little miss sunshine turns 13

So I had seen a picture on Pinterest that was one of the first ones I ever pinned...and I knew I had to do a photo shoot similar to it sometime and LMS's 13th birthday seemed like the perfect chance, so a few weeks ago, I got to have my kids for the day and we got nails done, let LMS have a mini makeover, find a cute dress...although we ended up using her jeans more...found jewelry for both her and LMG and a cool shirt for Mr. Happy and then headed back to my house...

...to play in 5lbs of glitter!!  :D

It was so much fun and my house will never be the same again! Lol!  It was so worth it though!

So, in the spirit of keeping things real...here's a glimpse behind the pretty smiles as to what really goes on with these three...and usually with LMG...  ;)  I saw this meme and cracked up laughing and had to put the two following pics together ha! 

Yep. That pretty much sums it up! :D

Ohmystars.  I've always said he's gonna be a heartbreaker!! 

More behind the scene fun with this pic...they had me cracking up again...  There was squishing, piling, pyramid attempts...  :}

#seriouslythatsmoulderthough

#girlsstayawayfrommyboy!!

LMS, you are so beautiful both inside and out and I love you to pieces...easily enough to spill glitter allllll over my house!  :D

{4.23.16}

{beck family}

Here on my photography blog I don't usually comment too much on the pictures...you're not here to listen to me, you're here to see the photos. :) However, this one was just too fun and I'm going to add my thoughts on some of it.  :)

This family is one of my "other" families.  The family I get to choose.  I have officially known them for over a decade. Sheesh.  They are crazy and fun and love God and love the orphan and love each other passionately.  I knew this was going to be a fun shoot - we all know each other pretty well so everyone was pretty well relaxed.

I know Josh doesn't like doing photos...neither do I. Thus the reason I stay behind the camera. ;) But I love that he goes along with it anyways, mostly for his mom's sake.  :) 

Steve is one of the coolest dads I know.  My favorite memory of him is how Lauren used to tell me when I had her in 3rd grade, how he would take her on "daddy dates".  She has high standards in how guys treat her now...and a lot of that I'm sure is due to Steve setting that example even when she was little.

Catrina, you are beautiful just as you are.   

I love that you can say you are married to your best friend. 

This is her Jack.  Except she gets to see him every day.  Sniff.  

This is when things got fun!  lol 

The little boys thought this was most fabulous and cracked up. :)   

Then of course, it was time for a little revenge... 

Ha! I love this one. 

It's hard to get everyone in the air in a jumping picture - especially when the littlest guy hasn't figured out how to really jump yet!  :)  And daddy drew the line at jumping. lol

Thanks for a fun shoot y'all!  Hope you enjoy these sneak peaks!

{11.15.14}

{maddox and eli: spring}

You are going to begin to think that Maddox and Eli are the only ones I do photo shoots of! Lol!  Don't worry...new subjects coming soon!  :)

The one issue when working with a toddler is sometimes they declare they are DONE and nothing you can say or do or bribe them with is going to change their mind....

So we didn't get a whole lot of shots of Maddox this time! lol  Oh well!  :) 

{lauren}

{10.29.11}

{bEsT fRiEnDs}