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Las Vegas Family Photos: The Scotts

Mavin and her dog, Teddy, have a way of stealing the show. Last year they ended up featured on The Indie Tot blog thanks to this eyefull of adorableness...

  And this year? Yep.

All right, guys, here's the deal: Since you up and moved to Nashville, you are going to have to fly me out there next year, m'kay? ;-)

Happy New Year!

 

Las Vegas Family Photos: The De Albas

This time last year I told you how purchasing shaving gel always reminds me of my childhood friend, Sara. Well, this year the childhood friend is Coral and the random reminder is cleaning the bathroom sink. 

As was the case with Sara, Coral and I spent more than 20 hours a week training together as competitive gymnasts in Santa Barbara and nearly as many hours every month trying to convince our parents to let us have sleepovers. For some reason Coral's dad (who I always thought looked like Mel Gibson) would never let us do anything until Coral cleaned her bathroom. I remember helping her frantically scrub the sink so we could get on with life already, and I am reminded of it every. single. time I bust out the Comet in my kids' bathroom. Truly. My first thought is always, "Why am I doing this? Coral's dad made her do this, I really need to start making my kids do this." It's a ridiculous memory, I know, but it's a comforting one, too. It reminds me that though my childhood was rife with flaws, it was also exceedingly full of wonderful people who I'm still tethered to in fun and familiar ways. 

So when Coral contacted me about meeting up for photos just few days before she planned to be in Vegas, how could I not find time to make some new memories with her and her majorly adorable family?

Thankfully, we didn't have to check with our parents first... 

 

Las Vegas Family Photos: The Fentons

This wee mister...

...would not stop hugging me during his family's shoot! Totally smitten, that one. He was the sweetest and even told me he loved me (blush)! I photographed Ruben three years ago when he was still in his momma's tummy and again last year with his big brother, Lincoln. I had a blast reconnecting with them and seeing how much they've grown (in size and, apparently, in love for me. Hehehe).

Enjoy this preview of their cuteness...   

Have a happy Thanksgiving, you guys! Thanks for being so totally great to meet up with every year. :-)

 

 

Twin Cities Family Photos: The Hughes Kiddos

This was my third photoshoot with Tailynne and Austin and my first with their new little sister, Caliah. They were truly the sweetest, and (bonus!) Caliah crawled for the very first time when I teased her with a Dora the Explorer toy I found in my Shootsac. :-) How's that for special with a side of cuteness? 

I adore you guys. It was so great to catch up and spend time with you! 

Minneapolis Family Photos: The Benedicts

When Ellisun greeted me at her front door wearing the exact spearmint stripe Anthropologie skirt I nearly pulled off the sale rack two days earlier in St. Paul (wrong size, boo hoo!), I knew we were going to get along just fine. When she showed me her home and it had the same vibe as mine, I thought we might be sisters (or at least following the same Pinterest boards). Glory, I tell ya. Glory. 

Then, she brought out Brooklyn...and I died. Yummy, squishy, 14-month-old goodness with a sweet big brother (Colton) and daddy (Bryan) to boot. Love.

 

Selah at Seaport Village

Last weekend, my husband and I surprised our three kids with a quick trip over to San Diego. While the boys enjoyed a Padres game, Selah and I headed to Seaport Village to breathe in some salt air. 

Las Vegas Family Shoot - The Fentons

I love, love, love it when client-friends invite me back to take their pictures as their families grow. The last time I saw the Fentons, they were a party of three. But not anymore!

 

Merry Christmas, guys. It was so great to meet Ruben and see you all again!

Scottsdale Family Shoot - The Jacks

A lifetime ago, Sara and I spent more than 20 hours a week training together as competitive gymnasts in Santa Barbara. Our families share years and years of memories, and I'm sure our brothers share a collective regret over how many times they had to listen to us talk about leotards & scrunchies. Sara was one of many older sister-types I had on the team, which may explain why I think about her every time I find myself in the shaving products aisle at Target.

The first time I ever shaved a two inch patch of hair on my legs without permission was in her shower with this stuff I'd never seen before called shaving gel. It was one of the sneakiest things I did as a kid (clearly I didn't get out much), so the memory is a lasting -- and recurring -- one. I bring it up only to illustrate how closely tied to my childhood Sara is, and also to say that not long after that, life took us in different directions and we didn't see each other in person again until this photoshoot at Scottsdale Princess nearly 20 years later.

Sara, it was beyond wonderful seeing you again and meeting your super sweet family. I hope these images capture the joy I experienced while watching you with them.  

 

Estrella Mountain Ranch Family Shoot - The Werners

Whenever I visit the Phoenix area, I don't go there so much as I go back there; back to the streets that brought Ryan to me, and back to the people who watched us fall in love with ministry, with each other, and with our first son. While it seems like a limetime ago that we called it home, there are people there who remind me that it once was. People like MIke & Sonja who we shared our first church--and our first babies--with nearly a decade ago. 

Sonja has been asking me for a couple of years now to come to town to shoot her family, so it was a real treat for me to finally be able to get them all in front of my camera at Estrella Mountain Ranch. 

Here are some of my faves...

Thanks for such a fun afternoon, guys!

I hope that when you look back on these images a decade from now, they will remind you of home.