We are now officially a few weeks into our holiday shoot schedule, and we are fully booked!  It was almost a year ago that we first met Jasper, the newest member of one of our favorite families! Click HERE to see Jasper’s family’s 2013 holiday shoot with us. Since that time, he’s grown from a cute little jellybean to a walking, smiling and laughing little man. Not only did he down a container of baby food in no time flat, he showed us how a power nap should be done! Mom had a Mickey/Minnie theme for the shoot, complete with personalized “Jasper” Mickey Ears. Not sure how much he liked that hat, you can be the judge of that 😉  Big sis, Jalen, and big brother, Jorel (aka “The Ham”), were able to elicit sweet ear-to-ear smiles from their little brother.  Thanks for your help!!!  It’s always a plus when older siblings come to our shoots; they usually know just the right moves to make their little siblings laugh. I couldn’t help but stick in one shot of  “The Ham” at the end of our sneak peek…who can resist a kid that loves to have his photo taken?!  Thanks for driving out to meet us Mom and Dad!  Looking forward to seeing all of you in January for your family shoot.  Here’s Jasper’s sneak peek:

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The ballroom was decked out in greys and yellows. It looked like a little girl’s fantasy world, complete with vintage birdcage centerpieces and a heavenly cookie bar! Guests were treated to delicious cupcakes, a sushi bar and fabulous cookie bar, a variety of balloons (balloons-in-balloons!), glitter tattoos, dress up photos, and hair and nails (for the kids). Emily’s mom hand made 50 personalized bath towels, complete with dainty bird material for the girls, and Angry Bird material for the boys…both perfectly matching the “bird” theme of the party. We can’t believe that little Emily has grown so quickly!  It seems like it was just yesterday that she came to us for her newborn shoot (click HERE to see Emily’s newborn shoot)! We are extremely grateful to Mom and Dad for being so wonderful to us. We even had the privilege of meeting Emily’s extended family on a couple of occasions (click HERE to see Emily and Maggie’s recent family photo shoot). We’ve had the pleasure of photographing this special family for four years…thank you so very much for sharing those special years with us.  Mom and Dad, what an amazing party!  Thank you for a great afternoon!!!  Happy Birthday, little Emily!  Hugs  🙂  Here’s your slideshow sneak peek:

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The skies were dark and ominous on our scheduled shoot date. The winds picked up, and beach-goers were scrambling towards their cars…typically, not  a good sign for a photo shoot. Little Mikey and his family were wonderful sports, and decided to tough it out. We shot for about 20 minutes, then had to call it quits because it started to pour (Mikey loved it, and stuck his tongue out to catch raindrops on his tongue…adorable!). We had to reschedule the shoot for another weekend, which fortunately, blessed us with wonderful weather the second time around. Mikey’s infamous “trucks” (an assortment of tractors and various other contractions vehicles) made their appearance in both shoots. The biggest, happiest smiles?  When the trucks appeared, of course!  Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your lives, Mom and Dad. Click HERE to see Mikey’s previous shoot with us. We are eternally grateful for your patience and kindness. See you next month for your next shoot!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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She was so tiny and dainty…absolutely perfect! KJ was a sleepy little angel for us, which was surprising considering she was exactly a month old. KJ barely woke up during her individual shots, but opened her beautiful eyes for us for the family photos. What a blessing! It was more than we could have ever asked for. Mom followed our “Parent Instructions” to a T, and KJ’s shoot proved to be one of our easiest shoots ever! Of course, we weren’t surprised that Mom followed through for us with her shoot prep, she is one of the most organized (and sweetest!) individuals I know. Big brother, K, was incredibly well-behaved. He brought the cutest little smile, complete with heart melting dimples, to our shoot. K was so articulate, it was hard to believe that the words coming out of his mouth were coming from a little guy that wasn’t even 2 1/2 yet! Thanks, Mom and Dad, for sharing your cuties with us…we are so honored to be a part of your lives (click HERE for their wedding, and click HERE for their engagement photo shoot). You make a wonderful family!!! Here’s your sneak peek:

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Of course, Mommy came prepared to little Zoey’s shoot  😉  She brought balloons, towel elephants (that she made…of course!), beautiful dresses and a bubble gun.  Could we ask for anything more?  Just amazing!  Little Zoey was 14-months, and as smiley as ever. Click HERE to see Zoey’s newborn shoot, and click HERE to see her most recent shoot with us. She seemed to enjoy hamming it up for our camera, and was particularly thrilled with the bubbles (just look at that gleeful smile!). Big sister, Emma, shared in the fun. She loved the bubbles and balloons just as much as Zoey! I can’t believe how much Emma’s grown (click HERE to see Emma’s newborn shoot, and click HERE to see her 1-year shoot). In total, I think we’ve had about 12 shoots with Emma and Zoey’s family (we even had 2 shoots with Mom before big sis, Emma, was born!).  Thank you so very much for being so loyal and wonderful to us…we couldn’t have asked for a more supportive family.  Bless you all!  Here’s your sneak peek:

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She started smiling for us right off the bat! It’s every photographer’s dream to have such a smiley, happy subject  🙂  Bree flashed her joyful, face-lighting smile at us throughout the session, which made our job so incredibly easy! It brought back memories of her newborn shoot (click HERE to see Bree’s newborn shoot), where she also dazzled us with her adorable little smile. Big brother, Brody, was all too familiar with our cameras (click HERE and HERE to see some of Brody’s previous shoots with us), so he knew just what to do! Mom and Dad, thanks so much for bringing your kiddos out to see us, we had a great time!   Looking forward to our next shoot with Bree and Brody 🙂  Here’s your sneak peek:

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He had amazingly focused, soulful, chestnut-brown eyes that just made you just want to hug him.  Steele was so very tiny (he fit in a sports helmet), but mighty indeed. He had a sense of curiosity that made him stretch that strong neck of his so he could look around and survey the situation. Even his tiny little legs flexed as he tried to push his way along the blanket…imagine how strong he’ll be in a couple of months! Big sis, Chylar, got in on the football action and donned matching Steeler’s attire. She also had big, beautiful eyes…it runs in the family  🙂  Thank you very much, Mom and Dad, for driving out to meet with us! Steele was an absolute angel…he fell asleep so easily (hope he’s doing that with you as well!). Here’s your sneak peek:

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We’ve been looking forward to seeing one of our favorite families for months now! This shoot originally started off as Brynne’s 2-year old shoot. 4 months and a couple of reschedulings later (due to weather and health issues on both ends), we finally got to see them! I can’t believe how much Adri and Brynne  have grown since we last saw them (click HERE to see their previous shoot). They had matching pink sparkle dresses, gold shoes and bathing suits…adorable! They both couldn’t wait to jump in the ocean, so we “sort of” used that as a bribe *wink*.  Adri loved her beach shoot years ago (click HERE), and Brynne was no different.  I’ve always wished I had a sister (instead, I was blessed with two brothers), and it’s shoots like this that bring those secret wishes back. Love the sister bond between Brynne and Adri, it melted my heart   🙂  Mom and Dad, thanks for being so flexible with your schedules! We had a fantastic afternoon.  Here’s your sneak peek:

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I’ll just admit it…this was the shoot I’ve been waiting for. For the past 6 months, I have been planning little Emi’s shoot in my mind. We’ve been amassing newborn girl props for a while (and at the current time, I’m still waiting for a several more  that didn’t come in time for our shoot), but just didn’t have the chance to use them, until now  😉  Kor and Janell, thanks for letting me live vicariously through you and your family, LOL!

Little Emi had the longest, most elegant fingers we’ve ever seen. She had a head full of beautiful hair, and a little face that looked just like her big brother, Caden (click HERE to see Caden’s newborn shoot with us). Emi did an amazing job with us. Since she was only 6 days old, she was a sleepy little angel (which made outfit and prop changes relatively easy).

Thanks again, little brother, for sharing your beautiful family with us!  Congratulations and hugs to all of you  🙂  Emi is absolutely precious!!! Here’s your sneak peek:

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It was a perfect afternoon for an outdoor family shoot. I had my doubts as we drove over and the clouds turned dark grey,  but our location turned out to be rain-free (well, at least until our shoot was over…it started drizzling as we drove home). We just saw little Emily about a month ago (click HERE to see our previous shoot with Emily), but we scheduled another shoot in because Mom’s family came in from various locations on the mainland, and what better excuse for a shoot than to do a family shoot! We saw most of Emily’s family about 4 years ago (click HERE to see their previous family shoot)…which was before Emily was even born. In fact, Big Sister, Maggie was younger than Emily is now at the time of that shoot.  Our family was just as fun and beautiful as they were at our previous family shoot, and it was a pleasure seeing everyone again! Thank you for a great afternoon, everyone  🙂  Here’s your sneak peek:

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