Little Miss "L" and Her Baby

Here is the adorable little Miss "L". I first met her at one of my Halloween Portrait Parties in 2006! I have since seen her close to her 2nd, 3rd, and now 4th birthday. "Little Miss" is such the perfect title for her. She has a delightful personality as you will see here. Grandma brought her up to the Pittock Mansion to play with me. The blossoms were everywhere!

She always comes to play in the most stylish outfits! Her little pink cons were to die for! I pulled out a few petticoats for her to look at, and she wanted the red one. I love the shots of her in the tree! She can be absolutely stunning one moment and then become a character with the faces she pulls! It was a little chilly, so she wanted to wear the hats I brought. These are design originals from Sugarfairy Handknits, my fabulous friend and talented artist.

Well, Little Miss "L", it was a pure delight to see you again. These images warm my heart and make me want to squeeze you!

Playing in Portland

Just look at these photos! I have been playing with this family since "W" was 7 months old! These photos are of him at 7 mos., 1 year, 2 years and now 3 years old! They moved to Denver over a year ago but have promised to visit me once a year for photos. I can't believe how much he has changed! I get so excited to see my little ones each year!

We chose to go to the Art Museum area in Portland. It was a hectic day with a peace rally, policemen on horses and a hippy wedding! As always, it was delightful working with these dear people! Little "W" was in such an incredibly happy and active mood! I just loved following him around and trying to steal a giggle or two. I love his bright orange shirt. You can just see the joy he brings to this world. Mom and Dad were good sports, as always. I think I have made them go barefoot every time they come to see me.

I tried to talk Dad into wrestling on the grass, but there was absolutely no area where it wasn't muddy. We finally compromised and he wrestled standing up. "W"'s laughter warmed my heart and made me giggle out loud!

So I bring you wonderful little "W". He is a joy!

Chelsea & Joey

I had the pleasure of taking both of these amazing people's senior photos a few years apart from each other. Now they are getting married. They are my first official seniors to get married! (I have a plan, you know, to do this with all of my beloved seniors and then to take photos of their babies and kids and their own high school seniors and on and on until I am too old to know my own name!)

We had to reschedule the photo shoot about a zillion times before we decided to risk it and head downtown during a brief "sunstorm". They brought an umbrella just in case, but the weather was fantastic! It stayed that way until we were finished and then it began to pour!

I loved working with these two and am excited to be able to photograph their wedding this coming August. This will be the third wedding I have photographed for Joey's family! They are familiar with my weirdness and yet they keep asking me to come back and play! Go figure.

I love the feel to these photos. Joey is definitely head over hills and couldn't stop looking into Chelsea's eyes. I had to keep asking him to look at me and it was completely adorable!

So here are Chelsea and Joey. They are delightful and make such a great-looking couple. As always, I took way too many kissing shots, so if you are watching this Mom and Dad, you may need to cover your eyes! I can't wait until August!

You will need to pause my music (scroll down to find it) because this video I made for them has it's own music. By the way, Chelsea and Joey, you will have a copy of this video on your CD!

Spring 2009 Portrait Party

I had this wonderful Portrait Party back in April. It was a rainy day outside, but the faces inside my studio were fresh and full of spring! I have waited to post these so all of the participants could give me their orders, but, alas, I just had to post them today! I couldn't wait to share them with you. It was a roller coaster two days with sweet little ones coming in and out and I was exhausted, but happy!

They are so completely delightful! I hope to be having another Portrait Party for Back to School, so I will keep you posted!

Here are my Spring Buddies!