Jacobson family facts:

Nate is about to turn four and is my son Easton’s BFF. Nate LOVES apple juice and fast cars, Transformers, and is super adorable.

Mandy cooks a mean lemon chicken (heard it through the grapevine), loves dark chocolate, and is one of the sweetest and  hardest working mommas I know.

Steven loves ninja turtles, video games, chicken wings, peter piper pizza……and Costco

All three of them equal the greatest neighbors of all time!!! Here are some of my favs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have known Melissa and Brent for a long time and I was overjoyed that they asked me to travel to California to document their beautiful wedding day. They got married on Imperial Beach right near the ocean and the reception was on the rooftop of Pier South Resort.  It was perfect and I did not want to leave the beach! The sky was magical and the weather was a dream. There was an abundance of incredibly adorable children and so many familiar faces. It melted my heart when I heard Melissa and Brent’s daughter Taylor say “Mommy, now your last name is Bonnett like mine!”

Thank you to my amazingly incredible friend Torey from Torey Photo for holding my hand on the plane when I almost had a nervous breakdown because of the bumpy ride, listening to me talk your ear off for hours on end, spending 6 hours at a pizza restaurant eating and dancing the night away, and being the greatest wing woman during the wedding. I love you dearly!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I ALWAYS look forward to photographing this amazing family. Cameron and Caprice had a little bit of a slow start, but warmed up pretty quickly. Cameron confessed his loved for his sister which just melted my heart. Beautiful blonde locks and gorgeous golden sunlight = a match made in heaven. Here are some of my favorites!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don’t normally use a tons of props at shoots, but when I do, it’s epic! I met Addison a year ago when I did her newborn photos. Now she is a beautiful one year old with a smile that lights up the universe! We have lots in common…She shares a love for bees, playing the piano (nude of course), and she’s ready for fall just like me!!!

Here are some of my favorites!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I haven’t done a personal project since I was in college. With Halloween coming up, I decided to do a shoot I have been wanting to do for a while! This shoot signifies facing your fears. The fears we don’t face become our limits. I feel like you can never really feel alive with the burden of fear lingering in our bones. I thank the universe daily for scaring the fear out of me.

Thanks to Hazelmoonfly Boutique for the gorgeous dress and for sweet Ari agreeing to be my model. She perfectly fit my vision!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This sweet little face turns one this weekend! She survived several outfit changes, stepping on grass with bare feet, and being the star of the show ALL WITHOUT HER AFTERNOON NAP! She is perfection!! Happy Birthday sweet Arya!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rick and Soraya recently got married, but didn’t do any photos so we planned a day trip to Tombstone to do some portraits! I cannot express how much I enjoyed hanging out with these love birds all afternoon. The weather was beautiful, the locals were so friendly, and these two made my job so easy! It’s so refreshing to have such amazing couples who are overflowing with love! They danced, Rick did some roping, drank some margaritas, played with guns and pianos, and ended the evening with the guitar! These are some of my favorites!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Haase family is getting another baby boy at the beginning of the year! The last time I saw baby Mason was for his newborn shoot. I can’t believe how much he has grown and I just LOVE the way his face lights up when he sees his mom and dad! Such a sweet little man. I can’t wait to meet his little brother!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yearly update of our wonderful neighbors who are sadly (for us), moving to Vail soon. We celebrated Piper’s birthday last night at the trampoline park and had a blast. We will miss them!

We arrived in Wilcox and it was about 95 degrees and sunny! We drove about 20 min to a beautiful area on Brian’s families land with mountain views, wispy green grass, cows roaming in the background, and puffy clouds in the sky. I pinched myself to make sure I wasn’t dreaming.
We photographed the large group and then Stacie and Brian with their handsome little guy and then all of a sudden the sky turned dark and these HUGE gusts of wind came through. The temperature dropped to the 70’s.
It was CRAZY!!!! We waited it out a while, drove to some other spots, saw some rattle snakes, cows, A DEER!, and waited some more. The winds were not letting up, but we didn’t give up.
We were heading back to Brian’s parents house and just before getting onto the main road the wind seemed to slow down a bit so we jumped out and like lightning speed started busting out photos!
With a little touchups to some fly aways, we managed to get everyone photographed! I am in love with these photos AND this amazing family. Such a great day with nature happening all around us!!