The M family | Albuquerque family photographer

This is it! My last Texas session completed and blogged! You have no idea the sigh of relief I feel at this very moment, lol.

So of course, I saved the best for last. Ha! Meet Susan - she was my "big sister" in my sorority so many years ago. We have been thru a lot together, and I am happy to say she is one of the few people who were actually in attendance at my wedding (we semi-eloped, lol). Our session was originally scheduled for downtown Austin, but I am glad that other circumstances pushed it to Baylor University campus, instead. I am in love with all the colors in these photos, and we had a good time.

You can see from these photos that there are certain challenges with photographing young kiddos. Sometimes they are just totally not into it. But no matter how upset or uncooperative moms and dads feel like their children are being, there are always - ALWAYS - smiling shots, and great action shots. So if you are considering family photography, keep that in mind. Your photographer is capturing great moments, even if you feel like things are a disaster.

Thanks again, Susan! I hope some of these end up on the walls of your beautiful new home. Love you!

The G family | Albuquerque family photographer

I love this family - they remind me so much of the "typical American family" - the one I picture in my mind.

Two beautiful little girls. Gorgeous house in a nice neighborhood. College flag flying out front. Beautiful couple. While I was there, Christina was beginning to prepare for Thanksgiving dinner the next day.

It was just so...comfortable.

And never have two young children been so cooperative and smiled so much!! They were like seasoned pros!! Lol.

Thanks again, Christina! Enjoy your sneak peek!

The Y family | Albuquerque family photographer

Meet Natalie and her family.

Natalie and I met awhile back, again, while we worked together at Chili's (I swear - being in a sorority and being a waitress is what has kept me in business thru the years, lol).

Anyways, I have so many stories to share about Natalie. I remember the day she told me about how she had met Steven - a guy who she thought seemed to be "different" from all the rest. I remember the day they wed - I caught the bouquet and wore some god-awful neon green dress with pink heels. I remember the day I found out Natalie had breast cancer. I remember the day she posted her very last photo from chemotherapy. I remember the day she came to me for boudoir photos, after having surgical reconstruction from a double mastectomy.

And now I can add "family photos" to the list.

I am lucky to have Natalie as a friend. When I was hospitalized with Charlotte at 32 weeks, she was one of the first people to text  me with words of support and encouragement. She is a total gem.

Thanks again, Natalie and Steven! I was laughing quite a bit as I edited your photos because of all that 6-year-old sass. Lol.

Enjoy your sneak peek!

The S family | Albuquerque family photographer

It's funny to look at these photos and think...about 10 years ago, Heather and I were in Vegas together. Lol. Now we are both married with children, and our lives are so very different.

I'm thankful, after all these years, that we were able to keep in touch and get together when I was in Texas. I swear when I wasn't taking pictures in Texas, I was catching up with old friends I hadn't seen in years and years.

Heather, your son is an absolute doll. I think I spent the majority of my time editing these with a huge grin on my face.

Enjoy your sneak peek. :)

The C family | Albuquerque family photographer

I said it on my Facebook business page earlier today, and I'll say it again now.

I absolutely LOVED working with this family. For the most part, my job involves a lot of small children. It's a nice, refreshing change when I am dealing with two adults and one teenager, and everyone smiles when I count down from three. Those sessions always go so quickly, and run so smoothly.

This family, in particular, shared a lot with me about when their daughter was born prematurely - much like my own. I so enjoy being able to connect with clients on a more personal level, and was thankful for their stories.

Lori, it was wonderful to have met you and your beautiful family. Thank you again, I hope we can work together sometime in the future!

P.S. - your daughter is beautiful!!

The C family | Albuquerque family photographer

This session was the shortest session in the history of all sessions. ;)

Jennifer and her family showed up, we took some photos...and then, just like that, little man wasn't having any of it. Poor little guy has colic, and while I was super stressed about wanting to get more photos, she just said, "Nah. I trust ya. He's over it."

And literally 10 minutes later, I watched them drive away. Lol.

Thankfully...you can't tell from the photos that he was no longer into it. For that short period, he was so sweet, and happy - and it was pretty obvious how much he loves his mama. ;)

Thanks again, Jen! You have a lovely family and it was great to see you after all these years - it may even be unnatural how amazing you look, after just having a baby! ;)