I’ll be honest…I’m ready for spring! I hate the winter and the cold, and only prefer snow when I’m skiing. My grandmother has a house full of old antique treasures that have taken on a whole new meaning to me now that I have a baby(and for my clients – there are some awesome finds in there that we can use for our sessions too if we want to do a styled session!). When it started to snow last week I remembered that she had this vintage sled from when my uncle was growing up, and I made sure to snag it for a photo op with Heath.

I have come to a new era with him though, where he’s starting to not enjoy having his photos taken by me. I knew this day would come, as many of my photographer friends have told me – they call it “PCS” or Photographer’s Child Syndrome (or something to that affect). He now wants nothing to do with me when I have my camera in hand, and in this particular case, would rather do a faceplant in the snow than stay on the sleigh to have his photos taken. So yes, unfortunately about 4 seconds after I took this image he hurled himself off the side and went right into the snow. What is it they say – the cobbler’s son has no shoes…

Perking up your week with some winter cuteness – note that he was wearing shoes but flung them down the hill into a pile of snow about 2 seconds before I started photographing him. Nice move kiddo.

I have some fun new products to share with you all – first up (in honor of a new year) are these gorrrrrrgeous calendars. These are truly incredible – they are 11×17 in size and feature your favorite images from a session in stunning color or black/white print with a fine linen finish. They are sensationally beautiful and make great gifts for friends/relatives(even yourselves). It’s such a great way to enjoy your session favorites throughout the year – I am so in love with these! You even have a choice of font color for the dates/week breakout so you can customize this to reflect your style. Here are a few photos of one I made recently for one of my baby planner’s – I love love love this product!

For a special treat (and b/c I am obsessed with these calendars) any session booked this month will receive a complimentary calendar at the end of their session! WOOHOO!

Ahhhh what a year!

We welcomed new babies, celebrated birthdays and milestones, and cherished moments and memories with family and friends. As we reflect back on this year I’m sure you are in the same boat as me where you wonder where did the time go?! How is it 2011 already? How is my baby 8 months old and starting to crawl (uh oh)? Thankfully we have these moments captured in photos that we can treasure forever. As our kids get older and our families grow bigger we can always look back on these moments and remember exactly how we felt on that day at that time, and realize a bit of innocence and childhood magic has been bottled up for us to always have. It’s been an incredible year personally and professionally and for that I thank you – without my amazing family/friends and wonderful clients it wouldnt be the same! Here’s a look back at some of my favorite moments this year – have a wonderful New Years Eve and cheers to a great 2011!!

Don’t miss a moment!!! Happy New Year!

Baby Marley was so sweet, happy and alert for a 6 week old…and BEAUTIFUL! This little girl was already charming her way across the gardens during our session this weekend. People were stopping to admire her gorgeous little face and adorable outfit. She is definitely a daddy’s girl, and loves being cuddled by her mama…she was SO SWEET and adorable I could hardly stand it! Her family is gorgeous as you can see below of course, and their outfits combined with the fall colors and holiday vibe make the perfect family session. Enjoy these sneak peeks of this incredibly beautiful (inside and out!) family!