the vegts.

these guys just celebrated their second wedding anniversary and wanted to do some pictures just for fun.  i love that!!  cliff and i did that when we had been married a few years with a pro in vancouver...i'll have to dig one of those out of the archive for you.
anyway, i knew this was going to be a fun shoot when i mentioned trespassing and their response was "just tell us when and where".  from 80s sunglasses to face masks to sneaking kisses under elementary school stairs to chucking wildflowers to picking blackberries to the grand finale (a series of jumping shots) we pretty much did it all.

george peary thought this excavator had been set up for his big groundbreaking ceremony.  little did he know...

i'd laugh if a guy with those glasses was hitting on me too.

oh yeah, and did i mention greg is a magician?

blessed boy.

as ready as these guys were for this little boy to arrive, they still wouldn't have minded if he had held out until their house was ready.  or i suppose it would have been nicer if the house could have "come early".  needless to say, they are two weeks away (fingers crossed) from moving into their gorgeous new place and we couldn't help but fake it for an hour by taking pictures in sawyer's future nursery.  carly still has that incredible glow to her which didn't disappear with pregnancy or lack of sleep.  when i sent her a sneak peek she said she cried.  might sound strange, but i'm pretty sure that's the best compliment i've gotten yet!

he was so lively, that we had to get together a couple days later to get a few more sleepy shots...and he certainly didn't disappoint!  

we even got a smile!!

party time

this family has a lot to celebrate.  not only is it grandma and grandpa's anniversary, it's a birthday for a little boy who has an incredibly miraculous story for being only four years old.  they are a lovely family who are a wonderful example of grace and generosity.
getting everyone together was no easy task...5 families, 20 people, 11 grandchildren (9 rambunctious boys and 2 girls who keep right up with them) ranging in age from 2 to 14.
there was much exploring to be done...at every picture break they were on the run.  from catching spiders to reading tree etched love notes to riding the "elephant tree"...so much fun to be had!

can you spot the elephant below?

this was supposed to be just of the grandkids, but can you spot the adult who didn't make it out in time...?

baby s.

when i met fred & amy a couple months back for their maternity shoot, they were so sweet and excited about the arrival of their firstborn.  i love having the opportunity to photograph the parents before and after baby is born because there's so much anticipation followed by purely exhausted joy.  there's nothing quite like it.

i'm sure fred's family is so anxious to see her - hopefully having these pictures will help tie them over for a little while longer.  we even got a smile!