The Hanks Family

While on our summer vacation in Utah, I was able to finally capture this awesome family. LeeAnne and I were roommates in college and quickly became soul sisters. My husband still knows that if Lenny is around, we will enter our own world that he will not be part of and he graciously accepts that fact. :) We have been trying to do these pictures since March, but her kiddos got really sick the day before our scheduled session, so we had to cancel. This time we had to wait out a huge thunderstorm at Thanksgiving Point and after some prayer for the down pour to end, we finally were able to do a session together. Yay! We couldn't do a lot of poses other than standing since everything was wet, but we were able to work around it. Thanks Hanks family for some time together. Now next time I'm in Utah, we just need to have a play day together instead of an hour! :) Love you guys!!!

I LOVE this shot!

I love this background. Feels like we're in a rain forest.

LOVE this image of the kiddos.

And a couple new head shots for this amazing author! (And I know her!!!) I'm super excited for her next book! Click here to check out her amazing creation. I read it in two nights after the kiddos were in bed. I could not put it down! I was sleep deprived, but it was awesome. Love you, Lenny!

The "J" Family

My last session before going on my summer vacation was with this adorable family and I really mean the word adorable! This family was so stinkin' cute to work with. Their little girl was a little tricky to get a smile out of, but when we finally figured out the trick (playing catch between me and her dad with her favorite stuffed animal) the smiles came out and melted my heart! This first picture is my very favorite from this session, but I am in love with all of these! It makes my job so fun and so easy when I get to work with people like the "J" family.

Newborn Baby Boy

Remember this family session? They told me during their first session with me that they were going to be surprised about the baby being a boy or a girl. In the middle of June they welcomed a beautiful baby boy into their family! I was able to meet him at only SEVEN days old! There is something so special about being asked to capture a newborn in their first stages of life. It is such a privilege for me, so THANK YOU "G" Family for again letting me into your family.

 I am seriously in love with this photo!

 Big brother is ADORABLE! He was so easy to work with and super fun.

The day we took these pictures was Big Brother's 2nd birthday, so I had to snap a couple of just him.

Baby Boy was wide awake for most of his individuals. We ran out of time to get a lot of different poses, but the ones we got are priceless.

He was all about stretching out....reminded me of my oldest when he was a newborn. He was the exact same way.

 L.O.V.E.

 Modeling is super hard work.

More L.O.V.E.

I secretly hope that I get to work with this family again later down the road because I would LOVE to see how this baby boy grows and changes! And seriously Big Brother has kind of stolen my heart away and we are officially buddies. :)