It's time, again, for updated pictures of my kids for the frames in my entryway. I snapped these pictures outside on my front porch. It's my favorite go-to spot for quick, unplanned pictures of my kids because the lighting is always decent there.
I have to admit, I am one lucky Mommy. Aren't these kids to die for? I love them.
It's been a few weeks since I did Everett's newborn pictures, and finally the weather cooperated enough to get a few quick pictures of Everett and his big sister, Avery.
Doesn't she look like such a proud big sister? I think this picture is adorable!
And, I absolutely cannot believe how big Everett has gotten in just a few weeks! I could barely recognize the cute little chunk! He is so adorable.
I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures of Avery by herself. This image is, by far, my favorite one from the whole night. She looks absolutely angelic.
Ryann is entering the Santaquin Junior Miss pageant. As part of the pageant, the girls submit a photograph of their self. The girl with the best photograph wins the title of "Most Photogenic." Ryann asked me if I would be willing to go out and shoot some pictures of her for the pageant. This shoot was so fun! I'm anxious to see which picture Ryann will choose to submit to the pageant. I think she has a shot at winning!
This is the dress that Ryann will be wearing for the pageant this year. Pictures don't do it justice, it sparkles like crazy! It (I should say she) is going to look amazing under the stage lights.
Sweet little Audrey is just a few days away from turning six months old. She is one of the strongest little babies I've ever taken pictures of! She was sitting up a few days before she turned five months old. I have a feeling she is going to keep her Momma on her toes. Audrey's family was in town for the weekend so we had to squeeze a session in quick. We only had a few minutes to do pictures before Audrey's bedtime, but I am pleased with the images we got.
I think this picture is just precious. It makes me wish I had one just like of each of my kids when they were babies.
Look at these cheeks! I love them!
This is how you can tell when the baby is done with pictures. I love her pouty lip!
My baby had her first birthday at the beginning of the month. I can't believe she is already a year old - the year has gone by so quickly! It seems like just yesterday she surprised us by arriving six weeks early. I knew her birthday would be almost perfectly timed with the blossoming cherry and apple orchards, so I patiently waited for the right night to take her out and do pictures. They weren't as blossomy (is that a word?) as I had hoped, but I still love how the images turned out. I had my husband there to help me and my two older kids were in the Denali watching a movie. I was worried we were out past Hailey's bedtime and she might not be happy, but she was a little champ. The session was quick, probably under 30 minutes, but with my husband's help (and the fact that she can't walk yet) we were able to get enough images to satisfy me. Prepare for a picture overload! It's hard to choose a favorite when I'm so smitten by the baby in the pictures.
But, before you see some of her first birthday pictures, here is a video I made to celebrate her first year of life.
And now, on to the pictures.
I think this might be my favorite image from the whole session. I had everything loaded in the Denali and as we were pulling out of the garage, I spotted my son's trike hanging on the wall. I made my husband stop the car, grab the trike, and load it up. I just knew it would look so adorable in the orchards with her red bow, jean romper, chubby thighs, and big smile. I'm so glad I made him grab it!
I also made sure to pack Hailey's birthday tutu dress and her (barely still floating) birthday balloons.
These cheeks! And that button nose! Don't you just want to kiss her?
This is a little tutu I made special for her birthday pictures. Unfortunately for me, I didn't get very many pictures of her in it. It was the third outfit of the night and she was tired of performing for me. She had a lot more fun trying to eat the tutu with her new teeth. I do, however, absolutely love this image of her bare arms, chubby hands, curls, and her perfect little profile. I (obviously) cannot get enough of this little girl.
The weather has been unpredictable lately. It's gorgeous one day and snowing the next. I am, however, enjoying this time of year right now because I know within the next month I'm going to start getting really busy and I won't have as much time (or motivation) to take my own kids out and do pictures.
On Sunday, my kids were looking extra cute in their matchy-matchy outfits (I can't resist!). Kate and Jonas wore these outfits last year for Easter and when I realized they still fit them I hopped right onto Ebay and found Hailey a dress to match them. Adorable! I have their Easter outfits for this year sitting in their closets. I'm just waiting for the blossoms to blossom on the cherry orchards and the apple orchards. I plan on taking my three kids out in their Easter outfits to get a picture and I plan on doing Hailey's first birthday pictures in the blossoming cherry orchards.
I thought since I have been neglecting this photography blog (I'm soaking up all the time before I get really busy with pictures again - I usually start booking like crazy in May) I would post a few pictures that I've done of my own kids. I have been working hard at getting different backdrop set ups for indoor child and newborn sessions.
You can't tell very well in this picture, but there's a bead-board backdrop behind Hailey.
This backdrop is my current favorite. I love it! And the baby, I love her too!
Here's another view of the bead-board backdrop... and my adorable five year old!
And here's my cute three year old boy. I absolutely love using the window light from his room and capturing him in his own space.
I needed an updated picture of Jonas and one of Hailey to change out the pictures in my entryway. I hurried and took a few pictures of them in front of the stone on my front porch. That spot always gets amazing light in the early afternoon.
If you're planning on booking a session any time soon and you have a particular date in mind, I suggest you book it as soon as possible. Things start filling up and getting a little crazy in the next month.
I recently had the opportunity to do some trade work with a seller, Misslis' Boutique, on etsy. I photographed my three kids in a few of the hats from her shop. I am in love with these hats! Not only are they adorable, but they are also really high quality. I've gone out a few times to get pictures of my kids in the hats and I'm sure I'll go a couple more times. The first time I took the kids out it was fuh-reezing cold. It was too cold to even get the baby out of the car. That session only lasted a few minutes. The next time we went the weather and lighting we both gorgeous! I got some great shots of the two older kids, but because the baby isn't sitting up by herself yet I couldn't get any of her. I finally got a minute where I could drag my husband along with me to help prop the baby so we could get some cute pictures of her. Morale of the story? I'm in love with these kids and I'm in love with these hats.
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