i've been workin' on the railroad.

Ryder's Mom, Jennifer, wanted a unique setting for their Christmas card pictures this year. We headed down to a little known patch of railroad tracks and had a blast! Ryder's dog Marley was all ready for the shoot and even brought his own matching puffer vest. Nice touch Marley.

Ryder and Mommy wanted some pictures to give Dad for Christmas so our next stop was an out of the way farm. There we found an old horse stable, a tire swing and lots more to explore. Jennifer was pregnant with baby Chanley at the time of the shoot so we had to get a few belly shots in the mix too. (Chanley is here now, yay! Her newborn sitting is this weekend, look for those pics on the blog soon.)

All of the images we captured that day evoke a Norman Rockwell-esque feeling to me. See if you agree...

(BTW, the shot above is one of my all time favorite pictures. Ever.)


















Here's a peek at the finished Christmas cards...

snips, snails and puppy dog tails.

Now that the holidays are over I can finally post all of the Chirstmas Cards that my clients ordered this season. I try to wait until a good month after Christmas before I post them here for everyone else to enjoy. All of my Christmas Cards are customized for each client making them truly unique and special to each family.

This post features Hagen's Christmas sitting. These are cards were sent out by Hagen's Grandma and Grandpa using pictures from a beach sitting we did earlier this year. The baby and the pit bull wishing peace on earth. Such irony... you gotta love it.

Delilah was prepared for her sitting with all the makings of the classic Christmas picture. Precious little boy, check. Adorable puppy, check. Red wagon, check. Miniature Christmas tree, check.

Delilah's family property made the most beautiful backdrop and the amazing morning light was the cherry on top. Happiness...

*pumpkin party*

My friend Jill hosted a pumpkin carving party in honor of Halloween and I was glad to capture all the little "pumpkins" in action.

The pumpkins arrived all decked out...

This little pumpkin wasn't too interested in having her picture made... I got a few shots and then she let me know she was done!! See? She's DONE.
This precious pumpkin belongs to the hostess with the mostess... "Mrs. Jill"!
This one too...
This pumpkin gets extra points for the adorable decorations up top... oooh I wish I had a little girl to put hairbows on! This little pumpkin was having a swinging good time! This little pumpkin was quick, I had to snap a shot before he got away! This little pumpkin just got a new little brother pumpkin in his patch!!Pumpkin Palmer looks innocent, but don't let her fool you! My little pumpkin was grossed out by the real pumpkin guts!! What fun we had at the pumpkin party, we are already planning our jack-o-lantern carving design for next year's bash!!