jonathan and kandyce: family.

when i think of world travels, and delicious baked goods, and refugees, and ridiculous levels of intelligence, and wooden shoes, i think of jonathan and kandyce. we have known the two of them for the past few years, and they are some of our favorites. kandyce works tirelessly with refugees and is so amazingly creative, and jonathan is working toward his doctorate (!) and loves to talk nerdy movies with nick. we are a couple match made in heaven. 

of course, when kandyce asked if i would take some pictures for them, i was all in. but i was especially all in when she proposed the idea of throwing powder colors at each other during the session (oh, did i mention they also lived in india and have made it their mission to bring the festivities of holi to denver- with a tremendous amount of help from their hindu friends of course. hence, the powder colors). 

we had an absolute blast (well, they clearly did and i loved watching them have a blast) and then we finished the evening with dinner and chats around the fire. it was perfect all around.

not only do these two know how to throw colors at each other, but it's pretty clear they are completely in love. enjoy my most colorful (and one of my favorite) sessions to date.

"love was a feeling completely bound up with color, like thousands of rainbows superimposed on top of the other." -paulo coelho

the johnsons: family.

i first met becca all the way back in my college days, when i was her RA, and i've thought she was just the best ever since. not only is she beautiful, not only is she an incredible artist, but she's also a super smart geologist. i know, it's really not fair. 

i was thrilled when she moved to golden a few years ago, so we've been able to stay in touch since our college days. catching up over happy hours is our favorite past time. we're basically pros at this point.

so of course, i was more than happy to oblige when she asked me to take some photos of her and her boyfriend matt and her wonderful family when everyone was in town for christmas. we endured the cold temps together, but her family is so wonderful and completely hilarious that i was laughing the entire time and barely noticed that i was losing feeling in my fingers and toes.

she picked a beautiful setting in golden, and i think sacrificing our warmth for a little while (and wrangling three dogs) was totally worth it. enjoy! 

the buhls: family.

my friend becki is pretty amazing. she works as a nurse and has made it her personal mission to recruit all her fellow nurses to contact me to take their family photos. enter the buhls. they were the most recent family i met this past weekend, and i'm so very glad i did.

the weather was perfect on saturday afternoon, and stephanie picked an ideal location: the trails around the national center for atmospheric research in boulder. 

little noah was absolutely adorable, and the love the whole family shares for each other was evident. it was great to have his grandparents there as well.

i really love all the photos from this session. enjoy!

the tuckers: family.

i met dana many moons ago during my first teaching gig in denver, so it was fun to reconnect this past weekend at 17 mile park where we took her family photos. 

i think it's pretty clear, but they have a gorgeous family, and little avery is just too much. his matching hat with his dad practically threw me over the edge. so adorable. and with this great setting, we really couldn't go wrong. 

enjoy some of my favorites, although it was hard to pick!