Princess K turns 6

Princess K turned 6 the end of June.  I can hardly believe it!  She was only 2.5 weeks old when we moved to New Mexico, and now here she is: a first grader!  K is my dainty firecracker.  My scaredy-cat dare devil.  When we went to Lagoon (a local amusement park) while her older sister was very cautious with what she wanted to ride, K picked the biggest ride and said, "Whats THAT!?!  Can I ride it??"  And then she did.  Over and over again.  Yet, that same night she was in tears going to bed because she was scared of the witch she had seen in the window walking past the scare house.  This was at the same time that she went through the phase where she pretty much refused to bathe or shower (no worries, we still made her!) because the black lines in the shower scared her and the tub made her think of sharks!  K doesn't know how to walk.  She prances.  All over.  All day long.  This summer she has learned to swim and learned to ride her bike.  As she learns she giggles and giggles.  She was in such hysterics while we were learning to ride a bike that I have no idea how she was able to stay upright!  And, once she figures it out she will leave you in her dust.  But, at the end of the day, she is still my tender little girl who loves snuggles.

For this b-day photo shoot we decided on a Princess tea party.





As we were out in the orchard taking pictures we spotted some deer.  K was, of course, fearless and probably would have gone right up and pet them!

Summer Sale!

I just LOVE summer.  I am a total beach girl at heart and would be so happy to live in an eternal summer at the beach!  I was quite shocked the other day when I looked at the calender to see that in 3 short weeks my kids will be back in school.  While I must admit, there was a bit of a sigh of relief on my part, I was still a little saddened that summer had nearly wound itself up!  This Summer has been really really laid back for us. We have filled our days with Seven Peaks water park, summer movies, afternoons in the pool, and many fun outings with Dad.  So, in celebration of the desire for an eternal Summer, I decided to have a Summer Sale, so that I could help you capture some of your Summer memories and help to make your Summer Eternal.

So, here's the deal: from now until August 20th (the first day of school in these parts) when you book a session, you get 25% off your sitting fee!!  But, even better: since I am needing to build up some clientele after our move, if you refer someone who books a session they get the 25% off and you get a whole 50% off your sitting fee!  The best part is, because summer truly is a super busy time of year, you have clear until October 31st to get your session done! 

Please contact me with any questions and enjoy your summer!

Summer Family Fun

This was my last session the weekend before we left New Mexico.  I adore this fun little family.  Their oldest daughter was in preschool with my oldest.  And their youngest was in preschool with my youngest daughter! It was a fun surprise for both Mom and I when, on the first day of school, we saw that she was my daughters Kindergarten teacher last year!  K just loved being in her class and being a "busy bee".  She even wanted to get her hair cut just like Ms. B!  They were so fun to photograph and they did an awesome job with their clothing selection!  Such fun colors for summer!

I absolutely love this location...too bad that I only got a chance to use it once!  Who knew that there was a spot in Albuquerque with so many trees!?!

Enjoy the colorfully cute B family!!
 

A Child's World

A world of dolls and tea parties

and holding sunbeams in your hand.

Sliding down a rainbow

and building castles in the sand.

A world adorned with lace and ruffles

and ribbons and golden hair,

And elves and purple mushrooms

and fairies everywhere.

Where a child can ride a butterfly

and kiss a frog into a prince,

Where the trees are made of gumdrops

with leaves of peppermint.

A world sealed in security-

absent of worry and despair

A world where only children go,

For growing up you lose

the passage there.

-Michelle Bastian

Just DaNcE!

K has been taking ballet with Ms. Carrie for two years now and for S this is her first year.  They both LOVE it.  I was thrilled when Ms. Carrie asked me to do dance pictures this year.  I don't due studio setups very often, and so it was a fun new challenge. The Girls were AWESOME!  They all did so well!  Here is just a sampling of the beautiful dancers!

A few of the Girls ordered Story Boards that had 3-4 pictures of them/the group.  
My Little Beauty "K"

My Other Little Beauty "S"

Book Baby

I was doing some test shots today and had Little Guy help me out.  After a few minutes, he got bored and went into his room.  A few minutes later he came back with one of his very favorite things: a book.  He sat back down and had a great time while I quietly snapped away.  This Boy LOVES books.  He will look through them for hours, and has a bag that he carries his favorite one around with him.  What a Cutie!