It's My Birthday

It was a brutally hot day, almost high noon. We had spent the morning chatting with friends and were not too far from this fun location. Since his birthday was coming up, I said to my son, "Want to get your picture taken?" Surprisingly, he said yes. You never know with my kids. Often one of them will say no, which of course gets the rest of them saying no. We lasted about 5 minutes, plus I had other time constraints. And so his Fourth Birthday Portraits were made. Four years ago today, he was born into our family and was immediately welcomed by his older siblings. He is such a sweet boy and I am so glad I have him. He's looking awfully tall these days.... not a baby anymore... :(

BTW I looooove his Westmama Designs shirt. I think I want one for myself. I love all her shirts.

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Rockin' the Car Show

Would you believe Miss Amelia was not too happy about getting her portrait made? Not until we found a girl-colored car - or truck! We didn't see any pink cars, and it was quite a relief to finally come up to this purple truck!!

The owner of the purple truck was so sweet, she didn't even mind that Amelia got a little cozy with the truck! Whenever I take my kids to a car show, we have plenty of "Don't touch the cars" conversations, and I knew that this might be an issue with doing these portrait sessions. Thank you for your kindness!

Amelia's brother Jack is so good at the "tough guy" pose! :)

This was a little bit different of a shoot for me, but it was very fun to try something new. And plus, I had darling kids to work with!! Thanks!

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Noah {Las Vegas Child Photographer}

This is Noah. He's so precious and incredibly handsome.

Noah's mom is a fantastic decorator. Every room was beautiful and so well put together.

I enjoy the bare honesty of this first image. The "mom, I need you" with the little hand holding on tight. And the second image, I love a good window. And this one was covered in finger smudges which was perfect to show how big Noah is getting now that he is one year old.

This is Bobby, Noah's friend. Noah loves Bobby.
I've probably said this a hundred times, but I really love eyelashes. I really do.

Noah's dad is a bit of a Steeler's fan. Just a little bit. ;)

Lol Noah is so happy his portrait session is over!!!
And if you need a plumber, call Noah's dad! Butter Plumbing will take care of you!

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Model Shoot

A long long long time ago.... ok, last November.... I went to a model shoot put together by a friend. Yes, it was November, which means super busy time of year for me. In the same week that I attended this shoot, I did a maternity session, an Eagle Scout, a newborn session, and a family. So while I was standing with a handful of other photographers watching and directing and photographing our lovely models, I thought to myself "When am I EVER going to edit these images??" And for months they have been continually pushed onto the back burner. Well, lo and behold, I have a small break and thought it was time. These poor images deserve it, they've been waiting so long!

We actually had 5 sets of models, 5 different "stations" we could rotate through. However, it is a little different (huh, a little?) than a regular portrait session in that there are a number of photographers all trying to photograph the same person you are!! Where does the model look? Which directing voice does she listen to?? And now, months later I am super picky about which images were even worth editing, since this shoot was for me and not a client. Wow, this is an interesting process. Ah well, I'd do it again. Model shoots are fun and chatting with the other photographers is fun and making new friends is always good. :)

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First Birthday Party {Las Vegas Children's Photographer}

Ace's mom contacted me in January to "save the date" for his First Birthday. I was excited then, and am still excited now. I want to have a photographer follow me & my family around for the rest of my life!! Ok, maybe not the rest of my life, but all major and minor and lots of everyday events. :) There are just so many moments that truly are special, and sometimes they are noteable days like a child's first birthday and sometimes they are random times like tucking into bed at night. Plus, I need to be in the pictures once in a while.

Now, on to Ace's birthday! Friends & family came from far & wide, the decor & party favors were super cute, the cake was so an engineering feat!, and the light on the staircase was divine. Happy Birthday Ace! Thanks for letting me celebrate with you!!

A few fantastic details from the Baby Einstein-themed party. Ace loves Baby Einstein.
The caterpillar cake. WOW!


The Ace Blanket.

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Growing Up

This guy is growing up fast. I had an idea for his birthday session and it morphed into a sibling session. With this year's Primary theme being "Putting on the Armor of God" and the recent Peter Pan show, the "imaginative play" session was born and grew into super awesome baptism announcements and a giant canvas!!



One of the things I find so appealing about the canvases is that the image wraps around and there is no need for a frame. Artsy, yet minimalistic at the same time.
She loves playing dress up these days...

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