New Friends

One of the things I love about photography is that you can meet all types of people who love what you love. This week I met a new family and they were amazing to photograph. Jamie, her husband Scott and their two adorable, smiley children were wonderful. Even though we had to work around the large family that was also shooting at the same location they didn't worry. This is every family photographers dream, shooting people that make you look good.

The Riccobono Family

I just love her face in this one.

I had the pleasure of taking pictures of one of my favorite families on Sat. Heather had become such a good friend of mine and her daughter Gabriella is best buds with Jackson and Elizabeth. It was nice to spend time with their family and not have to worry about watching my kids. They are a sweet little family that just built a new house in Gilbert. Heather had this great idea to take pictures at a park in their neighborhood. The park is AMAZING for pictures. There is a pond, and this really cool stone castle and amphitheater. The only problem was a larger family (about 30!) decided it was a great place to take pictures as well. We worked around them but I was really disappointed because they were there for like 2 hours taking up all the good spots. (Don't people have a little awareness that maybe they shouldn't hog the whole place? Especially during the holidays) Anyways, we still got some really cute shots and Gabriella even had a red sucker to match their outfits. No toddler is complete without a sucker in their hand.

The Flannery Family

On Saturday I had a busy day full of picture taking. I ended the day with a wonderful family at Schnepf farms. They were so great, willing to do anything including taking some "illegal" pictures by the Schnepf buildings :). Kristi has triplets and a 2 year old which would usually make for some difficult circumstances but let me tell you, those kids were made to have their pictures taken. They were smiling and posing the whole time. I had a blast and the pictures turned out really great.

Girl Time

I had the pleasure of taking pictures of my friend Michella and her family. The best part was it was JUST THE GIRLS! I thought it was so fun that Michella's mom wanted some pictures of herself with her two daughters and two granddaughters. And let me tell you, those girls know how to have fun. They were smiling and laughing the whole time. At one point Mckenzie grabbed her sister Maddison so tight and gave her a big smacker on the lips I almost fell over from laughing. It was a blast!

The Gaiffe Family

Last week was so beautiful outside and I took full advantage by booking lots of photo shoots. One family I shot was the Gaiffe family. They are such a cute little family with one little girl Lexie who has the BEST ponytail I have ever seen on a two year old. They were very smiley and happy together which made my job really easy. Here are a few of the shots I love.

The Lewis Family

My dear friend Melissa is expecting a little girl and she wanted some fun family pictures for Christmas cards as well as some pictures of her daughter Katrina who just turned 2. We actually shot these at Fulton Ranch and I was surprised at how many great areas there were around that housing development. It was a beautiful day (a bit too sunny for my taste in regards to picture taking) and Katrina was the perfect model. Love you Melissa, thanks for letting me take some pictures of your wonderful growing family.

The Abbott Family

This week I had the pleasure of taking pictures of my dear friends. One family was the Abbott family. I have known Kim for about 2 years now and she is one of my best friends here. She recently had a little boy Caden so it was really fun to take some pictures of their family all together. We had some struggles with Chloe (she is 2, need I say more?) but she warmed up and we got some great shots. Two year olds never want to stay in one place so most of the pictures are on the move. :)

Beautiful Brunetts

Today I had a shoot with the Hanger family. Susan is one of the sweetest mothers I know and she has two beautiful little girls, as well as a wonderful and patient husband. I had a great time shooting them and I even love the fact that I made the girls outfits so it was a double exposure experience for me.