Back from the land of the tired and crazy...

I honestly can't believe how long it's been since I've posted on this blog. I'm embarrassed, but I'm completely justified, so whaddya do? :o)

Here is a family picture I took for the holidays. My girlfriend's youngest was d.o.n.e. with this photo shoot. There are a lot of other great pictures, but this one might be my favorite. I'll post more later. How can you not LOVE their outfits, the location, their cuteness...

More of my new little one...

I have had a hard time getting enough time and energy to shoot, edit, and post this new little thing. Here are a few more!

My little burrito. This little blanket was sent to me by a mission companion. I'm in love with the blankets she sends (I have six now because she sends me two every time I have a baby!), and I'm especially in love with this one! I think it is gorgeous. And it's soooo soft! Yum. The edging around it makes me want to learn how to crochet. As soon as my mom gets home from Nepal, I'm going to have her teach me this art.




Little nakey. Not a single accident. What an angel!




My personal favorite of the shoot. :o) Big bows on little heads make me happy. Still burrito-wrapped too. Bright-eyed and beautiful! LOVE THIS LITTLE THING!!!!

Me and Mine

"Princesses. Hah. More like wild animals."
(quote from Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses - my girls obsess over this movie, and it's my favorite of the Barbie movies we have, which is a lot)

My sister-in-law, Auburn, came over this evening to take pictures of me with my three beautiful daughters. It was fun. I guess a young family just has to realize that family pictures from here on out are going to be challenging. At best. :o) Some families pull it off. Not mine. Ha ha. We had fun though.

Thank you Auburn for being willing to take these for me. I know you're only 31 1/2 weeks pregnant and really wanting to be on the floor photographing a crazy bunch of females...so thanks. You're the best! I know my man will love them!

Auburn got to have some fun with my studio. It's too hot to shoot outside these days, so we set up the studio. Studio shooting is actually really fun for me. I love shooting outside too, but not when it's 116 degrees outside.

Here is a look at the action.




You have no idea what we went through to get Alice to sit and smile...




The next picture is actually a miracle. No face-swapping was done on any of these!




When you see the next one, you might have a small clue of what we went through with Miss A. Even Claire was wondering what the heck was going on. Do you love Claire's eyes? Ha ha. I do.








I really love kissing my babies. Perhaps too much...






And after the wild animals went to bed, I took a few of Lanie. The studio is still up, so we might get lucky and have more pictures tomorrow! I've been a slacker on pictures of my own newborn.



This dress was sent to us by my sister, Deb. We LOVE it!



Miss Lanie is 3 weeks old now and we are loving every ounce of her! She is a great sleeper (thank goodness!) and puts up with all kinds of "love" from her sisters. Claire is soft and gentle and Alice is, well, Alice is soft and gentle sometimes. She means well. :o)

Miss Lanie

Welcome, welcome, my new baby girl! Oh how we love her deliciousness! In case you can't tell, her sisters are completely enamored with her.

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This is her baby announcement. I'd say that's a record for getting in a photo shoot and design within a week of birth. At least for me. :o) Wish I could have sent out more, but hopefully you will enjoy looking at it here!

Compton Sneak Peek

Ah, handsome lawyers. Check out how they aren't even sleepy-eyed at 6 AM!!! Seriously, we met at 6 AM and shot for an hour. Then I drove about 10-15 minutes out of the way to get Krispy Kreme donuts... Yum.

The first one here is the father of one of the five cousin seniors from this spring's graduation shoots! I love when families call me back. It makes me feel so good! :o)

No more than eleven more days until the new baby comes! :o) WHAT'S IT GONNA BE????

Dancing Princess - Resonate Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek of the dance pictures I am working on. I love doing dance pictures. It's a bit of stress, and a lot of time, but I love these little dancers! And working in the studio is a little more predictable and posed than outdoors (which is good in this case with so many dancers)! I know the sneak peek just happens to be my favorites of my own child, but I couldn't resist. As the next couple of days happen, I'll be posting other kiddos too! :o)

The first one is in her "Move It, Move It" costume. When she first heard they were doing a dance to this song, she was ecstatic! She LOVES this song and the Madagascar movie her Uncle JR sent her last year! I can't wait to see the show!



I am so excited to see this dance next weekend! The daddies are all dancing with their little girls in a princess dance. The daddies are their princes. Can you handle the cuteness? Seriously!!!

Miss Payton

Ah, senior portraits. This is Spencer's cousin's daughter, and she is GORGEOUS! This shoot was only done last night, and I only have time for a two-picture sneak peek, so stay tuned for more of this little hottie. Enjoy.

Uncle Bruce & Aunt Marijane Sneak Peek

These men built this water feature! Isn't it beautiful??? Love it. It was a fun place to take pictures too. I might just use it sometime for my little family!

Here's your sneak peek!

Jacob Boyd

This little one was the BEST nakie baby EVER. He didn't get the blankets dirty or wet, and he stayed asleep! I almost didn't want to try other poses because he was being so good! Ah, love newborns. Love them. Can't wait to photograph mine in June!

Thanks for the great shoot, Heather!

Ninety-two's!

How excited do you think I was to do senior pictures for Kristin's sister (seriously, Kristin was one of my very favorite weddings ever). Then, how much more excited was I that she is graduating with FOUR of her cousins, and they wanted to do their shoot all together? Wow! What cuties, all of them! And how on earth do you do a limited sneak peek for five seniors? So, that's why there are so many pictures here... :o)

They call them the 92's. Can you imagine having five cousins the same age AND in the same grade? We have three or four of each age on the Ellingson side, but they won't all be in the same grade. I bet it was CRAZY when they were all in diapers and toddlin' around! It's crazy now, and they're graduating from high school! :o)

Enjoy!