Christmas at our house

We had a white Christmas this year! We were so excited! We also had a surprise visitor. My dad came Christmas day and spent several days with us. The boys were so excited! The boys stayed up Christmas eve until almost midnight and woke us up at 2:30AM! I heard lots of tiptoeing down the stairs and whispers that Santa had been here! Evan got a HUGE pirate ship and Brayden got his guitar! We all went sledding later. We are so blessed! Merry Christmas to everyone!

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Sarah & Josh's Custom Wedding Album Design

Sarah & Josh were married at Ten Mile Station in Breckenridge. What a wonderful place for a wedding! They chose an Albumcrafters coffeetable book for their wedding album. You may see their layout here.

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Christine & Danny's Custom Wedding Album

Christine & Danny were married this past August 11th in Green Mountain Falls with a reception at The Air Force Academy's Officer's Club. They were so full of love and joy! Christine loved color. All the bridesmaids wore a different color dress which matched all of her flowers. I decided to design her album with lots of color also! They chose an Asukabook. I hope you enjoy! You may see the layout here.

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Decorating the Tree

We've had our tree up for quite awhile but, I am just now getting around to posing some photos of us decorating it. As soon as the Thanksgiving turkey is done, the boys pull out the ornaments! We always have lots of fun!

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Starlight New Year's Eve Ball 2007

Still looking for something spectacular to do on New Year's Eve? Why not join us at the Starlight New Year's Eve Ball at the Antler's Hilton downtown. We will be photographing the event and Randy Rodriguez and the Stardust Orchestra will be entertaining! Ring in the new year in all four time zones! With a balloon drop at midnight here! You can see more details at www.randysinatra.com and the poster above. Hope to see you there!

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Maureen & Josh's Air Force Academy & Phantom Canyon Wedding

Maureen and Josh are both in the Air Force so of course their wedding was held at the Air Force Academy's Cadet Chapel. In case it does not look familiar that is because it is that Catholic section of the Chapel which has some spectacular stained glass. We of course took complete advantage of that! Maureen and Josh were so much fun! We had a great time at the reception at Phantom Canyon as well. Thanks AJ from Celebrity DJ for such a rockin reception! Congratulations guys! You can see all of Maureen & Josh's photo's here.

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Breakfast with Santa

We got up bright and early to take the boys to see Santa at school and have pancakes and bacon with him! They were both a little scared to go talk to the jolly old man but, his elf did get what they wanted onto the Christmas list!

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Colorado Springs Family Portraits

We have been very busy with family portraits! Tis the season! I have also been very behind on the blog so I have condensed them. Here you go....

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Our Own Family Portraits

It has come time to photograph our own family for Christmas cards. Our boys are always thrilled when we make them dress up for family photo time. Well, not really! So we wrangled them together and managed to get a couple of good ones and yes, we had to bribe them with a treat!

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A Thank You From Kristi

We photographed Kristi's maternity shoot awhile back. She finally brought her daughter in for some photos! She also emailed us this lovely thank you: "I just want to tell you how awesome you guys are. Thank you so much for the fantastic photo shoot today. I have already told my parents about it, and they are very excited to see the pictures. And by the way, I couldn't be happier with my maternity collage. How beautiful! Thanks for helping to capture such precious memories." Kristi

How precious is this little girl!

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Congratulations Brittany & Eric!

Brittany & Eric were married this past Saturday, December 1st at the United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel with a reception at The Inn at Palmer Divide. Congratulations guys! Look for all of Brittany & Eric's photos in the next few weeks.

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Breckenridge with our boys

Well, we have been quite busy but, we have a tradition to buy our boys a new Christmas ornament every year. This year we decided to do it in Breckenridge. We took a little day trip and stopped on the way to do some fishing and take some "boy photos" in a cool old cabin. Breckenridge has no natural snow this year. It is quite scary. We have never seen it like that before. We had a great time, ate some fudge, bought our ornaments, and listened to some street musicians. We did not, however, catch any fish. Its nice to get away sometimes.

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Crystal's Thank You

Crystal sent us a wonderful thank you email for doing her family's portraits: " You always take such wonderful pictures. I'm so glad I was able to bring in my family to take portraits in a great atmosphere, with a wonderful, laid-back, professional, and AWESOME photographer. We will be coming back to you for more pics as the years go on. Congrats on photographer of the year! You deserve it!! The Thompson / Steele Family Thank you Crystal for always coming back to us!

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Jessica & Brent's Album

Jessica & Brent were married at the Garden of the Gods Club in May. We had a wonderful time with them and got to spend lots of time with just the two of them taking photos. They chose an Asukabook for their wedding album. You may see the layout here. Thank you guys again for letting us be a part of your wedding day!

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Maternity & Newborn Portraits

We are lucky to be part of Sarah & Jonathan's life. We have photographed their wedding and Sarah returned for her maternity portraits. Soon there after, the whole family retuned for pictures with the little guy. Jonathan is heading off to Iraq for 15 months. His little boy is going to grow so much in that time. We wanted to capture how small he was, so we had Jonathan cradle the baby's head in his hands. What a blessing it is to preserve such prescious moments in people's lives.

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Colorado Springs Family Portraits

We photgraphed a lovely family recently and their little girl loved the camera! The holdidays are a busy time for us with family portraits. We attempted our own this week, which is always a challenge! We love black and white for family photos. It is just timeless.

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Thank Heaven for Little Girls

I have been experimenting with collages and have actually been selling alot of them! These are two that I actually made for our friends. One is of Randy and his sweet baby girl. Randy is an awesome entertainer who owns Randy Rodriguez Entertainment. The other is Bobby & Christy of Sensational Sounds little girl. They actually came in for maternity photos but, Taylin stole the show playing peek-a-boo with the background. I love my rough and tumble little boys but, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a little girl one day! If not, thats ok, we get to photograph so many little sweethearts.

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Kelly & Scott's Briarhurst Wedding

Kelly & Scott were married on October 5th at the gorgeous Briarhurst Manor. I love October weddings! The colored trees make such beautiful backdrops! Of course, we always love photographing at the Briarhurst. We got married there ourselves and we love everything about the place. Kelly and Scott were lots of fun especially when they opened up the dance floor! Thank you for choosing us to be a part of your wedding day! You may see all of Kelly & Scott's photos here.

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Tony & Kristyn's Engagement Portraits

We photographed Tony & Kristyn at Garden of the Gods a couple of weeks ago for their engagement portraits. ( I know, I am very behind!) Tony & Kristyn are planning a 2009 wedding. Tony is here at the Olympic Training Center where he is training to compete in wrestling. Kristyn is on the east coast. So, it was a joy to photograph the two of them while they visited each other over the weekend. Congratulations Tony & Kristyn!

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Congratulations Carrie & Phil!

Congratulations to Carrie & Phil who were married November 10th at the

Black Forest Community Church followed by a reception at the Antler Creek Golf Club. Thanks for letting us be a part of your day!

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Tis' The Season For Family Portraits

Its the time of year for family portraits. Its a great time for them because family get together for Thankgiving and people love to give portraits for holiday gifts. Grandparents especially love portraits of the grandkids or so ours tell us every year! Here is a gorgeous family we photographed last week. Working with little ones is always fun! Their ideas of what to do in portraits are always different then ours ( and mom and dad's!) Sometimes we bribe them with cookies (as seen above) But, sometimes sitting still and smiling for the camera is just not fun anymore and babies let us know this loud and clear! We did manage to get lots of cute photos but, we like to save the funny ones too! Enjoy!

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Beverly & Eric's Briarhurst Wedding

Beverly & Eric were married on September 29th at the Historic Briarhurst Manor. We love the Briarhurst! Ryan & I were married there ourselves and there is just an abundance of beautiful places to take photographs. Anyway, Beverly & Eric saw each other before their ceremony which is always a wonderful idea, but is a particularly good idea in the fall when the sun goes down earlier. If you want to take advantage of the beautiful outdoor settings Colorado has to offer photos should be done before six in the evening. Jean-Marie Designs made some awesome bouquets that complimented the girls dresses perfectly and Sensational Sounds rocked the reception. Beverly & Eric did a whole Hawaiian Luau theme and everyone had a blast. The Briarhurst is always such a great place for a wedding! Congratulations Beverly & Eric! You can see all of Beverly & Eric's photos here.

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Robyn & Tim's Briarhurst Wedding

Robyn & Tim were married September 22nd at the beautiful Briarhurst Manor in Manitou Springs. We started at the Rockledge Country Inn, where they got dressed and had an intimate moment together before we started photos. Then we headed down to the Briarhurst for the ceremony, more photos, and the reception. Thank you for choosing us to be a part of your wedding day! You may see all of Robyn & Tim's photos here.

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Erin & Toby's St. Patrick's, Cheyenne Mtn. Resort Wedding

Erin & Toby were married on September 15th at St. Patrick's Catholic Church with a reception at The Cheyenne Mountain Resort. Toby is a Fireman and they were swooped away after the ceremony in a fire truck! Thanks so much to the Falcon Fire Station! It was a gorgeous September day and we had a blast at the reception! You may see all of Erin & Toby's photos here. Thank you for sharing your day with us!

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Congratulations to Tabitha & Francisco!

We had the pleasure of photographing Tabitha & Francisco's wedding on November 1st at the Rockledge Country Inn. Tabitha is on leave from Iraq for only 18 days and Francisco will be joining her in Iraq soon. Their's is a true love story. Francisco proposed to Tabitha while she was in Iraq sending her a care package with a ring ( not her real one) He did all the foot work and planning of the wedding while Tabitha helped by doing wedding planning via the web. It was a pleasure to photograph such a lovely couple. We wish you both the best. Thank you for letting us share your day with you!

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