For couples:

And to coordinate the kiddos here are some ideas.

Email me to ask about where to get these outfits and for more advice.

I hope this message finds you surrounded by loved ones and eating lots of yummy food.  On this Thanksgiving Day I am most thankful for you..  The readers of my blog and all of my super, wonderful clients.  Without your smiling, happy faces there would be no images to create and I thank each of you for inviting me into your homes and to your wedding to share in these special moments.  I truely am privileged and blessed to know you.

The dogs had a blast in the snow and they posed so nicely for me.

Schedule your portraits in the snow – see the family website for details:  Colorado portrait photographer

This is the main gate at the Northern entrance to the park in Montana.

Some of the friends we made along the way.  We also saw marmot, coyote, elk, billy goats and a grizzly bear (way far away through a scope, which is how I like to see a grizzly bear)

When I was in grade school we had a class projects to write a report and give a presentation about a National Park.   The teacher filled a hat and had us each draw different parks.  I drew Yellowstone and ever since then I’ve always wanted to visit.

Yellowstone was the first national park and is home to an active volcano.  This image explains Yellowstone the best – everything seems normal except for the large steaming hole and boiling hot water streaming out of it  in the middle of the meadow.  There are 10,000 thermal features in the park.

Here is a close up of one of the pools in Yellowstone.

Strange planet or right here on earth?  This image was taken in the Mammoth Hot Springs area in Yellowstone.

And of course we stopped to see Old Faithful.

We also visited Grand Teton National Park.  This is Jenny Lake.

Most of the time we were in Wyoming it was cloudy so the Tetons were covered in clouds.  The final images are some family photos of Sparky on the trail in the National Forest outside of Grand Teton (dogs aren’t allowed on the trails in the park).

Yellowstone is definately a must visit place.  Leave a comment with any questions – I love planning trips.

When I mentioned bringing a special item along for the photos I was thinking sports uniforms or musical instruments but Andrew interrupted my suggestion a little deeper and had his girlfriend, Candra, join us.  I’d say that is a very special item…

Andrew’s family just adopted an adorable little puppy so we had to get some photos of the newest family member.

Andrew’s mom took advantage of Andrew’s high school senior photos and included a family portrait session so stay tuned for more photos of the whole family.

This was my favorite image.  Just a little girl being a little girl.

I loved watching her play as we waited for the family photos to begin.

How fascinating a blade of grass can be….

Ava’s still fussy, gotta love it when my boss is an infant (and not just acting like one like in my corporate days, I like this life so much better)  …

This image reminded me of the game ‘where’s waldo’ except it’s ‘where’s emma’.

Stay tuned for the family photos section of the session but only when Ava decides it is time

Enjoy the photos!