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What to say about 2011...

Our year started on the beaches of Mexico and ended in Colorado documenting a newborn and cuddling our daughters with loads of love, gratitude, triumph and tragic loss throughout the middle.

Going through the images from the past year brought tears of love and sadness to my eyes.  While I can't post all of the images from all our client sessions, I did choose a lot of my favorites along with what expressed a fair amount of the art we were able to create through the lives of people we have the honor of knowing in 2011. And to document people each year as their life progresses is just a privilege and quite moving to our hearts.  To have these people connect with us on such a personal level to let us in to photograph the most precious moments in their lives to remember forever is more than a feeling of honor as we remain a part of the intricate web of their lives forever. It touches our souls.  We feel a part of some greater picture.  I don't want us to just take photos or just make art.  I want to connect with each person and the love, joy or emotion felt.  This is not just a job to me or to Daniel.  It is so much more than that.  We are cosmically suppose to work with the people we do. It is not just by chance, but by a greater force that makes us intertwined.

This year has brought so much loveliness in front of our cameras. I feel so incredibly blessed to be behind the camera capturing it too.  I never expected to be at this emotional point after taking the leap years ago to do this. It is so much more than I ever expected.  I am beyond grateful.  To be able to capture the little moments of beauty, whether happy, sad, good or bad, to be carried out forever is just amazing.  What I hate most though is that this year also brought tragedy.  Unexpected losses that will take a little piece of my heart and touch my soul forever. It makes me hold what I love so much even closer than I did and cherish each day.  It  makes me want to connect and photograph on an even deeper level with the people that are in our lives now and the ones that are cosmically meant to cross together from today forward.

So, thank you to all our amazing clients, friend and family for your support, friendship, love and believing in us.  It means the world to us and moves us to the core.

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In memory of the people that touched our hearts and lost their lives this year and left this world and their loved ones way too early.

~ Dan Wheldon ~
Son, husband, father, client and friend ... The honor of knowing you is immense and you will be missed so much. I know your wings will embrace your wife and boys each and every second to make them feel your presence even when you are not here on this earth. You will never ever be forgotten.

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Here's hoping 2012 brings love, healing and joy and more amazing people in our lives.

So much love to you all. More than I can even express in words.

xoxo ~ heidi

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xoxo ~ heidi & daniel

While this amazing family waits on their newest member to arrive (see here) , they wanted to document little ~o~  before he becomes a big brother.  

What a freakin' COOL family. 

I have photographed them before and it was so fun to see how much their family dynamic has blossomed even more. 

And what I love most is that they let me do what I do best and just document their family love and adventures in my own way for them to remember as it actually was; with the laughter, tears, hugs and fun. 

That is real life.

Little ~o~'s wants to be just like his dad too.  

His dad cuts his own albums under his White Owls label and is so talented.

I bet we will see little ~o~ in the studio making his own music soon too.

And his mom, well, she is just simply fantastic. 

They are the most laid back family and I love them dearly.

And this first post all took place before the naps and before cousin ~j~ came over to play.

Wait until you see the rest in Part ll with the equally fabulous cousin & auntie.

They had their own session another day, but they wanted to get the cousins together to play...so you know I wanted to document that.

I can't wait to meet their new baby girl in just a few days.

The anticipation is so exciting!

xoxo ~ heidi