Just one...

...from a quick little re-shoot last week.

He told me....

..that he was a Pirate....and then he asked me to take his picture. How could I resist? :D

Yet another...

Senior girl!
We travelled up to boise for this shoot and had a fun time exploring different locations. I think we might have caught the last of the warm weather though! Nice timing "A"! I hope you enjoy your sneak peak!

Zoo Boise...

Yesterday was the annual first grade fieldtrip to the zoo. Jack was soooo excited that I decided to tag along and take him with me. And Bella... Soooo excited! This was her first trip on a school bus... and what kid doesn't look forward to that ?! We got there and it was so cold. I was glad that I had remembered to pack little jackets for the kids. I did however, forget a jacket for me, so I spent most of the day freezing. Oh well... it was still a good time. :)
We went in the reptile building to check things out and one of the zoo keepers had taken the boa constrictor out so he could clean it's cage. The HUGE snake was just hanging out on the floor. To my surprise, my kids LOVED it. Bella couldn't get enough of petting the big thing.
yes.. that's her petting it!

and check me out being so brave myself!!! I shot this with my 50mmm - so you can imagine how close i had to be for this shot. I'm like the "snake charmer" on the discovery channel :)

bella and one of her best little buds in a play egg shell - and sorry, but i can't remember what animal it's supposed to be from.


Last year when Haley's class went the zoo workers told their class that the penny's they had saved had helped the zoo be able to build a habitat for a giraffe and that they would be getting one soon. Well - it's finally here and the kids were so excited!

Jack's only request while we were there was to ride the merry-go-round. Well.. the thing only runs every hour on the hour so we had to sit and wait for them to come back before we left. Here he is proudly waiting with his very own dollar...

Finally! - and so happy about it!

And my favorite part of the day.... I had to ride the merry-go-round with Jack cuz he wasn't tall enough to ride himself. So... I sat carson on one of the animals just to let him sit while we rode. OH. MY. GOODNESS. I have never seen that kid so happy! He was jumping out of his pants with excitement. I had to hang onto him by the hood of his jacket so i could scoot back far enought to try to capture the look on his face.
Not the greatest - but these pictures will forever bring me joy! i LOVE them!

until next time....

St, St, St, STUDIO...

okay - so not really, but with winter just around the corner, I had to see what my new house had to offer. I tried creating a Natural-Light studio in my living room (or as Cliff likes to call it- The Ping-Pong room). We set up the backdrop stand, threw on some blankets, got a couple kids dressed and gave it a try. This house is more than twice as big as our last house, but I have to say... It does not have great light. Overall... it seems pretty dark in here. So No.. not the best light... but it will do for some rainy, snowy, windy days that lie ahead.












Maybe we'll try out a different room tomorrow with the other two kids. Wish me luck! ha!

Hat Season...

Is quickly approaching... And as a photographer, that is one of the few things that I feel I have to look forward to during the winter months. I search high and low for the perfect hats to add to the perfect picture. So... If you have any FABULOUS sites or stores for some good old hat shopping, I wanna hear about em!
linkyloo's please :)...

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