sliding party!

it must have been THE COLDEST DAY ON RECORD. seriously. but it was a beautiful day. and the kids sure had fun! thanks everybody, for coming out to jacob's birthday party! :)))





it's a perfect little hill. big enough that you can get a little thrill coming down, and not too big that the kids are pooped by the time they climb back up!









lynda (aka 'rylee's mom'). it was so great having some of the parents stick around! thanks guys!



jacob loved the crazy carpet!











ha!



becky.



perfect!



uncle & hannah.



nicole & willow.







i think sam was getting the hang of it!





hi thaniel!





jacob's new friend, angelina!



shawn's boots.



shawn.



needless to say, joe slept well that night. ha! isn't he a great daddy?!



then it was time to warm up with hot chocolate & birthday cake! thanks, aunt heather, for making jacob a 'LEGO' birthday cake! he LOVED it! :)))







presents! always mayhem, but what kid doesn't love all this??!







love a wood stove! and colourful mittens!



oh, daniel (aka 'rylee's little brother'). you're adorable! (you'll remember him here). it's about time for a birthday shoot, i think! (lyndaaaaa....calllllllll meeeeeeeeee...) ;)





such a fun afternoon!!! thanks, everyone!!!

mmmm...birthday cake...with M&Ms on top...

well, there was no shortage of festivities last week for jacob's birthday... the day OF his birthday, he requested lasagna for his birthday supper. so mama did that - only, didn't get any pictures of it to post. :( then, we didn't have time to bake him a cake so we said we'd do it the next night. tuesday night, joe & the kids baked a cake and frosted it and piled a whole bunch of peanut butter M&Ms on it (jacob's fave!) and we sang 'happy birthday' to him. it was dee-lish. :) (can't believe my firstborn is 7. seriously. where does time go?!)

love this one. if only for the smoke in robyn's face. i think it's cool...





seriously. (love that word, for some reason. i say it even in my sleep). how yummy does that look??!

there's a wreath on my door.

'bout time to take down the wreath. no?! yes?! how long do you leave yours up for??!



ps - ÜBER excited!!! i've got a 4mos old baby shoot on friday morning, and a grad shoot and a family shoot all in this week, too! YAY!!! so looking forward to getting busy with my camera again! (for real?!) YEAH!!!

fingerprints on my window

i'm reminded from time to time that i have children. (ha!) and it's no more obvious than on my windows. yeah. i have children. and i wouldn't trade this time with them for the world.



even clean windows. :)

happy birthday, jacob!

awww...jacob... can't believe you're 7 today! your mama & daddy love you very, VERY much!!! xo!



back at ya, buddy! ;)

baby | elijah

i cannot TELL you how excited i am about this post!!! matt & heather are VERY special to me --they were my first 'gig'!! i did their engagement photos & their wedding, and words cannot express how GRATEFUL i am that they believed in me and my talent. well, guys...you went and did it. you created a monster. ;)

soooooo you can IMAGINE my excitement at the opportunity to photograph their little 2-month-old dude, elijah! GASP!!! he's just P R E C I O U S!!! thank you for allowing me to capture an hour of elijah's sweet life. i hope you enjoy these photos for years to come.

xo.

--H




i love how he's kinda smiling here. :)








angel.









matt's mom had this AMAZING black & white chair in their living room. i HAD to have it in the shoot! thanks, nancy! :)))







boop! there he is! (elijah slept so soundly and peacefully throughout most of the shoot, his ma & pa were AMAZED. thanks, little buddy!!!)



i see matt's dad here. yes??!















personal fave of 2010 so far. :)



and the close runner-up. :)





ha! he's like, "maaaaaa...do i hafta wear this haaaaaat??!" hee. just had to put a caption here. so fitting.



























family photo #1





family photo #2









love this moment!