i have so many shoots to catch up on and post here. the last couple months have been soooo busy and hectic and i’m still trying to figure out how to juggle all of this and make it work. i thought i had a good handle on it until i was completely booked with christmas shoots & had to figure out how to fit them all in, plus some last minute amazingly fun senior sessions….and then work on all the proofing and orders.  anyway, i managed…my head is slightly above water and as i wait for parker to wake up from his nap before heading out to run some last minute christmas errands i thought i’d play a little catch up.

back in october….or was in november…i did a session for a friend of mine who i adore and who is just such a ray of sunshine.  she has the most amazing laugh and can always make me smile.  trish & her family were soooo much fun. i mean….like i did not want the session to end. they were so realaxed and comfortable and ready to have a good time. i loved that they showed up in red…as opposed to the regular white / black combos i usually get (not that there is anything wrong w/ white or black people…let’s remember how CLASSIC those are…but color…always good!) anyway, they looked amazing and trish’s mom was in town from michigan and cam along which i loved. always cool to get to capture 3 generations in a photo.  here are a FEW of my very faves….(my gosh there were so darn many)

this was by far one of the most fun shoots i’ve had. it’s rare that you get an entire family that actually WANTS to be there and is enjoying the process.  most of the time the guys show up dragging their feet and the only person that wants to be there is the mom and by the time they get to the shoot they are about 1/2 hacked off because they’ve had to try to bribe the entire family just to show up.  but the entire hopkins family rocked this shoot! ( perhaps trish offered up some serious bribes ? )

thanks guys! your love for one another and the connection you have as a family is inspiring!