It's rare that I do a session in the morning - I'm no morning person, ha! I love a good sunrise if I'm alone in my pjs having a cuppa.


This beautiful session happened mid-morning - a VERY tricky time for the lighting I prefer to get for my sessions! Thankfully, Black Forest provides some shade from Colorado's harsh midday sunlight and we were able to capture some beautiful photos at a time that worked for this lovely family's littles!


What a special session this was - These sisters got together with their little people and their parents for a small extended family session! The cousins are very close in age and had SO much fun together. We got photos of them that perfectly capture who they are at this point in their lives - adorable, wiggly, unpredictable. :) I always attempt to get the classic, often-desired looking and smiling photos, even with littles. But while I'm attempting to do so, often your littles are doing the most adorable little-people things, and the real joy of capturing your memories is these in-between, more candid moments that truly show who they are!


Anyway, we prioritzed getting the group shot and the sweet little cousins together, then had a blast capturing each of the sisters' families, and their parents too! Extended family sessions are such a sweet opportunity to get photos with family members you don't see as often - they can be absolutely chaotic and incredibly fun at the same time!

Grandparents sit with their daughters and their families together in the grass in Black Forest, Colorado.
Grandparents holding their two toddler grandchildren smile at each other in Black Forest, Colorado.
Grandparents hold their two toddler grandchildren in Black Forest, Colorado.
Toddler cousins hold hands in the grass in Black Forest, Colorado.
Toddler girl sits in the grass and smiles in Black Forest, Colorado.
Toddler boy claps his hands and smiles in Black Forest, Colorado.
Toddler cousins play in the grass together in Black Forest, Colorado.
Toddler cousins sit in the grass together in Black Forest, Colorado.
Toddler girl sits in the grass and smiles in Black Forest, Colorado.
Toddler boy points out an airplane in the sky in Black Forest, Colorado.
Toddler cousins stand in the grass together in Black Forest, Colorado.
Toddler boy claps his hands and smiles in the grass in Black Forest, Colorado.
toddler girl holds her pink dress and smiles in Black Forest, Colorado.
Dad and mom lead their toddler daughter down the trail in Black Forest, Colorado.
Dad and mom lead their toddler daughter down the trail in Black Forest, Colorado.
Mom and dad kiss while toddler daughter smiles from dad's shoulders in Black Forest, Colorado.
Dad, mom, and their toddler daughter snuggle in the grass in Black Forest, Colorado.
Dad carries toddler daughter on his shoulders and mom snuggles up to them on a trail in Black Forest, Colorado.
Mom carries her toddler boy down the trail in Black Forest, Colorado.
Mom and her toddler son snuggle up together in the grass in Black Forest, Colorado.
Mom and her toddler boy look at the grass together in Black Forest, Colorado.
Mom and her toddler son look at nature together in Black Forest, Colorado.
Mom walks with her toddler boy down the trail in Black Forest, Colorado.
toddler boy runs through the grass in Black Forest, Colorado.
Husband and wife stand close together among the trees in Black Forest, Colorado.
Husband and wife snuggle close and smile in Black Forest, Colorado.
Husband kisses his wife's head as she smiles and hugs him in Black Forest, Colorado.