A Violin Duo (+ 1)

I don't think there is a musical family on earth like this one! Every person plays an instrument and has a beautiful voice. It is in their blood. It was so fun for me to capture some photos of these beautiful girls with their violins. They are amazing!

I Heart Faces- Play

When I think of "play", I think of summer. Mostly because that is what we do for three entire months. We shun responsibility, we abandon schedules, and we embrace spontaneity and fun! A huge part of our summer play involves water. We swim until we are pruney, we run through the sprinklers until we have side aches, we slide down the slip n' slide until the water pool on the grass is three times the size as the actual pool at the bottom of the slide. I love this picture because it is an honest representation of our summers.

(Plus, for my own selfish reasons, I am hoping that Amy will see it and realize that she can't miss out on a Utah summer!)

Check out i heart faces to see the other great "play" pictures. :_

Lexi and Kari

This was the funnest photo shoot! I think I could hang out with these guys all day. They were just so easy to be around. They were game for anything. It was great. It doesn't hurt that they are both so beautiful. They were also crackin' me up with their many wardrobe changes. Too funny!

Lizzy

This beautiful girl is a member of my third family. She is adored by my girls and they are constantly mentioning "Lizzy this..." or "Lizzy that..." even when they haven't seen her for ages. Just the other day Madi had to get a certain treat because it was the same kind she had had with Lizzy. I have to confess that I wouldn't mind at all if my girls turned out just like her. She is sweet and kind and fun and creative and helpful and so pretty!! What can I say, I totally adore her too!







This is non Lizzy related, but I took it by her house and couldn't resist posting it too.

Chelsea and Brian (and Jag:))

I've know this amazing girl since she was twelve. I still recall fondly the day we headed over to the summer carnival at the local elementary and rode silly rides all day. Since then we have been the best of friends. I have loved watching her mature into a beautiful young woman and mother. She will always hold a special place in my heart. You can imagine the fun I had taking these pictures. Especially since both she and Brian were great sports and willing to do anything. We had a blast!

Austin and Miriam

This was not an "official" shoot. Just me playing around while I was taking Drew's pictures. I just love these two little babies. I wanted to show how big they are getting. And they are even bigger now! I think and could kiss and squeeze them all day.







I just love this shot of Laura. It is totally candid, but she just looks so beautiful and happy.

I Heart Faces- Flowers

I have loved this website. It has truly inspired me to be a better photographer. It has been fun to see how many perspectives there can be to one idea.



Here's mine! Check out I Heart Faces to see the others.

Hadlie

I can't say enough how much I love this little girl!! She is so adorable! Here giggle, her little voice saying "tank you", her little waddle, her sweet smiles and especially her little (or should I say big) attitude. :) I will confess that Natalie and I went to great lengths get a pouty Hadlie. One day she'll thank us for capturing that on film. That, or include us in her therapy sessions as the root of all of her problems.




























Although this is a post about Hadlie, I had to throw in these cute pics I took of the others girls hanging out that day.