Jingle Bells...Jingle Bells...

What can you do with 8 kiddos.... hmm... make them look for bugs in your camera... jump up and down... act like a complete fool.. and then... yes.. make everyone (including me) sing  Jingle Bells. 

I did manage to get some great shots of the kids solo :) Check out her eyes!!!

Can you tell this is her younger sister? ;) 
Check out those curly q's!
They were so good the whole shoot!
Sisterly love... I don't know these two girls well but I want to believe this is a playful showing of their relationship.

Look at her Wizard of Oz shoes!!
Can you even stand him???!! So dang cute.

Gotta have some crazy shots... they were lovin' this.

The More the Merrier

When mom told the kids they were going to "get their pictures taken", the oldest boys turned to the younger and said, "Make sure you are good for mom." Mom quickly let them know that this was not going to be the same experience as every other they have had. "You guys get to play, and she is going to take pictures of you." They all  looked at her quite strange. They got out of the car and looked at me with a sense of confusion. I let them know we were going to have a good time. It is amazing to me when I see kids who are so used to the cookie cutter style of having their photos taken that they dread it. Hopefully I changed their minds!

This family recently lost their dad in a plane accident. Their youngest, and only girl, was 2 months away from making her debut and meeting her brothers and daddy. This oldest guy, Brayden, insisted on being with his mom while she gave birth to their baby girl. He held her hand the whole time. With that said.. Brayden has a special place in his heart for his little sister Ella.
Meet Justin. Fun, goofy.. and a very mature, serious look :)
Keenan...a little more shy than the older boys, loves to do what they do, and very goofy.
Ethan...  oh Ethan :) Ethan is the shy, quiet one of the bunch. He has his moments of goofiness, but does not like all eyes on him. This seemed to be quite the fitting look for him.
The sweet baby girl, Ella. Energetic, fun and independent.. Ella has her own little personality and doesn't mind wandering off a bit by herself. BUT, as soon as she sees her brothers doing something fun... she is all in!
I love this shot of the boys hanging out. Has a very vintage feel.

Ella has this hilarious face she does all the time.. I love everyone's expression here.
So fun!
Heather, Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your family. Your kids are a blast!

Amy & Little Man

Amy is a great friend of mine, not to mention a rockin' photographer as well. We are constantly bouncing photo ideas off of each other, playing with lighting techniques, talking about marketing promos or cool new brand concepts.... not to mention the latest blog posting from some of our favorites... Jessica Claire, Becker, Jasmine Star, Kara May, Mark Brooke, Gabriel Ryan, Uniquely You, Ohana... I could go on and on... 

 Our conversations everyday literally go something like this... "Oh hi hi hi... did you watchBeckers [b] school today?? Are his bloopers not the funniest thing ever? And where does Jasmine Star find all of her rockin' women to shoot? And... SERIOUSLY... Kara May's color in her photos rocks my socks off. Is her daughter not the cutest thing you've ever seen? How lucky is she to photograph all those sweet kids clothing lines?!... Well you get the gist of it. It's so nice to have a friend who is EXACTLY on the same page with everything your interested in. 

So we finally ventured off to do some new headshots for her.. as she has some new things she is working on for her business. She is a very fun, outgoing, caring, enthusiastic person whom you can almost NEVER tell when she is upset. Seriously.. even when she is.. she's not. She amazes me with her patience, kindness, cooking abilities, creative ideas, energy, workouts, and parenting skills.

This called work it, work it, work it... 

Vogue!

Her little man Tavin has so much energy. He amused himself as I did some shots with Amy.

Love this shot. 

Isn't that little coat she put him in adorable? She dresses him soo cute!

This is my fav of the day.. and one of my favs I have caught during a family session. It is so them. Very real.