This gorgeous mama is my long time friend’s best friend. She is also my neighbor! They live like 4 houses away. Funny small world it is because we knew each other before we learned that we were neighbors. I was thrilled when they chose me for their family pictures! These boys of theirs are just too cute and so super sweet! Older brother Z was full of adventure and so super playful. I enjoyed having him chase me so that I could capture his excitement. Younger brother C was such a ham and loved the camera. I want to eat his face! I love how different the boys look. They definitely look like brothers, but could never be mistaken for twins. Their personalities were very different too. Love both of them! My favorite moment, though was in the beginning of the shoot when a wave came up and nabbed dad. I love his surprised look, but even more so, I love Mr. C’s look of anticipation. Then the next frame where Mr. C is processing what just happened! SO great!

This family wins the cutest family award. Seriously! This is my second time photographing them and I think I said the same thing about them in their last blog post! Also, I am in love with these two kids. I melt every time I see them. Little Miss K is just the cutest thing I have ever seen. She is so sweet she is just such a beautiful girl inside and out. I get to see her biweekly while I photograph the special events at her preschool and she is always so kind and polite. Her brother Mr. N doesn’t go to school there yet, but he is a ball of love. I know this because he once blew me a kiss. Okay, mom asked him to, but still, he seemed to agree that I deserved it. 😉 Mr. N had a lot of energy at the shoot and I don’t think he ever held still on his own aside from the one image I got with him and the weed that he thought was a dandelion. I love chasing after kids during shoots but he outsmarted me many times and I missed many shots. I love the challenge, though. He wasn’t the kind of kid that was wild and the second you pick him up he would be frustrated, he was just on the go and happy the whole time. Love him!

I must share with you the embarrassing thing that happened to me at this shoot. We crossed over a border (that I didn’t know existed) between National Park and State Park. I have a permit to shoot in the national parks. So, it was a big surprise when we got kicked out. Ya, not my favorite moment of the shoot. But, the guy that gave us the boot ended up catching up with us later and was a pretty nice guy. He was just doing his job. This shoot was at King Gillette Ranch and while we were there, we got to see The Biggest Loser contestants walking around. It was pretty cool…at least for me since I watch that show. 😉

It was such an honor to be chosen a second time to photograph this awesome family. The location that they picked couldn’t have been more perfect. I had been to this location before but had never done a shoot there. It is beautiful and we even saw a couple of deer! Mr. Liam had his toy train with him and I just love that he got to take pictures with it in his hand. It may be small, but it’s something that defines who he is at this time and I think it’s great that it was documented. Little miss Finley is such a sweet thing. She seemed to have really enjoyed herself on our little nature walk. I love how comfortable they all are with the camera. It’s a joy photographing them! 🙂