Oaklee 3 weeks old!

This little sweetheart is my new little niece, Oaklee! What a beautiful little baby!

Stefani & Maurizio Family Pictures

Family pictures always make me smile- there is always someone doing something silly. Hayden's little smile makes me think he is hatching a plan... Love it! -And the plaid jackets, Perfect!

Adam & Danielle

My brother Adam & his wife Danielle wanted some Christmas card pictures. Then we saw this tunnel. We had to try something new! I love how dramatic it is!

I think they should use the silhouettes kissing with the heel kicked up for their card. Oh yeah!

Blogger Help Sites

I just figured out how to make my photos larger in my posts! It IS a photography blog. It'd be nice to see a larger image without clicking on it, right? Here was my help site:

http://www.blueorchidblog.com/2007/10/how-to-have-large-photos-on-your-blog.html

And, I made my own blog background. First time ever. Sweet! This was my help site:

http://www.kevinandamanda.com/whatsnew/tutorials/how-to-make-a-scrapbook-blog-background.html

If I could figure it out, it can't be too bad!

Matt & Amber & Family

My brother, Matt recently got engaged. Yay! Amber is wonderful and we look forward to having her in the family! They have both been married before, so we did a "Yours Mine Ours" photoshoot. I think we got some great shots that capture their family personalities. They make me laugh!

Here is the whole gang.

All the kids get along really well, so that makes it even more fun!

Matt and his boys. If a picture says a thousand words, I think most of the thousand words would be making me laugh.

Aiden

Collin

Amber and her kids. If you can't tell, I think they are a great match for Matt and his boys in many ways. Fun!

Mariah

KJ

McKenna

These were my favorite pictures! The kids were just perfect.

Best wishes Matt & Amber for your upcoming wedding!

Hopefully I'll be the amazing wedding photographer that you are looking for!

Kyelie & Caleb

I'm branching out! Children of friends of friends... if that makes sense! What cute little models!

Cosmo & Neve, cute pups!

My friend, Stephanie, asked if I would take some pictures of her two dogs. They are so fluffy sweet!

Doesn't she look like a polar bear here? She is almost as big as one!

What lovable pets.

Click on an image to see an enlarged view.

J&A Family

As you can see, I have been on a rash of Fall Pictures Photoshoots! When the colors are perfect, they don't wait. I LOVED the setting here! I drove by a couple of days later, and every leaf had fallen. We got there just in time... and they look so great!

My BFF's Cute Family

I tell you, we are loving the red bridge! Tanya & Colby and their children made this setting just perfect. What a good looking group!

They were being so funny with all the leaves! I had to catch a cute moment.

Shannon & Allen's Family

This red bridge has been a hit! I told a couple of friends about how much I loved the look of this bridge, and they fell in love with it, too. It has made for some fun pictures!

What a great family!

Tate has even warmed up to me! He actually sat and smiled AT the camera for me. Love the cheeser!

Dustin & Kim's Family

Tim's brother Dustin and his family had me take their pictures today. (Okay, I may have suggested/coerced them, that I should take their pictures a while back...) I was excited to try out some new locations, and I think they turned out great! What a cute family!

What a great family! There were so many fun pictures, I had to narrow it down to a few. Thanks for being my happy smiley rockin' models!

Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiesta!

Last weekend we made the very long drive to Albuquerque to visit Tim's brother and his family, and so see the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta! It is hard to describe how impressive this is, so I'll show some pictures.

The evening balloon glow.

Waking up at 5:30 a.m. was well worth it to see the Mass Ascension!

There are balloons everywhere.

The sky it literally polka-dotted with hot air balloons. It is just magical!

Hot Air Balloon Slideshow

The Last of the Pollen- and the Bee Pictures

Wild Flowers

I was driving down the road and couldn't help myself. I had to stop and pick some wildflowers that were growing in a vacant field.

They were just calling to me!

So I brought them home, put up a sheet of white posterboard, and had my own little photo shoot in my front room. I love how they turned out!

Is it bad that I think this is my favorite picture? They have character! Don't give me real, soft pretty flowers. I want the dead ones.

As always, click on a picture to see the details!