Kimberly Bee

and a few more...

Such a gorgeous super-sweet family, this one. Lucky me =).

he's got some rad moves ♥

Soo, here I am attempting one of the family shots I normally try to include... child goes right here in the foreground, parents snuggly and blurred out in the background... I've got it all planned out, right... everything's under control... he just might pause for a break annnyy moment now? pfft! Little Bryson had a much better idea busting out these crazy cute dance moves. And, once again, some images that "didn't work out" at all are among my favorites! Heads chopped and everything =)

:)

more birdie watching

I normally keep my blog posts to light, surface layer, fluff... but it's been another long week and I'm a little drained, so consider this a fair warning, alrighty?

A large part of yesterday was spent at the side of my mom's hospital bed, holding her hand as she writhed in pain resulting from the last of three consecutive back surgeries. These past 5 years have been a slippery slope for her and the long slew of medical issues she's faced. She went from healthy, bubbly, bright, energetic entrepreneur and artist to pain-ridden, wheelchair bound, hardly able to stay coherent... on the verge of losing all hope. She's been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and has recently been tested for Lyme Disease. If any of you are the generous Faithful type, she could certainly use your prayers. Hope and joy or even just simple relief is a distant fog as she seems to slowly be consumed by pain, illness, and disabilities.

So, the kids and I took a long walk to get some fresh air - to do some more birdie watching, according to Amberly; and to have an exploring adventure, according to Aiden. We sprawled out in the middle of this field of soft grass (a rare find here in Phoenix), and I just sat. And watched. And truly savored my children's happy free spirits. I have so much to be grateful for. I Thank God for every undeserved morsel of goodness... my kids, their infectous joy, our loving home, a field of soft grass glowing in His beautiful light. Life is good, even when it's not.

happy belated new year y'all!

I'm going to kick off my first blog post of the new year with a handful of favorites from a recent mini session. Man-o-man, the "G" family kiddos have these beautiful eyes like giant glossed mirrors, dimples that make you smile just because they're smiling, and the cutest flippin' personalities to boot. See for yourself =)..

Can you tell that I wanted to shove the red/orange door in my camera bag and walk away whistling. dew-ti-doo...

Josh is shrugging his shoulders, letting me know *gently* that Tyrannosaurus Rex's eat other smaller dinosaurs... and it's okay... what can you do (((shrug)))?? I would've had a lot more pictures turn out if I wasn't giggling so much at his animated cuteness.