I wanted to share this great spring family session with you.  We met at the Boulder Tea House and played around BMOCA.  Malcolm and Sophie showed up in adorable outfits with great jumping energy for out shoot.

Thanks to the Speer family for having me capture your family once again.

1,825 days means my baby girl is 5 (she turned 5 back in November).  Remembering life before kids is hard because it feels life really began 1,825 days ago.  The little bean is now a ripping skier, a jokester, a twirling princess, a reader, a biker, and a lover of life.

For her 5th birthday party, we had an eco-themed party using all local products/businesses. Jeff Kagan and Paige, Madeleine’s two favorite singers, gave a concert at North Boulder Rec Center.  Bird Dog Press designed the email card and all the printables.  Tee and Cakes made the melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter and red velet cupcakes.  Dish catered the great kid and adult friendly sandwiches. And the goodie bags were actually a reusable goodie bags made by Two+Two and came with carrot seeds to plant in your garden.

Photo tips:  Make sure to clean your child’s face off 5 or 10 minutes before you snap photos of her.  Usually, she is not too happy with the snot wipe so thinking ahead gives them a few minutes to recuperate.  When shooting in your own backyard look for the best place to get even light on your child’s face.  If you have DSLR and you shoot on the manual setting,  I recommend putting your child’s back to the sun and over exposing the background.  If you are using a point and shoot, find some open shade.

Happy shooting!

P.S.  I am traveling to NYC in April and will be having mini portrait sessions in Prospect Park on Sunday April 10th.  Please send me an email for the details or check back here this week.

Pink, circles, and gum balls were the theme of Maddie’s 4th birthday party.  The gum balls decorated the red velvet cake and I found the recipe on Design Sponge, one of my favorite sites.  Bird Dog Press made adorable letter press coasters to be used with the pink lemonade.  And from Bird Dog Press’ design, I had some cute buttons made by Shut Your Button for all the guests to wear.  Between the pink balloons and the beautiful flowers from Brighter Day Floral, Maddie’s party was pinkfully successful.

Feeling sad for how fast my little girl is growing up, I  made a photo garland with photos from each stage in her life.  My plan is to put together a book of the images for her to keep and look through to see how big she has gotten.  Maddie’s sweet smock dress was mine growing up.  My mom kept all my smock dresses and this will probably be the last birthday she can wear one.   I guess we will need to start a new family tradition next year.

Personally, I think one of the best things about little girls is pig tails.  Nothing is cuter and Bella is just adorable with hers.

Last weekend, Danyelle and her family came out to Wonderland Lake for my special fall outdoor portrait session.  The weather was fantastic on Sunday and clouds lent itself to wonderful soft light.   Lily was a ham and was a good sport trucking through the tall grass.

Tomorrow is Danyelle’s birthday and I wanted to give her this gift of time and memories.  As we know, it all goes by so quickly.  Celebrate your most soulful moments with photography.

Happy birthday D!  You are a beautiful woman, friend, wife and mother.  I feel so lucky to have you in my life.

Reduce your holiday stress and schedule an outdoor family portrait with me on  Sunday October 3.

No more worry about what photo to use! The session includes one digital high resolution file for you to create your holiday card.