A Mom & ALL her Men

We took these pictures at 3 in the afternoon, on a summer day in AZ, so I snapped fast & we tried to get out of the heat before we melted/got sweaty/red cheeked/got dehydrated.  These boys were just recovering from colds, but despite everything that was against the patience of these boys, they did very well. These spirited boys, this beautiful mom, & fun dad rocked it!

Before Liza Arrived Home...

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Liza

Little Liza,  may have started  my baby hunger pains... :)

This shoot was fun because we had a few "props" to work into the photos.  Like this dresser for instance,this dresser belonged to Liza's great grandmother who passed it down to her daughter, who passed it down to her daugther (Liza's mom), who then passed it down to this precious girl.  Once I heard it was an heirloom I had to get his newborn photographed with it.
(The white blanket hanging out of the drawer was hand made by her grandmother.)

This read chair was also of sentimental value.  Her grandfather (on the other side) made one for every grandchild to remind them that their grandpa wants to see every single one of them after this life.  "No Empty Chairs" is referring to the importance of living a worthy life to receive eternal salvation with those family members we are sealed to.  If you have no idea what I am talking about check out this page: The Plan of Salvation

Proud, beautiful momma.

Grandma was in town!

 ...The Grandma who made the white blanket for her.

And this blanket belongs to Liza's mom.

.....Liza is incredibly loved and a very lucky girl!

Matthew at 2

He loves me, he loves me not, he loves me, he loves me not.....

This is how I feel about my good friend, Matt.  He would flirt with the idea of getting his picture taken, then turn his back looking to explore the next patch of grass.  Then he'd acknowledge me....for a millisecond.  Finally, he'd turn towards me almost as if to pose for his portrait shot, but only allowed me enough time to get the camera up to my eye then off again he went.  I learned a lot this particular photo shoot- sometimes plans are worthless, but the challenge was good.

(getting our peek-a-boo game on)

The Hubbs & Halflings

Introducing: my life.

I didn't think AZ could look so pretty in the middle of December.  I loved the colors and enjoyed these cute faces in this setting!

Below picture: Beautiful moment, right?

Not so fast.........

...yep, that kid belongs to me...not my proudest moment.