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I just can’t seem to get that song out of my head today. Fact: George is my favorite Beatle. I used to sing the song to Abbie when she was about the age of this little cutie (8 months). She loved it, even though I didn’t know all the words-she’s my little darling. Ella is my friend Diane’s little darling. I am so glad that she got her little girl.
I love this photo. Love it. I want one of me just like it.
Ella loved my lens hood 
Pretty sure Ella could be a Gap Baby.
I am a firm believer that houses are the best spot to shoot children. You don’t need much space and you have everything right there to cheer them up. Plus, they are comfortable there and it shows.
I can’t believe that I don’t own this song on CD (that I can find) and that you can’t buy the Beatles’ music on iTunes. It’s a travesty. I’m going to check again because the only way to get a song out of your head is to listen to it a million times. Not that I necessarily want this one out…
Coolest. Groomsmen. Ever.
From a wedding I shot with Jason Ball.
Fact: The groom’s shopping cart almost hit a Pepsi truck. Almost.
EDIT: Must. Post. More. Than. One. Photo.
Oh, the fun you can have behind Albertson’s.
I had SO much fun photographing Paige and I had all sorts of crazy ideas, which she let me shoot-yay!
She is a cellist in the Orchestra, which was an instrument I’ve never photographed before!
Giant broccolini! (Not really, but I wish!)
She also runs track, so we were able to head over to her school to grab a few shots, too!
There are pretty much a bazillion more photos for me to go through, so stay tuned!
I just realized how LITTLE I have blogged lately. There are like about a bazillion sessions that haven’t gotten any blog attention. It could be my maternity brain. It could be the flu (which has made itself comfy-cozy in our house). It could be that I am redesigning my website (Stay tuned!) It could be that I’m spending some time building sites for Spilled Milk (SO fun!) Or it could just be that I’m lame-o. I will go with the latter. Here’s to not being lame-o anymore.
Here is a fun little ring shot from a wedding I shot with Jason + Anna Photography:
Carry on.
PS-I can take a hint, David and Kelli-sheesh! Here are a few more wedding details just for kicks…
I’ll never forget pointing him out on the dance floor that night. I told my friend, “I want to meet HIM.” Very uncharacteristic of me, as I was always the shy one. Dan, of course, was not shy, and was dancing like a crazy man on the floor (think…Elaine Benes but a little crazier). Something about him just made me want to meet him, not to mention that he was really really cute. We waited outside for him to come out, and then I said, “I’m surprised you had the energy to walk out of there.” “Walk out, I could run,” he said, taking off full sprint across the parking lot, never to be seen again (or so I thought).
My friends and I were frequent bowlers. There used to be a young adult bowling night in Mesa that we would attend nearly every Wednesday. Not that we were very good-I think my top score was like 67, but it was fun and we enjoyed it, and it was only $3. Assigned to the lane next to us was a rowdy group of guys, throwing the ball down the lane and just having a wild time. One guy in particular caught my eye, who was very good with the “spare ball,” which he would shot put down the lane, usually resulting (miraculously) in a spare. He was chatting up one of my friends, though, so I figured he was into her. It wasn’t until he got up for one of his turns and said to ME, “I bet you I can get a strike.” “What do you want to bet?” “I’ll bet you a date.” I agreed without much hesitation. He threw the ball…and it landed in the gutter. I guess he didn’t want to go out with me after all, I joked with him. He said to give him another chance to get the spare. He did, and it wasn’t until our second date that we realized that we had met before, or he had run away from me before. Apparently, he had been telling his friends that story about the dance for months and kept saying, “I hope I meet that girl again.” He did, and the rest is history.
I love my husband so much and am glad to have spent these past TEN years being married to him! That’s a whole decade-crazy! Here’s to many many more decades!
I had the honor of meeting and photographing a very special little girl and her family over the weekend. Meet Gabriella Vega, a sweet and caring little girl who has gone through so much in her short life. From her mother’s (Kristi’s) blog: “Gabriella was diagnosed in April with a severe and irrepairable case of Myocardial Bridging which is causing Secondary Restrictive Cardiomyopathy. September 25, just before being listed for her new heart, she suffered a left MCA stroke, imparing her right arm abilities and taking away her speech.” She is patiently waiting on the donor list for her “sparkly new heart” as they fondly refer to it in her family. After all, Kristi says, how else do you explain to a 5-year-old about a heart transplant? This story hits home for me. You see, Gabriella is just a few months younger than my Abigail. I can’t imagine being in their shoes, and yet, they endure this trial with insurmountable faith and peace. They are one of the nicest, loving, and most grateful families you could meet, and it was my pleasure to be able to photograph them.
If you know me or have ever shot with me, you’ll know that I love COLOR, and we had plenty of it at our session!
LOVE the smiles here!
AND here!
They brought along Gabriella’s Candy Land set, which Kristi attributes to getting them through their hospital stays. Apparently, Gabriella is unbeatable. We’d make a great pair because I’ve NEVER won at Candy Land!
LOVE:
Amazingly, we did not lose a single balloon at this shoot. I attribute this to LONG strings and well placed feet.
You guys have good genes
Then, it was tutu time-Kristi made this, and you could tell that the minute Gabriella put it on, she felt like a princess! I think I might need to get one for myself
I am embarrassed to say that Gabriella has better toenails than I do-6 month old pedicure, anyone? *sigh*
I feel the need to explain why I love this photo. You see, most photographers would never include it-eyes closed, hair blowing in the wind. But the look on her face is so peaceful, I just had to include it. I love it in black and white:
There were so many in this series that I wanted to include. It was windy and the balloons were flying everywhere-Gabriella hung on with all of her might and had a fun time with it!
Now, I knew about Gabriella’s heart condition going into the session, but I did not know about her sparkly new heart. I happened to have these sparkly hearts from Valentine’s Day so I brought them on a whim. I am glad that I did.
You may notice that I have photographed a lot of “heart babies” or “heart kids” if you will. This sweet family was referred to me through Owen’s mommy, who was referred to me through Bela’s mommy, who also referred Lilyana. I am grateful to have met all of these wonderful families, and as far as I know, all of the children are still doing great! I stop by their blogs frequently to make sure, and occasionally run into them at Target (Avery and Andrea). May the Lord bless you all with the power of His miracles-your children have already touched my heart, and I know that they will continue to touch others along their journeys.
