We met Denice and Eisley for lunch at Training Table. We then went over to Layton Park for a photoshoot. Brynn got in on some of the action, she's such a great little poser!

And of course I got a ton of cute ones of these two! Eisley kept us on our toes and it was such a nice afternoon!

.babies, babies, and more babies.

I've decided that newborn photos are my very favorite to take! I've been able to take quite a few newbies pictures this summer and I love it! The best part is snuggling with the little sweeties. This little guy is my new nephew Zack.

This is my friend Amber's little girl, Lainee.

This is Rachael's new niece Tillie. Angi has hooked me us with some adorable newborn props!

And this is my friend and visiting teaching partner Jaquel's baby, Heston.

.poppies.

Amy and I were finally able to hook up and get some pictures of the girls in the poppies this year! We have lots of good intentions, but alot of times our plans fall through. I have been watching the field for a few weeks waiting for them to arrive. It seems like it was a little late this year? We went up a little sooner than we would have liked, the lighting was still pretty harsh. We did find a nice spot with some shade!

These next pictures were all from my sister's blog. My Mom came up with Amy too and it was nice to have them here for the afternoon.

My sweet little niece Katy is quite the scaredy cat. She gets pretty worried about lots of things. I took out my clown nose to try and get them to look at me and you can see her not so enthusiastic reaction! She started saying "hold me Mom" over and over again! Brynn liked it and thought Mommy was funny!

.little miss.

My interview with a two year old:
Brynn
What' your favorite?
color - PINK!
food - Corndogs. Prodding a little further - french fries (that's my girl!)
toy - my stroller. my two strollers
what do you like to do - play with my blankie. In nursery, my Jesus. (cute)
favorite song - 'wants me for a sunbeam'
favorite TV show - um, princess
favorite book - (very enthusiastically) Pinkalicious!

.baptsim photoshoot.

I had big plans for TJ's baptism pictures! I shopped for his new suit, found the perfect tie, brainstormed photo ideas. The day was fast approaching and I started to panic being able to get everything done and his announcements ordered in time. The weather never seems to cooperate either. Valentine's Day turned out to be the day! The weather was nice, the day was overcast, perfect! I unfortunately wasn't able to break the news to TJ till right after school. I've been preparing him for this and told him, I knew it wasn't something he wanted to do. But, it was for Mom and I wanted his help so we could get it done nice and quick.

It went okay. He actually did very well...considering. We headed up to Manuta first and there was more snow than I was expecting! (Duh) We did just a few shots there and then headed to the Tabernacle and then to a spot by our house. He had a pretty big meltdown towards the end and it ended on a sour note. It was just under an hour which I thought was doing pretty well. Guess it was too long for him though.

Even though it didn't turn out like I wanted it to (never does) we did get some cute shots. Nothing creative or exciting, but still darling! I adore this little guy!

.denice and eisley.

Denice and Eisley came up for a visit and photoshoot. I loved how they turned out.

.ME.

A fellow photographer friend of mine Mandi Nuttall posted about a photography campaign she's starting with her business. Its all about the beauty of women. She posted a contest on her blog and I commented telling her what a great idea I thought it was. Well, a few days later she contacted me and told me I won a free session!

My sister Katie hooked me up with a new haircut/color/style and she even did my make-up for me! Yay! I met Mandi near Pleasant Grove to do the photoshoot.

It was fun. Kinda weird having pictures of just myself, but neat too. I surprised Josh with the pictures for his Birthday...the timing was perfect. Here's a sampling of what we got.