kimbrali photography blog

if i used every amazing positive adjective in the dictionary to describe this family it wouldnt be enough.
they were THAT awesome.
and i realize i use the word awesome a lot to describe the people i photograph but im really just that lucky. they all are really that awesome.

not one cry or complaint from the baby the entire session.
no attitude at all from big brother.
and not one single sisterly fight.
they were all so laid back and fun to hang out with.

i was bummed we had to cut our session a little short due to a black cloud of death hovering above us.....
seriously.

ive never seen the sky look so creepy.

i could have photographed them the entire day but still was able to get some beautiful shots of them at our session.

they dont call her smiley for nothin :)

such a sweet heart.

such a natural. lock up your daughters NOW.

i love his little gummy smile. such a happy little man.

just in case.

it is way too late to even admit what time it is but here is just one for you awesome kids to hold you over for a little bit just in case you check this when you wake up.

there will be so many more here on my blog in just a little while after i get an hour or two or ten of sleep:)
i cant wait to share!

go astros!

i am about to head out the door to go watch the astros beat the yankees.
i am not a big new york fan.
it could have something to do with fact that almost the entire team is trying to outdo each other instead of the opponent but anywho, i really have no idea what i am talking about:)

here are a few from a sibling session i photographed last week.
these kids are crazy gorgeous and so so sweet.
i got a big hug from sister when i left and it made me so happy!

poor little guy was stung by a wasp 10 minutes into our session but he was a tough little dude and kept on being ridiculously cute so all ended well.

i think she looks like a mini ralph lauren model.

i loved these doors that led to the back courtyard. this house was pretty awesome.

they actually caught a few bass.

i will never get sick of my old chair.

pink and fluffy.

i was way too excited whenever these sweet sisters mom called me to discuss details about their session and asked about pettiskirts for her daughters to wear.
i was in photographer heaven!
she purchased these from oopsy daisy baby.
so girly and so sweet and so pink and fluffy!

i will be getting in two of these in the next few weeks to play around with.
a torquoise petti to fit a girl between 2 and 3 and a red petti to fit a girl between 4 and 6.
so keep this in mind if you have a session booked in the next few months.
cant wait!

they were so funny kicking their feet in the air.

i would love for raeleigh to have a little sister to share memories like this but ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN:)

the girls were just rolling around in the grass and looked so beautiful and happy. i love images like these that just look so natural.

oh how i love these last two!

and now producing........

mrs kimbrali rae boyd!
this is what my daughter said saturday night when we were playing "dress up/catwalk/modeling contest".
it was so cute.
she went from "producing mrs kimbrali boyd" to "pronouncing mrs kimbrali boyd" to finally "announcing mrs kimbrali boyd".
we dressed up in fancy clothes and strutted our stuff down our 10 foot hallway.
raeleigh worked it! and of course she won the contest.

it was a lot of fun to do that but not so much fun to try on my wedding dress and see just how much weight i have gained in the last 6 or so years.
wow.
lets just say that my dress isnt fitting quite like it used to.
EXTREMELY DEPRESSING.

anywho.
a few weeks ago we got a group of my bffs and their kidlets together for a little urban mini photo session.


just so you can see what i was working with here.
word to the wise......dont try this at home.
6 kids, 100 degree weather, and a camera dont mix well:)

here are a few from that day.

and of course, my little miss.......

little man wasnt being very cooperative as usual:)

they are all pretty stinking cute though, no?

and just so you know, i love photographing older childrens sessions in areas like this so if you are wanting to try something a little different than grass and flowers let me know and we can pick a really awesome location for your next session:)

my new neighbors.

meet some of the coolest kids on the planet.
they are going to be my new neighbors because i am going to borrow their family sized tent and move my little crew to their backyard so that i can wake up every morning and go hang out in their home which just happens to be my dream house.
it is the most beautifully unique house i have ever been in and one day i will build one sort of like it and half the size:)
their mom is a very creative person so there is custom art work all over the place and quirky furniture but
mostly their house just feels lived in and full of love which is what i think makes it so great.
there is a sign on the wall in their kitchen that says "all because two people fell in love"
i thought that was so sweet!

anwyho. enough about the insanely cool house and on to the insanely cool kids.

pretty much perfect.

and hes ok too :)

and i had to show this just because im pretty sure the dog was smiling at me.

this session was beyond wonderful.
i love getting to meet people like them.
happy day.

yeehaw.

finally.
here are some photos taken at the photography workshop i went to in austin the last week in march.
the kids there were so stinking cute and i met some amazing new dorky photographer friends.
i so enjoyed hanging out with other people who like to talk about cameras and lenses and shutter speeds and aperture:) and of course i loved getting to spend the weekend in austin.

the house hunt went a little too well. i found "the neighborhood" and a few good options for "the home" but im thinking this might not be the right time to pack up and leave all of our family behind.

it sucks not knowing what the future holds. i usually like being somewhat spontaneous but not when it comes to things like this.
i just miss texas and i want a better place for my kiddos to grow up.
ugh.
im throwing myself a pitty party over here.
ok....no more whining!
i promise.

on to the cute kids!

get comfortable because there are a lot of them:)

this one is my absolute favorite. i really lucked out because i had no idea it was going to come out this way when i photographed it. lets pretend that i did it on purpose though:)

this little girl was precious and she would not let her mom leave her side.

little boys and flowers usually dont mix well together for photos but he just appeared out of nowhere with this in his hand and he looked so adorable.

this is one of the reasons i want to move to austin.

these all look sort of blah from resizing them for the web but really....how cute are they!?!

the perfect little faces.......

that belong to the feet from the previous post :)

and a little spinning action.

i am the typo queen.

i reread my last post just now and saw like ten typos that i looked over when typing last night and had to go back and edit them.
this thing doesnt have spell check or at least not that i know of and i REALLY need spellcheck:)

i also somehow forgot that a ladybug was just that...a lady bug. not a lovebug as i had previously typed.
go figure.

anywho.
here is a little teaser for a session that i had last week with three absolutely gorgeous little sisters.
i could not even believe how amazingly smooth their session went.
these girls were so sweet.
there was no drama, no screaming, no hair pulling, no pinching, no pushing.
just lots and lots of laughing and cuteness.

i love little feet.

mom loved how she had to hold her dress up when walking. it was so ladylike:)
i know many people get confused when ordering photos because they dont know what to frame or put on the wall.
most are looking for a sweet big smile photo to display and while i love sweet big smiles, this is something that i would put up in my home. i just think photos like this are so much more interesting than a head tilt hand on chin big smile photo.

i will post some more soon of their perfect little faces.

i miss the weekend already.

i havent had a free weekend in i dont know how long so i really really enjoyed this past one.
i didnt even touch my camera. it was incredible.
sushi with the kiddos and friends at the best hole in the wall sushi place in louisiana on friday night.
rented a movie saturday night....rush hour 3. pretty funny. its all blockbuster had at the time though.
and an entire day spent in the backyard on sunday.
water slide + ghetto walmart pool full of bubbles + lots and lots of water balloons = so much fun.

ok, so i just realized that i lied unintentionally.
i did have a little family friend session on saturday afternoon.
it didnt last as long as usual though:)

anyways.
i am going to make it a point to have more weekends like that.
i forgot what it was like to relax on sunday afternoons and thats just sad.

here is a few from a session i photographed last week of a super brother/sister duo.
they were so easy to photograph i couldn't even believe how fast their session flew by.

ladybugs.
my favorite.....