baby hungry...?

Am I? Sometimes. Especially with two baby sessions back to back. With babies like these last two. Oh. My.

Someone... Bring me a whiny two-year-old unwilling to cooperate.

This babe is adorable. Ah! Could eat her up. Except her mom would probably stop me.

3 months Saylor...

Has it been 3 months? Wow. Time flies when you're not the one staying up all night with a newborn. Although it sounds like Saylor is as perfect as they come, sleeping multiple hours through the night and smiling all the rest of the while. This was a way fun shoot.
Oh. My.
She must know that she's in for a long life with a camera in her face. She was very cooperative, as you'll see here. Either that, or she still recognizes my delicate voice from the day she was born. :)
Thanks for the fun morning Jill. We'll meet again in this same living room, (or maybe a bigger one) in another 3 months.

Braving the elements with the Gassers...

Okay, props to this family. They were such troopers for this session. So cold. We were lucky to squeeze it in before it snowed 3 inches the next day! Seriously, these kids were so freezing. I felt so bad. But, alas...it was worth it. Normally, I wouldn't recommend an on-location shoot in the middle of January with children of these ages, but Brooklyn's husband is only here for a little while before he heads back to Afghanistan, so they made it happen. So sweet. He's here enjoying his cute family and his newborn son. They're all adorable and fun, as you can tell. Thanks for the freezing good time!

just....gorgeous

I hope Belinda doesn't mind me posting these here. I just had to.

Beautiful. Inside and out.

And you should know, I solicited her in taking these. I needed a few more for a video I'm working on, and she was the perfect gal for the job. I snuck these of her in between.... And with that "expectant glow" in her eyes to boot... I love them.

Winter Ball 2010

Taking the H.S. dance pictures is always an adventure. This attempt was no exception. Coincidentally, for me it was the same weekend as an unfortunate food poisoning bout, but alas, I mustered enough "chipper" to get the job done. They were really fun to work with and appeared to be having a joyous time preparing for the Snow Ball. Here are some highlights. Until Sweethearts....see ya!

TDAshby & co.

Back in December when all the Ashby clan was together, we gathered for an exciting evening of family photos. We went through a lot of Smarties that night. This is the largest non-extended family I've done in while. It was funny as I placed them... just when I thought I had everyone framed in, I turned around and there were two more kids!! Love you guys! I hope you like these.

Home for the (Harding) Holidays...

We shot this family just in time. It started snowing toward the end of the session and proceeded to produce about 4 inches before the morning. I'm glad we went with Tuesday as opposed to Thursday, huh? Even if it WAS so frrrrreeezing for these trooper kiddos and adults alike.

It was fun meeting all of you! After stalking your blog(s) for about a year now,

it feels good to meet you in person. We'll have to do this again in another year

when your missionary can be in the picture too!