Maternity Session: Carrie

I recently got an email from Carrie asking if I could take some maternity pictures of her, her husband and their cute little toddler Ronnie. I actually went to high school with Carrie, but lost contact with her aside from seeing each other randomly at weddings and the like. I was thrilled when she emailed and was so happy to take these pictures in their house. Their family is so fun and sweet, and that Ronnie is just too funny. He has an obsession with the movie Cars, so he always had at least 4 or 5 cars in his hands at all times. I had a great time with these guys and can't wait to meet little Ethan when he makes his debut!

Family Session: The R Family

We recently did another big family shoot, complete with an infant, toddler and 4 BIG dogs! This family was a referral, so I was not sure who we were meeting at the Botanical Garden in Grapevine. When we drove up we noticed all of these very stylish people in different variations of purple and grey. Luckily, these were our clients! I'm not sure if they all went shopping together, but the wardrobe choices for this shoot were great. And this family is such a fun and vibrant family. Let me tell you, there is not one shy one in the group. We had a great time with them!

As we were wrapping up, one of the couples asked if it was okay to run to the SUV to get their 4 dogs for a picture. We were expecting them to walk back with chihuahuas or something, but instead they came back with these big dogs! And they were the most well-behaved dogs as well. They sat on command and all looked at the camera!

Family Session: The C Family

Took some Christmas pics of the C Family recently. Em and Jason are great friends of ours, so we enjoyed catching up with them. I actually was extremely fortunate to photograph their beautiful wedding in Playa Del Carmen last November. Em says that she is just going to keep me on retainer for all the big events and I couldn't be more thrilled. These two make me laugh so hard and I'm thankful to be able to keep taking pictures of them and their expanding canine family.

Funny story about these dogs. In short, they are crazy. Norah, the blonde one, is afraid of cameras. And when I say that, I mean that I have to stand far away and hide behind a tree with my long-range lense. Then Em and Jason have to situate the dogs and pretend like everything is normal. And the other two are just hyper as all get out. It's always comical to get these shots. For example, 95% of the shots with the dogs look more like this. And I think the is the precise moment that Norah saw me in the distance and realized what was happening.

Family Session: The M Family

We recently took some Christmas pics for the M Family. Cinda was my internship supervisor many moons ago, so it was great to catch up with her and her husband. She has been a very important figure in my other career, so I was so grateful that she asked me to take these pictures. Her and Steve are so fun to chat with as well. Cinda is a ghost hunter and has traveled all over the country visiting haunted places, so she always has good stories about their latest trips. Husband/Assistant told her he could edit in a spectral being in post-production, but luckily she said no thanks!

Infant Session: Lorelei

Took pictures of precious little Lorelei recently. Mom, Dad and Big Brother Ryland got in on the action too. Whenever I do an infant shoot I will tell the Mom to include any fun outfits that she thinks might make for good pictures. Well, Lorelei's Mom did not disappoint. She brought a whole bag of outfit changes for Miss Lorelei and they were all so cute.

Family Session: The G Family

We recently took some family shots of the G Family, as well as some newborn shots of their new son Blake. I took pictures of Big Brother Kaden before when I took product pictures for Progeny, Inc. I was thrilled when I got an email from Blake and Kaden's mom asking me to take their family shots. I remembered Kaden being such a cute kid with these amazing blue eyes, and I was certain little Blake would be just as cute. We had a good time taking shots all over the Arboretum.

Kaden was really into using his Dad's blackberry as a toy. When we gave him a play break he took the phone behind this tree. I guess he had some deals to work out in private.

Infant Session: Tristan

I took some pictures of Baby Tristan recently. His mom and I were in the same sorority at Baylor (Sic 'Em!) but hadn't really been in touch since the good 'ole college days. So I was very excited to get an email from her asking if I would take some infant shots of their soon-to-be son! And I guess Baby Tristan got excited about his photo shoot as well because he ended up arriving about 4 weeks before his due date! We had such a good time during this session and I enjoyed getting to catch up with Tristan's Mom and Dad.

This is why I think he got so excited about his upcoming photo shoot. Look at those baby model skills! Thoughtful pose, intense eyes....male model in the making!

Family Session: The C Family

The same day we did the big, extended family blogged about earlier, we also did a session for the C Family. Granddad and Grandmom, 2 daughters, 1 son, 2 son-in-laws, 1 daugther-in-law and 5 grandchildren! They all warned me that they had no expectations about the session as their previous attempts never went smoothly. Well, I'm not sure if they were pulling my leg or what because this session could not have gone any better. All of the little kids did great and the whole family made the session fun and very enjoyable. It was such a pleasure to get to spend this little moment with this great family. And I greatly appreciated all of the extra sets of hands when it came time for distraction or make-you-smile gestures!

Family Session: The K Family

I just had the opportunity to take pictures of the K Family, and the K Family, and the C Family, and the other C Family. You see, I did a big extended family shoot and we had the best time. Yes, it can be more of a challenge to wrangle more than 4 or 5 people, but the reward is worth it. These families were easy-going and relaxed, and the kids were just too cute. We had both sides on this shoot, so we did two sets of extended families, as well as smaller family shots, and then the always-fun kid's shots. It was a blast.