Sneak Peek for Beautiful Baby R {Newborn Photographer, Parker, CO}

This beautiful little man was such a sweet baby the entire session. He is so tiny and every little wrinkle on his body just begged to be loved...he is a treasure. It is hard not to enjoy a session like this with such a precious little subject and when his mom and dad are so fun to be around! Thad & Mary, thank you again for letting me spend some time with your family! Enjoy this little sneak peek!

Sneak Peek at a New Year's Eve Wedding Celebration : {Akron, CO & Denver, CO Wedding Photographer}

If you remember New Years Eve and the weather...you will smile to yourself when imagining how graciously this now newly wed couple pulled off their wedding! Picture a small town with close ties between neighbors. I think this is a pretty good description of Akron, CO. I had never been here before, but Tianna assured me, if I blinked - I might miss it. Had the wind not been blowing upwards of what I would guess to be 50-60 mph, I would have died to tour the town and take our time outside nailing all the great shots we wanted to get in cool locations. Be the weather as it was, this was not really an option. When I arrived at the wedding, I nearly got my heavy door thrown back into my body courtesy of the wind. I made it into the church with Kelsey (my business partner/second shooter) without anything too embarrassing happening. We got some shots of Justin & the men in their duds for the day. We even attempted braving the outdoors...yeah, that didn't last long.





Then, it was off to Tianna's sister's home which was nearby. By this point, the snow was whipping around in the wind too. It was awesome!! (I'm being partly facetious, but it was actually kind of pretty too) Tianna and all her ladies in waiting were nearly ready so we got some fun shots of them...my favorites are the ones with the bags over their hair so as not to allow the wind to muss them! Dang it all if we weren't trying to hurry and I nailed a nice, slightly blurry one...but it's for the memories, right?









Then, back to the church to squeak in a handful of shots before guests began to arrive. Justin was put into quarantine and not allowed to see Tianna before she made her way down the aisle. I think he would definitely agree that it was worth the wait.



And then, the real beautiful part began. The wedding ceremony. Did I mention, at this point all the power in the chapel went out. You know what...it didn't matter. It was something to see as Justin didn't take his eyes from Tianna as she made her way down the aisle on her daddy's arm. You could tell her daddy was definitely proud too. I'm going to stop writing, but there is one shot in here that I realize might not be the most technically correct image, but it is my very favorite. When I saw it on my card after the wedding and realized what it was - despite how dark the image initially was I knew it was a keeper. Talk about a beautiful, quiet moment of intense emotion. I'll let you guess which one it is. Enjoy the love story as it unfolds...

























Justin & Tianna - I had such a fun time with you guys. It was such a pleasure to be able to be a part of your wedding, not only as the photographer...but as a guest. You are a beautiful couple with huge things ahead of you and I hope you continue to let me be a part of the adventure from time to time! Congratulations!

And here's one for the road...this is for Atkins Nutritional!! Love you guys too!

Beautiful Birthday Boy's Sneak Peek {Parker, CO Children's Photographer}

This beautiful little boy is such a fun one to work with. First of all, I love his family - they are gracious people who I am always excited to hear from. Not only that, but they let me come into their home and enjoy the comfort of their hospitality. Mr. E had just barely turned one and we managed to squish in this birthday bash session for him before the new year! So, obviously - this sneak peek isn't much a sneak for his family since they have already seen it...but, for all of you who may have wanted a chance...



Mr. E's momma found the banner on Etsy along with his cute tie onesie & leg warmer duo AND the adorable hat, bowtie & bloomer set! I think she did great!





I love his precious profile.

New Year's Resolution and a Challenge

I've known and loved my sweet husband now for almost 13 years now. He makes me a better person each and every day through his example, his character and his love. I doubt I will ever repay the gift my Father in Heaven gave me when He brought this man into my life. One of the many things I love about Tim is that he is SUPER goal oriented...even if he doesn't write New Years Resolutions every year...he does write down his goals OFTEN and then proceeds to make them a reality. He helped me realize one of my great goals in life when he encouraged and supported me when I began this business 8+ years ago. It has been a labor of love at times and has definitely pulled our family many different directions in the course of its successes and failures. I am so thankful to have a job that allows me to be a mother & wife first and foremost. And then to allow me a real sense of ownership in my creativity.

So, all that said - in honor of my rock in life (Tim) I am setting out to accomplish my goals in 2012 and I'm posting them on here so that I am held accountable. Some are small goals, some are mountains for me. But, each goal is something I hope to have accomplished within this year. You are welcome to join me and post your comments/links as to what your goals for 2012 are. So, here goes.

1. Drink 64 oz. of water every day (I love my diet Coke/Pepsi's and learning to turn to water instead is going to be a real struggle for me...but I want this!)

2. Be a part of & participate in a 52 Week Photography Project



3. Read my children a book as a family...whether it's a longer chapter book or children's illustrated book doesn't matter...at least 4 nights a week.

4. Plan & cook healthy, good meals for my family for dinner 5 nights a week at least.

5. Write in my journal 5 nights a week.

6. Scripture Study DAILY...this is a hard one for me. I love reading but I struggle not to put other good reads in front of this.

7. Read 50 books in 2012



8. Bake homemade bread weekly with my kids help. (I'm going to USE my Christmas gifts!!)

9. Continue to better learn my craft. (Just so you know, I am CONSTANTLY learning. I feel grateful to still be a student of photography. I truly believe if you think you know it all, you become stagnant in what you do.)

10. Continue to see clients from past session return for future sessions. (It doesn't get much better than knowing that you did your job well enough the first time so much so that you have clients/friends ask you to do it again!)

11. Book sessions with clients who saw my work and wanted in on the action!

12. Book sessions that are REFERRALS of past clients ( this is where you come in my friends! Please continue to refer friends or family my direction. And don't forget there is an incentive! )

13. In order to really accomplish #11, I need to keep this blog up to date with sneak peeks as well as a few other surprises I have up my sleeve.

14. Collaborate with some other great local photographers & work together to begin creating even more greatness here in the southeast corner of Colorado!

15. Continue to have dance parties with any of my cuties that come into my office without hesitation!

16. Earn my new camera body. I'm doing it!

...more to come. But we are going to start with this.

And since no post is complete without a great shot. Here is my first image for my 52 Week Photo Challenge.

"RESOLUTION"

Sneak Peek for the Forbert Family : {Parker, CO & Denver, CO Family Photography}

This family has such a special place in my heart! I have been lucky enough to have called their mom, Mandi, one of my closest friends for the past 5 years. I am blessed to know this family. Our kids love each other and she is an amazing pianist who has taken on the task of teaching my girls piano as well. Tom is also one amazing guy! He has such a funny sense of humor and is as easy going as can be. We love our Tommy-Bear :) Well, I have officially embarrassed this family enough! Love you guys tremendously!

Sneak Peek for the Hansen Family {Elizabeth, CO & Parker, CO Family Photographer}

Kelsey is not only my sweet friend, but my business partner. Who better to swap pictures with! Another friend and client of mine found this really fantastic location and we couldn't help ourselves but to drag tiny children into the bitter freezing cold for the sake of some great pictures :) Here are just a few of hers...and I guess I'll show mine too!

Sneak for the Johnson Family {Parker, CO Family Photographer}

This was such a fun, relatively fast session! Even with the sheer number of individuals we had, we managed to get some really great shots. Johnsons' - I hope you enjoy this! I had such a wonderful time with your family and will have these up on the gallery asap!

Sneak Peek for Ure Family {Parker, CO & Elizabeth, CO Family Photographer}

Better late than never...this is for sweet Sam & Tami. I hope these images can keep you satiated until the entire gallery is available for viewing! I adore this beautiful family. Not only are they a stunning group, but I have to say that they are some of the kindest individuals you will ever find. And they have laughs that are contagious. I am so grateful to this family because they found me a new favorite location - who knew Elizabeth could be such a great location!

We had a really fun time! At least, I did :) The Ure's oldest daughter, Samantha, has been called to serve an 18 month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She enters the Missionary Training Center at the end of this month. I am truly grateful to have been able to get some of these images together for this family before she heads out to serve. Sam - you are amazing! I can't wait to have you come back and an assistant for me! Enjoy these images!













This last group of images may need a slight explanation. There was a little old outhouse where we were shooting. I had this nutty idea of how funny it would be to have Jim pretend to be pulling on it trying to get in. Well, first of all, I was surprised he was up for it...see, Tami he really did listen to EVERY suggestion I gave :) Not only did he do a great job with the acting but the door really did open up. Surprise! The second image, sweet Haley was very curious about the root cellar in this old store. Come to find out, you could climb right in, down the steps and into the basement...creepy! Well, not for Haley.



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Mini Sneak Peek {Greenwood Village, CO Family Photographer}

This is a MINI sneak peek for one of my favorite clients!! I love you guys and this was the FIRST image I edited. I'm in love. Can't wait to get moving on and showing you more!

Sneak Peek for the Crowley Family {Parker, CO Family Photographer}

I absolutely adore this beautifully charismatic family! There is so much love and personality in this group, it is absolutely contagious. It doesn't hurt that they are my friends. My kids LOVE their kids. I love Eve & Brian. Truly a wonderful family. Anyway, here is a small peek at the fun we had that day. And, there is a sweet surprise at the end... :)