New Years

New years eve with aunt Natalie in Goleta, CA

jude and nate

Erin made the best home-made tamales for new year’s dinner

here’s james enjoying a round of don julio tequila

the first photo of the bun in the oven

Jude makes a stand for independence and hold his bottle for the first time today.

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we all took a walk looking for photos on new years day

kira and her diana

Jude gets some exercise in the park

jude and kira foolin around

mickey and the children

here we are on “the beach set” at the studio

cool cactus

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the gang on sandy’s porch

best sunset ever

last days of 2009

here we are having fun with time exposures and a new flashlight we got from Dave for Christmas.

jude doing some morning streatching

cute photo of jude

another cute photo of jude

no more photo’s

Jude met his two-great grandmothers for breakfast only feet away from where Kira and i met for the very first time.

Check out our beautiful new Diana camera.

We came across a sweet record store full of gems including a Dr Suess Storybook Record we got for Jude.

here is jude meeting his cousins ivy and andrew

ivy has a lot of energy

jude gets his first view of the ocean on a stroll by Ventura’s Pier.

happy accident #1

blue squares.

Road Trip: Day 2

Our second day of driving through the west wasnt quite as smooth as the first. When we left Utah in the morning, it was an icy 4°F, so we were less inclined to go exploring on the way. Jude was a trooper, through and we made it all the way to California on day two, so we added an extra day to our vacation. Here are some shots from the day.

Jude’s rested after a good nights sleep in a clean hotel.

but not quite happy to be driving again…

our view for most of day two

i found this depressing scene during a feeding break

jude’s always happy after a good meal.

the mom-mobile is doing great

everything was fine until we hit vegas holiday traffic where we spent 2 hours standing still in the middle of the dessert, how is that even possible?

finally, we made it to nana’s

Stars at Night

here’s a 10-minute exposure i just took in Utah.

jude’s first christmas

This week, we got to celebrate Jude’s first christmas here on earth. I remember this time last Kira asking me, “Do you think I’m pregnant?” Long story short, she was, and now I cant believe there was a time before Jude. Here are some photos from our first family christmas here in Fort Collins.

jude enjoys his first christmas!

kira helping jude into his new christmas sneaks

i think i enjoyed opening his presents more than he did.

snacking on his new glow-worm

jude iChatting with the grandmothers

just a happy picture of jude

his new slippers from nana sandy

kira working on the chocolate covering for our peanut-butter ball treats

champaign and berries for our christmas dinner

kira enjoys eating as much as cooking

justin and jacklyn’s wedding in estes park

Here are some of our favorite images from Justin and Jacklyn’s wedding in Estes Park Colorado

jacklyn’s shoes

what a cool patch of sunlight we found

stunning eyes

justin looking sharp

taking a deep breath

check out jacklyn’s super cool necklace

success!

justin and jacklyn just after their ceremony

i love estes park

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heading to the reception

dancing at dela terra

getting down

sweet della terra suite

one last shot

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here’s kira packing up after our stay in the Della Terra cabin.

Jude in the morning

Roisin and Eric’s Wedding

Today Kira photographed the wedding of Roisin and Eric here in Fort Collins, CO. Congrats you two! Here are some of our favorites.

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a little flip book

here’s a little flip book from larry and jade’s wedding photos. click on the image to start the show.

larry and jade say hello

 

larry and jade say hello

Torsten kicks off his run for Senator

Tonight, Kira, Jude and I headed down to Loveland to photograph the kick-off party for Torsten Eckstein, Candidate for State Senator of Larimer County. Torsten is a Pediatrician ,an immigrant who grew up on the East Side of the Berlin Wall and researches treatments for disease at Colorado State University. Read more about Torsten and see more of our photos at work, visit http://www.ecksteinforstatesenate.com.

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mmm mmm delish

Today Kira and I had a fun full day shoot at Custom Blending to create delicious images for their ingredient packaging, soon to be on a shelf in a grocery store near you. Check our more of our photos of their creations at http://www.customblending.com/ and also http://www.rodellevanilla.com/.

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