How many more days 'til Halloween???

Nearly two weeks ago James talked me into buying him his spiderman Halloween costume. I've never quite understood James' fascination with this particular superhero. He has never seen a spiderman cartoon, any of the spiderman movies, nor read a spiderman comic book. He doesn't even like spiders. I guess it doesn't matter. James loves spiderman, and he loves his spiderman costume. He has worn it everyday since we got it, and I fully expect that he will continue to wear it everyday until Halloween. Let's just hope it lasts that long...





Part of the costume wearing routine involves moving all of the dining room chairs into the living room, lining them up, and, with various stuffed animal obstacles blocking his path, "flying" off the last chair onto the couch.

"Did you see it Mommy?? Was I flying?!?"



Talk about superhero--grasping onto a half-eaten graham cracker as he flies through the air. What a guy!

Senior Pictures: Liz & Tim

Last week I shot Liz and Tim's senior portraits. To be totally honest, when we started the session I felt a bit sick. Jim, James, Colin and I went to Elitch's in the morning for some excitement on the kiddie rides. Between the oh-so-fun spin on the teacups, and the giant chocolate funnel cake we ate for lunch, I was feeling a bit questionable, even a couple hours later when we started the shoot. But the sickness quickly disappeared as I had so much fun shooting these two awesome twins.

Here are a couple of my favorites:

(this set-up was Tim's idea...how cool is he??!)



Hahaha..this one cracks me up:



Holy smokin' beautiful!












Liz is a cheerleader so I had her jump for a couple of shots. Wow! She's amazing!

Family Session: Leah, Zach & Ella

Last week I did a family session in Longmont. Apparently Ella had missed out on a nap, but I would have never guessed it! She was the sweetest, happiest baby, and I had such a great time taking photos of her and her parents.













Daddies are so much fun!











I L-O-V-E this one! The way Leah is looking at Ella, Ella's bright eyes, Ella clutching onto Mommy's fingers. There's something about it that defines what it is to be a mother of a small child...and it makes me teary.



Look how cute she is taking little steps!!

Angie Wilson Photography Website is UP!

Hooray! The official, non-blog, Angie Wilson Photography site is up. Special thanks to my wonderful husband, Jim, who took my design sketches and did all of the back-end, programming genius work. Thank you!



I love graphic design almost as much as I love photography, so it's been a fun project.

I will be doing a promotion soon in celebration of the site's debut, so check back soon for details.

Senior Portraits: Abby

Today I met Abby for a totally amazing photo session. I had an EXTREMELY hard time narrowing it down to my favorites because we got SOOO many good ones! Here they are:













Abby loves photography just like me!! She brought her totally amazing camera that takes 8 photos right in a row. I want one!!



I was jumping up and down with excitement after I got this one:





I LOOOOOOOVE this one:





I literally had Abby climbing on trains, laying on dirty pavement, and trekking through thorny weeds. Thanks Abby for being such a great sport! I can't wait to show you the rest!

Fran & Warner Celebrate 50 Years

Last week Fran and Warner celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Their children and grandchildren were there to celebrate the day with them, so they hired Jim and me to be there to capture some family portraits. Towards the end of the session we took some photos of just Fran and Warner. I noticed how cute they were sitting, holding hands, and decided to get a close up. After we were finished Fran brought me inside where her wedding album was. Turns out their photographer 50 years ago had done the same thing!



Congratulations Fran and Warner!

My boys...

Sometime last week I realized that, though I have been doing an awful lot of photographing lately, none of it has been of my own boys....GASP! On Saturday afternoon Jim and I took James and Colin to a park in Fort Collins to give them some camera attention.

Can you spot Jim??




It seems like I've got quite a few of James & Colin photos with this same sort of "feel." :)



I love this one because of the way James is looking up to Jim.



Then they started throwing grass at eachother. I think I want to turn this one into a giant canvas to hang up in our house.



Funny James story of the week:
We could probably count on one hand the number of times I've actually cooked dinner this summer. Today was one of those days. I was peeling potatos in the kitchen when James came in and said, "Are you making a meal?"
"A meal?" I asked, surprised that he knew the word.
"Yeah...a meal...like on TV."

Wild West MS Walkabout: Fort Collins, Colorado

This weekend was the third annual, Wild West MS Walkabout--a fantastic, 3 Day | 50 Mile walk event in Fort Collins, Colorado. The walk is put together with the help of many amazing volunteers and sponsors, and raises funds to support those living with multiple sclerosis. For the past two years, Jalapeno Design has helped the Wild West MS Walkabout with their website, brochures, posters, t-shirts, etc. Feeling thus connected to the event and the people who put it together, we headed up to Fort Collins on Saturday to cheer on the walkers and volunteers working so hard to make the event such a success. I, of course, brought my camera for some photos. :)





The rest stop that we hung out at had some wonderful clowns and music providing encouragement to all of the walkers. When we first got there, James seemed a bit hesitant about the clowns.
"They're nice clowns?" he asked me.
"Oh yeah, they're very nice."
..."they won't pick me up?" James asked still unsure.

Turned out the clowns were very nice and never tried to pick James up. Phew. :)







If you're interested in walking or volunteering in next year's walkabout, make sure to check their website for opportunities.