Counting down...

Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy
New Year!!!

one for now...

still sifting through the other images. will post more soon.

play day

Gosh, Merry Christmas? and Happy New Year! Hoping everyone had a great Christmas.
sorry to friends and family near and far... didn't get a christmas card out again this year :(
know you were thought of and missed.
we spent the last two days up with my sister and her family at the Roper cabin. it was heaven to say the least.
uncle Lane was so great to make their sledding day so fun. i enjoyed very much watching the cousins play. need more days like this one.
thanks Brooke and Lane! a few images from our snow day.

"have you ever thrown a fist full of glitter in the air..."

it's moments like this one that i shared with missy mae that i so cherish. in the middle of her journey with cancer... she finds beauty and joy. she has this way of celebrating each crossroad in such an adventurous way.
before chemo took the rest of her hair she really wanted to do Pink in a way i've never seen it done.
this is what i love about her... turning everything into something beautiful...
her gloves, her coat, her determination to beat cancer... comes from her grandmother. those items were hers. she wore them in her time and she too beat cancer. this post is for Jubalen and her grandmother. women of strength and courage.










the following images were shot brilliantly by Jubalen's daughter Shelb.
And if you know Shelbie you know that she is a remarkable person in every way.
she has this beautiful wise old soul. she has been blessed with extraordinary talents.
watch for her. she is genius. i'm indeed blessed to know her.

a girl and her kittens

just to see her smile. let's get one thing straight. i am not a cat person. at all. maybe a kitten person? but definitely not a CAT person. our youngest often gets left behind, can't find a friend to play with, not big enough to stay up late...it's always something.
passing by wal-mart one day i see a lady giving away free kittens. did an immediate u-turn and said, "i will take two please"... two? i couldn't stand to take a brother and not have a sibling to keep it company. so, just to see my little one smile. i am now the proud owner of a happy first grader and two crazy kittens. actually, the girl is crazy and the brother is calm and sweet. hmmm. true to life?

Meet Cosmo. the boy.





the girl? yeah, well she is CRAZY! i couldn't follow her fast enough to get a shot. another day maybe???

the Hebert family

i was second shooting Jess not too long ago. when i got to the shoot i was surprised to see that we
were shooting Jen, from Jen Hebert Photography.
i had met Jen about a year ago at Shannon Sewell's workshop up in Salt Lake City... small world!
was fun to sit back and second shoot. no pressure. just fun playing with different angles.
a few images from the day.