To Aunt Sparklie...

Happy Birthday!

Great-full

I was "commisioned" to take portraits of my husband's grandparents while we were out of town (well, in town for them) We came in straight off the road toting Wendy's for lunch. My boys were appallingly(sp?) rambunctious that day. Wrestling their Great Grandpa like he was not as fragile as their Mother worried he would be.

He is in his nineties after all. (Which particular ninety was up for debate a couple of times). Usually taking pictures for me is the highlight...this time, I would have to say it was a little more. My children will remember their great grandparents. They will have pictures not just of them together, but of them loving each other. That is truly great.

At first you might think be rude, her eyes being closed and all, but after careful review of all pictures I realized that is how she laughs. Eyes closed. Then it isn't rude, it's special.

This probably won't be the portrait everyone else in the family gets (those are my rag-a-muffins running rampant), but it's my favorite of the day.

Uncle

There's times when you realize you just gotta take some time off. My five year old may have done all the painting, but the um, lack of spelling, was yours truly.

Nevermind I can't even cross my stinkin' T's.

In light of all that. Everything can wait until Monday. When I can, ahem, think straight.

Apologies.

I've got some good stuff coming up. I really do.

I've got three children with a killer cold AND pink eye.

I've also got whatever they've got.

And

A rescheduled fifth birthday party to pull off.

So, I'm sorry. When I'm back on my feet, there are some exciting things that will be finished when I can function.

*Like my Kansas City trip...look for it, it's so cool it's got it's own blog

AND

*A photo class for my beloved Hamilton.

Please don't give up on me yet. (I'd post pictures, but trust me, it is UGLY around here.)

Happy Day

Birth Day.

It's been a handful (literally) of years and we are beyond blessed because of our girl.

Oh,

And we're back. But first, I need some sleep.

UTAH-THIS WEEKEND (16th-18th)

We're making a run for it this weekend (I'm available Friday or Saturday ONLY for clients, first come first serve).

If you like to fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants,

and happen to need some great portraits,

OR

need an hour of digital camera enlightenment

(for those with a Christmas camera you are afraid to turn on it's got so many buttons, you know who you are)

give me a call.

406.546.5457

Montana you make me smile.

I wish

That my sons hair will stay curly.

And...

...that he would let me pick out weather appropriate clothing that doesn't clash.

Until then,

my littlest one will just have to do.

Observation

Newborns. They tend to be sleepy puddles of wrinkles, urps, and yawns.

Then along comes this little one.

Brand spankin' new and already looking right at you. These are not dissinterested eyes. If the two of us were siblings in the backseat of a car I would probably be whining "Mooom...she's looking at me again."

Well,

because she is.

A little pop

I took it as a sign that I needed to attend to things as a Mom when my four (soon to be five) year old daughter was sitting at the table making invitations for her upcoming birthday party I have yet to plan. I'm still cleaning up the holiday rubble...

It's exciting to turn five.

It's also exciting to come up with something for her (well, mine...she already made her) invites.

Kind of a tradition of mine.

Needless to say, I can't invite everyone, but you can catch a sneek peek of what the cool people on my soon-to-be-five-year-old's list are getting in the next week.

Up and Coming

Every once in a while you get a chance to do things a little differently. This time, I took a fresh off the plane California girl out in the snow, on a pretty stinkin' cold day, wearing something more suitable for the boardwalk then the back roads of Montana, and got some amazing shots to use for her portfolio. Anything she'll be asked to do modeling-wise will seem like cake. A while back I took some beautiful images of her equally gorgeous Mom. Take a good look, I'm sure this won't be that last we see of this stunner...

I really could have posted nearly all 100 images, but I gotta keep on my toes with editing down. We ended up in a beautiful piece of property (that happens to be for sale, you'd better buy it before I do) with some great windows and claw foot tub. It was a good break from the cold, and wasn't half bad for pictures either.

Ten Years.

It's amazing how time flies. This family is dear to my heart. She was my roomate in college, he got us kicked out of more movie theaters than I can count. They have procreated and will (like most of us) get what they deserve :) Seriously though, their kids are the best of two of the best people I've had the pleasure of getting into lots of trouble with.

Need I even have to say that this was a good time?

It's here...

The new blog is up and running for keeps. I've got some fun stuff I've been working on over my
"break", because who are we kidding, I don't get breaks. But what little quiet-ness on the blog happened the last couple of weeks is over. It's a new year, with new stuff. I'l stoked and ready to start this fire...