We fell in love with Brixten the minute he came out of the car.  He was neatly packed in his car seat, and he looked like such a tiny little bundle. Those eyes…so big and chocolatey brown.  They just made you want to melt.  He was quite alert by the time we were able to do his shoot, but I loved it, because his eyes were bright and focused.  Big brother, Brighten was equally adorable (and he had those beautiful eyes too!).  Brixten and Brighten…I love those names!  Mom and Dad, thanks for being so patient and easygoing.  Your boys did an amazing job!  Thanks also for bringing in the Pats beanie, it fit perfectly!  Congratulations on your new joy!  Brixten, happy first holiday season!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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I had my concerns about the weather for our shoot with the S Family.  As I was driving home earlier that afternoon, it was storming.  The highway was flooding, and I thought we were going to have to reschedule our shoot.  On our way over to the shoot, the skies were surprisingly clear (and the ground was relatively dry).  The sky was overcast, but there was a bit of sun peeking through.  It’s always a pleasure seeing Brooke and Troy (click HERE to see their 2016 shoot).  This time around, they had a new edition for their holiday photos, Kelysse (click HERE to see Kelysse’s newborn shoot).  Brooke and Troy are always so patient, and they are one of our favorite families.  Brooke is always so gentle and mature (I feel like she’s years older than her actual age), and Troy is a bundle of fun and action…with a sweet and happy smile  🙂  Kelysse was a little champ. In her young age, she was already so patient with us as we tried to prop her up on the grass to take her individual photos.  As we were wrapping up the shoot and finishing up our paperwork, the rains came.  It was a torrential downpour, and I had to dart back to my car as a stream of water ran over my feet and rain pelted my head.  We made it just in time!!!  Thanks for a great afternoon shoot, Mom and Dad!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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Dylan and Jaxon were so handsome in their little aloha shirts and matching shorts!  They were equally stunning in their long sleeved dress shirts and slacks.  We were very impressed that both boys tolerated their outfit changes, and held their heads up long enough to take those sibling shots on their tummies.  I wanted to pinch their cheeks when I was editing their photos…they were just too adorable.  Mom and Dad, your boys did such a great job!  It was wonderful meeting all four of you  🙂  Hope you all enjoy your very first Christmas together.  Congratulations!!!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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Little did Renyn and Lauryn know that this year, they would be a meal for about a million mosquitos.  Poor kiddos, they were covered with mosquito bites within minutes of starting our shoot.  In fact, the majority of my post processing for this shoot consisted of Photoshopping out both mosquitos and mosquito bites from Renyn and Lauryn’s arms and legs.  They did such a great job of trying to sit still for our shoot…a difficult feat when you are being feasted on.  We marched through mud and plant life, trying to get our photos, and we waited so patiently for our turn on the branch of that tree (we got there just in time to have an entire party setting up their tents directly behind the tree).  Lots of Photoshopping there too…we had tents, poles, people, coolers, and leaf blowers all over the place behind the kids.  Renyn and Lauryn, you did such a great job at staying focused for our photos so we could get them over with (to escape those vicious mosquitos)!  It was great seeing you again this year, Mom and Dad!  Click HERE to see their 2017 shoot.  Thanks again for being so flexible with your schedule.  I hope you have all recovered from the mosquitos!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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Sometimes I forget how creative little minds can be.  Adri and Brynne were so eager to start their photo shoot, and they were particularly interested in crossing the stream so they could “pose in the trees”.  I love how they constantly asked, “How about here?”  “I could hold the flower like this, and you could take a photo of me.”  We’ve photographed these sisters since they were newborns, and I love seeing them every year in their matching outfits.  Click HERE to see their 2017 shoot. Their dresses were gorgeous (that’s one of my favorite colors), and they were good sports about wearing their shoes on the VERY soft stream bank.  Loved all the hugging photos. I think you are the most affection sisters, and I hope you stay that way forever!  Thanks again for another great year, Mom and Dad!  It was great seeing you all again.  Here’s your sneak peek:

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It’s our 10 year anniversary with the T Family!  We’ve been shooting this family for a decade already…where has the time gone?  It’s been so long, that we no longer list Jansen’s age anymore on the blog post!!!  Jansen, Jalen (17), Jorel (13) & Jasper (5)…Jalen, you are next to have the numbers disappear from the end of your name.  Since that time, my little ham (Jorel) has become a teenager, and Jasper has graced our presence.  Click here to see their 2017 shoot.  I always love the family dynamics, and since Jasper entered their lives, it’s been a joy to see them welcome their little brother wholeheartedly.  Jasper has always liked the water.  I remember seeing one of his biggest smiles in a social media pic.  He was sitting in a bucket of water, and his smile was HUGE!  Fast-forward a couple of years, and his love for water has only grown stronger.  So many smiles from the little man as he waded in the ocean!  I initially thought that we were going to have to reschedule our shoot, but the rain stayed away until the very end of our shoot.  We even had a rainbow in the distance  🙂  Mom and Dad, as always, it was great seeing all of you again this year.  Happy 10th anniversary to us!  Happy belated birthday to Jansen too.  Here’s your sneak peek:

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Happy Birthday, Olivia!!!  What better way to spend your very special day, than to pose for your 1-year old photo shoot  😉  It was so great seeing you and your big brother, Jonny again!  Click HERE for Jonny’s last shoot with us.  Olivia, you had such adorable outfits…and the cutest little “1-year old” party hat, ever!  I love that you seemed to like coming in close to my camera lens (I think those are some of my favorite photos!).  Jonny, how did you grown up so quickly?!  The last time we saw you, I don’t think you were walking yet.  This time around, we loved watching you running around in your Minion crocs (how cute are those!).  You also loved the camera, running from spot to spot, and posing for me (you actually called me over to take photos of you!).  We had so much fun with both of you (and your Mom and Dad, of course)!  Olivia, thank you for celebrating your day with us!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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The smiles just kept on coming…and we loved it!  Andi literally smiled at everything  🙂  She smiled with every pose, and with all of our props.  She had such an amazing demeanor, she must take after her mom and dad!  Andi had the cutest outfits as well (I especially loved that floral jumpsuit).  Thanks for bringing in the bears, Mom and Dad, you definitely have your bear photos to choose from.  You also have a lot of smiles in your proofing gallery, because your little one gave us so many!!!  Thanks for sharing little Andi (and her contagious smile) with us!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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Sweet smiles…that’s how I would describe this wonderful brother-sister duo  🙂  Brendan and April both chose their own poses and locations for their individual shots.  I loved their choices (and their desire to participate in our shoot).  Little April said that she “had a lot of practice taking photos”.  How cute is that?!  Brendan and April, thank you for being so easy to work with!  Sometimes beach shoots can be distracting. Most kids gravitate straight to the shoreline, but these two were so incredibly patient.  They happily posed for me on logs and in bushes, until the sun went down enough to take their beach photos.  It was great meeting all of you, Mom and Dad!  You have two amazing kiddos!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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Sometimes, you just meet a child that doesn’t need any direction.  Their faces and bodies seem to fall into place naturally. We’ve know Sophie for 9 years, and every year, I struggle to unearth her secret.  What is she doing?  How does she get that dreamy look in her eyes?  Every time Sophie is in front of my camera, it’s like I’m taking a quiet little peak into Sophie’s world. It’s almost as if she’s unaware of the camera, even when she’s staring directly into my lens.  I still have yet to discover what she is doing…but whatever it is, it works year after year.  Soph, you are beautiful inside and out.  I love your shy and gentle demeanor, and your willingness to share your world with us every year.  Mom and Dad, it’s always wonderful to see you all.  Sophie will always be our special little one, no matter how old she is  🙂  Here’s your sneak peek:

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