Ryan

What a year. . . in January last year my husband, father-in-law, and I remodeled our basement into an office/studio and I've been so blessed this year with wonderful infants and children to photograph. This was my last session of 2009 and what a wonderful way to end the year. Little Ryan is beautiful and 3 weeks old. I thought he might be awake a lot of this session, but this little guy slept the entire time. He gave me the best Christmas present of all - thank you!



The beautiful parents. Mom is gorgeous and that is the only picture you will see Ryan's eyes, he opened them for about 10 minutes and then fell asleep again.



The wonderful older brother. Cameron was one of my first 1 year old in the studio last April. We got some wonderful picture of him smiling and on the move. This time he was pretty shy, but I got a couple of him smiling. His parents said they had no expectations with the "stage" he was in, but I think we got a couple really cute ones of Cameron.





Look at those lips! They would really puff out when we pulled the pacifier out, but they are so cute.



Alright, my new favorite picture - bottom left. I have seen these pictures all the time, but really didn't think they were possible. Ryan let his mom and I prop him up like this and he slept right through it. Really this was the best Christmas present ever - isn't it cute??



What a wonderful 2009. I have met some wonderful clients, children, infants, and have had the best time capturing all your moments through 2009. Thank you for calling and letting me into each of your lives even if it is only for one hour. I LOVE this job! Thank you Ryan for sleeping through the whole 2 hour session and being an adorable baby.

Zoey

What a precious 1 year old. She wasn't walking yet, but loved to stand up. She had the cutest smile and didn't really like the studio lights. She would squint up her face so we couldn't even see her eyes, but she was smiling. It was so cute. These are just a couple of my favorites, she has quiet a few cute ones. Amy I forgot to get the spelling of her name, so I hope this is right. I will probably be calling you or you can email me.

I love the bottom right, such a cute little poser.



Look at this Christmas dress. I don't know what it is like buying such cute clothes since I just have a boy, but this dress is adorable. She was loving the skirt.


We went outside for a few quick photos before the sun set. It was getting pretty dark. Zoey loved the snow.



I have to say, my favorite studio shot is the bottom right picture. Even though she isn't smiling there is such an innocents to this picture.



Happy Birthday to Zoey! She also had a cake that she didn't really eat, just finger painted all over the floor. It was cute to watch, but messy to clean up. It was wonderful meeting your whole family. Have a Merry Christmas.

Cambree & Landon

This poor family came down with the H1N1 flu so we just had to keep waiting for everyone to feel good again. I'm so glad that we could find a time that worked for these two children. They were so good and fun to photograph. I love return clients, but Cambree didn't remember me from the first time. It took awhile for her to start smiling, but once she warmed up we had a great time.





I think my favorite from this session is Cambree with her brother.



I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas. Stay warm! Thanks for the call and I am so glad that we finally found a time that worked.

Two Families . . . Short on Time

Finally I'm back and posting on some of my photos from November! I have been so busy with family in town and getting ready for Christmas that blogging was not at the top of my list. I am finally caught up for Christmas, well kind of, but I thought I would blog on a couple sessions today.

This was the last Saturday I had open for Christmas pictures and it was a busy Saturday for these two families. One family was on call with the hospital all day so we had to be on our toes in case they had to leave and the other family was heading to Bozeman for the CAT/GRIZ football game in 30 minutes. We got a lot accomplished on this windy, cold Saturday morning. These families were a lot of fun under the time crunch and we got all the pictures they wanted.

Look at these cousins. They were very good and did well with the time crunch.

It was so great to meet both of your families. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and hopefully next time we'll have a little more time.

Posts Coming Soon. . .

I am so busy right now trying to get all the pictures done for Christmas. I promise once I get this last set of photos done I will write a couple posts on some wonderful photo sessions recently.

This is one session I need to post on. This little guy loves his feet. Since a post is always better with a photo, I'll leave you with him. So cute!

Kysen

This is the first infant I have taken photos of in a long time, I think since early summer. I must have been a little rusty as this little guy didn't fall asleep the whole time during pictures. I decided I am not an infant whisperer - I struggled getting my own to sleep. We tried everything; at least he is a very easy going baby and took tons of photos with his eyes open!

This will be a longer post as Kysen's dad is serving our wonderful country over seas and hasn't met him yet. I took their wedding pictures two summers ago and they are a wonderful couple. I am very excited for you both as you make wonderful parents.



I think Kysen is smiling a little in this photo. Or possibly going to the bathroom for the tenth time. After two bottles, babies have to go. Poor mom got peed on three times I think.

Almost asleep, but never fully asleep. I think this is a cute picture of him.



This is probably one of my favorites. I don't know why I love the yawn. This is how I know he is extremely tired, but just won't give up. He really didn't want to miss anything and enjoyed all the lights.



Thank you so much for bring him over at only 13 days old. He such a cute baby and very good for not falling asleep the whole time. Hopefully he napped really good for you that afternoon!

Kacee, thank you for fighting for our freedom! You have a beautiful boy that is being well taken care of.

Lorash Family

This family was so cooperative for only being 20 degrees outside. I'm glad we could all find a time that worked for everyone, and the kids were great! There were so many pictures taken during this hour session and here are just a few. They will be ready soon.



Thanks for toughing out the weather. I love the snow picture, very Montana!

Miller Family

What a wonderful family. It actually turned out to be a fairly nice afternoon for November in Montana. It usually never happens that the last photo of the session is the best with kiddos this small. I love the family photo above and we even got the dog to stay.

The youngest was so busy and just a typical little boy. His parents did an awesome job at getting him to smile. I love the pictures of the boys below.

I just had to add this photo. So cute of the oldest boy with dad.



Thanks for dealing with the cooler temperatures. It was great to meet you.

Pierson Family

This was a fun family session. The kids were at a familiar area taking pictures at "papa" and "nana's" house. The landscape was gorgeous and a great place to take family pictures. This fall the sun hasn't been out very much, so I can photograph anywhere. Today was a bright, sunny day and we had to work to find the perfect spots. I love the way this photo session turned out - the kids make it one of a kind!

The photo below is one of my favorites. These two were great in front of the camera - such a fun interaction.










After taking about 40 minutes of family photos we added the "whole" family. For one picture I think most everyone is looking at the camera. This is really when I need an assistant to dance crazy next to me - then all the little kiddos would look at me.



I am so glad that we finally could find a weekend that worked. I really wish there were more fall colors, but this session turned out great for the end of October. . . could have been snow!

Collin & Family

What a cute, busy boy. I was wondering after this session if I was going to get any "great" pictures of Collin looking at the camera and smiling. He is a busy kid, and was enjoying the new location and golfing. After I downloaded all the pictures onto my computer I was really excited. Here are just a few of my favorite pictures.


I think this tree is the only fall colored tree in Billings. I'm pretty sure by this weekend all the leaves are gone.


It was fun to watch Collin golf and love it so much. He is a typical boy in love with sports.




I had a great morning with your family. Thanks for calling and putting up with the cold temperatures.

Pearson Family

It is always fun to see families grow with new additions. All the kids were so good and did really well with the cooler weather. The above picture is one of my favorite family pictures. I didn't even have to combine two pictures - everyone is smiling and looking at me in 1 photo. This doesn't happen often.

The girls were really easy to photograph since they would come up with their own poses and I just clicked the picture.

I had a great morning. Always great to see everyone!

Ketchum Family

So this post is LONG overdue. I just got back from vacation and needed to get these pictures up. This family is long time friends of ours and they were such troopers out in the 20 degree weather. So cold and the little girls did awesome. These are only a few of my favorites, and wanted to get them up today for you. They all should be done soon!





Thanks for calling. You have a beautiful area to photograph at, love the barn!