If you or someone you know is expecting in the next few weeks or months, now is your opportunity to book and save on these incredibly special sessions. Be one of the first 3 people to book and receive 3 of the ever so quaint mini accordion albums absolutely free (a $90 value). These albums make fabulous grandparent gifts!

•• $200 retainer fee due at time of booking

•• Not to be combined with other offers

I’ve been feeling buried lately. Buried in shooting, editing, design and correspondence, bookwork, housework, potty training, mothering. It’s just one of those times when everything seems to come at you all at once. All I can say is that I am looking forward to this time next week when we will be on our way to Denver/Ft. Collins for an entire week of Thanksgiving festivities with my husband’s family at the Broncos game and my brother. Can’t wait!!

Thank you to everyone for the enormous response to my feature at Simply Canvas. I wholeheartedly appreciate all the kind comments and emails. I made some really fabulous new contacts that I’m super excited about. I was also inundated with emails about the mentoring program and YES, it is still a go. I have over 30 people on the roster and will be getting it underway during these slower winter months. I’ll be posting more about that very soon. Please keep checking the blog for further info about the online class and possibly even a Q & A.

I have a few more sessions left to post before our trip, but felt like throwing my family a bone by posting a few of the kids. These were taken a couple of days ago, before the snow hit and the temperatures dipped into the 40s. Winter hasn’t even officially arrived and I’m already pining for spring. For this color loving girl, the dull browns of an early fall are less than inspiring. Guess that’s where bright pink heart shirts come in!

My mini-me… photographer in training….

Aiden has always loved to doodle. We have a gigantic, classroom sized white board that used to reside in the playroom and offered hours (well, maybe not hours… but minutes) of quiet fun for Aiden and I. See, I have an affinity for doodling too, especially on white boards. He learned his alphabet on that board, as I’d make up games for him to play that always involved learning. I picked him up a new white board the other day and a pack of fresh Expo markers. He’s been drawing all sorts of creatures, martians and houses, but this day, it was stick figure goodness of him and I. He’s all about writing words and numbers and even a few sentences here and there. Kindergarten has stirred in him quite the interest in spelling and adding. I’m so thankful for this, as I was a lover of school and learning. I can remember taking an old window pane, putting white freezer wrap behind it and writing with Visa Vis markers on it…. practicing my math and handwriting. The apple doesn’t fall too far I suppose with both my kids. —- Oh, and this little cutie lost his first tooth this past week. The tooth fairy snuck in during the night and left him cold hard cash in a personalized chinese takeout box. That tooth fairy keeps very late hours.  

And two more from Lea’s session that I loved.

~E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

This is one beautiful momma-to-be! We were so thankful for a balmy November day to do this maternity shoot outdoors… or at least most of it. Despite the lack of fall around here, we managed some lovely color nonetheless. It was quite an enjoyable afternoon with the two of you. Thank you for allowing me the pleasure of capturing this amazing time in your lives. There really is nothing more beautiful than the miracle of pregnancy. The changes, the growth, the anticipation. Can’t wait to photograph the birth and your new addition in a few short weeks. Enjoy!

Came across this one while editing tonight and just loved it. Had to share it.

When Sarah first contacted me a few months ago about traveling to Thermopolis to photograph her maternity session, she had no idea that Thermop is where I grew up. It was such fun getting out of Sheridan for my first shoot on the road and to be able to reconnect with my family while doing so. I’ve been so swamped with editing and orders lately, but I can’t wait to share some photos of our trip back with my family! SOON.

So, here are some of my favorites from Sarah’s session. Despite nearly 100º temperatures, sweating like a banshee, dealing with lighting that was coming and going at the whim of the clouds and the largest swarm of mosquitos I’ve even encountered, we managed to not only survive, but come away with some lovely images. We were also able to do a little soaking in the hot pots (our feet anyway) at the end of the shoot. It was a true pleasure to meet the both of you and I’m looking forward to meeting your little one in a few weeks!