Baby Legs & Heirlooms

Baby J is one of the cutest "trendy" babies I know. My favorite things for his blessing outfit was how his mom incorporated both the old and new. By old, I mean that J wore his Dad's blessing outfit. Since his Dad was a summer baby his outfit had been just the bloomers, but it was so fun to see how they made his outfit warm, and adorable at the same time. It completely changed my mind on baby legs, and gave me a new respect for all things trendy. So in light of trendy things I thought I would have a trendy baby photo contest. The session times will be posted for the first part of April and the best part is there will be no session fee! The winner of contest will receive a picture gift, so don't miss out on this opportunity. If you would like more details, and to book a time contact me at cookie_heather@hotmail.com.

Happy Valentine's Day

I can't seem to figure out how to make these pictures the same, but picture a folded bookmark. I am still learning the blog thing, and I can't seem to get my pictures to display just right.

It is never too late to tell people you love them. I had been asked by another photographer if I was going to do personalized Valentine cards for my children to give out this year. I was embarrassed that the idea had not even occurred to me, but once the idea was there, there was no going back. I had so much fun creating these cards. I hope to have a special event next year so everyone can do specialized cards for their kids. The way the cards work was a folded bookmark, and I guarantee if the kids at school don't keep them, that Grandmas and Grandpas will have one in every book.

I may be pushing it, but I think I may enjoy getting a Valentine Card more than a Christmas Card, but that could just be because it is something new.

My mom also leaped at the chance to show off her new Grandchildren. It was so fun to have her hold the three newest cousins! Nothing can be better than having your grandchildren double within 3 months! You can definitely feel all the love!

I hope everyone had a Happy Valentine's Day!

Shaken...Not Stirred

Bond, James Bond.

Is there anything cuter than little boys in Tuxes? After we did S in his tux we photographed him with his little brother in his, and their little tuxes were sure fun to see. I was so impressed with baby M's mom because she made his little blessing outfit. It was so sweet, and he looks so sweet in it! Besides little M's blessing pictures, I also have taken pictures of 3 other little boys blessings outfits. As I mentioned, we welcomed our own son into our lives the 9th of January, and I had several sittings from Christmas til now that I have not updated, so bear with while I catch everyone up on all the fun sittings I have had the last eight weeks.

I'm Back!

This is my very belated Christmas Card. I apologize to all of you who have been waiting for a blog update. Recently we gave birth to our third son, and it took me away from updating everyone else, but now everyone can rest assured that I am back, and thrilled about this coming year and all the clients I have the privilege of photographing. So, even if it is belated, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year... My Valentine pics are also coming so keep looking for those!

White Out

One of my favorites things during the Christmas season is snow. When I was a little girl I would love to watch the snow falling, as we would drive home on Christmas Eve from my Grandmas' house. I still love that peaceful feeling as we drive and can see snowflakes falling in the street lights. When my sister asked for me to do her pictures I could tell I was in a "White Christmas" Mood. I was thrilled to be able to use my new white background! I love the mood this creates for both pictures, and it helps to have such a beautiful person in the pictures! Thanks A for being such a sport, even with all my crazy instructions!

As we approach closer to Christmas, I am grateful that this was my last session before the holiday. We are not only looking forward to Santa coming at our house, but for the birth of our third child. The last blog of the holiday will be our Christmas Card, so look for that in a couple of days! I hope that everyone has a safe and wonderful Holiday!

Wishes Coming True

As I wrote the title of this blog, I thought about how cheesy it sounds, and that I should have singing mice prancing about, but really the wish that came true was mine. For so long I have wanted to do a family session down at this location, I just have not had the opportunity. When T called and asked me to do her family session I knew that I had the perfect family for the location. This family has such a posh look about them, I knew the cold mountains would not do them justice. It was such a joy to do their family picture. I had to include the picture of the parents, because I love seeing how in love they are! Thanks T & T for letting me have so much fun...even if I did make T do a little too much "pole dancing"!

Happy Turkey Day!

I have to say, I really love my job. I love being apart of your family memories. Thank you so much to all of my clients who allow me to help create their family memories. The A family was such a treat to photograph. Even though we were locked out of the first location, and then bumped from our second, they were real troopers. I still can not believe that we were up in the mountains of Bountiful, and we still have no snow! I feel like the picture season has been really extended, and it has been nice for the last minute family sessions. The A family really dressed well. Knowing what to wear can always be the biggest thing for family pictures, and I just love how well this family pulled it off. Way to go guys! The sun seemed to set earlier than we would have liked so stay tuned for more of the A family coming up in another posting...

I really feel like these images speak for themselves. Little J was the easiest baby to photograph. He slept when we wanted, and had the greatest expressions. I am so proud of both parents. The baby room that they have is done in all giraffes, so it will be fun to see little J incorporated into his own room! I love you three. Congratulations on your cute little bundle!

As a little reminder:

Reorders for Christmas are due by Monday December 1!

Wedding Bliss

What a gorgeous day for a wedding! I couldn't have been more thrilled with the outcome. I don't know what the degrees were on November 1st, but wow, it felt like a nice spring day, and not the start of winter. Usually I would expect to have snow on the ground, but it was wonderful to still have Autumn leaves on the trees. I had so much fun doing this wedding. I can honestly say this is the first wedding where I had to be in some of the pictures, as well as take them. I found it really amusing to bounce roles. My Mom came down to the pre-reception pictures to take the shots I had to be in, and like I have said to all family groups "parents don't talk to your kids" well, you would think I would know better, but my mom had to "Heather, don't talk" a couple of times.

I know that a lot of people had to work really hard for this wedding, and it was a great success! Way to go D&B. T&T, C&A, and K&L! And mostly, it was so great to have had the new S couple! I couldn't have had such a great time these past couple months if it hadn't been for the both of you. Thank you for humoring me so many times. It was an awesome experience.

Something in the Water

Wow, three sisters pregnant at the same time! There is a baby due in November, December, and January. It is going to be one busy family! There are already three grand kids in this family, so I know their Nana is excited to have her grand babies double by the first of the year, and they are all boys too! She keeps saying that her three wise man are joining the family for the holidays. What a great time of year to have babies!

It was such a neat experience to be the person in front of the camera. It was hard to give up the control of pushing the button, But A & S did a great job! The best part for me was taking pictures of them individually. They are beautiful women, and just as beautiful with their cute little bellies! Thank you so much D and J for letting me have some extra fun! You are wonderful!