Super Sweet Shots {2016 Family Photos}

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Way back in high school, my friend, Chelsea, and I cheered together. Fast forward to 2008, she took our engagement photos out at Lake Las Vegas. A couple of years later, it was maternity photos at Spring Mountain Ranch when we were pregnant with our first baby. We've done more than a few shoots with her since then, and I am in awe every time I get the pictures back.

Chels moved to Denver a few years ago, and I was so bummed that we'd have to find a new photographer. When I heard that she'd be coming home to visit her family soon, I jumped at the chance for a shoot with her. I am so happy she was open to it, and I was open to anything she wanted to do. She chose the wetlands, and since we had never been there before, I was pretty excited (although I would have been excited for her to take our pictures anywhere).

Chelsea is not only super creative in her photography, she truly cares that you get exactly what you're looking for. She brought a tee pee and handmade flowers crowns for me and my girls to get some super sweet shots. We've used multiple photographers since she moved, and we've been lucky that they were all amazing, as well. My favorite thing about Chelsea's eye, though, is that she captures the in between shots that I love the most. When we're going for a different pose, she captures Daddy and his girls giggling, and Grace and Charley sharing kisses. Multiple times in the middle of shooting, the girls would run up to Chelsea to hug her. They also held her hand as we walked through locations, and she took over when I was going crazy trying to get three little ones to cooperate. She made them feel so comfortable, which made for great shots.

I am so in love with these ones, and we are planning to replace our canvas wall with these shots. I'm excited to share them all with you, so you can swoon over them, too. Enjoy!















































Gahhh! I couldn't love these pictures any more. Thank you so much for making time for us, Chels! We are so grateful for these images of us with THREE babies.

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