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Merry Christmas!!

December 25, 2009

As our Christmas Day comes to a close, I’m so thankful for everything and everyone in my life, and most of all for the reason for the season. I can’t begin to tell you how much Jesus has done for me - and it’s just so wonderful that 2000 years after His birth, we are still honoring Him every year on this day. We give gifts to those we love and care about because our heavenly Father gave his son to us, as a gift, to save the world. Amazing.

I hope this post finds everyone safe and sound and OFF those nasty roads! We actually postponed our family Christmas for a few days just so we wouldn’t be traveling today. It’s been such a fun day watching the kids play with their new games and toys and playing with them (until they decide I’m too lame at video games to keep playing with me - and it’s sooo true, that I’m lame at video games that is!).

On that note, I thought I’d post a few of my fam!! The awesome Sarah Mansur of Sarah Mansur Photography did our family portraits this year. Thank you, Sarah, for sharing your talent with us! We are so greatful and love our images! And a big thank you to Stacy and Deemer, who allowed us to go to their ranch in Bixby to shoot on their amazing property! We had so much fun and just LOVED it out there!

We decided to do an extended family session and include my two sisters and my brother-in-law. We’ve never had a family portrait together and it was way overdue!

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Since my oldest son ran far far away the first chance he got, Sarah didn’t get any individual shots of him, so before we left I made sure to get a few - this is one I just love! I know he’s not smiling, but sometimes those non-smiling shots are my favorites….

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Merry Christmas and have a safe, and amazing New Year!!

Jennifer: How cool! You have a beautiful family! Thanks for sharing these!

Kristin Rachelle: Beautiful captures!! They will treasure these!

Jessica: What a gorgeous family you have! Sarah did a wonderful job!

jennifer adams: oh wow what a gorgeous family session, love the location and setup, very cool! Love the shot of the two boys!!

Lina: Those are superb! Beautiful family.

I have photographed this gorgeous family before, so I was so excited when they asked me to do their fall portraits! These aren’t really a sneak peek, but definitely blog worthy so I just had to post!

You can definitely see where little ‘L’ gets her looks! Aren’t they gorgeous?

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‘L’ totally humored me with this one!!! Thank you for letting me wrap you in leopard fur!! I just couldn’t resist!

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I had a blast with you guys!!! Thank you for allowing me to be your photographer!

Katherine: Wow; they really do look so much alike! These are all beautiful pictures, and I especially love the soft sweetness of the last one (and such pretty fall colors, too!).

Angela Crutcher: What a beautiful mom and daughter. Love these! That last one is absolutely perfect!

Kristi Mangan: Beautiful momma & daughter! Gorgeous images. I love that last one - gorgeous!

Jane Eaton Hamilton: They could be sisters! These are lovely and she's a cute little poser, isn't she?

Chelsie: Beautiful pictures!! Nice job!

Laura Brett: Beautiful mom and daughter. Great job!

Lisa Little: gorgeous photos! I adore her clothing choices!

jennifer adams: wow gorgeous mom and daughter, love how colorful these are, gorgeous work!

Salina J: Wow, these are gorgeous. Beautiful family, lovely color and soft light.

Terra: wow gorgeous ladies!! You did a great job..love all the colors!

Krysia: oooh I just LOVE these. She is such a little mini-me version of her mom. They are beautiful. You captured her perfectly.

Zoe Berkovic: These are STUNNING!! I can't pick a favorite!

Ramsey: What a doll. She is beautiful. The clarity and color is spot on. This is great work.

These gorgeous girls were so fun! They sure loved the Smarties! I couldn’t be happier with how these turned out - group shots with these ages can be really hard and I actually got a few!

This really isn’t a sneak peek because the gallery is almost ready, but it’s just that time of year! My blog is taking a hit but I couldn’t resist posting some of these!

Thank you so much, ‘S’, for allowing me to photograph you and the girls. You are ALL stunning and so much fun!

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Tammy Wahl: Wow Robbie, these are really gorgeous.

Amy: 3 Girls a family after my own heart. Love the shots~ #1 is too cute..

Nicole williams: BEAUTIFUL work!!! They are all soooo stinkin' cute!

Lisa Kryschuk: Beautifully done! What sweethearts !

lisa: What adorable little girls! Love your lighting in these.

Megan: Nice job Robbie. Love #4!

Jessica: What a darling family--and I love that they had photos in their jammies:). Beautiful light and clarity!

Karen: These girls are a d o r a b l e ! Those eyes-breathtaking!!

Lina: wow! This mom rocked some nice outfits - now that's being prepared for a session :) Beautiful work.

Corine Tran: Gorgeous photography! You really captured the beauty of these little girls, awesome!

Angela Crutcher: These are absolutely adorable! I love all of their cute out fits!

Giovanna: Beautiful! love their outfits!

Jane Eaton Hamilton: So stinkin' sweet. You did a great job.

Well, this sweet little guy is so big now! He is one of my baby planners but had colic and reflux so badly in the first few months, he didn’t have a 3 month session. So, now at almost 6 months old, I can’t believe how big he is! And I haven’t photographed big brother since he was one and now he’s 2 1/2! I so appreciate you guys coming out to get family portraits this year! I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!!

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Ashley Duckett: You caught some great moments! The family will be so thrilled with these!

Jaidean: Beautiful family! That second shot totally made me smile - so cute!

Erin: I love them and can't wait to see the rest!

Kari: The 2nd one in the leaves is beautiful! You can feel the emotion through the photo!

Chelsie: Wonderful images! You really caught some beautiful moments with this beautiful family!

Kristin Farnsowrth: You did get all the right moments here. That ohh face is to die for. ++

aubry c: Love this set; so much life and personality with this little family! Great job Robbie!

April: These are gorgeous!!! So full of life!

Nicole williams: Beautiful shots!!!

Angela Crutcher: Oh my goodness, these are so sweet! I adore the expression in the 2nd shot. Too cute!!

jennifer: oh what a beautiful family and sweet moments captured, these are just lovely!

casandra heeren: great job... love the interaction you captured!

megan parker: Love the second one! So cute!

Jane Eaton Hamilton: They must be over the moon now that colic etc is over. I had that in my first, and man, man, it's a tough one for everyone. These are lovely. Love the second one esp.

I was asked to do a two-family session and the only available time I had was 7am! Why 7am? Because if you can’t get evening light, the best light is morning light just after sunrise! They were so sweet to come meet me bright and early on a Sunday and yes, the light was perfection!!! I had a ton of fun and though the sneak peek is coming a little late, I just had to post it!

Thank you guys so much for coming out and allowing me to photograph your lovely families!! More to come soon…

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And I LOVE when kids just spontaneously pose! Seriously - this is probably my fav group shot from the session!

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And of course, one for fun!! I had to merge 3 photos for this one!

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Lisa Little: Wow! Stunning images! I love the gorgeous fall colors and what beautiful families!!

Ramsey: Love the siglings on the bridge. It looks so natural. The colors are beautiful as is the family.

Krysia: Gorgeous! I just LOVE your color. What a fun family!!!!

Sandie: Fantastic session! Love your colors in all of these. Really loving the first two!

Cindy: I love all the colors and you can tell the kids really had fun! Great work, Robbie!

Angela Crutcher: Great session! Love your posing style here!

Zoe Berkovic: I adore that second shot!! Great set!

paula hickson: Gorgeous session!!! I am so jealous of all the beautiful fall colors!!!

Jen Mahoney: Wow, gorgeous photos of gorgeous people! The colors are fantastic, how will they every choose?

jennifer: what a beautiful fun family, those warm fall colors are perfect!

Melanie Newsom: These are dreamy! Awesome work!

Ingrid: These are wonderful. Love the colors. that is such a GREAT location! Wish I had something like that here in AZ. Great job with these. Beautiful!

Whoo boy did this little one make me work for these but isn’t she cute? She has grown so much since the last time I photographed her! I got to get the family in on these this time and wow do I love the colors they chose for their clothing! So awesome!

Sweet ‘C’ has the most gorgeous green eyes! I’m so glad a caught some closeups of her with those gorgeous eyes! Thank you ‘D’ family for coming out and spending the afternoon with me! I hope you enjoy your sneak peek - more to come soon!

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Chastie: Looks great! Can't wait to see all the others!

Lynda: Beautiful colours here, that little girls eyes are beautiful!

Jessica Hamlin: What a cutie & a beautiful family. You did a wonderful job on these!!

Salina J: These are so fun and bright, love them!

Leigh: What great colors! These are great.

Sarah: Such an adorable family! You did a great job with these. I bet this lucky family is thrilled!

Holly: Beautiful family! I love the fall colors! Great job!

mollie: love the upside down shot!!

MelissaJ: I LOVE the second one! She has such a BEAUTIFUL smile!! Wonderful colors too!!

Mindy: That little girl is so beautiful! Her eyes are especially striking! I love the "upside down" shot too!

Pavlina Ortiz: These are amazing images! The colors are so rich a beautiful. Love them all. Parents much be totally thrilled.

Lina: Great captures. Such a sweet family. Loving those fall colors.

Although it was a little windy, the weather couldn’t have been nicer during this session! I always love photographing this sweet family! And little ‘K’ is getting so big! She was a total delight as always. Thank you, ‘H’ family for coming out for our session Friday! I hope you enjoy your sneak peek - more to come soon…

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Mindy: Beautiful color! What an adorable little girl! They did a fabulous job on Christmas clothes that are cute and fun!

jennifer: what a fun session, these are beautiful and i just love the colors!

April: This session looks like it was so much fun! I love all the color!

casandra heeren: what a fun session...great job!!!

TracyT: You ROCKED this family session. beautiful work!!! Gorgeous family too!

sylvia: she has amazing eyes, you captured them perfectly!

Trisha D: These are fantastic! Beautiful colors and wonderful emotion captured! So fun!!

Kristi Mangan: What a cutie! I adore the close up of her... gorgeous eyes! You did a fabulous job capturing this family!!

Zoe Berkovic: She looks like she is full of life and energy! I LOVE the closeup!! I would hang it up in HUGE!!

I know how much goes in to trying to get the whole family together for a photo session. Coordinating times, outfits, people needing to come from out of town, transporting everyone to the location, etc… I so appreciate how much work it is! And we almost lost out to the weather - it actually drizzled on us the entire shoot, but we made it through! But aren’t they gorgeous? I love the colors they chose and we had a lot of fun! Thank you ‘K’ for coordinating this shoot - I hope you all treasure these images for generations to come!

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And what is a blog post without an outtake? This is their best Zoolander pose!

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lisa lucky: These are wonderful! What lovely photos and great use of lighting! Handsome family as well!

Sarah: Nice job!! I love seeing extended family portraits - someting to truly treasure and you absolutely rocked these!!!

Lynda: Such beautiful colours! Lovely and bright, the lighting is perfect!

This N That: Such beautiful color!! They are all beautiful, the last one made me laugh- love it! -Shellie

Jaidean: Beautiful family and gorgeous pictures! Great job!

Salina J: Fantastic job with such a large group - they must be thrilled! Your lighting turned out perfectly.

Melissa Rodriguez: I love all of your gorgeous fall colors. What a gorgeous family!

Mandy: Hahaha...I had to chuckle at that last one. These are great. I am sure they are so happy to have these to remember their family togetherness.

Shonda Feddema: Nice work! What a beautiful family and the colors are lovely!

jennifer: what a beautiful family and great portraits, love the first two especially!

tessa rice: nice work!!!!!

Tiffany Bender: So cute! I love your posing ++!

TracyT: These are so great, the colors rock & the lighting is beautiful!!

seth: amazing

Ok, so here are a few more from this shoot! The boys made me work for these but they were worth it!

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Jen Mahoney: What gorgeous fall portraits! The colors are amazing. This family will love these images!

lisa: Wow what beautiful colours and what a gorgeous family! The first is adorable!

Melissa: I agree - great colors and what precious expressions. Great work!

Kim: wow The colors in these are awesome and that is one good looking family! I like the way they coordinate!

Zoe Berkovic: These are gorgeous! Your clarity rocks!

This N That: wonderful color, cute kids! -Shellie

Angela Crutcher: Beautiful session. Love the fall colors and the lighting. That last shot is stunning!!

Kristy Lynn: What a beautiful session. And a beautiful family. They will love these!!!

Jaidean Baker: These are all gorgeous! love love love the colors! And I adore the shot with the pink hat - she looks so happy! Great job!

Cindy: Gorgeous session, love that 1st shot!

megan parker: I love the first shot!!!!!!!

With boys ages 6 and 4 plus a baby you PRAY for a family shot with everyone looking at the camera! Just wanted to post a little teaser… and, S, you thought we wouldn’t get one but we did it!!

More to come soon!

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Jan Vaughn: I am having trouble with words...the picture is so great! Everyone is smiling so and I love the way Aaron is draped over Nathan. You will cherish this one I am sure. Love, Grandma Vaughn

Cindy: I agree, what a great family shot! Love it!

Kim: I love this pose! I keep coming back to look at it!