Frost

It's official.

Winter is here.

Keep Warm,

Annie

Jacob's Newborn Session

The week after Jacob was born, I headed over to his house to get some newborn photos!!

Here is the announcement that I made up (specific info removed for Jacob's privacy!).

We also attempted some family photos, but sweet little Zoey just wasn't into getting her pictures taken that day!! We did get a few with all four of them sitting together, but this picture made me laugh pretty hard. This is the best smile that I saw the whole time I was there:

It was a fun afternoon and I appreciate Mac & Tori letting me into their home with all of my gear and my crazy ideas!!

Keep Smiling,

Annie

Jacob

First of all, I'm pretty sure that one of my most FAVORITE things EVER is to be on call to capture a birth! If I ever grow up, I can add being an 'on call birth photographer' to my list of things I want to be!

Sweet Tori was admitted in the early morning on the day of Jacob's birth, and each time she texted me with an update, I jumped up to head out the door before I read the text ... unfortunately, little Jacob was super comfortable and wasn't all that anxious to get here! Tori was a superwoman and when I got the text at 1:30 in the morning, I was just as excited (although somewhat sleep deprived) to get there as I would have been at 10:00 in the morning!!

I arrived just after Jacob was born and as they were weighing him (*note to self: invest in property closer to the Women's Center). Although I wasn't able to capture that momentous occasion, I did get to see the first moments than Jacob was placed in his mom and dad's arms! As a photographer, one of the greatest honors is to be there when a parent meets their child for the first time - it is such a special moment!

Jacob was happy and healthy and hungry!!

Sharing the news with family & friends - at 1:30 a.m. our time!

I left the hospital and let Mac & Tori get some rest, then headed back up the next day to get a few more photos and to click away as Zoey met her baby brother! She was pretty hesitant at first, but by the time I left, she was happy to give him a special big sister squeeze!!

I have truly enjoyed getting to Mac & Tori through being their photographer and I am grateful to them for putting their trust in me to capture their special moments!! Congrats Mac & Tori!!

Keep Smiling,

Annie

Big Sister

You may or may not remember Sweet Baby Zoey, but I had the pleasure of shooting her birth
and her newborn pictures a little over a year ago!! Sweet Baby Zoey is now a big sister to
Sweet Baby Jacob!! Before little Jacob was born, we headed out to the American West Heritage Center
to capture Zoey's sweet little personality and get some maternity shots!!

You can't tell in these pictures, but poor Tori was having some good contractions through the shoot!
She grinned through it all and is such a good sport!

Up next: Jacob's hospital photos and newborn shoot!!

Keep Smiling,

Annie

Introducing Leo ...

This sweet little guy is Leo! First of all, I will say this - I absolutely LOVE that name! I love that it is not a common name, but it totally seemed to fit him!! It took Leo a while to settle into the shoot, but once he was out, we had a great time trying out some different props and poses!!









This was my first experience shooting at a client's home with my backdrop stand, and even though I was a little nervous, I'm way happy with the results!! I'm grateful to Leo's mom for being patient with me while I learned some new techniques on her sweet baby!!

The hats used in this shoot were made by Brittany, over at Crafty Mischief!

Keep Smiling,

'You Will Always Remember This Day ...

' ... as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow' 

– Pirates of the Caribbean

Tonight I had a bit of photographers luck - I was able to capture Captain Jack Sparrow and a couple of his shipmates as they were on their way to plunder a carnival!

These amazing costumes (yes, including Jack Sparrow's awesome hair and beard) were made by these kiddos amazing crafty mom! If you want to see more of her stuff, check her out at Crafty Mischief! I guarantee that you won't be disappointed!!

I might be biased, but I'm pretty sure that these are three of the most endearing little pirates around!!

Keep Smiling,