Dandelion Puffs

we scooted out for a bike ride a couple of days ago...before the smoke set in from the fires in the canyon.  not too far from the house, i saw an entire field of dandelion puffs.  when we got home, i threw the willing participants into the car and scooted back with my camera to snap some pics in the setting sun.

the little boys loved it so much.  they didn't want to leave.  finn has become quite comfortable having his pictures taken too.  he likes it a little too much...

Senior Shoots

i took pictures for a couple of our seniors this year.  we all had so much fun.  one of our interns went with me on each shoot.  double fun.



kallie was captain of the water polo team here at CSU and she was an apparel design major.  hence the vintage sewing machine ;)  she gave me the sewing machine table after the shoot.  it's awesome.







i kind of can't believe i got this picture. 



kristen was a swimmer from texas.  this is her horse ginger she brought all the way to colorado with her.  the most faithful girl i've ever met.

Potty Trained

we did a photo shoot to celebrate rowan's success! more on the process another day. enjoy the cuteness!

I Really Wish That a New Camera Didn't Cost So Much and I Could Buy One

i borrowed my friend lyndsey's camera for a day, and man alive do i wish i could swing a new camera.  it's getting painfully obvious to me what bad shape my baby's in.  let me tell ya.  i snapped pics of everything i could think of that day so i have quite the repertoire of blog posts waiting in the wings.  it really is amazing how fun a camera is to use when it works ;)  my new lens just broke and my old one doesn't exactly focus which is problematic.  i know it really doesn't matter.  it's just fun though.  look at how sharp and crisp these pics are all sooc (straight out of camera). 



that's pen streaked across his eye.  self-inflicted.













and since everyone should have received their cards already, here's what lyndsey and i  came up with this year 

Soooo...

...you probably guessed it.  those little cuties were subjected to yet another photo shoot.  this time, however, i was not the responsible party behind the camera.  a couple of months ago we were priveleged to have our family pics taken by a husband/ wife photography team from our church who recently sold their very well known photography business to follow God's call to serve with their 3 kids in the czech republic.

as a fund raiser, they offered photo sessions at an amazing price, and the proceeds went to an amazing couple off to do amazing things. amazing how many times one can say amazing in one amazing sentence, no?

they have this old school photo journalistic style that is really fun, and they don't touch up all your wrinkles and imperfections or make your eyes look all sparkly and glowy with photoshop.  i love that we were in old town.  it was the most fun and relaxed family time.  i hope that shows.  we didn't buy new outfits or fuss or stress before the shoot.  we just threw on some fun duds and got ice cream after.







how ya likin' my vintage capezio boots?! $18 at a thrift store a while back.  they're actually one size too big, but jon's socks make it no biggie.  i found them on ebay after i got home.







somehow jack made it out of the house in a plaid shirt and plaid shoes.



makes me miss my long hair...i've since lost about 12 inches off it!











forever 21 used to have this awesome line of little boys clothes, but they discontinued it. such a bummer.  everything (like this shirt) was so stinkin' cute and all less than $10 it seemed like.  this shirt was probably like $3.40 or something.  i think they still carry little girls stuff.



those darn teeth! it's been over a year!  so precious.



bro love.