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More!

First of all I apologize for not having these up before Christmas. We had a storm and my internet went out a few days before Christmas and I was just able to get someone out to get it fixed! I will still post all those that sent info. in!  Here are some:

First name & city:  Gina, Alpine   
How many children, first names and ages:  Two, Gabriela 8, Kai 6.
What's on the top of your Christmas list?  Some Killer Boots
What's on the top of your children's wish lists?  Wii. The gift you are most excited to give:  Snow Boards.. What is your favorite family holiday tradition?  Making Christmas Sacks for Santa to use instead of our stockings.
What's something you *don't do* during the holidays?  Cook very often.. Black friday- are you out before 6 am?  Hell no.
Shopping- stores, online or both?  both, love ebay.. One store getting a lot of your business for gifts this

Holiday

season: I am distributing evenly. . Favorite holiday food?  Sweet Potatoes.
Favorite places to go with your children in the winter months:  Jackson Hole,

Sun Valley

on ski trips.
What are your favorite websites or blogs to visit?  ebay. New Year's resolutions- yes/no? Care to share one?  Continue exercise regimen.

I already shared a bunch from this session that I loved but here are some more!

First name & city: Andrea,

Denver

                   
How many children, first names and ages: 3 sweet boys – Jake (6), Nicholas (4), Zack (11 months)
What's on the top of your Christmas list? Some extra sleep

What's on the top of your children's wish lists? Anything football-related, legos

The gift you are most excited to give: Heather’s photos of our family to the grandparents
. What is your favorite family holiday tradition? Seeing the boys in their Christmas PJs leaving cookies/cocoa for Santa on Christmas Eve
What's something you *don't do* during the holidays? Brave the mall more than I have to…
Favorite holiday food? Sweets, sweets, sweets
Favorite places to go with your children in the winter months: play in the snow, snuggle inside. What was the last book you read to your children? “I’ve Seen Santa!”. What's on your nightstand? Baby monitor, magazines
Any business or fun stuff you want to share? (Give a link if you have one, or contact info!) www.jplizzy.com for great mommy bags
New Year's resolutions- yes/no? Care to share one? Yes, try to pamper myself a fraction of the way I pamper the boys

And last but not least, what do you *love* about Heather Gibb? (I had to!) LOVE her eye for non-posed photos with cool cropping and perspectives that capture true personality

 

another super family!

This family got along so well!!!! I mean laughing, joking, wrestling...the whole thing! I asked in hopes that my kids may be like that when they get older...."have they always been like that?"  Here's hoping brother and sisters enjoy each other more as they get older and realize how awesome it is to have cool siblings!!!

First name & city:  Florie from

Cottonwood Heights

,

UT

How many children, first names and ages: Five kids, Whitney-21, Ali-20, David-17, Laura-14, Isaac-11.                                                                                                                                                           What's on the top of your Christmas list?  Spending a lot of time with Steve and the kids laughing and having fun.                                                                                                                                                           What's on the top of your children's wish lists? Clothes, of course! (Not clothes that I pick out)
The gift you are most excited to give:  A pedicure for all my daughters and me.
What is your favorite family holiday tradition?  Putting the #*@%*! Christmas light on the tree. 
. What's something you *don't do* during the holidays?  Never shop on the weekends.
Black friday- are you out before 6 am?  You’ve got to be joking, I’d rather be tortured.
Shopping- stores, online or both?  Online, as much as possible but I always end up at the stores.. One store getting a lot of your business for gifts this

Holiday

season: American Eagle
Favorite holiday food?  Lime Slush
Favorite places to go with your children in the winter months: Elementary chorus concert, Christmas parties, and shopping together.
What was the last book you read to your children?  The Bible
What's on your nightstand?  People magazine, scriptures, and The drama of the gifted child by Alice Miller  (All unread)
Any business or fun stuff you want to share? (Give a link if you have one, or contact info!)  I work as a psychotherapist, so if anyone needs help with depression, anxiety, bi-polar, addiction, or relationship issues, give us a call.  http://www.familycounselingcenterutah.com/
New Year's resolutions- yes/no? Care to share one?  Yes, start taking walks.
What do you *love* about Heather Gibb? (I had to!)   She is the most patient, creative, and easy to work with person I have met.  The pictures she took of us and our kids are priceless.  I will treasure them forever

   

a couple of moms!

So thanks to all of you wonderful moms (and even dad) who sent in your replies to my questions! I'm going to get them all on, but some might be after Christmas to :)! I got a pretty good response, yeah!  But with Christmas and all, I may miss some days!

Here we go:.

First name & city:Camille, 

Las Vegas

How many children, first names and ages:2 girls, Macy-3, Kate-1
What's on the top of your children's wish lists? baby dolls!!
The gift you are most excited to give:A big doll house to my 2 girls

What is your favorite family holiday tradition? Acting out the nativity on Christmas Eve?
Black friday- are you out before 6 am? Never
Favorite holiday food? Toffee

Favorite places to go with your children in the winter months:

Utah

What was the last book you read to your children? "Do you believe in Santa Claus?"

 

First name & city: Becky, Draper

Sofia age 8, Adam age 6, Gunnar age 4, Anders age 1
What's on the top of your Christmas list? Frye "Harness" boots
What's on the top of your children's wish lists? an electric guitar, a nintendo Wii, anything with Go Diego Go, and Anders will probably like the box his presents came in more than the actual gift
The gift you are most excited to give: We just bought a Radio Flyer bouncing horse for Anders. It makes horse noises and everything. He is such a large motor kid, he is going to love it....probably he will break it...but Im sure as long as it lasts he will love it!
What's something you *don't do* during the holidays? Push people....I love to see how crazy and rude people get during the holiday season...it makes me giggle to see that horrific side come out...Im not sure what that says about me...hmmm
play with new toys
Shopping- stores, online or both? Oh for sure both...I love the convience of shopping online...yet the stores have a chaotic magical feel that needs to be experienced during the holidays.

Favorite places to go with your children in the winter months: to see the lights on Temple Square, Farmor and Farfars house for all the Swedish food and treats(Grandma and Grandpa), hot chocolate anytime we feel remotely cold
What's on your nightstand?Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris...a good murder mystery with many twists
New Year's resolutions- yes/no? Care to share one? To write down one thought a day, just something that happened with my kids or an epithany that I had...just to have a record of the busy frenzied times motherhood is for me..

And last but not least, what do you *love* about Heather Gibb? (I had to!) Oh where to start...Heather has a way of working her hiney off to get that one good shot and still keeping her subjects calm enough to achieve it. She has captured glimpses of my children that I thought only I saw...she is magical with that camera.  (wow, that is very sweet, thanks Becky!)

 

Darling.....

I have people comment all the time that my website looks like it is filled with models! And yes I must admit, I have beautiful families to photograph which makes my job easier! This little cutie had just turned 1 and was so cute! She had the cutest blond pigtails and the most gorgeous eyes!!!

Stacie from

Las Vegas

I just have one baby - my little Isabella Grace!  We like to call her Bella!  She is quite the CUTIE! (I agree, wait until you see her picture below!)

What's on the top of your Christmas list?
Hmm - so many things.  Ha ha.
What's on the top of your children's wish lists?
Bella would love to get a baby doll, play kitchen and anything ELMO! 
The gift you are most excited to give:
I made homemade gifts this year!!  But I can't say what it is because everyone is getting it!!  It's a surprise!
What is your favorite family holiday tradition?
I love acting out the nativity, every year it is special and different!  I also love the Christmas pajamas on Christmas Eve tradition too!  Oh and Grape Slush!
What's something you *don't do* during the holidays?
Lose Weight!  Ha ha...unfortunately!
One store getting a lot of your business for gifts this

Holiday

season:
TARGET!
Favorite holiday food?
Great-Grandma Jensen's Grape Slush!  It is a recipe that has been passed down and every Christmas Eve we get to eat it!  It's a real treat!
Parties!
What was the last book you read to your children?
Goodnight, Goodnight Little Dinosaur!!
What are your favorite websites or blogs to visit?
OUR FAMILY BLOG!!  I am blog crazy!  It is so great to keep in touch with family and friends!  Hawleyfamily2002.blogpsot.com

   

a Southern sweetie...

If I remember right (this session was in May) this sweet family was from the South. I still remember that they were so loving and sweet to one another! We did this session indoors and my favorite assistant's home in Denver and the dad of this family was so playful and sweet with my assistant's children. 

First name & city:Cindy, Centennial, CO

How many children, first names and ages:Addison 13, Annie 10, Aubrey 7
What's on the top of your Christmas list? Getting our sunroom finished!
What's on the top of your children's wish lists?

Skis, Ipod and an Arkansas FatHead

What is your favorite family holiday tradition?My baking day with the kids
What's something you *don't do* during the holidays? Write a yearly Christmas letter
Black friday- are you out before 6 am?No way...I need my beauty sleep, ha
One store getting a lot of your business for gifts this Holiday season:Target and Justice for Girls
Favorite places to go with your children in the winter months:Back home to Arkansas right after Christmast and the mountains to ski.
What was the last book you read to your children?Minnie and Moo's Night Before Christmas

Any business or fun stuff you want to share? Loved our session with Heather and have had sooo many compliments on our pictures...they make our house beautiful!

   

A fun session

I had the privilege of living by this cute mom back in Provo!  She's such a sweet, giving and talented person! She also has a great eye for photography, darling children and a killer body :)!  But she does work hard for it- LOL! Sitting at my desk working is definitely hazardous to my health!

Susan –

Provo

Children: Nicholas, 15; Ella,3; Aidan,2
The gift you are most excited to give: Rocking horse (Ella is absolutely, insanely passionate about horses!
Favorite family holiday tradition? On Christmas Eve we open one present  (pjs for everyone but then a new Christmas book each year.  We read it by the Christmas tree and drink cocoa with homemade cookies – YUM!
What's something you *don't do* during the holidays? Don’t do the “day after Thanksgiving” shopping bonanza.
Shopping- stores, online or both? Okay, I’m a Target fan, but I also love The Busy Biddy (home décor stroe)
One store getting a lot of your business for gifts this Holiday season:  Sports Authority
Favorite holiday food: Love homemade peanut brittle.
What are your favorite websites or blogs to visit? Mormon Chic, E-Bay, Back to Basics Toys, and any fitness sites
Any business or fun stuff you want to share? I teach Turbo Kick and pump at Golds and 24Hour. Come join the fun!
New Year's resolutions- yes/no? Get to bed earlier!!