy clothes…too cute! I *love* that they threw on their casual stuff for the last few minutes…such super fun “girl talk” shots we got!

Eek! I JUST realized that I am missing one adorable little dude in all the sneak peek pics! Yikes! I will be adding another image to this sneak peek when I get home tonight…because for heaven’s sake I can’t leave out Mr. Cute! How did I manage that?!?!

‘Til Next Time!
S 

***I’m Back! ETA: One of the most adorable little men you could ever lay eyes on…seriousy…

this is a little vent test…my blog has taken on a mind of it’s own today…deleted a couple of posts…gone into oblivion…and all day long I’ve been unable to get email with the exception of a couple of miraculous moments where a few have come through…so, sorry for any inconvenience…hopefully things will be back up and running smoothly by tomorrow. Until then…I am posting this as a test to see if I’m even able to post anything right now…I’m not holding my breath…

Everybody has their besties…and I am one such super blessed gal that I have a good handful of them…soooo blessed! This whole family takes up several lines on my BFF list and I just love and adore them all! LOVE and ADORE them ALL! Okay…so enough super slobbery gushing about just how wonderful they are (did I mention that I love and adore them all) I’ll just let you check out the fun we had last week doing their family session. I typically really don’t *love* doing sessions for people that I know well…because it can be a little weird with me having to be my “oh-so-professional-self” LOL! Ha! Ha!…but, really I just find it to be different doing sessions for people that I am close to…no real explanation…just a little weird for me…but, this was really soooo much fun! I decided to post some of the crazy fun “out take” pics for them here too because those images just really say so much about who they are. Enjoy.

So first…Abby girl…jump means “jump”…not fall down! You’re so cute! ;o)

and I *LOVE* this next picture because this is soooooo Christian! What a little ham!

and I *LOVE* this one because…well…you just had to be there…

and…every couple should have some sweet shots of themselves together…ever. single. happy. couple. It should be a rule…I think I’ll make a mandatory rule at every family session. Hmmmm….there ya go…I have a new rule.

and Miss Sydney…here’s a little texture for ya…you guys are total ROCK STARS! I love you all!

‘Til Next Time!

S