I have been staring at this empty post for a few hours now. This has truly been an amazing year, both professionally and personally. I feel like I should have some great words to write to usher out 2010 and start 2011. Not happening. So instead of a sum-up, I am going to post some pictures that have really stood out to me this year. Some are personal moments and some are pictures taken at photo shoots. All of these moments have touched me for some reason or another.
This shoot was so much fun. The kiddos weren’t wild about a shoot, so it turned into a play session and some of the best family pictures I have ever gotten!
Ah, my gorgeous sister. She really rocks out hairlessness. 
She runs a hat (and confidence building) company, in case you know of someone who is struggling with hair loss from chemo or Alopecia.
My daughter came along for a shoot and was able to show my customer how to really jump for a photo. In pink rain boots. In a field.
We had a big, fun surprise to share with one of my kids this year, and we snuck 150 balloons into the bedroom to greet them as they woke. It was awesome…
Darn avian!
This was a special moment that I got to observe between a mother and daughter. It was one of those moments that made me feel so blessed to even be there watching. Such love passed between them.
I got to photograph the cast of a high school drama production. It was a lot of fun and I got to work with some talented kids.
Cow. Is there more to be said?
Ah. This is the very moment that I realized my daughter was a young lady and no longer a kid.
Playin’ with my nephews. I got to see these guys twice this year, even though we are 1000 miles apart.
I got to stand on the edge of the ocean this year. I grew up with the ocean and miss it so, so much.
Something else that brings back childhood memories… Redwoods. Sigh.
And my brother and his son walking in the redwoods.
This shoot was a very fun shoot for me. Not only did I get to work with a very cool family, the boys were not into photos and I am pretty sure Mom and Dad both thought that I did not get one shot of all of them together that would work. I love the challenge and I love the surprise. A few more pictures here, including information about the most amazing cakes you will ever see.
Also a very fun shoot! This couple was so real with each other. They were very fun to work with. More here.
Adoption is so beautiful. It was amazing to do my first {free} adoption shoot and also to see this family come together. This is a shoot I will not forget. Click here for more images from this session.
Trash the dress. Love, love trash the dress. More.
True story! Aren’t sisters fun? Here‘s more…
This was such a fun and creative family to work with. I loved their shoot and look forward to what we will come with next time around! Here is some more.
Desi decided to do a few trash the {prom} dress photos during her senior session. Brilliant. Go here to view more from her fun session.
Maia, the smiling dog. More of her and her people here.
This was one of the only non-wedding shoots I did with my wedding assistant, Heather. What fun we had at this shoot! Here is the post from this session.
Drew’s photo above was taken moments before a giant rodent-monster-thing jumped out of a tree to eat me. Seriously. You can read all about it here.
I have worked with these kiddos since they were small. It is so neat to document their growth together and to compete with myself to try to out-shoot their latest photo shoot. I love this moment. I love the puppy love and the “wha?” look I am getting from Sam. More from this session here.
This is one of the pictures from my 5 year anniversary mini shoots. What a fun day that was, with really cool props. Best mini shoot day ever… More here.
The miracle of Baptism… This is my newest little nephew, Cooper. A few more photos of Cooper here.
My oldest son is quite an athlete. This was taken at an out-of-state cross country meet. He was getting his head in the race…
I snapped this photo at a shooting seminar I attended this fall. A highlight for me was meeting a photog hero, Jasmine Star. I came home (and still am) pumped about all I learned.
And this is my Granny. I got to spend some time with her this summer. So love my Granny.
In 2011, I hope to continue to fall in love with photography. It truly is a passion of mine and I try to make every single shoot special and unique. I will continue to fall in love with my husband and kids. We are a unique family, and I am blessed beyond my wildest dreams.
Husband and I were just talking about how this was the best New Year’s Eve we have ever had. We made a huge Mexican feast, complete with hand made tortillas, home made salsa and hand-smashed black refried beans. We watched Despicable Me with the kids. Toasted each other with sparkling cider. While husband and I were in the kitchen for a quick glass of champagne, the kids started a dance competition in the other room. It was one of those moments that we knew we could not walk in on, or the silliness would stop. So we just stood there in the kitchen, holding each other and listening to the music and the laughter of our brood.
Thanks 2010. ‘Twas awesome.
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