the city library

I photographed a family on New Year's Eve at the downtown City Library. These are a couple shots of the interior I took that day. I love this building. One of the coolest architecturally I've ever been in.

"i'm a baby guh"

This actually happened about a month ago but I never posted about it before all the Christmas crazy happened. One day the kids (instigated by Olivia of course) all dressed up as the opposite gender. Olivia was carrying Asher around like a baby and telling him he was a baby girl. I think we was confused for a few days after that. He kept insisting that he was "a baby guh"... not that he even gets what that means. It was pretty funny.

Utah Birth Photography by Red Bean Photography

A baby's birth only happens once and nothing compares to those first moments of newness as a child comes into this world.  I will forever treasure the images I have of the births of my two children. I would love to capture the journey of your baby's birth and document the magic as you meet your baby for the first time. 

Now that Miriam is getting older, I am really excited to announce that I am going to start photographing births! My first one is scheduled for next month, and I can't wait. I am super passionate about birth and am honored to be able to capture such an intimate life moment in beautiful photographs. 

I am currently working out several birth photography packages in my new pricing sheet coming soon. Watch my photography blog and site for info. 

If you or someone you know is having a baby this year and would like to have it documented, please contact me at redbeanphoto@gmail.com.  Because my children are so young, I will only be able to schedule one birth a month, so please contact me early to save your spot!

what miriam has been doing since 2 pm

Sleeping on mama.

Maybe someday she'll sleep alone again for naps.

Me: Asher, did you know that you're my favorite little boy in the whole wide world?

Asher: Yeah


Well I'm glad that's settled.

christmas number two

We had a second little Christmas with the older kids after we got back from NM. 

Here are the pics from that morning.

somewhere in northern new mexico

Taken from the car on our way home. Northern New Mexico is strikingly beautiful. I wish I had taken more photos on our drive. The light was really pretty that morning and we drove through some really beautiful parts of New Mexico.

all worn out

Asher has NEVER fallen asleep on the couch like this. He was playing with my mom's ipod and next thing we knew, he was out. Some kids do this all the time, but in case I never see it again, I had to take a picture!

nativity gnawing

 

  Miriam chewing on part of a wooden nativity puzzle.

christmas 2010

We spent Christmas with my parents and siblings in New Mexico this year. Because the big kids spent Christmas with their mom this year, we had room in our car to bring my two brothers down with us. We were going to leave Monday the 20th but heard snow was on the way so last minute we decided to leave Sunday night and drive through the night! I have never done that before but the idea of having Asher and Miriam sleep most of the way and not having to drive through snow was enough to tempt us. It actually went quite smoothly although it all sort of felt like a dream once we got there in the morning. And we beat the snow!

I'm really bad about taking pictures when I'm with my family. We mostly just hung out a lot at my parents house. Of course I did take pictures on Christmas eve and morning. We actually opened presents about 8 which is SUPER late for my family. Usually someone wakes everyone up by 6:30. Opening presents in daylight was great!

These first three are from Christmas Eve.

I love these pics of Miriam with my dad. Adorable!

Trick rider!

Asher's new bike!

Christmas dinner with our crowns from the poppers.

By the end of the week, Miriam was finally letting my mom and sisters hold her for more than a minute. She got her first taste of sugar on accident here. My mom didn't think she'd be able to break through the plastic. And the fact that Miriam actually laid her head on my mom's shoulder is a huge deal! She usually doesn't cuddle with anyone but me.