Patrice's Bridal Shower

WAY overdue but here it is! Patrice's bridal shower! :) She is getting married in just a week!!

Beautiful necklace on the bride-to-be. :) I loved it!

Merrill Family Photos - Young At Heart

The Merrill family. Where do I even begin? I owe Amy Merrill A LOT.

A few years ago when I was miserably working at Target (yes, retail :/ ) Amy, who was in my parents ward at church, came through my line.
"Oh! Hey! I didn't know you were working at Target!"
"Ya... don't remind me..."
"Hey, do you want to be my nanny?"
"Can I start tomorrow?"

That's pretty much how it went. Amy and I worked it out and after 1 "trial" day it was a done deal. (even though ANYTHING was better than retail corporate America so I would have taken the job pretty much no matter what) Amy had 9 month old twin girls. They were SO cute and well-behaved! I watched them, on average, 3 days a week for a year. It was the best job I ever had. I fell in love with the girls. They only got cuter every day.

Besides Amy saving me from the terrible Target monster, she shared her sweet girls with me, and gave me a job I was excited to go to and didn't feel like a job! Not only that but the girls came to love me which made it even better. I loved showing up and having the girls be so excited to see me. On top of all that Amy has taught me a world of things about how to be a good mother and set an amazing example of what kind of mother I want to be when that time comes. Through the minutes she spent with the girls before she left each day and through talking with her she was such an example to me. I really haven't seen many mothers with as much patience as Amy; especially not with twins! And if all that isn't enough, Amy has given me her friendship. Amy is in a different stage of life than me with 10 years or so of marriage under her belt along with two, three year olds, and me having less than a year of marriage and no kids. But we talk like she's my exact age.
After MyLove (Chase, the hubby) finally met Amy and Tony and we had spent some time talking with them, on the drive home Chase and I talked about them. I kept saying- "Aren't they cool?!" "I love Amy and Tony!" You might think I'm crazy, but MyLove agreed! We decided that if there was one phrase to describe Amy and Tony, it would be "Young At Heart."I don't know how to describe them otherwise.

All in all I am SO grateful for the Merrill family. For Amy and Tony trusting me with what is most important to them, for teaching by example how to be good parents, for being great friends, and now for trusting me to capture their Young-At-Heart-Wonderfulness and show it to the world. I hope I did your beautiful family justice. And to their girls A & M- you are so sweet and I love you! You light up my day when I get to come play with you and you are sitting out front, waiting for me to pull up. <3

Ok, ok! On with the pictures!

 

One of my favorites of little A.

Dad throwing M.

 Dad throwing A.

 M & A throwing Dad. :)

 

Amy & Tony looking Fabulous of course!

(in case you haven;t noticed already they are well-dressed and I have 

already recruited Amy to dress me & MyLove for our next photo op!)

  

Thanks again Amy & Tony for everything!

So full of energy and life! Never a dull moment with these two!

Amelia's Maternity Session {Mesa Maternity Photographer}

Ok this is the first of many late blog posts to come! I was waiting on my Senior Session Giveaway to blog these.

Amelia married a friend of mine, Josh, in July of 2009 and as of now they just had their first baby. CONGRATULATIONS to both of you and your little boy bundle of joy! You are going to be great parents!

Here are a few from my maternity session with Amelia. She was a great sport with all the things I asked her to do at 9 months pregnant!

Amelia, you were beautiful even at 9 months! I hope motherhood has been great so far! Good Luck!

Senior Portrait Give Away WINNERS!!

Ok, the time has come to announce the winners of the Senior Portrait give away contest!
First though, I want to thank everyone that entered and I hope that I get to work with you soon! And here's a quick shot to share from my sister's Senior portraits last spring.

. . .

The first winner is 

CHAYA ALLEN

who is handing off the session to her sister-in-law Aimee!

The second winner is 

TRACY PRICE

who is handing off the session to her son Adam!


I am so excited to work with both of your awesome seniors! 



And to say thanks to all of you who entered and didn't win the full shoot, I've got a little prize for you too!

**$15 off your Senior Portrait Session!!**

This is for the senior that entered themselves or the Senior that was entered for by someone else. 
One discount per senior. Non-transferrable to other seniors.


Thanks again to everyone!! Check back soon because I have plenty of blogging to catch up on!

Free Senior Portrait Session Give Away!!

Seniors of the Class of 2011,

(and everyone who knows them) check this out!  

You can get your senior pictures done for FREE! 

See below for the details. If you can't read the text click the picture to see it larger. 

All parents friends and relatives of seniors: You can enter to win the free session for the senior that you know!

**Update!: Contest is being extended another week to November 26th!**

Good Luck! and Spread the word!!

School Pictures {North Phoenix Photographer}

Since school pictures are so expensive (and in my opinion so boring with that painted marble background!) my mom asked me to do some school pictures for the kids. So here are a few of my great-looking family!

I cannot believe how beautiful Liza is, how old Shmoopdee (Katie) is, how handsome Joeby is and how TALL Jake is. sheesh. When did they all grow up?

Adam just turned 16. Can't believe he can date and drive! Happy Birthday Adam!

Jake is tall. End of story he wears a size 13 shoe. 2 sizes bigger than our dad. Insane.

Liza is now in middle school and gorgeous. Unbelievable.























Joe is gonna be a stud. Trust me. He was workin' it for the camera.






















Katie just turned 9. Her and Adam actually share the same birthday 7 years apart. Happy Birthday Shmoopdee!

P+ B {Flagstaff Engagement Photographer}

Had a great time with these two! and the break from the Phoenix heat was much appreciated! Enjoy a few shots from their engagement session in Flagstaff, AZ. :)

To the Moon

Some days I have these moments where I just think "We've made it to the moon and back, but we still haven't figured out..." (finish the sentence).

Today it's microwave dinners...


Why do they always put the directions to those microwave dinner meals on the bottom? I have to peel back the film or lid to vent while cooking partially before stirring and then after that first "cook time" is up I can never remember what the second "cook time" is. So then, of course, I have to lift the container over my head so I can read the directions while trying not to spill it all on myself at the same time. Why have we not figured out taht the directions should go on the side?

Thank you to all the companies that print the directions on the side.

P+B Engagement Sneak Peak {Flagstaff Engagement Photographer}

Just a peak from yesterday's shoot. Check back for more soon! :)

<3 AM

Jordan & Chris - backyard ceremony {Phoenix Wedding Photographer}

Here are a few shots from Jordan and Chris' big day. Congratulations to the happy couple!
Enjoy!

Chris is in the Navy.

candid before the ceremony

flower girl

Clearly they are a happy couple. :)