Newborn Photographer in Castle Rock, CO

Meet Briar Christine.  She is 3 weeks old and little sister to McKenna.

She is also how I spent my morning yesterday... I know, I am probably one of the luckiest people on earth, getting to plan with all these little lovelies!

 What a precious child!!  That face was meant to be in pictures!

Do you think I could get away with wearing one of those headbands?!  

I really do think I could rock it!

 It's a good thing I was never a "Rock Star" I would have been, oh what's her name...

Super eccentric, showed up to some awards show in an egg...

Oh well, you know who I mean.  

 But not little Briar, she had a classy understated fashion flair.

I love the picture below, just what do you think she is pondering...

My shoot was easy breezy, she was definitely ready for her first photo shoot!

PIGGIES!!!!

 There were extra bonuses for me.  Briar just so happens to live mighty close to my sister, Wendy and my brother Mick.  Now Wendy was at work but Mick was at home and it just so happened that my mom was on her way over to Mick's. So.... I got to have a very fancy lunch at the Taco Bell/KFC combo restaurant with my mom, my brother and my niece, Madison.

Well, I hope you are doing well and gearing up for the snow, do you really think we will get any?  The bummer is I really need to go to the grocery store, really, really bad but now it is going to be PACKED and the shelves will be bare!  Why oh why, didn't I go yesterday?!?!?

Let's see....

Photoshoot

Lunch with Mom and Mick and Madison (look at all those M's)

Bible book store (Steph and I are going to do The Patriarchs Study together)

Meeting with the tax lady, who just happens to be the girl's Sunday School Teacher

Dinner with the peeps

Homework

Ben's Sneak Peek

Oh... that's why!

Wish me luck!!!

XOXO! Cija

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Infant Photographer in Lonetree, CO

 Happy Birthday, Ben!!!  

 Last Friday, Ben and I braved the cold weather for his 1 year birthday shoot!!

He was the perfect little model!

 I think these two are my faves of the day.  I love the expression on his face above, but that dreamy little profile below brings out my puppy dog eyes!

 Yep, he was showing off a wee bit!!  Way to go! Ben!

 Just look at the wrinkly forehead !!!  So stinkin' cute!!!

I always hate when my baby's turn one!!!  I get so used to seeing them and then they are just gone... sometimes for as long as a year!!!  I just can't take it!

I am very happy to report that there are siblings!!!  Colton just got a baby brother Avery, Kylie is getting twin brothers in just a few months and now I just got word that Keeley is going to be a big sister too!!  So many babies!!!!  

Okay, I'm off!!  I'll be back tomorrow with McKenna's little sister, Briar!!

Hugs, Cija

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Baby Love!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

I got to spend mine, or at least part of it...  with this little bundle of ooey gooey squishiness!

Say "HELLO!" to Avery!  He is a whoopin' 5 days old!

This is daddy... Mike

And this is his mommy... Jenna

and somewhere downstairs was his big brother, Colton, who was sportin' a very fine pair of money and banana footed jammies!!

Can I just say... I am in love with this little nose and that little belly!!

Talk about BABY LOVE!!!

This very cool and vintage suitcase belonged to his Great Grandma, a love when we can use something that has a family story behind it!

 When big brother, Colton was a baby we took this picture with his dad's gun belt...

and today we took little brother, Avery's picture with dad's sheriff's hat!

 PIGGIES!!!!  Sweet Wonderfully Yummy Piggies!!!

Well, 3 of my favorite Valentine's just blew in the front door, so I'm outta here!!

(Ah the boy that Melia likes at school, gave her a Valentine that says "Valentine... you're a real beauty!"  She is real... excited!)

Until Next time! Cija

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Family Photographer in Castle Rock, CO

This sneak peek is a little late in coming.  I just couldn't narrow it down anymore so I ended up doing a few more for the peek than usual. Kellie had to wait a little longer but... she got to see more of her photos!

Just have a look at these little beauties!  Allison and Megan (I am 98% sure I got that right)

They were just too much fun to work with!  The trouble with girls is that most of them like having their pictures taken just as much as I like taking them which ends up with them and me skipping from location to location while dad is thinking "How much longer is this going to last?"

 See!  he won't even look at the camera anymore!  Oh bahaha!

 Sorry for the delay, Kellie!  I had a super fantastic time with you and your family!

 It's been a funky date.  I recently texted a friend they my heart is heavy today and it literally feels heavy.  I have tried to pin point an event or something that I could attribute it to but I got nothing.

 I started my day with watching the speech given at this year's inaugural prayer breakfast (what?  you mean most people don't start their day that way?)  It was an amazing speech, dripping in truth about how our country has turned it's back on God and has replaced Him with false gods and idols just like the nation of Israel did years ago.  

 It saddens me to think about how we, as a country, have treated God.  Several conversations through out the day have made me ponder the false gods in my own life.  The list was longer than I would have liked but some that topped the list were:

Perfectionism

Food

and my continued registration in the race to be Super Mom.  Sometimes this one can be the most exhausting, just today I was scouring Pinterest for a Valentine idea, heaven forbid I send my girls to school with Disney Princess or Snoopy Valentines!!    They have to be clever, super cute but at the same time obscure so that know has seem them before.

  The comparing and measuring up that we do to each other is hurtful and while we try to feel better about ourselves, listing all the wonderful mom things are doing, in turn we are making other precious women question themselves and wonder if they are doing enough.  

In fact it happened to me today...  as I listened on the phone about all this mom was doing I started to feel depressed and run down.  I started to wonder if I was failing my kids.

 My heart was heavy.

I jumped on Facebook (may as well pour salt on the open wound) and stumbled upon a video.  A song about a young man who wanted to be just like "you".   It made me think about my girls, who do they want to be like, who are watching and wishing to be like?  

What mom am I wishing and wanting to be like?

And then there it was tucked in the lyrics of the song... 

"Then in steps Jesus!"  

Well AMEN!  It's all about Jesus!  And I wanted to be just like HIM!!

cija@3wishesphotography.com

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Boudoir Photography in Castle Rock, CO

NOTE: While I offer full service Boudoir photography I do not post any of my "more delicate" work in this public forum, and all of the images of have been cropped,  to see a private boudoir gallery please contact me at cija@3wishesphotography.com.

 So Tina and I were at it again this week.  We had such a GREAT time with Krista!  She had some of the prettiest "pretties" I have ever seen!  I loved how she was telling us that she pretended that morning was just like any other...  she got up, got ready for work, left and then waited for her husband to leave before she circled back around! 

Krista was so excited about her experience that I asked if she would write a little something to share with you all... Here is what she had to say.

"I have wanted to get boudoir photos taken as a surprise for my husband for quite some time, but the mere thought of going to an unfamiliar studio with a photographer I didn't know was a deterrent. 3 Wishes Photography gave me a better option. Cija brought the photo shoot to my home, which seems like the most natural place in the world to be comfortable and intimate. I had to do very little except think of a few outfits and ideas, and 3 Wishes showed up, did my makeup and hair and jewelry styling, eased into the shoot so I could get familiar with the style of direction, and then I just got to relax and listen.  And the result was truly a miracle.

I adore my photos. They are sophisticated  stylish, gorgeous,  artistic, and timeless. The best thing is that they feel like they really capture me; they incorporate my favorite parts of my home, my own decor and lingerie and shoes, and a few key possessions (most notably, they tastefully highlight my wedding ring and my love for my husband and the life we've built in that home).  I know my husband will adore them too and I can't wait to see the look on his face. The hardest part, surprisingly, was not having the photos taken. It was trying to decide which photos to buy, when I really wanted them all! 

Thank you, 3 Wishes Photography, for a wonderful experience and a beautiful gift for both me and the man that I love."

Krista

I am so proud of you girls that have contacted me in the last couple of weeks! We already have boudoir bookings for April!  Yippee!!!  but I still need to hear from you!

What's holding you back?!?!

Have a super fantastic weekend! Cija

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