Double Trouble

If taking pictures of one family is hard, then taking pictures of two families is double trouble!!  We went out with our friends for a double photo shoot.  I would take a picture of their family, and then set up the shot for our family and my friend would "click the button" and make a lot of noise so my daughter would look at her. She even held reflectors for me - I think I'll hire her!! =)  It sure made it a lot easier for me - usually I take our pictures with a tripod and remote.  Here are a few from the shoot.

We were at a new location. What do you think of the scenery??  I think I love it, but I need to go back and explore and experiment some more.

First Fall Session

I love when the leaves start changing for Fall.  They provide such a beautiful backdrop for family pictures.  I had such a fun time with this family tonight.  They were so photogenic and so fun, as you'll see from the pictures.  Though it threatened to rain on us and it was cloudy, we still had a good session.  Enjoy the pictures!!

I learned how to put a vintage wash on pictures.  What do you think?  Like it?  Don't like it?

I love Fall in the Springs.

So Stinkin Cute!

This little guy turned 1 year old today, and I got to take pictures of him on his actual birthday!!  He was so stinkin cute, I just wanted to smooch him.  Actually he did give me a smooch at the end.  What a sweet heart!

Look at that face!!  Doesn't it make you melt????

He was giving his balloon a kiss!

Out comes the cake!!

He dug right it and thought the candle tasted good too!

Happy Birthday little one!  I can't believe this year has gone by sooooo fast.

The B Family

It was my privilege to take pictures of this family again this year.  I cannot believe their kids have grown so much in one year!!  They are always so fun to be around...even if the Dad doesn't like to take pictures (we'll forgive him though) ;)

What a good lookin bunch!

The boys!

The Girls!!

Cute kiddos!

Um, can we say B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L?

I soooo want her hair!

And one for fun!

Thanks for the fun evening!  Can't wait to show you the rest!

I Love Family

I love my family. Not only are we an extremely good looking bunch, but they always let me take pictures of them when we get together. It is so fun to take them out and try out new places and poses. Here are some I took of them recently: 
Such cute girls!!

This is the first time I have got to take pictures of this cutie.  She was all smiles for every pose.  I love babies like this!!

Love, love, LOVE this picture.  It makes me want to plant a ton of wildflowers in my backyard!

Some sweet pictures with Dad and Mom.

What a fun time we had!

Yellowstone

During my husband's family reunion we took a day trip over to Yellowstone.  It had been several years since we had been there and I wanted to get some pictures.  Yellowstone is pretty much one big steaming valley! =)  I had a good time, but after a while the kids would say "Look, another steaming hole in the ground".  Here are some pictures I took.

I loved the thermal pools.  Such beautiful, vivid color.  Don't get too close though, these bad boys are hot, hot, hot.

It's crazy how you have beautiful colorful pools in some areas and then other areas look like a barren wasteland.

What gives the thermal pools their color is the bacteria that can survive there.  I took a closeup of this bacteria, I loved the color!

Of course we had to see Old Faithful.

This is the first time I have seen the Lower Falls.  I don't know what makes the water green here.

Here are several of the geysers.

This one looked like two eyes and a nose!

And, we were able to see a little bit of wildlife.