fall leaves and a family of 15

What a delight it was to spend an evening in the canyon with the Hut family!
They have been so patient waiting for me to post their preview and I am so excited
about all the great shots we got! It is always so hard to narrow it down!
I may just have to add an extra post of all the kiddos individual pictures! Adoreable!

It was a busy night...

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this fabulous family of 15 and a whole lot of chaotic fun!

the kids were adoreable!

and the big kids were pretty great too...

(I love the last picture...turns out the bug in your mouth did have an upside Jen!)

Thanks for the chaos and the fun and the applause at the end (and your patience)!
Many more to come in your gallery!

I heart faces - the orchard

The theme over at i heart faces this week is the orchard...and when I saw it, I couldn't resist entering a picture from our recent orchard trip. This is my sweet little girl and her amazing daddy. She would get so frustrated trying to pick the apples, so daddy would pick them for her and she would carefully place them in the bucket! I loved watching how daintily she placed them in the bushel basket! So sweet!

HALLOWEEN PHOTO BOOTH SESSIONS

Do you have your halloween costumes all ready to go?

I love themed costumes for the whole family...last year was bug themed:

spider, ladybug, butterfly, OFF bug spray and fly swatter!

This year we are going with a baked goodies theme:

Brynn is going to be a chocolate cupcake with sprinkles,

Chloe is going to be a pinkalicious cupcake,

Morgan is going to be a gingerbread man,

and Seth and I will be the pastry chefs!

In honor of all the work that goes into planning, creating, and
parading around in fabulous halloween costumes,

smileabunch photography is hosting:

Halloween Photo Booth Sessions...

and they have really snuck up on me!

Tuesday, October 19 from 4-6 PM

(yep, that's next week!)

My backyard studio

$30 gets you a 15 minute session with
3-5 edited images on a print-released disc

Costumes or Halloween outfits are required.

Sessions are by appointment only.

I will have a white backdrop studio set up as well as

an outdoor set up for playing in the fall leaves.

Your disc will be ready for pick up by October 26

(or you can opt to have them posted for download)

Contact me to book your session:

801-413-3622 or smileabunch@gmail.com

Want to win a FREE photo session?

Well, you are in luck! And it is easy peasy to win! I have made some fun updates to the smileabunch photography facebook fan page and now I want people to see!

All you have to do is:
1. Go over and "like" my page if you haven't already (click the link above)
2. Tell your friends to go and "like" my page and leave a comment on the wall telling me you sent them
3. When we hit 200 fans, whoever has referred the most friends will get a free session!

Some other stuff to know:
If all of my fans play, you will only have to refer 2 or 3 fans to win.
The free session can be given as a gift and must be used within 6 months.
When I tally it up, both you and the people you referred must still be facebook fans.

So, start referring those friends!

the session that almost wasn't...

this was the session that just wasn't meant to be...

scheduling conflicts,

leaves that didn't change colors,

and a brother getting hit by a car and taken to the ER the morning of our session

(I am told that all is well with him now, just a little sore...don't want you to worry)!

...but I am so glad we made it happen anyway!

The Wood family is so dear to me.

I can call them in a pinch and I know that they will be there to help.

If my kids are getting restless being cooped up with Mom all day,

I can call them and a playdate/lunchdate/mommy break materializes!

If I am feeling like the whole mom job is way to hard,

she is there to commisserate with me and listen to me whine!

So, it is no wonder that it was a fun session...

it was just hanging out with dear friends!

two spunky girls

(and I think these two might even like each other)

and two fabulous parents

having lots of fun together

Dancing with dad...

laughing with mom...

Love them all!

mission pictures - 18 months

This sweet girl is heading to Brazil in a few months to serve her church for 18 months.

no cell phone, no texting, no tv, no radio, no friends or boys or dating or family...

just 1 girl from Salt Lake City, one companion she has never met and the spirit of service!
And she is up for the task!

I am so excited for this new adventure on which she is about to embark!

She is beautiful inside and it shines through on the outside!

Thanks for letting me share in your mission experience, Janessa!

We'll be rooting for you back home!

Gift Cards Now Available

I love giving gifts, but finding something someone will really love can be hard!

So, I have a solution: the perfect gift for anyone on your list....

smileabunch photography gift cards!

Perfect for birthdays, moms to be, Christmas gifts, or just a little something to make your wife happy

(hint hint - family pictures hanging on the walls make wives happy)!

Available in any amount and already beautfiully wrapped!

Easy peasy and everyone goes home happy!