The V. sisters

These are 3 beauties that are among my favorite to photograph...

One look at them and you can see why!

I'm a light chaser and although we had some delays on getting those rays,

these sisters are a dream to photograph

and make any session a breeze.

...even in 105* degree Phoenix summer temps

"life is too short to be anything but happy"

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The H. twins/birthday portraiture

Many will recognize these adorable twins' faces.

I've photographed them since they were newborns swaddled up in blankets.  Each year these sessions get easier.

Their mommy could not have dressed them cuter if she tried!

I adore the whimsical look of these colors with balloons to boot.

Add in jumbo lollipops,

bubbles,

and two beautiful children.

You can't go wrong.

What's funny is that typically Mr. W would give me a run for my money.

Not this year!

He smiled, posed, and melted me with his charm.

I adore Miss V's personality.

She's wise beyond her years and such a little momma,

bossing guiding her brother and flashing her beautiful smile for portraits.

Do they get cuter than these two?

I don't think so!

Happy 3rd Birthday to both of you.

It has been so wonderful to watch you grow.

"While we try to teach our children all about life,

our children teach us what life is all about".

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The M family | PHX holiday portraiture

It's that time of year again!

 Christmas

is upon us.

the decorations, music

and let's not forget...

the

holiday portraits!

I hired this little princess

as my "photog assistant" for our session.

Miss K. happily agreed to a $1 dollar wage and she certainly earned her weight in gold.

She lead/corralled her baby sis, turned every so often to flash her gorgeous dimples, followed every direction to a T, and was just an overall gem of a girl the entire time.  

Besides being the perfect assistant,

she also happens to be my beautiful 'lil niece.

Could I get any luckier?

I think not.

Having a family this beautiful and fun 

makes for a very easy holiday session.

Merry Christmas to you 

and yours!

 laugh,Play and make good cheer

for

Christmas comes but once a year.

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The M. cousins | Arizona portraiture

okay, for real.

How cute, hip and FUN is this "cousins session" ??

 We had more fun than we should have :)

the giggling, skipping and play was nonstop!

 These mommas put together the ensembles

and I LOVED what they came up with.

Even more than that, I adore capturing the relationships between families- especially when that family is 

full of FUN GIRLS!

I see some custom story books, stickers

and funky framed prints coming from this session!

"God made us to be cousins, 

cuz he knew our moms couldn't handle us to be sisters"!

"A cousin is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost"