A "SUPER" memorable Christmas

Ok, so I haven't gotten to Christmas pictures yet, but I had to post these. They are perhaps my new favorite series of pictures, and the people I spent Christmas day barfing with (more to come). Never been more excited then when I discovered this gem of a business door located in my home town.










My cute parents. And apparently this is my dad's jumping face because he was making it in every shot.



My brother Luke...what can I say?

Getting crafty

It's amazing what can be accomplished when Ami and Poppy (my parents) have the kids.

More family photoshoots

No photoshopping done on these to-die-for eyes my friends! Can you believe it!




It was cold. I mean real cold. These families were troopers. I have decided I must always live in a moderately rundown area, what would I do in a new place without any great backdrops like these?

Here's just a handful from the day.

A Christmas Miracle

Don't you love how Lucy appears to be in fact pleading with Amy to take her away from the madness she was born into.




Could it be? A photo with ALL of us in it?? Thanks to my talented friend, Amy F for snapping away at us. These are a teaser-they will not be seen on my Christmas card, unless I end up doing an accordion fold out...which I'm not.

P.S. I bow down to any family photographer who manages to get a halfway descent shot of an entire family all looking, which Amy did.

What do these two families have that I don't

A finished Christmas card.

Puddle jumping!

What are you doing today?

We're building forts and waiting for Lucy to wake up.

Bella

I took Christmas pictures for one of my very favorite families today. This one just speaks to me. A quiet moment caught in the crazy life of a three-year-old.





See. It doesn't last long.

6 months old

Someone pinch me, has it been this long? Where did my little baby go? We love you Lulu, more then words can say.

Baby it's cold outside!

We woke up to snow this morning! Isaac was very excited about it. As Geoff's constant sidekick, he went out to shovel and clip the flowers...in Geoff's hat.




The fine art of snowflake tasting.



Lucy and I stayed warm inside and practiced sitting up.

Babygirl

Haven't taken many pictures of the kids for a while, so here's an older one of Lucy. I was getting depressed seeing my last post.

The Prayer of the Children

I can clearly remember the first time I heard this song eleven years ago. It made such a profound impact on me that it nearly gives me chills everytime I hear it.

This song was originally written in memory of the children in Yugoslavia when the Yugoslavian wars started. This particular video accompanying the song is "dedicated to the real victims of war, hatred and unforgiving hearts: Children."

Tis the Season

So we jumped the gun a little this year. Usually I'm a firm believer in waiting till December 1st to get all Christmasy, but this year, since we're leaving early for Oregon, I talked Geoff into it and we decorated much sooner. Tonight I put Isaac down for the night and walked down the stairs to see this...I love this time of year!

Photoshoot

Thanks to this sweet mom who let me take pictures of her kids. The gallery will be up soon Rebecca. Hope you like them!

***DECEMBER PHOTOSHOOTS. We will be in Oregon for Christmas this year. If you are a fellow Oregonian and interested in having pictures taken, please email me!

Dream Mine

I've been talking about going up to this mine for sometime and today we went. I thought it would be a great photoshoot place, but it took a while to figure out how to get there and there was a hike involved...so WE thought it was great, but perhaps not for a family all dolled up.

What a beautiful, warm and sunny day. Can't get enough of my cute husband and kids.

Playing in the "white stuff"

the aftermath

Dirty, and happy.

Lulu

Here's my baby. Five months old and a bit. She is the happiest little thing you ever did see (ok, maybe not THAT little, she's a chunk). This post is in honor of my sweet sister Emily, and her husband Ryan, who tye dyed this shirt for Lucy. Hooray for my Oregon-hippie roots!

**On a side note: Several people have asked if I do photoshoots. Yes!! I do! Please send me an email, leah@pelousedesign.com to inquire about pricing.