Love. Love. Love.

So, this post was supposed to be way cooler than it is, full of slideshows and fun music. But, after several hours of fighting with the slideshow gods I surrendered. A girl can only take so much. So if any of you blog readers out there know of some wonderful slideshow program that lets you use your own music, rather than the 1990's version of some no-name jazz song they so kindly provide you with, lemme me know what it is! But please keep in mind, you're dealing with a girl who isn't 100% sure how to get songs on her ipod. So not too many bells and whistles please.

I digress. Lucky for me, Christy and Patrick are plenty cool all by themselves! They met last year on a mission trip in Brazil, and it was love at first sight. And, as luck would have it, they came to Boulder not long after they got engaged so we got to wander around downtown and play and be silly and take pictures. Christy has been my dear friend since the days of two-toned hair and overalls, and I couldn't think of anyone more perfect for her than Patrick. New love is all around lately, and I'm loving it! I'm so thankful that all of my friends have such wonderful people in their lives. And of course, I'm very excited for all of them to have babies so I can take more pictures! I'm still holding on to the chance that Christy and Patrick are going to arrange for that to happen while they're living in Italy so that I will HAVE to go visit them frequently. Babies grow fast you know. They need to be photographed at least every other month. And yes, this is a possibility...thank you Patrick and the Navy. (I'm keeping my fingers crossed!) But for now, here they are - their young, fabulous, baby-free selves.

A Snidge of a Sneak!

More on this fun couple soon...there were so many wonderful images from this session, I simply couldn't choose! But, I promised to have a blog post up for them today, so I had to give them a little something until I can sort through all of the fabulousness! (I realize that is not a word, but it works.)

Happy New Year!

This was an awesome session. I had so much fun doing an urban shoot. These kids were too cool for school. And the parents rocked!


And as we took our beautiful pictures in an old alley way, life went on behind us. Never a dull moment in Boulder!


They were freezing at this point and much happier when huddled together, but aren't these doors fabulous? I'm glad they hung in for this spot.
This is my first session when I thought we might not all come out in one piece. There was just enough snow left to sled and it was SLICK. And of course, sledding is always much more fun when you're going backwards!

This has been an incredible year. I'm so excited to being doing exactly what I want to do. And I want to send a big THANK YOU to all of you. Thank you for your support, your business and your encouragement. I've been thinking back about old New Year's resolutions, remembering the year I was going to get a portfolio together, and then the next year when I again resolved to get a portfolio together. And then the year that I wanted to get paid to take a picture. Just once. I don't even think I had a resolution this year, except maybe to survive my wedding, and perhaps that was the best plan. Maybe resolutions hold you back or distract you from what you should really be doing. This year with no set intentions I bought a new camera, started shooting, built a website, and quit my job. I've either gone completely mad or I have finally fallen onto the right path. I can't wait to see what the next year will bring and how things will change...and change is always exciting, at least in my world. Life would be awfully mundane if you woke up the exact same person year after year. So I wish you all a Happy New Year and hope that next year will be even happier, more alive, and more inspiring than this one.

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs and My Poor Neglected Blog

Life has a fascinating way of preventing you from doing all the things you really meant to do, such as blog posts, and instead making you do things you didn't really want to do at all. In the last week we've had the "pleasure" of buying a new vacuum (thank you Goldens), renting a saw...trust me, you don't want the details surrounding that, and buying a new storm door (I just can't wait to install it-sense the sarcasm.)

So here I am, finally back in my happy world of blog posts. Lately, I've been hanging out with people and their dogs. The dogs are crazy, playful, full of love and kisses and ENERGY and even a bit of shyness, but so sweet. Domino, I'll let you guess which one he is, is a very happy boy, and would be quite content to give his dad kisses all day long. In fact, he was so distracted by all the excitement of the day, that he didn't even notice the 15 pupperoni that I had sticking out of my hat. (Getting a good visual?) Taffy liked to amuse herself by "walking" her brother Truman, and Truman spent most his session adamantly hiding his face behind his mom. Oh, the personalities. Life would be so boring without our dogs.

And as I type, someone is shooting off fireworks. IN DECEMBER. Right. And little do they know that I will now be lucky to get 3 hours of sleep as my poor finicky Maddox is already pacing and shaking and probably thinks that the sky is about to fall on his head. If anyone has ever had a Golden who hides in the tub, you know what I'm talking about. If only I had the Dog Whisperer on speed dial!

Just Can't Get Enough of...

Baby Girls! I just love their soft skin, cute little lips, and wispy hair. Lucky for me I've been able to photograph several lately! Although, I will say, nothing makes me smile quite like a little baby boy sleeping with his hand stuck down his diaper. :)

I was very excited to capture this yawn! Oh, the life of a newborn. Lots of naps and cuddles and everyone still thinks your bare bum is cute!

Beau.Ti.Ful Bentley

Introducing Bentley Anne! This was such a fun session and a big day for her. Aside from her first photo shoot, her umbilical cord fell off! Welcome to the world sweet girl. Mom and Dad, hope you enjoy your sneak peek. It was great to see you!

Giggles

I already posted a blog on these kiddos, but as I was finishing up with their images today I came across these...I don't know why I get such a kick out of these two, but they make me laugh. Happy Wednesday!

SPLAT!!!

hee hee hee