Back to School Days....

In honor of going back to school this week I am posting a few fun images from a recent back-to-school themed shoot.  These two adorable girls have been featured on my blog in the past as they are my little nieces from Arizona!!  Wishing you girls a wonderful school year!!  XOXO

More fun in Arizona!

I do love the desert, but that is not all that Arizona has to offer.  We headed downtown Tempe and strolled along Mill Aveune to capture more of that urban look.  There is so much character to that area every street and alley we walked.  I had so much fun spending time with my two nieces!!  They are growing up so quickly and are the nicest little girls!  I wish I could visit more often!  Here a little peek from our trip to Tempe!  Enjoy!! 

One of my favorites.....

and a few more from the desert....

Just gorgeous, isn't she?

A desert session

I have always been attracted to the desert landscape.  Maybe because it is so unique and different from the midwest.  I am fortunate enough to have family in Arizona and get the opportunity to travel to my favorite part of the country fairly often.  I am even more fortunate to have two adorable little subjects to photograph - my nieces!   I was so inspired by the warm weather, sunshine and these two sweethearts!  This is a little mini-session in the desert, which I quickly learned even though the ground looks dry and flat, it is in fact full of little hidden prickles from nearby cactus and prickly plants (yikes).  Enjoy your sneak peek, girls!! xoxoxo

Celebrating Four!

Four is such a fun age!  One of my favorite ages for kids.  I was lucky enough to be in AZ to celebrate a special fourth birthday!!  We had fun in the desert with magical gumballs and birthday balloons...even if we did lose one to the blue skys.  Here are a few of my favorites....happy birthday sweet girl!!  

and love this one of birthday girl with her daddy!

Lovin' the Desert Backdrop!

I have a thing for the desert.  Always have.  Not sure if it's the dry heat and gorgeous weather or the unique southwest landscape.  You just don't get the prickly cactus, desert palms and beautiful mountains in the midwest.  The desert makes for a gorgeous backdrop and it feels so good to have a session outdoors again!   I was looking so forward to getting a chance to photograph these sweet girls again.  I'm lucky enough to be their Aunt and I only wish that I could get them in front of my camera more often!!  We had so much fun and it was such a treat to spend a whole weekend with them!  I have so many great images to process....but I wanted to get a quick sneak peek up on my blog!!  Thanks for the super fun visit!!