Here are some more favorite photographs from an early senior session that I  loved doing. There is a different hope and excitement than the little ones I photograph. It is as if the dreams shift from parents to the child (I should say young adult) and it is inspiring to be a little part of this time in a person’s life.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.

Live the life you have imagined.

– Henry David Thoreau

The horizon leans forward,

offering you space to place new steps of change.

– Maya Angelou

What a fun couple of weeks joining in on Kindermusik classes and capturing those fun moments with mom (grandma, grandpa etc.) and child. I often wish I had some pictures during those times.  A quick sneak peek with more to come!  Thank you Miss Sherry for the fun time.

Without music, life is a journey through a desert.

-Pat Conroy (author)

Holiday time is the best time for the family photo!  Three little girls at a park is super fun and a challenge.  Thanks a bunch!

A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost.
Marion C. Garretty

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
– John Bowring

Having three girls….they are still a beautiful couple!

These beautiful girls were so easy to work with and lots of fun!  They made it so difficult to choose the final photographs.  Here is a little sneak peek, with more to come soon!

A joy that is shared
Is a joy made double.
- Proverb

Time for family pictures for this sweet family. A great day chasing two little boys, watching airplanes and rolling in the grass.

Great parents and beautiful boys. Thanks!

“Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.” Marc Brown

Another photo shoot as baby gets older….big sister still a big help and still smiling!

“A sister is a gift to the heart,

a friend to the spirit,

a golden thread to the meaning of life.”

~ Isadora James

Love those legs before they start moving around!

A mini-session for this cool little guy needing head shots to make it big.   He has the talent and looks!

Summer is here, so we headed up to the mountains to enjoy some cool weather and fresh air. There are so many reasons to love camping: bright stars, no distractions from family and nature, long walks to nowhere, discovering bird’s nests, watching the bugs, collecting rocks, devouring marshmallows and hanging out with good friends.  But, at three in the morning, I could have easily come up with a few reasons not to camp!

In wilderness I sense the miracle of life,

and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.

~Charles A. Lindbergh

Adopt the pace of nature:  her secret is patience.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

~John Muir

Happy Mother’s Day!  I was looking for a photograph of me with my children and could not find any recent pictures.  Yikes!  So, this week make sure you get a photo with your little ones.

“All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.”

-Abraham Lincoln

What a beautiful sight this time of year in the Arizona desert, a time of color and beauty to soak in before the heat destroys my yearly attempt to have a flower garden in the desert.

The prickly pear cactus showing off it’s delicate flower.  I love the contrast of a beautiful flower on a rough and prickly plant.

I just could not choose between the color and the black and white. Hmmm. Color is a rarity in the desert, but on the other hand black and white always attracts me especially to demonstrate the desert landscape.  What do you think?

Ocotillo

The majestic saguaro stands alone and is completely amazing to me and I have lived among them my whole life!  The Cactus Hotel, a children’s book, is a must read for all children!