Oh little Sadie…how I ADORE her so!!!  I think she secretly wants me to be her 2nd mommy…LOL.  Ok Auntie Elna has first dibs…but then ME.  I was so happy that Tania & Lashley wanted to do another shoot with Purple Nickel…probably their 5th session?. I’ve know Tania for quite some time now.  We first met at PP…back in the day. That’s code for ‘The Picture People!’.  Yep we both did it. Guilty.  I like to say it was my college job. And to think Tania kept applying and coming in begging Erin until she finally turned 16 and could get the job.  So cute & very motivated. She’s gonna be something I tell ya…she has the eye for photography and is constantly getting busier.  Now her dang website just needs to be up and running.  I also had the great pleasure back in 2006 to photograph their wedding & reception with my fellow friend & photographer Erin Durband. Well let me tell you it’s been so amazing hanging out with T & L and especially now with their little girl who just melts my heart.  Everytime I see Sadie I fall more in love with her & so does everyone else. Except for when she’s teething.  I’ve never heard someone so tiny yell & shout so loudly.  Maybe she’s testing her vocals…oh great can’t wait til we can’t shut her up. Just joking. Sort of. She’s probably gonna say the sillest things too.  Well she’s already a natural in front of the camera (her mommy has trained her well) and you’ll see shortly all her amazing faces.  I just had to post this one first…I love the leading lines, the colored Converse, and Sadie’s simply gesture of ‘pick me up mom!’.  Can’t wait to show you their slideshow.

So finally I have these up on the blog…so EXCITED!  A few weeks ago we all headed out to a new location that Eric & I had been scoping out. We knew Lauren & Ryan would totally be up for it…though we didn’t really tell them where we were going until about the time we arrived!  All we said is ‘bring your sneakers…cause you’re not gonna wanna walk in your heels through this place!’.  But of course we had them change shoes when we were ready for the shots.  And NO Ryan wasn’t wearing heels…LOL. Oh I can’t forget to mention that this is a great place to photograph during the 100 degree heat since it’s all in shade and in the river wash.  So much cooler in many many ways.  And Tucson has several that are all completely different from each other.  Some underpasses have columns, some have walls, most have really cool graphics, or really tall ceilings filled with bats…yes I said bats.  And lots o’ bat pooh!!!  It’s very surreal when you hear the bats above you but you can’t see them.  We thought maybe we would be able to see them in flight as the sun was setting but nope didn’t happen.  Which is odd cause they’re always flying around the street lights as the sun goes down.  Ok so now I feel like I’m rambling on…you can read more about the fabulous couple who we like to call ‘our really good friends’ in their sneak peek post I did earlier. 

p.s. Absolutely can’t wait until little Londyn arrives!!!

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Yay…another SLIDESHOW!  Meet the Kolb family.  They were in Tucson for the week visiting family (Sara & Tim Himes who you might remember from when we photographed their me2 session back in October along with little cutie Nolan) and decided to book a session with us crazy kids @ Purple Nickel.  Coming all the way from Nebraska…I’m sure the warm weather was a nice change.  So awesome and such a sweet family to hang out with.  All 5 of them are so laid back and easy going. It was an absolute pleasure to photograph the gang and get em’ updated with some HIP artwork.  I’m sure they haven’t had anything like this before & so thrilled we got to create it…especially with a Tucson atmosphere.  We hope to one day visit their surroundings!

Just press play…Enjoy!

Last Friday it was still ‘up in the air’ as to if we were gonna be able to do the Barcena’s me2 session…it rained for 2 days straight.  But we decided to attempt it and I’m super excited with what Eric & I captured.  I told him @ lunch that I would be sooooo happy to find a big puddle of water to do reflections with since these are extremly rare here in the desert…though ‘Monsoon’ season is fast approaching and we’ll be getting afternoon storms every day.  So once I spotted this lovely find I knew it would be one of my favorites from the day.  Everything about it makes me smile…the blue sky (which we didn’t have very long), the tree branches, Liz’s tattoo & cute ballet flats…awwwwwww…oh and it wouldn’t be a purple nickel shot with out concrete in it.  Perfect!  Can’t wait to show you more especially with their little son Paul…who I like to call ‘little monkey!’.  Why you ask?  Oh cause he’s all over the place but what 4 year old boy isn’t.  He gave us soooo many expressions that it’s gonna be a hard edit.  Enjoy…

Chik . a . bow . WOW….introducing the amazingly fabulous Lauren & Ryan…and coming soon little ‘Londyn’. Gosh I just love that name…sooooo cute and fits this family to a T.  I just couldn’t wait to get a sneek peek up from their session yesterday.  I could just jump up and down right now I’m so excited about it.  It’s sooooo refreshing when we find a new site and EVERYONE is up for it. YAY!  Magic happens.  I’m serious it really does.  Don’t cha just love her dress, heels, and tats too! HOTNESS.  Eric & I found this site on Friday when we were scoutin’ locations for their shoot.  We were so stoked & thought it would be a perfect place to escape the Tucson heat we’ve been experiencing lately. Plus a cool breeze was present since we were down in a riverbed wash.  Well…come Sunday it decided to randomly rain and the sun stayed behind the clouds all afternoon.  Ha.  Go figure.  We worked it though and so did they.  But they always do. I believe this is their 3rd shoot with Purple Nickel.  We’re so glad we’ve become such great friends & get to document many more exciting sessions…especially with little ‘L’!!!.  Can’t wait to show you more soon…