I can be notoriously indecisive, so picking just 1 favorite from each of my sessions was difficult.  I’m sure if I went back through them all again, I’d end up with a completely different set of favorites.   And you may notice (if you’re watching closely!) that a few sessions even have more than 1 image.  Indecision, my dear readers. . . at least I’m honest with myself!

So, now, I present to you — in no particular order — a few of my favorite things:

Happy Friday!  Have a great first weekend of 2012!

By his beautiful mother. . .

His father (I love how he’s grabbing dad’s finger). . .

And his big brothers. . .

The entire family is pretty enamored by their newest member. . .

It’s pretty easy to see why!

I mean, even when he’s mad, he’s adorable!

Congratulations to this new family of five!  Told you they were pretty amazing!

This little guy was one of the sweetest, most mellow little babies I’ve ever worked with.  He was snoozing happily in mom’s arms when I arrived and didn’t make a peep when we stripped off his diaper and laid him on the blankets.

So precious, so sweet.  And those yummy, squishy lips. . . just too much!

He did eventually wake up to show off his bright eyes!

Then we headed outside to get a few pictures with the Bridger Mountains as a backdrop.  The family will be moving to New York soon and wanted to preserve a bit of Montana so their little guy will always have a piece of where he was born to remember.

At the risk of going overboard with images, I’ll wrap it up with a Dad & Son and a Mom & Son shot.  I love these. . . Dad’s strong arms supporting his boy.

And Mom entirely smitten with the boy who is looking up at her in complete adoration!

I’m so happy for this new family!

I have lots of images from this great session to share, but it’s going to take me a while to get through them all.  So the official “sneak peek” will wait, but I just couldn’t wait to share this one.  Mostly because I love the story behind it!  We had just come back from doing some outdoor pictures and I was peeking around the house for a good spot to get some more indoor shots.  I saw how beautifully lit their bed was and when I started pulling up the bedspread to straighten up for the pictures (photographer, bed-maker, I do it all ), I was excited to see such gorgeous colors.  Grandma chimed in that it was their wedding quilt, lovingly made by many members of the family for the couple’s wedding 4 years ago.  It couldn’t have been a more perfect spot for such a perfect shot!

Let’s face it, this winter has been a little crazy.  We’ve had frigid temps  that will turn your extremities to ice within minutes, we’ve had blah gray days, and today it practically feels like it’s May.  The high temperature recorded at MSU yesterday was 58 degrees!  What I’m really longing for is a big dumping of snow followed by a blue-bird 25 degree day.  That will have me in the mood to get my skis out!

Another way to get my spirits up over this neurotic Montana winter?  Offer a special for my amazing clients!  So, give me a call and book your session between now and March 31st.  We can do indoors or out, the entire family, just your special new bundle of joy, or whatever your heart desires.

And because no post in complete with a picture, I thought I’d share an oldie but goodie.  This is one of my favorite winter family images, showing just how beautiful this season really can be!

Well, all of my fabulous clients made that a very, very challenging task!  And in the end, I couldn’t even do it. . . so here are 11 of my favorites from the year.  And if I looked through all of my files again in an hour I’d probably come up with a completely different 10 (or 11 or 12 ).

Here’s to a fabulous 2011!  Happy New Year!

Their perfect, sweet, new little girl!

She is, quite obviously, adored.  Several times during my time with the family I heard the words, “she’s so sweet” and “she’s so adorable” come out of mom or dad’s mouth.  I couldn’t agree more!

Those words were uttered several times when they pulled out her first pair of cowgirl boots.

They are a necessity for every Montana girl, and so is a horse, for that matter!

From those ten teeny toes hiding under those boots to these ten tiny fingers, this family truly is thankful!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and the ones that you’re thankful for!

“Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever.”

Thanks, Moms, for all the hand and heart holding.  You mean the world to us!

Result in these:

If you want to know where to get one of those adorable hats for yourself, check out Sweet Pea Hats on etsy!  My friend Beatrice has a fabulous collection of custom-made hats to fit newborns through adults.  I’m a big fan!

In addition to modeling the hats, little guy also slipped into a darling cocoon wrap.  He was not so interested in snugly curling up, so I call this one “string bean”!

With peek-a-boo toes!

Finally, he did drift away to peaceful slumber.  He just wanted what most babies want. . .

Since I spend several days a week with this little guy’s mama–who is a dear friend–I’m sure this isn’t the last time you’ll be seeing him around here!

He was peacefully sleeping when I arrived, all full of sweetness.

Nothing gets me like his adorable lips. . .

Well, except maybe for those sweet eyelashes!

Mom filled his belly then we stripped him down for some more photos.

That’s when he got a tiny bit suspicious of me and the snoozing was over.  He was bright eyed and happily wide awake for the next hour!

Not until he was all wrapped up again did he finally decide he was worn out and ready for another nap. . .

Before finally drifting off to sleep he gave me a little smile to let me know that he was satisfied with our time together!

I think they make a wonderful, handsome family and I can’t help but smile when I see the joy and love in them all together.  Congratulations, friends!

Lots more to come of this little guy.  But it’s late and his yawn is contagious, so I’m off to have a little snooze myself!

My little burrito!

In Daddy’s arms. . .

Two versions: black-and-white and color. . .

Isn’t he a sweetheart!

I came back a few days later to do an “official” photo shoot and found her just as peaceful as she had been 5 days earlier. . .

. . . for a while!

Mama’s arms did the trick, again, though!

Welcome to the world, sweet little girl!

Brunette brother: sweet and mellow

Little secrets

Pure sweetness