Sugar and Spice

So when Daniel and I lived at his aunt's house I use to visit monthly with this neighbor, she was awesome. She had lots of girls and their family grew up alongside Daniel's family. I learned a lot about her grown daughters through her, but little did I know that I would come to see some of them on a regular basis. In fact the 3 oldest girls go to the same gym as I do and one teaches my favorite Turbo kick class. Another of the girls is 2 weeks farther along than I am and getting ready for her 3rd baby also. And the oldest girl is actually in my ward. I think she might have thought I was a creeper since she moved in and I was asking about her life in Japan the last 3 years and her husband's air force service ( I think I forgot to mention that I use to visit teach her mom :) but seriously her family is so darn cute no one would blame me for stalking :)

I got the call that they wanted a shoot and that we were on a limited time frame since they were going out of town, we actually did the shoot the EVENING before they left due to weather conditions. Not being able to plan was a little nerve racking. So I just decided to take some stress off and combine the two previous shoot locations because I knew the lighting and had just done them. It's interesting how two different families/personalities can take photos in the same place and come out with a completely different feel!

Matt and Kaelee were too cute! I know that Kaelee is excited that Matt is now done in the Air Force and will be able to be home a little more often.

In fact he JUST got home during Thanksgiving and I would say she was down right tickled to have him back!

I think having that extra someone to be around to help parent is putting the smile on her face...

Because even though those these 3 beautiful girls look completely angelic

they are still FUN, ACTIVE children

There was

 Gorgeous Sydney who was such a fashionista, making sure everyone was perfect and giving wardrobe advice!

Go get em Reagan who kept you on your toes and had the cutest, funniest facial expressions!

And Tatum...oh my this girl was so cute her eyes just beamed with a touch of mischief. Talk about personality!


I just kept thinking man these girls are beautiful.
I guess that's what you get when you have a gorgeous mama


of course a handsome Daddy doesn't hurt

Combined you have one FUN good looking family

Who provided me with my favorite Kissing sequence EVER...I just love the girls expressions

Oh, my it was enjoyable shooting you Clifford family. My favorite was when I overheard Matt tell Kaelee this wasn't as bad as he thought it would be :) I am glad we get to see each other on a weekly basis now and hope to get to know your whole family better, because you guys were awesome!

Struck!

So remember this gorgeous mama?

Well it's time to meet the loves of her life.

the two older boys were explorers and you could tell were best buds!

Logan was my tour guide around the property, showing me his favorite spots!

He didn't mind one bit posing for photos :)

Abe was precocious, but so funny to talk to! 

Then there was the baby!

he made me anxious for my little guy to arrive

Hank was so mellow, literally not a peep out of him!

Then there is Sam

he was pretty funny

no really he was FUNNY

with Kim's coaxing he even showed me what he considered HIS sexy pose

not bad Sam, I can see why it won Kim over

Really there was a lot of love between these two!

and with a love like that

 they are well on their way to a happily ever after

Thank you Struck family, it was a blast!

Just Wright!

Meet the Wrights!!

Brad and Jessica are awesome! I knew them in my old ward and they were always so friendly and helpful, so I jumped at the chance to take their family out to do some photos.

Jessica was one of the first women I met in my old ward and she was so welcoming...even though it was at a BBQ and I had just got done running, was sweaty and probably not the most pleasant to be around :)

Brad and Jessica have 3 gorgeous children

There is Cameron

this kid is seriously the best kid ever! He was one of our scouts when Daniel and I were den leaders and while the rest of the boys could get a little rambunctious this was the kid you could count on to always listen.

Then there is Jayley.

She is pretty sweet. She has such a bright personality, and excited about life. I loved how she was eager to pose, and she begged her mommy for some makeup for her pictures!! So girly, and adorable.

Braelyn is the youngest and she was a little shy but you could tell she loved her siblings and parents so much!

they loved her right back! she's the center of attention

but she's going to have to get used to sharing that attention because Baby Wright #4 is arriving in April

The kids are excited and so is mom and dad. They are choosing to wait to find out what they will have

but I think Cameron might be ready to even the odds.

I sure did have fun with this family.

but this pic had me tearing up a little. Brad's been working out of town like 7 hours out of town on the temple in Brigham City and he doesn't get to come home that often. It can't be easy on the kids and especially on Jess. Makes me feel bad for complaining when I'm pregnant and Daniel is gone for a day, here Jess has so much more on her plate and Brad is basically gone the entirety of the pregnancy. So when I asked for a smooch they obliged willingly but when I mentioned just remember he leaves tomorrow this is what I captured

I could almost feel Jessica's desperation for a little more time, and it was touching.

So thank you Wrights for that, and for the AMAZING family that you are.