The St. Denis Portraits and KC Art Museum

While in Kansas City I took a few portraits of our friends, the St. Denis family. It was the first time we met five month old Victoria, who, as Brian and Jan pointed out, is the cutest little crier ever. When she gets upset, she cries through her nose with her mouth shut - it is really quiet and almost like she is humming. When she is happy she is pretty darn adorable too!







A couple of Janice and Victoria together:




And finally, a couple of Brian and Victoria:




One of these visits we will do a real portrait session and get some of the family all together, too!

One of the days we were in Kansas City we also decided to visit the KC Art Museum. I must admit, I took only one picture the entire time. This one of our group:


My husband Joe, for those that don't know, is the guy in the middle with the black shirt on.

But Joe (who is also my second shooter at weddings) took some wonderful photos that I thought I would share. Here is his work:

Rosko Dog St. Denis

I received very sad news today that Rosko St. Denis, the dog of our very good friends Brian and Janice St. Denis passed away. I met Brian, Jan and Rosko almost seven years ago now after my husband and I first started dating. Rosko has always been amazing. He was incredibly smart, and very fast and strong. And he always wanted you to play with him and his red ball. Rosko was born June 19, 1999, and was now almost 10 years old. The St Denis' moved to Kansas City a few years ago, and we went out to visit them two weeks ago. Rosko had just had surgery to remove lumps from under his skin, which turned out to be cancer. I had brought my camera to take some portraits of their beautiful five month old daughter, Victoria, and I took some of Rosko as well.

Brian and Jan, I am so sorry for your loss. I hope these portraits help you remember him. Rosko was truly a magnificent dog and Joe and I will both miss him, too.

Kristy + Jim, Red Rocks Amphitheater

On January 10th I had the pleasure of photographing the intimate wedding of Kristy and Jim Borowicz. The ceremony was held at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. A risky proposition to have an outdoor ceremony in January, but it turned out to be a beautiful day! They each have two beautiful daughters from their previous marriages, so the girls served as their attendants.







The ceremony was short and beautiful. Jim and Kristy exchanged personalized vows and rings, and ended with a kiss (of course).









We finished up the afternoon with portrait sessions for the family....






and then portraits for just Kristy and Jim.






After that they headed off to have a wonderful meal with their newly joined families.



I wish you the best, Kristy and Jim! You make a wonderful couple and I can see how happy you make each other.I hope that every day you are together is better than the last.

The Gebre-Mariam Family

I have done several portrait session with them now, including one a year ago, when Noelle was still pregnant with Marco. I can’t believe he is almost a year old already – boy how fast they grow!

We started out with a few portraits outside of their home. The tree in this one was given to Luca, their oldest son, as a present when he was born.



We wanted to get a Colorado flavor in a few of the portraits, so we headed out to get the Flatirons in the background. These boys are just adorable – and Brook and Noelle always look fantastic!






And then we headed back to the house to capture a few in front of the Christmas tree.




Marco just has the cutest cheeks.




And Luca is becoming such a little man.




Last, I just had to include this one. Luca and Marco were playing and Marco just grabbed a big handful of Luca’s hair and pulled. He meant no harm, but it was just so funny!



Thanks again Noelle and Brook - you have such a wonderful family!