Double Digits for this Handsome Guy

 

It is crazy to think that my baby boy just turned ten!!  We had a great time taking pictures, even if he was a bit cold, and so would only pose for me for about five minutes - ha ha!  Luckily we got some great shots.

The Sweet Hatch Family

 

I had the best time over Christmas break taking family portraits of the Hatch family.  It was a little chilly that day, but we had fun in spite of it :). Those kids are so full of character, it was fun capturing their personalities.

Brothers!!

 

I love my boys, and when I was out taking their birthday portraits, I decided to snap a few pictures of them together.  I love the special bond they have, in spite of the seven year age gap between them.  They love spending time together and are super close, and even though they sometimes drive each other crazy, I love watching them together.

Seventeen and So Grown Up!

 

My son Derek just turned seventeen, and it blows me away how much he has grown up this past year (And how tall he has gotten). We took his pictures near the San Antonio Temple, and he looked so handsome.  I love the shot I took of him staring at the temple over the ridge - so sweet. And of course, we had to get a jumping picture - he does love those.

The Beautiful San Antonio Temple

 

One of the best parts of our move to Texas, was that it meant that we lived less than half a mile from the beautiful San Antonio Temple. I have always loved taking pictures of beautiful buildings, but especially temples. And this temple has the most amazing stained glass windows, that I did my best to try and get into a lot of my shots. I love how this shoot turned out, and my next goal is to try and get pictures of the temple at sunset.

Evelyn - the Baptism Girl

I had a wonderful time the other day doing some special baptism portraits for a little girl who was turning eight and about to get baptized.  It was a beautiful day, and she was glowingly excited and happy, and I am so glad I was able to capture a little bit of that.

Derek at Sixteen!

 

Sixteen!!!  How did my baby boy get so old??  Old enough to drive, old enough to date, old enough to get a job. We took his portraits at the San Antonio Temple, and we happened to notice that it was built the very same year that Derek was born, and so we had to get a picture of it.