Newborn Colton - Chandler Newborn Photographer

Photographing this newborn was certainly a treat! This 4 day old newborn belongs to a wonderful friend of mine. His two older brothers are super excited to have him join the gang, you may remember them from this previous session. Their house if full of all kinds of boy toys ready for him to play with. So, when I showed up for our session the boys had left their play mat along with cars, trains and planes where out. How much "boy" can you get?!

He gave me lots of sweet baby smiles!

Fun Times

We've had so much going on lately. Recently my oldest graduated preschool. Felt so weird to think he wasn't going to be in preschool and was moving on to kindergarten. He's been in preschool since a couple weeks shy of his third birthday. I remember thinking how he was going to be in preschool for 2 and a half years and *puff* here we are. He's had an amazing teacher and I'm so lucky and grateful to have found her. He's learned so much and I'm feeling confident that he's ready for what's next. Here are some pics from his graduation.




We also went bowling on Memorial Day. I've been wanting to do this for a while and was going back and worth on whether our kids where ready for this. Finally our friends asked us to go with them and we couldn't turn down the invitation. :) They loved it and got the hang of it quickly. They didn't even use the ramp thing they give kids to bowl with.

Check out Spencer's form...

Can you tell he was happy?

Even my soon to be 2 year old wanted to bowl and enjoyed it!

This picture cracks me up with Scott's determination...

LOVE this picture! Just wish Spencer would have been there.

Smith Family - Tempe, AZ Family Photographer

Had so much at this family photo session. Besides Laura being a friend of mind and knowing her children they were so awesome and didn't make me run around after them. Which I usually do with little kids. :) Here are some of my favorite pictures of their family...

Cousins - Tempe AZ Children Photographer

You might remember baby Rylee from here. Well, this time she brought her adorable cousins with her...


This picture cracks me up. I was talking to her as I was taking pictures of her and then all of the sudden she bust out with this face. lol

Todd and Heather's Engagement Session - Phoenix AZ Wedding Photographer

This was a fun engagement photo session on South Mountain. Todd's family at one point owned the land we took pictures on. Now it's Todd and Heather's extended backyard as it's only walking distance from their home. It was a beautiful and peaceful place with lots of wild life. These two were definitely a treat, they were fun and goofy. I can't wait to photograph their wedding in Nov., but for now enjoy some of their engagement pictures!

Tempe AZ Family Photographer

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about how I had gone to downtown Tempe scouting locations. Before I showed up at the session I had a vision on what we were going to do. But as we started walking I spotted a location that I hadn't seen. So half of what I had planned for our session went out the window. But sometimes you just have to go where the inspiration takes you. Here are some of the pictures...







I normally prefer photos as they are and not overly processed. I think this is a timeless look and won't ever go out of style. But as I processed this image and I felt like it called for a vintage look. Something sweet and I'm loving how it turned out.

Newborn Jameson - Mesa, AZ Newborn Photographer

I'm not going to lie, I didn't want to leave this session. Jameson was a perfect newborn. No peeing or pooing occurred during our session and he was such an awesome sleeper. Ah, just perfect and snugly! Here are some of his newborn pictures we captured...