James + Meghan = Mitchell & Carlie

This was fun.
These two kids each had distinct and cute personalities that it was so much fun to attempt and capture them.

Sean + Chloe = Keelyn

I honestly could not stop laughing the whole time I was shooting this adorable family.
Keelyn is absolutely hilarious and adorable and so, so smart!
(her hair was my favorite feature....you'll see why.)
I just had so much fun!

We had to get their pictures in before a storm came and scared us all indoors and because Daddy is going into basic for the Army really soon.
We wanted to make sure he had some great pictures take with him of his girls!

Sacred Joy

We had our Stake Primary Activity this morning. We all went to the temple and took a tour of the grounds.
The weather was beautiful and there were a lot of children. It was wonderful!
Even if my boys didn't pay too much attention to what was being said while we were there, I am hoping that they will remember one day, how they felt when they were there and want to return.

Even our young children have been encouraged to
visit the temple grounds and touch the temple.
President Thomas S. Monson once counseled,
“As we touch the temple, the temple will touch us.”

Coleman + Roni = McKadee & Annica

This was such a fun family to shoot!

The girls are just so stinkin' cute and photogenic it was so easy to get them to smile and laugh and have some fun.

(It helps when you have some cute parents too...)

Fall Bounties

Just a beautiful sunrise

We has our 3rd annual Pumpkin-Carving Party and it was fun!

This little one was just so serious about that pumpkin!

....and this fella was too cute to pass up.

He was soooo into his caramel apple!

could you say: cutie-patootie!?!

Dave + Natalie = Zach

I

L.O.V.E.D.

taking these guys pictures. Even though it was getting pretty cold out (and windy) all of them --including to baby Zach were cheerful and happy and it was just so much fun!

I've just got to say that it was such a pleasure shooting their photos!

The only difficulty was all the cars and trucks zooming by on the road --

Zach could not keep his eyes off of those amazing things!

Zac teaser

couldn't you just eat this cutie up?!?!

C & J

A yellow balloon is the best of props;

I came to discover yesterday while trying out a few things with my boys....

whod've thunk it?

Noah + Chrissy = Levi, Ruby & Isaac

WOW!

Taking pictures of this family was such a great challenge for me -- and I mean that in the best possible way!

Chrissy was kind enough to humor me and let me take their family pictures. Taking pictures with little ones is always a challenge -- no matter what time of day it is.

It was so much fun and I learned a lot!

Ruby wanted nothing to do with the boys...there was no way that Mom, or I was going to get her to sit any closer to her brothers. :)

everyone's looking at the camera!!!

It's a bird, it's a plane -- no, it's SUPER LEVI!!!!

...and they're off on another adventure!

pretty little girl

Mommy and me...