Layla

Meet little Layla.  Proud parents: Sarah & Ken!!!  Once again I’ve had the pleasure of seeing an awesome couple grow into a beautiful family of 3!  I look forward to seeing Layla grow over the years.  Enjoy this little glimpse into their new family!

Brothers

So I got to hang with these two handsome dudes just before Christmas.  Yes I know I’ve been very bad in keeping up my blog since Christmas, but there’s been good reason for that.  Which I won’t get into in this post.  I’ll share more soon!  Anyways  these two little brothers were so darn cute.  It’s not often I get to photograph just boys.  Just a couple of weeks after I was there doing the shoot with them their mom gave birth to yet another baby boy!!!  It seems she’s working on a little rugby team…haha!

 

Helping Hearts

I’ve heard over the years certain people ask the question… “What is it that gets your heart beating…?”  Well when I received an email from Michelle the other night, explaining all about Helping Hearts and what they’re about and would I want to be a part of something like this… my heart started beating rather hard.  I could hear it even.  I sat there for a moment… and was thinking to myself … Jessica what the heck….why is your heart nearly beating out of your chest!!! I figured this was a good sign.  Helping Hearts is a project created by Michelle Regner and Melissa Knowles.  Their goal was to be able to provide free photography sessions for families with sick children.  The photographers involved are dedicated to donating their time because they believe in sharing the gift of photography with as many families as possible. Especially ones who may not even think of capturing such an emotional time in their lives to cherish forever.

I’m so thrilled to be a part of Helping Hearts.

One More Fall Shoot

You may wonder why this Fall shoot is just now making it to the blog.  Well this shoot was of Kari and her family.  Kari also being a photographer, knows all too well what it’s like to have hundreds of photos to go through, with children at home needing attention.  With Christmas right around the corner, she graciously let me off the hook on getting these done right away.  She was totally cool with waiting until I was all caught up with the rush of Christmas sessions I had this year!  Thanks Kari!  Enjoy!

Lila Joy

I’m super excited for some very good friends of ours who just had a beautiful baby girl!  Lila Joy arrived November 25th…a little earlier than planned.  We got to go meet her last weekend and my oh my is she little and cute!  Enjoy these photos…Oh and I couldn’t resist adding in one of my (once little) Jack and Lila together.  It’s funny when I see Jack next to such a new baby, I just can’t believe how huge he looks!  He always seems so small in his Daddy’s arms or next to Emma and Annie, but as you’ll see when he’s next to Lila….well…. he looks like a giant baby!  It’s kinda funny!!!!

I just had to include these next couple photos of her sneezing!

Bless You !!!

More Winter Sessions!!!

Here are more Winter sessions with some more fun and energetic children but this time we had much warmer temperatures which equates to much happier children.  I hope these photos bring a smile to your face and brighten your day a little.  Maybe they’ll remind you of what it was like to be a kid again and how easy it was to be silly and laugh at nothing!  Let’s try to laugh a little more together!!!  Happy Holidays!

The Relova’s 2010 Family Photo Session

Rafie & Michelle are another couple that I’ve had the privilege of getting to know over the years of me taking photos.  I’ve been able to watch them grow into a family 3 and quite honestly love it when I get to hang out with them.  They rock!!!!

The Studio Show & Sale

I just wanted to give a little update on the Studio Show & Sale that I had up in my studio this past weekend with 6 other amazing and talented women.  Nikki and I opened our studio doors, along with Carrie and Kendra next door to us, to all of you and let me tell you… it looked amazing up there!  It was wonderful to see all the people who came up to see some of the beautiful creations that were displayed and for sale.  I want to thank all of you who came up and supported us this past weekend.  To all of our family and friends who came and supported us…thank you.  What would we do without you!  AND to those who just happened to find themselves upstairs that weekend, thank you as well.  It was fun meeting new people and sharing a piece of ourselves with you.  Here are some of the photos from the weekend.  Enjoy!

In above photo, Jessica Balfour, Carrie Harper, Lisa Brown, Nikki Balfour, Tina Schnellert, Kendra Smith & Amy Burkard!

More Winter Fun…3/3

I’ve been photographing this awesome family since Salina brought Mason home.  It’s such a cool thing to watch these little ones grow and to see their personalities blossom!  We started this shoot outdoors as well and for the (really) short time we lasted outside I managed to get a couple of shots that worked out really well!  Phew…cuz it was darn cold!  Inside was much better…where there was pretty lights, snacks and warmth!

Winter Fun 2/3

Well due to my Studio Show & Sale that happened this past weekend (which I will blog about later tonight) this Winter session “2 of 3″ has taken me some extra time to post.  But I’m excited now to share these photos with you all.  One thing I learnt last weekend while shooting these sessions (all of which included small children in them…) is that time is of the essence!  I had a window of maybe 10 minutes to capture these images before things really started to get interesting.  Remember it was about  -7 degrees then, so you can imagine the discomfort as little noses and toes begin to feel the cold!  Which is why for this shoot and my Winter session 3/3 (soon to blog as well) we had to finish up indoors for the final shots.  Enjoy!  They’re precious!