adorable

And this one... taken by Asher actually. He did well, no?

crazy bath hair

He thought it was funny too. Love this kid's sense of humor so much.

He really has always had a great sense of humor, but I love seeing it develop even more. One of his favorite games is to point to people in a picture and say it is someone it's not. 

For example, he'll point at everyone but Miriam and say "Is this Mimi?" 

"No."

[point at someone else] "Is this Mimi?"

"No."

[Laughs, points to someone else] "Is this Mimi?"

And on it goes.... he think its hilarious.

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!