the splonski family

i am so excited about these photos and this cute young family. darling children and a mom that is a natural model! bonus: they are also super sweet & easy going - a great combo! i forgot how active two little ones can be but we managed to get a few good ones! here are a couple of my faves from the day...

miss O

i love this little hip chick....she has the SWEETEST personality and and even sweeter little voice. i could just eat her up...

first baby on the way

jeni asked me to take a few maternity photos for her before their little muffin arrives (any day now!)...this is their first baby. chris and jeni have been married for over 10 years so a little anxious to see how this little girl their cookin up will change their lifestyle. what? children change your lifestyle?!? oh...i don't even remember what i did with all my time before kids!! we talked about enjoying every minute of each other right now because those first few months you tend to forget about each other as the babies needs take over for awhile. i can't wait to do their newborn photos soon and meet baby cece....

watch out mom...

...your little girl is growing up! miss red came by with her mom after she got this sassy new hair cut. she is 9 but this first shot i could see the teenager coming out....somedays i am glad i have only boys...

oh, if anyone is actually looking at these posts would you let me know? i need some feedback! thanks much....

one post a month?

what the heck? summer has been sooo busy! i don't know what is going on but i seem to have no time for MY STUFF (ya know, important stuff like blogging & facebook & reading everyones else's blogs & my continued learning of photography!)... keeping these boys of mine entertained is a lot of work! i took these pics in june in hopes of a fun 4th of july post and fun prints for their parents but that has long gone. so here are some fun ones of my neighborhood monkeys. this was all in about 15 min. as gracie's allergies kicked in high gear and we got kicked off this property from some grumpy old lady :-) 

sweet as pie...

i had such a FUN time last week shooting my first senior! this gorgeous young gal is so sweet & innocent (was i feeling old? yes!!)...she's really into doing make-up/hair/styling, I think she would be great and could style some shoots for me someday! her fave show? America's Next Top Model, oh and American Idol (but isn't that everyone's)? 

montana girls

my friend amber & i went to college together at montana state, we met through our mutual friend miki. her family moved to oregon so she finished up her degree at oregon state. after i graduated i talked to amber about wanting to move somewhere and try someplace new. had i ever been to oregon? (no). sounded pretty and amber said she could find us an apartment, (sounds good). so she calls me a week or so later saying "i found us an apartment!" so i packed up my u-haul and road tripped to oregon to find a job and check out another state for awhile! it was st. patricks day 1995. i don't think i ever planned to stay here but here we both are, married, both have 2 boys and are still great friends! she lives in vancouver and i am in salem but i am still glad i have a fellow montana friend not too far away. sometimes life takes you on an adventure and you just have to enjoy the ride....

they came down for a fun little family shoot a couple weeks ago, enjoy! 

her handsome boys

i got it from my mama!

it's my birthday...

...and i can cry if i want to. but i won't, because i am a big boy now! here is mister cole, my friend katie's son. i am loving these blue eyed little boys. cole was very interested in checking out his surroundings, wasn't sure what to think of being out in this long grass...? we started off with 5 orange balloons and in no time had ONE. every time the wind would blow it would pop one on the grass! there was a lot to choose from for this little cutie but here is a couple of my faves. enjoy your little man katie & brian!

go yankees!

oh yes...the team greg is coaching got the red sox for a team name!! the ONLY team greg (i will say) "highly dislikes"! too funny. and it's only t-ball so he ok with it. but whenever trey's team plays, the real yankees seem to lose?!?! is it an omen? so today, trey has a game at 1pm. and the real yankees play the real red sox at 1pm....? 

but aren't trey & gracie dang cute in their uniforms? 

ol' blue eyes

i got to take photos this last weekend for my friend elizabeth & her cute family. their little boy turned one! such a big milestone (for the parents too!)...one is such a great age. just starting to walk and figure things out but still loves you to death and can't talk back yet :-) everyone says times goes so fast and before ya know it your kids are grown up and off to college. so i hope times slows down a bit and you have these photos to remember your cute little blue eyed boy! i loved so many but narrowed it down to these six...

doesn't she look good in ORANGE :-)

mister b