Showing posts with label Portrait Session. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portrait Session. Show all posts

12/30/12

Our Downtown Family Portraits 2012

Our last official "Family Portrait" was when I was pregnant with Kaleb (though we didn't realize that at the time). They were captured by our good friend and talented fellow photographer, Kara Rushforth.

She currently lives/works in Texas, but shes from here and there was no one else we wanted to capture our larger and more awesome family.

So we arranged a photo trade and chose a date and location.

I was so scared it was going to rain that that, but thank goodness it didn't!
Marinda Kennison did my hair (the cut, the ombre color and the style) and make up, the boys dressed themselves and we looked pretty good if I do say so myself.


This was one of my favorites! Love the reflection.

Oh my goodness, he was NOT in the mood for pictures. He was so busy and fussy.


Fighting a smile.

Most of my images look something like this




Mine.


He seriously did not sit still.


Sorry Blake, but if I can look fat in all the pictures, you can look ridiculous in one. Plus I'm getting  a rare baby hug.




this is the best one from that set. Still adorable if not cooperative. 

FAVORITE! 




Kaleb was really digging the train.



Most of the day...

love love love!



love this one too.







He LOVES water






laughing at daddy

last favorite. 


 Thank you to Kara who is amazing and to Marinda who is also amazing.

Oh, and to my boys, whom I adore.

11/19/11

Thanksgiving 2011

Thanksgiving 2011 was spent with the Green family.
It really was something special, because the ENTIRE family was able to be there together.
Jordan and Freesia came up from San Diego.
Blake and I were, of course there from down the street.
Jillian and Kyle came down from Utah with their girl Becca and baby boy, Paul.
Vance and Melissa were able to come down from Idaho at the very last minute.
and Quinn and Becky came down from Utah with some Big news!

Yeah. It was a pretty awesome Thanksgiving.

Becca helping with the rolls


Kaleb… looking awesome.

Jillian's second attempt at pie crust. Bad shortening made for a crumbly first try. (her second try was delicious.) 

Jordan and Dad doing their part. 

Baby Paul being super cute.

Blake took this one… I don't think I could get that close to sleeping dad.

Its me and my boy! (who seriously looks like my dad in this picture.)

Auntie Becky soothing Kaleb

Jill and her pie.

Jordan… being… um, Jordan. :D

My Green bean Casserole. So so good, I'm telling you. 
Freesia's salad. Fruity and Delicious.

The Green Family Turkey. (and baby Paul for size comparison) 


Ok, holy molie. Freesia made this pumpkin cheesecake that was the most amazing thing I have ever tasted. It was beautiful and delicious and just so rich. 

Pudding pie! (with home made whipped cream)

Betsy even came by to visit Kaleb (oh, and probably the rest of the family too.)


Later, after dinner, we decided it was time for a "grandchild photo shoot". Becca, Paul and Kaleb were gonna be the stars, and Blake's product photography soft box was the tool.

Kaleb was sleeping at first...

But he eventually woke up. He still couldn't sit up like Paul, so he looks a bit slouchy.
Oh and look how Mexican my son looks sitting next to his white cousins! I was so happy and proud of my brown baby

A little brother and sister shot. So sweet.

We then tried to take some pictures of Kaleb by himself. . .

For this one we propped him up on the boppy… I kinda think he looks like Mr. Burnes. "Excellent." 

Then we flipped him over, so he was on his tummy on the Boppy. He seemed to like that more...

until he started to fall over. 

Then he started falling asleep, singing and smirking.
"Hey Mooooooooooom!"

I tried to sit him up to wake him up and that was the end of that.

After a quick nap, we tried a different tecnique… Laying the babies on their back and shooting down at them.
This was met with shouts of joy.
Success. 

Kaleb was happy and we got our smiley picture.
The next day we decided to do a huge family portrait. We enlisted the help of a tripod and timer, and we were good to go.

Good lookin' family right?
Below are some of my favorites from the day…

Dad, Mom and the Grandkids.

Jillian, Kyle and the little ones
(Kyllian)

Blake, Me and our fussy one.
(Blaige.)

Vance and Melissa… Battle style
(Valissa)

Jordan and Freesia… showing their best sides…?
(Jorsia.)

Quinn and Becky. She forgot to make the Jell-o
(Quicky)

Our Family.
We rock.


That was our Thanksgiving. It was awesome.