Beckett is 6 months old and he is so so so cute!  (Well, he is actually a liiiittle older than 6 months…we had to reschedule 3 times due to rain but I’m so glad we held off for a nice day!)  His newborn session seems like yesterday and his mom and dad just celebrated their two year wedding anniversary!  I love watching families grow!

Happy Mother’s Day…especially to this momma of 1 soon to be 2 adorable kiddos!  Aren’t these guys ridiculously cute?  

It has been an absolute joy to get to know this family over the last couple years.  First, Jaxson’s one year session and then Lincoln’s newborn, 3 month, and 6 month sessions.  I really have loved it!  Lincoln is now 9 months old…next up: one year photos in July!

Sarah is the mother of three lovely kiddos but this shoot was just about her and her youngest, Jack.  Our goal was simple…get images that capture the connection between a mother and her son, that communicate love and capture life right now.  And in the midst of wrestling, snuggling, playing in the dirt, racing matchbox cars, and giggling, we froze a few moments on a beautiful spring day.  And years from now, these moments become memories…

I couldn’t help take a few of just Sarah at the end…isn’t she gorgeous?  She is also a beautifully talented photographer…check out her work here.

I’m officially in love with Colorado.  Beautiful scenery, great weather and fun people!  I met up with the Crady Family at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science for a few photos.  Here’s what we got:

I did another awesome family shoot while I was in Colorado, this time no skis were involved.  Relief.  There’s something I love about these photos besides the fact that they are all so adorable together…no coats in February!  I could definitely get used to that!

The Van Straaten’s live in Rochester but have a special place in their hearts for Colorado.  They also have a special place in their hearts for skiing.  For years we have talked about getting skiing photos of them so when we got the opportunity, we went for it.  The only problem was, skiing pictures involve me wearing skis while holding a camera.  As you can tell by this photo, it was….interesting.  (Take note of the random comment from the PSIA ski instructor dude…)  I’m not joking when I say Johan and Alexa (6 and 3) are 100 times better on skis than I am.  Seriously.  However, after I got over the sheer terror of being on a mountain with all my camera stuff and gained control of my feet took my skis off, all was well.  Here’s what we got.  P.S.  Colorado is B-E-A-utiful.  P.P.S.  We were at Arapahoe Basin in Dillon, CO.

Claire is a new big sister to sweet, little Sam so I met up with them to take some photos of the new babe as well as what life looks like now as a family of four!  I photographed Claire last year at this time and though it’s a typical thing to say, I’m gonna say it anyway…Kids grow SO fast and life FLIES by.  Last year, Claire was a year old, barely walking or talking.  This year she is running, talking, jumping, and is a big sister.  Years and years from now, I hope these photos bring back vivid memories of this time in your lives.  In the meantime, enjoy today for today!

Most of the time I do my shooting on location…peoples’ homes, favorite parks, gross cool alleys, etc.  I am inspired by being in new places and love using the surrounding environment to compliment my subjects.  I rarely conceptualize images ahead of time and enjoy tracking down good light.  This works well for about 5-6 months of the year.  But when it’s -10 degrees with 12 feet of snow with 50 mph wind, (I know, I know…we have been SO spoiled this winter), it’s not very fun.  Soooo having a studio space has been really awesome when the weather outside stinks.  For Lincoln’s newborn and three month session, we were able to be outside.  But for his six month session, we stayed inside and used my studio and it was a fun change of pace!  Jaxon and Lincoln’s grandparents were in town so we got them in a few too!  I love these first few of two brothers…     

Did you see the most recent photos of Justin and me? Well, Mr. John Sharpe is the guy behind those images!  We randomly met on the way home from WPPI a couple years ago and earlier this summer, he and his family moved to Rochester.  Sooo, hang out with cool people?  Yes please.  Swap a photo session with a cool photographer?  Yes please.  We have really enjoyed getting to know John and Emily and little Eliza over the past couple months.  And yup, I get butterflies when photographing other photographers.  :)  Aren’t they cute though?