Lifestyle

  Look at this little whipper snapper- and at just three weeks Jack is already stretching his legs and ready to take on the world! Jack Banks Heacock is the precious first child of Rebekah and Nathan. He is also the grandson of a dear old friend of mine, Miss Ruthie of Emigrant Trail Pre School fame where my oldest daughter attended (who now, btw is applying to colleges :0). Jack is also the grandson of Miss Rhodes (Nathan’s mom), who taught my kids to play the piano. Crazy. And so the story goes…and it’s a great one. Miss Ruthie’s…

And so it is….Miss Lily is one and what a doll she is. Big brother Nyron called me “Aunt Lisa” when I arrived and I just about melted. His warm expression towards me just about summed up the connection I feel with this family after so many milestones, starting with Matt’s high school senior photos many years ago, if you can believe it. Kailey, Matt and their family are so dear to me. We’ve trusted each other through alot and for a long time and I’m so very honored to have them as friends. We kept this session simple and…

When Amanda contacted me last year after learning she and Reed were having another baby, I sighed and thought, I must be getting older…. Now while Amanda and Reed were not one of my wedding couples, Amanda and her sister, Rachel were both El Dorado county high school seniors whom I had the pleasure of photographing…. just a few (lol) years ago. And now- to get to photograph little Owen coming into their lives. What an absolute honor to be remembered after all these years. Amanda sent me a text as she was going into labor so that we could…

Miss Elliott arrived to her adoring parents Christy and Quinn about ten days early so we quickly rescheduled her newborn session for when she was about 6 days old. With a lovely new home decorated for Christmas and a nursery (mostly) ready, Miss Elliott came home to meet her doggie siblings, Roxie, Arnie and Charlie. As it is with a newborn, you never really know what to expect with a newborn session. It is most often a “go with the flow” type of session. I tend to schedule these appointments fairly loosely in order to allow for “whatever” to happen,…