Ugh.

People... I just have no words.

Ortiz Family

Meet the Ortiz family. Max is our other baby that got the "Cute Chubby Cheeks" Award. Seriously, how stinkin' cute are those chubby cheeks! And such a happy baby! It really makes my day when I am able to actually make the baby smile. Most of the time I need one of the parents over my shoulder doing their thing to get the great smiles... but somehow I worked it out with Max :) I love the shot below... such a great path with the blossoms overhead. And yes, we totally lucked out on getting the right timing for blossoms! Yay! Sherry you guys were a great way to end the day! Thanks for coming out!

The Sams

Look at the Blooming mama under the Blooming Blossoms! Ha! Oh yes, I said that to her too :) Andi wins the award for the "Strongest Baby Powers". Seriously, this crazy mama is clearly ready to burst and has been on bed rest for about 3 weeks (she was released just this last week), and not only did she make her way all the way to Mikasa without going into labor, but she was swinging Isaiah down the stairs with Chris! Crazy girl! I had the camera ready just in case she went into labor right then... She has some serious baby mama powers! Isaiah was definitely more interested in playing than getting pictures, but I was able to catch this one below as he ran away :)

Andi you look beautiful!

MacMillan Family

Meet Isabella and her parents Jonathan and Sara. I think they win the "Most Beautiful Family" Award. Don't get me wrong, I think all these families are beautiful and as I have said before I love to be able to capture the love in all of them, but there is just something about this family that I find extra beautiful.

Sara you are gorgeous.



Look at how happy Isa is! Isn't it obvious that momma is over my shoulder getting that awesome smile? I clearly was not able to get that face out of her... :)

Jim and Martha Bowden

Meet Jim and Martha... They definitely win the award for the "Strongest Flame" (and oldest!). They have been married 35 years (I think...) and it is clear that they still have quite the fire still burning for each other. SO awesome! It is possible people, and Jim and Martha are proof, that a marriage does not need to burn out after years and years (or five kids!). One of my favorite things about photographing couples and families is seeing the love and happiness bursting out. Definitely an awesome thing to photograph all day and I have to say that Jim and Martha's was the most bursting... if that makes sense (and it totally does!).

Jim was totally putting on the moves... I would tell Martha where to stand and Jim was waiting behind me always ready to jump in and as I started to explain where I wanted him, he would say, "Oh I got it..." as he swooped in to steal his lovely bride. No instruction necessary.

Asae and Aya

Chubby Cheeks! I LOVE little Aya's cheeks! She is tied for the "Cutest Chubby Cheeks" award! (Yes, there were two super cute chubby cheeks). Such a lovely mellow baby and I just loved her cute little hat!
Sweet mama and baby girl... so happy :)

The Miller Family

Meet the Miller family. Super cute and sweet. They win the award for the "Best Colors". I love the brightness and they all look so stinkin' cute together! They were quite relaxed in front of the camera and we got some great shots with them :) Absolutely adorable family.






Olivia was a great little model! She was loving the cherry blossoms capturing as many as she could in her hands. Her plan was to fill a glass jar with fallen blossoms as a souvenir! So creative! She was great fun and so comfortable in front of the camera it was great!

The Moore Boys

Here are the boys. The boys who are boys to the core with plenty of energy to spare. Their session was at 8:30 and though it was still a bit chilly, they did not notice because they didn't sit still long enough to feel a thing :) The image below is probably my favorite because it is so perfect for them. Yes, Kelly your boys win the "Most Challenging" Award :) I would much rather deal with happy energy than screaming sadness any day so though these guys were challenging, it was in a good way. I honestly really enjoy these shoots because it is a true test of my skills.


Below was an attempt at forcing Patrick to pose for a normal picture... not exactly successful...
Seriously though, we let this guy go and just look at how happy he is! Notice his mother and brothers following in the background... I love it!
This is basically how the shoot was... Nicholas and James set and ready and Patrick running around like crazy... just perfect :)

The O'Connor Kids

Here is the beginning of my Saturday. Jenn Webber and I had a portrait party and we had a good turnout at Mikasa Park. As I was going through the images yesterday picking out my favorites for the blog I realized that each session had something special about it. Something that I began to call their "award" for the day. The O'Connor kids... they win the best attitude award because they were there at 8am and it was FREEZING. I had a long sleeve shirt, a hoodie, and a jacket... and these kidlets were in one thin layer, but they were GREAT! Such great little attitudes and we had fun hopping around to keep warm :)

I LOVE the look on Mave's face and her hair that got caught in the wind... so perfect!



Jen, your family is adorable!