thankful

My belly is still full, but what a wonderful past few days I had spending with Joe's family to celebrate Thanksgiving, and what they call Thanksmas. Joe's parents come from Walla Walla every Thanksgiving holiday, and because we don't get together for Christmas, we exchange gifts under his sister's teeny-tiny Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. Joe's family dubbed the holiday Thanksmas, and I am so happy to be a part of this tradition for the past two years now (and hopefully for the next 80 or so . . . ). We ate amazing food (Joe's mom and sister are phenomenal cooks), and drank beautiful wines, and shared nothing but laughter and hugs. After Friday night's events, the shorties jammed out on Joe's brother-in-law's drum set, and I took this photograph of Stella Bella, patiently waiting her turn with her adorable, squishy, kissable cheeks. This photo reminds me of how much I love being a mom, especially when you get delivered such cute kids . . .



I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and took some good time for yourself. This week I will be wrapping up a few boudoir edits, finalizing client albums, photographing a newborn, and decking the halls! Happy Holidays!

the lindaman family

This past fall I was able to photograph a handful of family sessions, which I love, love, love, especially when the kiddos are so young and unpredictable. It's a fun time to get together and just play, which I know I don't do nearly as much as I should with my own shorties. Enjoy this beautiful family!

katie and ryan are engaged!

Booking Katie and Ryan's wedding for next September recently was one of those really wonderful, memorable moments in my business . . . they came to Bozeman from Seattle for a whirlwind weekend of wedding planning, met with various vendors all day on Saturday, booked me Saturday evening, and Sunday morning we were photographing a quick engagement session before they traveled back to Seattle. Whew! And the reason I say it was so wonderful and memorable is because I am finally learning the karma of attracting truly amazing clients who I know will fly off on their honeymoon as my friends. Katie and Ryan, you two are beautiful people, inside and out, I can tell already. : ) I look forward to the next year of communication ending with a fabulous, beautiful wedding day!

Onto the photos . . .

It was a beautiful fall morning, and the colors and trees were amazing. But because sometimes the autumn season can produce cliche photographs, it's a good time to challenge yourself with fun composition and focus on the couple. Just my thought : )

















Happy day to everyone!

a new month : )

I am such a sucker for a new month, a new year, and definitely a new week when the previous week had me involved in way too much fried food . . . point being, Happy November!

And point being, I love a fresh start. Everyday I look at as a brand new beginning, and make what's not working for me start working. Sometimes it's as simple as being a good girl and getting my laundry actually put away rather than live out of the basket of folded clothes. And sometimes it's practicing mindfulness, patience, and being present in the moment, enjoying the beauty of it. I have a beautiful life - a wonderful partner, beautiful, kind and funny children, and an amazing family.

In business world, you'll see my previous post was posted with photo borders I use for a selection of my client prints. I love the physical look of them, but I'm not sure they are working for me digitally. Stay tuned to see if I continue using them in my blog posts. I'm thinking not so much. A handful of weddings and portrait sessions will be coming at you this month, as well as my mindless ramblings about food, wine, Joe, and my girlfriends. :)

Enjoy this beautiful month of thankfulness and family and moving into the holiday spirit!

Here are the shorties post-nap the day after our annual Halloween party. They stayed up until about 1:00 in the morning, and we got the Parents-of-the-Year award. And they will spend approximately $200 every six months to manage their mops as I have to . . .