exciting new things + kaity's website!

my life is starting to change. i love it! things are going so well right now, everything is falling into place. i also would like to state the obvious and say: I LOVE PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! photography is the best invention EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the real reason for this post is that i am just SO excited for my cousin kaity, she's also a photographer and she's really really awesome!!! here's a plug for her: she does all kinds of portrait sessions, but MAN she takes beautiful pictures of kids and babies. so, i recommend her;) you should check out her brand new website and also check out her blog (i love blogs the most, i follow about a thousand).

here is one example of her work:

and now, a couple of my pics just to finish this late-night post off... :)

i have wanted to take a silhouette shot at sunset for ages, and i took this on the way to idaho when my friends married each other last month. ideally we would have stopped and taken some AWESOME friend silhouette shots but we didn't have time and there would have most likely been a lack of interest. someday......

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the P family

tonight i took pictures of an adorable family. they found THE most perfect place EVER. i would be so happy to be able to ever shoot there again:) here's a small preview of the night, perhaps i'll post a longer post later when i've finished editing their session.

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Y mountain

today my friend stacey sent me a text that said "You should go get some cool shots of the rainbow that's out over the mountains :)"

i ran out and in my haste forgot my memory card. went back inside, got the card, ran back out. it was really cool. beautiful. i like the light that was cast, all the yellow, it was kind of a dark moment.

okay you can't really see the rainbow in the rest of these but i like them anyway...

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jacob + whitney = ethan!!!

my aunt had her baby this afternoon! his name is ethan and i think he was about 6lbs. he is a doll. adorable, sweet, and brand new. how could anything in the world be more perfect than this? today a new life began in my family. this summer i started realizing how important family is to me. obviously i have always loved my family (immediate and extended) but i am suddenly conscious of how much belonging does for a soul. i am so blessed. i belong to two amazing families, and i love both of them with all my heart.

p.s. in the next couple of weeks i'll be doing a newborn shoot with him. i. can. NOT. wait. isn't he a darling? isn't he amazing?

whitney and her baby!

if every baby was born into love like this, the world would be a significantly better place to be.

ethan scott.

james and i got to hold him too!!! i'm the oldest holding the youngest grandchild....

james is now the uncle of 18.

daddy and momma!

whitney and her baby

jacob and his baby

i couldn't decide which i liked better so i decided to post them both!!!

james is a nice uncle. he humored my photography urges by the elevator.

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riley + rachel = wedding (preview!!!)

i'm so excited about this wedding! here's a quick little preview of what kind of awesome went on last night:

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shalayne again!

found a few more gems of my cousin's senior shoot as i went through her file tonight.

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frank

my great-grandpa frank stucki passed away on sunday, the funeral was today. he served in WWII. he loved his family. he was funny and eccentric in an endearing way. i remember sitting on his lap when i was little, i remember him paying attention to what i was drawing on my paper. he had great hair. the funeral services were very well done, and he was remembered with love.

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