In my head
And I’m not talkin’ the Cranberries here people.
Okay, there are a zillion things I want to show & share with you guys, only I realized as we inch (okay RUN!) toward the holiday season that… some of these… things that I want to show (ahem, holiday cards, my fave images - which seem to be moms’ fave images, sbs, the list goes on)… could be, well… for YOU! And that takes all the fun out of it doesn’t it, if you see the card or the image on the gift before it even arrives? Yeah, I thought so. Hence a quick swap-out of… the other stuff we love just as much but is ’safe’ to share. 
A fun family shot.
Two calendar pages (and funny enough, I got a very lovely e-mail from this one’s mama just yesterday and it’s official, the calendar is safe to show. *phew* How do I know this? Well, let’s just say a little birdie might have told me that it was being shown off one day at school *wink, wink*.)
A one page Senior spread from an auction book.
A portrait that this one’s mom & I are head-over-heels for.
And a few two-page spreads from said auction book.
And just to keep you well informed… on Fun Fact Friday 
… I will be doing a designer post (it’ll make more sense when I post), an up-coming family post that you don’t want to miss, and a few other odds n’ ends I have up my sleeve… I’m not sure they’ll be in that order, but you get the idea 
… it’s fun… it’s a fact… and it’s Friday.
So easily distracted.
I should be working on other things (and I am, I swear!), but found this while looking for something else (isn’t that always the case?!) and couldn’t not post it… it was calling for the blog *sigh* I {love} this location… can’t wait to shoot there again one day…
A Much Awaited Sneak Peek
My deepest apologies as I know this family has been patiently waiting in SO many respects 1) for the snow 2) for a ‘winter’ family portrait (hence this session has been ‘on the books’ for months now and 3) their sneak peeks! I was able to give a quick peek here and thought I’d be able to dive into the rest lickety-split… well… it turns out life had other plans. The flu took us by storm over here. Yes, that same cruddy flu that is running rampant through the town hitting up anyone & everyone. THEN to make matters worse, two teething kids. Yes, two. (That seems so unfair doesn’t it?!!) I wish I could say I strongly worked through the pain, but oy. It’s been kicking my bootay. So P~family, I am SO sorry for the delay! But thank you so much for your patience. (In the future I’ll try scheduling my illnesses in )
Without further ado! So really, this was a full-on family session… but I have to save at least a few of those just for mom (hey, we do all the work in getting ready for these things, we deserve at least a few goodies just for us! ). Part of what I pour my heart into is striving to customize your session to the fullest. One of the things that came up when Catherine & I were chatting was her need/desire to have some ’school portraits’ done of the kids. Now, obviously not ‘school portraits, school portraits‘ but the moxie version of school portraits. Yeah, we like that a little better. So how ’bout one family portrait & the kick off to our school portrait session? What do ya think???
A quick family shot. {How can you not resist some snuggle time when you have four in the tween-teen category. But seriously, how cute are these guys?! They are only pretending to like each other. *wink*}
Miss Kalena… pretty sure she’s scoping things out for Senior portraits in the next few years. She’s workin’ it.
Next up, Miss Eden. I couldn’t resist showing this shot. The backlighting, the Alaskan birch, the snow, the slight ATM pose… I love it!
And then Bohdan. You may remember him from here. Boh & I go waaaaay back. We have the tween-photog understanding down to a “t”.
And last but certainly not least… my friend Joaquin. And don’t think I say my friend lightly. I was informed no less than about five shots in that he would really like to do this again this summer. Me too Joaquin! {And if you get the impression that he’s a natural in front of the lens, you’d be right.}
{Probably one of my most favorite tween pictures yet. }
Thanks for a wonderful session you guys! And thanks a million times over for braving the cold - I know it wasn’t easy… but it was worth it! Can’t wait to get the gallery out to you…