Luckas.Turns 3!!!

I think this session was a little harder on me this year since Luckas will be going to Pre-School later this year and he isn't a little baby anymore!! It just seems literally like yesterday I was in the hospital with my mother and my friend Sarah waiting for Luckas to come make his way into the world. I finally decided to have Sarah call Justin while he was in Iraq to tell him that Luckas was on his way. So VERY THANKFUL to this day that one of his co-workers had a phone that made this possible!! He called me again before he went to work and I told him that Luckas was here:) My other friend Sarah went home that night and emailed Justin photos of Luckas so he could see him!!

Now 3 years later he is potty trained, wears little Super Hero underwear and boxers! {Gosh, he is going to kill me when he gets older;)} He talks all the time and knows his name. Which by the way...I love how he says our last name "MicaNutt". The way he learns these random things, like making a diamond shape with his hands, looking for "Rocket Ships" in the sky. He likes to help me bake in the kitchen, he is by far the BEST BIG BROTHER on the planet!! He has recently been letting us know that he wants to grow BIG and TALL just like Daddy and then flexes his arms like a body builder:) He has more energy some days then I do, which I don't understand!!haha He makes me cry every time I sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star to him before he goes to bed and he sings right along with me!! He has went to the Dentist already and didn't even cry. And my favorite is when he tells me "I love you too Mommy!!!"

Time has really flashed before my eyes and he is growing up way to fast!! I know every mother out there knows that it is by far the biggest truth in the world. I can't wait to see what else he learns this year and I can't wait to see what kind of man he turns into in the future.For his session this year we did Toy Story. Since that is one of the big things he loves. Him and Woody are the best of buds. He will go around the house saying "Howdy, Howdy, Howdy". He even sleeps with his plush Woody doll when he goes to bed:)

 {This is his "fishy" face!!}

Denver Grace. 3 months

This little blog post is a little special to me. I met Jenna when I got the chance to photograph her husbands homecoming last year:) You can check it out {here}!! This homecoming was right before Jenna was due and Jenna was so excited her husband made it in time for the birth. It was so nice to finally meet her and see her cuteness for myself. She was to cute for the camera and when she wasn't happy, I got to hold her and she calmed right down:)

I asked Jenna to tell Miss. Denver Grace's story. Thank you Jenna for sharing her story!!

"Denver Grace was born 4 weeks premature at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs due to a condition that her mommy ended up with called HELLP syndrome, which is a severe form of pre eclampsia. Denver was born October 16 weighing 5 pounds 1 ounce and was 17.7 inches long. During labor and delivery mom was on a drug called magnesium to help prevent seizures as a result of the condition so when Denver was born she wasn't trying very hard to cry or even breathe so the doctors admitted her to the NICU and put her on a ventilator to wait for the drugs to wear off. They didn't seem too worried until she continued having troubles breathing into the following days when they discovered her pnuemothorax which is a hole in her lung. That healed rather quickly and Denver came off the ventilator that following Saturday, October 22nd which is when mommy and daddy were first able to hold her at 6 days old! We then spent two more weeks in the NICU going through many tests and the motions of teaching Denver to breathe and eat on her own without the help of machines. It was a rocky road that hasn't ended with leaving the hospital, since then Denver encountered an issue with her liver not functioning properly and trouble gaining weight which both seem to be improving. She also has a pending diagnosis of Bells Palsy which is rather common in some babies and tends to resolve within 4-5 months. We still have a long road ahead of us to getting our princess 100% caught up and healthy but we wouldn't trade her or our journey with her for anything in the world!!"

Now check just take a peek at her cuteness!!!

Jakob.Child

This little 1 year old has MANY faces to express to you. Mr.Jakob turned 1 awhile ago but mine and his parents schedule has been so CRAZY that we finally got the chance to do his shoot!! He was all over the place, he just wanted to run and play like any toddler his age wants to do. At first he wasn't giving up that smile of his, but then all of sudden he was smiling, laughing and we ended up having a blast. Check out his cuteness!!!

Brandon Kyle.Child

We have been planning Brandon's little visit to California for well over a half a year now. Even though we are 15 years apart, I LOVE LOVE LOVE being his big "Sissy". You can ask my mom that I have always wanted a little sibling and when my dad and stepmom had Brandon I was so happy!! But I didnt get to meet Brandon till he was almost 2. I loved every second spending time with him while I finished my senior year down with my Dad. Brandon has always called me "Sissy" since he could say it. And my other stepbrothers by their first name so I feel pretty special:) His mission when he came to California was to go to the beach, but it was a little late for that so before he leaves he will be making some sand castles. We went to Disneyland yesturday and he was so upset that we had to leave..poor guy. But he sure did have a blast and passed out on the way home. He grows so much everytime I got back home to see him. When he goes back to school he will be a BIG 1st grader, I asked him if he is ready and he told me NO.haha While editing these photos I see so much of my Dad in him!! Enough of me rambling, check out his photos..
His "Sissy, I'm done taking photos look:)" PS. Brandon: I love you more, times 100 million, 365 days a year:)

Emma.Child

Its not everyday I get to do just a one on one shoot with a mini-tot:) But I always look forward to it when I get that chance, so when Heather contacted me about doing Emma's 18 month photos. I got to meet Miss.Emma before hand and she was alittle bashful but who wouldnt when you meet someone new:) Emma the day of her shoot was letting me know that she wasnt going to go far away from mom. And then it was going to be on her terms haha!! She is the type of girl that will get down in the dirt and play all day in her diaper, but then she wants to dress up and be a princess and not get her hands dirty!! She is such a sweet sweet little girl.
Checking her phone like a typical girl:)haha