Winter Wonderland

In our family, we plan for Halloween a month in advance.  We love to dress up our kids and go trick or treating.  Everyone that lives in Colorado knows that the weather is very unpredictable.  Last year was so warm we never needed to put on a jacket, but this year we have almost 2 feet of snow on the ground.  Yesterday I took some pictures of my girls playing in the snow (my boy was with daddy).  My youngest, Shelby, was none too happy with the snow because she kept falling down and my oldest, Dixie, had the craziest hair under her hat, but they made for some cute pictures.  Right now is a great time to get Christmas pictures in all the snow with the aspen trees.  See my Christmas Special.

A Long Awaited Break

Well, it has been awhile since I blogged.  I have been busy with orders, but mostly I have been spending some quality time with my family.  My husband is on vacation so we have been out-of-town or really sick with the flu.  It has been nice to just enjoy my kids and spend time with my wonderful husband!  Here are a few pictures I took of my oldest daughter, Dixie, because she was so excited about a new outfit she got.  I have to admit, it’s a little 1980’s.  The first picture is one of her with her beloved blaknkie that she takes EVERYWHERE with her.  I know you ask, “Isn’t she almost 5 years old!”, yes she is, and I don’t want her to grow up, so she can have it as long as she wants it!

Christmas Portrait Special

I am having a Christmas Special for $99.  You will receive a 30 minute mini session, 24 5×5 custom smooth finish flat Christmas Cards, 1-8×10, 2-5×7 and 8 wallets.  You must have your session scheduled before December 1st to get this special.  All military families will get 50% off.  Location must be at my studio in Ranch of the Rockies and there are no substitutions.  Please call or email if you want to set up a time for your session.

Metzgar Kids

Love these little ones!  Zoe, the girl with the blue eyes, is my daughter Dixie’s best friend and I took some pictures of her when she stayed with us for a week in July.  Her mom asked if I could take some pictures of all three kids.  It turned out to be the perfect fall evening to do pictures.  Torin, the little boy, is such a character and was doing all kinds of funny faces for me, like spiderman!  We were trying to get Torin to flex, but he didn’t want to, so his sisters got in there and showed him how to do it.  The oldest, Kayden, is such a sweet, smart little girl and she had all the poses down.  I just love you all so much!  Thanks for giving me some great pictures to post.

The Hogans

Along with these next two families I had another family this week, but I will not post the pictures from that shoot until after Christmas, so be looking for that one.

The Hogans are a really active family, involved in just about every sport you can think of.  Their two girls are as sweet as can be.  Aja is in my son’s class and sits next to him in the front row.  A couple nights ago he says, “Aja is smart, I should just copy what she does.” and we said, “I don’t think that you should do that because then you would be cheating, but maybe if the teacher says it’s ok then she can help you if you need it”.  Isn’t it funny what kids will say.  You guys have such an incredible family.

Gloria

Gloria is Evan and Joshua’s cousin and after seeing their photos her mom asked if I could take some of Gloria.  Gloria is such a cutie!  I love her smile and how she is such a happy little girl.  I also love the super curly, puffy hair.  Her mom wanted some Christmas pictures and I wasn’t quite sure how I would pull that off outside in the middle of fall, but some of those pictures turned out to be my favorite.

The Masons

I wish I had beautiful blond hair down to my bottom!  This little girl has the most beautiful, long, blond hair I have ever seen.  I am so glad I got to know the Masons better and that they let me come to their home and take pictures of their family.

The Reynolds

I LOVE THIS SHOOT!  I must say that this was one of my favorite shoots.  I got to do this shoot over in Bailey and am I glad I made the trip.  This family is just absolutely beautiful and the place that we took the pictures was so amazing, with lots of different backdrops.  The stairs that they are sitting on were built in the early 1900’s.  We hiked back to a waterfall and even though there was little shade to get out of the direct sun, they still turned out great.  I hope you all enjoy and are able to pick a favorite, because I couldn’t even narrow it down to just a few.

Morgan ~ Senior 2010

Morgan is about the sweetest girl you will ever meet.  I have known her since she was in 6th grade and she would do just about anything for anybody.  She goes to school in Cripple Creek and while she isn’t quite sure what she wants to do after high school, I know that she will do great things.  I love you Morgan, and I hope you have a blast this year and good luck on homecoming, you will make the perfect queen (because I know you’re going to win)!

The Ritchie Family

Ok, this shoot was super fun to do.  The Ritchies were the winners of my free portrait session and package and they were really excited about having some family pictures done.  They decided to dress up in old western period clothing and have their pictures done up at St. Elmo, they even had some old guns that we used in a couple of the pictures.  It was cool and rainy that day, but we still got some good shots.  The boys were so much fun to work with and they each had such a unique personality, especially the youngest.  Thanks for the great idea and the fun shoot.