Dressed in white

In our church turning 8 is a big deal. 8 is the age that you can choose to be baptized. We are so proud of our cute girl and the choice she made to be baptized. She is such a sweet heart, always watching out for her younger sister and brother. She is always very concerned for other people and their feelings. If there is ever any problems with anyone she will sit there and think up different ways to work it out. Whether it be a friend at school or something that is going on with her Dad at work!   She is very sweet and sensitive and she has always loved to cuddle. We are so happy that she is a part, all be it a very silly part of our family! I had a great time taking cute girl, her best friend, and her best friends twin brother over to the LDS temple here in Albuquerque for a photo shoot. They all three are such well behaved, sweet, funny kids!  It was a blast!

Enjoy my little girl, all dressed up in white!

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I just love how it has taken a whole year for her two front teeth to grow in!  Since this picture was taken she has lost two more teeth and her front two have started to come in!  Good thing, she and her baby brother (who only has his two front teeth) were beginning to look like twins!

He Loves Me. He Loves Me Not. {Albuquerque photographer}

He Loves Me.  He Loves Me Not.

Hair and Makeup: Makeup Artistry by Rachel found Here. 

Baby Boy is 1! {Albuquerque baby photographer}

My little guy turned "1" the end of May.  It took me nearly a month to finally get around to taking his pictures!  By then he had started fully crawling and had gotten his first little bitty front tooth!  Baby is not at all small...he was 27 pounds at his 1 year appointment!  But, since he is missing most his teeth and I have to lug him around everywhere he is still my baby!  I just love this little guy to pieces!


Can you see itty bitty tooth there bottom front??  If you strain maybe?Blowing raspberries.  A favorite past time.We see a lot of this look lately!Fortunately a lot of this look too!He also loves to eat.  Shocker, no?

And, this is the view I get most often!!

Coming up next: "He loves me.  He loves me not."

9 months

"Little" guy is now 9 months old!  I can't believe he has been "here" as long as he was in my tummy!  It sure has gone a lot faster on the flip side!  "Little" guy isn't so little!  He is 30.5" and weighs 23 pounds!  I keep getting told that he is going to be a football player, but both his older sisters were about that big, and they haven't taken on a football player look!  Although S was quite excited that she was the 2nd tallest in her class picture!  "Little" guy loves to blow raspberries, loves to eat (ya think?), and is starting to get ready to crawl.  He recently has started to roll over (Hey!  Its hard getting that big body all the way over!) and the last few nights in bed he has rolled to his tummy...and then gotten stuck....and cried out for help!  While it was cute the first few time, it is time to learn how to get back over!  He likes to chatter "Da-da-da-da" but when he is mad or in a pickle its, "MAAAAAAAAA!!!!!".  Yeah, he knows who comes to the rescue in the middle of the night ;c)


I have recently been redecorating my family room.  I have a vintage beach look and wanted some vintage beach pictures of the kids to put up next to some framed Aloha shirts.  It is kind of hard to do vintage beach in 1-New Mexico in 2-the middle of winter...so I make did with what I had....  When "little" guy was born I bought him some really cute surf outfits for this coming summer on clearance.  He is NOW wearing the 18 month size I thought would work for his 1 year b-day...  And, as you can imagine, it is a little too cold for beach ware.  So, at least I will have these pictures of the cute clothes, even if he might not get to wear them this summer!!

This adorable hat was given to little guy when he was born.  I kept checking to see if it fit...and last time I checked it was still waaaaaay to big.  As I was swapping out his clothes the other day I tried it on, and its almost too small!!!

Just as well, I don't think he would keep it on anyways!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

"Story..."

My friend (and awesome photographer) Vanessa Rae and her friend have started up a great blog; with.in.  Each week they give a word, and then you create your own memoir from that word. What a great way to get you to think every week and then create.

Week 1: Story.  

"l remember being with my dad.  He would get these far-off looks in his eye, and he would say, "Life doesn't always turn out the way you plan....

I just wish I realized at the time, he was talking about my life."

-While you were Sleeping.

This week, the Hubby and I are coming up on a pretty big anniversary.  Which, has gotten me to thinking about the past a lot.  I remember being engaged, sitting on the couch, and planning out our future....  Although I don't remember all that was said, I do know for sure that no where in the plan was their a Masters Degree  in Albuquerque, New Mexico or me being a photographer....yet, here we are!  On May 12th, Hubby will get his Masters Degree.  On May 18th K will graduate from preschool.  On May 24th S will be done with 2nd grade.  On May 25th Baby G will turn 1 yrs old.  These things I am sure of.  After that...NOT. A. CLUE.  Where will Hubby be working?  What state will we be living in?  Will K go to all day Kindergarten or half day?  Where?  When? How?

My story right now is a pathway that leads to......