The biggest Honor | Fort Collins, CO Photographer

First a bit of transparency because a disclaimer is usually necessary when you mother six children and try to run a business. Many nights when I am getting ready to post or blog (or do anything that requires mental or creative energy), a child decides to melt down or that they need my undivided attention right in that space of time. While I am in the shower or doing something menial I have it all laid out in my mind– all of the things I want to say. The ways in which I want to proclaim my appreciation for the families I get to photograph.. but then there is the “Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mommmmmmmmmm times like infinity and any hope of not sounding completely insane is gone haha. If ever you begin to read a blog post and something suddenly makes no sense, that would be why. Sometimes being a mom boss comes with making the most of what little time you have and while it isn’t always the easiest in the way of focus, I just embrace the crazy and hope that things make sense a fraction of the time. My favorite quote is “Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work.” -C.S. Lewis So when I am doing my best to hold it all together- I embrace it all. I love what I do but we all love our children the absolutely most.

And so leading into my next post. I am so excited to share this beautiful client turned friend.

I met this Mama a couple of years ago when she came to me for a Mama and Me Mini promotion I hosted. We had exchanged emails a few times prior because she was worried about hiking in the cold and being she was pretty ready to have a sweet babe, I wanted her to be as comfy as possible. It of course happened to snow right before our session date and the location I had them meet me at was blanketed in snow and pretty chilly (in May because Colorado) so we found a new spot within the area, and her photos to this day inspired me to host these same mini sessions every year now. She had the calmest demeanor and was so laid back with all of the crazy. To this day I admire her ability to just shrug it off and be fully in the moment.

She came back and modeled for me the same year for one of my in person mentoring sessions and I was besides myself when she booked a full family session for the following. She is coming back next year too now and just booked again. There isn’t a greater honor than to be able to literally watch a family and then their children grow.

This year we picked a new mountainous location. We played in the rain, collected bits of nature and had wonderful conversation and the next day I got a text that this Mama was still finding bits of moss in the back of her car haha. Creating memories with their family is so special to me.

And The photos just get better and better. The one thing I love about moment based imagery is each session is purely motivated by the connection we foster and create on the sessions. The images are always unique. It is almost like Christmas for me looking forward to love on a family I have become acquainted with each year. I get the good kind of butterflies.

Thank you sweet Jennifer for your friendship and your moments. I just love you and your tribe.