Cason

Cason turned eight years-old and we need to get some awesome pictures of him STAT for his mom to use in his baptism announcement.

I really love it when the kids get a little older, because you can really knock out a photo session in a little amount of time (which for boys is IDEAL!)
We snapped his pictures in probably under ten minutes
(I'm sure the fact that it was starting to rain didn't help us to get done any faster, either)

PLUS: we just did it in his mom's backyard. Everything was green and beautiful. It was the perfect backdrop for a uber-handsome fella!

I've used an actual CTR ring before, but his mom thought that the scrabble tiles were a nice break from that. I think that it turned out great!

A N D --- the finished product. LOVE it!

6-month Kenzie

What a complete and total DOLL!
Kenzie is just so adorable.
It was a lot of fun to capture her this time around.
She was just barely begining to sit up and learn that balance, so she was a little lop-sided when we were trying to get her to stay upright.
She's got the most beautiful blue eyes and such a winning smile.

The Miller Family

This was my last session from the end of the year.
I took the Miller Family's pictures a few years ago -- it was sooooo much fun then; and it was just as much fun this time around.
It was so much fun to see how the girls had grown (and another one joined the family)
and how their personalities had developed.
It was a gorgeous day (LOVE Colorado weather) and we captured so many great moments and memories.

Annica was more than willing to "strike a pose" for me. This isn't the only picture like this one.

Loyd Family pictures

I am coming to love taking extended family pictures.
The dynamic and the chemistry is just so much fun.
And I had both in such abundance with the Loyd family when we did this session right after Christmas.
The weather was absolutely perfect and the family was so much fun.
They had a great sense of humor and the boys were just antsy enough that I pulled all my best moves on them :)
Enjoy!

I love this pictures because you can tell that everyone is having a great time
(I love asking for silly face pictures.
The actual picture and the ones that I snap (on the fly) afterwards is always awesome!)

Family Portraits: Zenger-Layne Family

I love it when friends call me to take pictures.
The results are always lovely.
Dave & Heidi and me and my Hubs hit it off when they moved into our ward a few years ago.
Alas they are no longer even in the state!
But we have remained in touch and close and typically see them when they come back in town to visit family.
Which was just what happened this Christmas.

I could've just put loads and loads of pictures on this post.
But I didn't --- you would've gotten bored.
I had so much fun taking these pictures.
The weather was spectacular.
The location was awesome.
The people were phenomenal.
What a great recipe for success!

The kids were such troopers.
But a little "Dad-toss" is always halpful to distract, even if just for a few moments.

They were having so much fun stomping in the snow....

Grams & Gramps with the grandkids!

Isn't he just adorable?
Girls: just off his mission (wink, wink)

Elisa is so beautiful! --- I'm totally jealous of her adorable dimple!