The Watsons

We all woke up today to a wintry -8 degrees this morning here in Flagstaff, Arizona. So after it finally raised beyond 20 degrees we headed to the back yard for some family photos.

Here is the whole Watson family.
(L-R) Todd, Kiefer, Elisa, and the newest addition Cooper.


Kiefer enjoyed playing in the snowy backyard.


And it was even better when dad made it snow!


Elisa and Cooper


Kiefer and dad making it snow.


It was a fun morning at the Watson household.


All of these photos taken with a handy-dandy Canon Rebel XT.

I head back down to the Phoenix valley tomorrow which will be crazy with the Super Bowl and the FBR Open both going on.

My Brother - Darren

This last Monday my younger bother had off school so we spent the day together. We started by playing some Racquetball and then we picked up his friend Stéphane to take some photos.

We drove up to an abandoned building for a few photos and then headed to a local skate park.

My brother Darren


Stéphane










They both love skateboarding and the Chandler Skate Park is a great location.


At the skate park a guy named Raul did a melon over a few guys and I pieced together this photo from the sequence of shots.

Utter Family

I did a photo session for Rick Utter my insurance agent and his family this last December. If any of you are in need or home, auto or business insurance Rick is provides insurance through American Family Insurance.


Their dog was so funny and was not quite as patient as the rest of the family.


The kids


And the whole family


Thanks for letting me photograph your Christmas photo!

Latest Trip to Texas

I've been going to Texas often now that Heather (album designer and sister) and her husband moved to New Braunfels, TX.

I was out there a week ago and had a great time in between the work. The city had their big seasonal Wassailfest celebration. There were 50 wassail stops by local groups where you would get a sample and then you would vote at the end of the night for the best wassail.



A little holiday music to help the wassail go down.


Mmm...Brat in a wrap


The party crew minus Steven.


Heather and I


It was a fest week for us while I was there. When I showed up we had Cheesefest at Heather's house with a cheese fondue. Next year we're planning Chocolate fest as well.

(Ryan, Heather, Jaime, Steven, Mona, Me)


I can't forget the week full of Guitar Hero III on the Wii. And YES, I did get plenty of work done as well.

Erica, Cayden and Grace

Here is a recent family session I did a few weeks back. We all had a fun time at the park. There were too many great photos to choose from!

Thanksgiving Recap

Well, here are some of the fun photos from my Thanksgiving weekend up in Alpine, AZ. I have yet to receive photos with me in them, but here are the ones I took.

I spent the weekend with my friend Troy and his family.

His niece Kaylee whom there are many photos of.

Ryan carving the Turkey


The Emeneckers


Kaylee and Grandpa


Taking a swing

Happy Birthday Heather!

I surprised Heather by flying out to San Antonio the day after Katie and Andrew's wedding. My brother-in-law Ryan played it all so well that she had no clue that I was coming in town.

Here's a fun video of them pulling up to the airport to pick up one of Ryan's "co-workers"!



We traveled to Austin to check out the Capitol


And we took Heather out for a Teppan-Yaki dinner on her birthday


We also kayaked down the San Marcos river but ran into a few issues. First, it took us a good 2 hours longer than expected because we only had two kayaks and Ryan had to float on a tube which wasn't going to move fast. Second, we came up to a large dam that we didn't see on the map that we had. So we had to get out of the water and scout a way around the current being pulled over the dam and over to the side so we could carry the kayaks around. It was scary and pretty crazy, but we're alive!

Danyelle + Jason's Estherville, Iowa Wedding

I had the privilege of photographing my cousin's wedding in Iowa last weekend. I had such a wonderful time seeing family again and being part of the wedding. Here are a few of the great photos!

You can check out the slideshow HERE.

Their first meeting.




I had to include some corn fields in at least one photo!

Check out the slideshow here ---> Danyelle + Jason's Estherville, Iowa Wedding

Darren Night Photos

I photographed my brother Darren one of the nights. He's big into skating and needed some cool photos to show his friends.







The GUYS!