there are just so many of them!

heather and dave brought all five of their kids out from arizona for a photo shoot with me. it was heathers christmas present! how adorable is that? when we first met-i couldnt help but think “this is what people feel like when they meet MY family” only, she has one more than i do.

four girls and a guy, and they are all gorgeous, adorable, and really really good kids. i just love big families.

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the jumping shot-a new favorite of mine-it always loosens up the crowd.
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a change of clothes and another jump shot.
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rob & kara

rob saw my work at a friends house-matt and maryann-and contacted me. he and his fiance kara just so happened to be in town during my last open date for december photographs.

their official titles are Captain Rob Robison, airforce pilot and Captain Kara Kelly, aeromedical evacuation flight nurse. they have such a sweet story. both in the airforce, they met about six months ago and fell in love. i wish them the best and will be thinking of them over the next year while they have some time apart.

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they are just the most gorgeous couple-both inside and out. when the shoot was over, i begged them to let me photograph all of their babies. and they begged me to shoot their wedding. who knows-maybe i will.

i get asked a lot about

where i have my photos printed.
i do two things.
one, i have a photo printer at home that the very awesome people at HP sent to me to test out. it is so amazing. the color that comes out of this puppy is just spot on what i see on my screen. it dries immediately. it has seperate ink cartridges. it is a beast! a lovely lovely beast! haha jeff couldnt believe when we pulled the sucker out of the box. “it has its own weather system!”

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i also have a super speedy and cute little desktop printer called the HP Photosmart A716.

i use my photo printers to make prints of photos i want to use right now-or to make enlargements or prints for my friends. it prints up to 13×19 or some crazy thing like that!

then, i also have every picture i take printed in 4×6 at the very best lab in all the world: 30 Minute Photos in Irvine, CA, run by Mitch, Carl, and Brian. they do such a great job on all my printing-and are incredibly, incredibly nice to boot. you will usually get a candy bar or even a popsicle if you pick your images up onsite! this year they started gearing towards digital scrapbookers and have tons of kiosks in the lab, along with albums, 12×12 frames, etc etc. the lab itself has a really cool feel. you can have your 12×12 pages printed and bound into a hard cover book, get posters made, bring in your shoebox of old photos to get scanned to disc….. i highly recommend this place if you are in the OC area. if you arent, you can upload online and they fedex your prints to your door. tell them i sent you and youll get extra special treatment. right guys?? :)

so, now next time someone asks where i get my photos printed, or whether i print at home or at a lab, i will link them here. :)

off to send the kidlets to bed.