Fun in the Sun at the Park

Our original session date was planned on June 2nd, however the weather had other ideas. We were able to reschedule for the next day and God brought us beautiful weather. We met up at our local park, Ned Hauk and went to my favorite place. My secret hideout, which I know really isn't a secret but it's fun to think so.
I also want to add, even though we didn't take pictures on June 2nd we still met up so I could meet mom and the kids. It is always so nice to meet you before hand so your kids will feel comfortable with me as a person and not as the photographer. Just wanted to through that out there.
So if you schedule a family session with me, or any session for that matter, I'd love to meet with you on a totally different day before the shoot so we get to know each other better.

I came bringing gifts of balloons for the little wee ones. Ya know something to keep them occupied, but also a little extra special color to the pictures.


Then I built a tent in the secret forest and we played with imaginary flowers and tried on hats.
I love this one of big sister loving on her little sister.
I think i got bit by an ant while doing this one, because I have a bump on my foot that itches.
Thank you sweet lovable family for a nice evening yesterday.

Balloons are magic to a shy little girl

Sneak peek of yesterdays session. More to come later this afternoon.

Griffin. 4 days old

There are no words...



Simply adorable

This sweet 4 day old baby belongs to Haley and Tyler-very sweet dear friends of ours. I went over to their house yesterday to take pictures of their little guy and I brought Benson along with me. I am so thankful to Haley's mom, because she kept him occupied while I took pictures of her grandson. She loved on him like he was her own and he had so much fun :)

Cruz.6 month old baby

Cruzie (the baby) is a sweet friend of mine, and so is his mom. She is the lovely Julia that has modeled for me and also does my hair. (look for the dark brown hair model) And she is also the one that introduced me to baby cakes. She took care of my white/gray roots on Monday praise the Lord!!

Cruz was due for his 6 month pictures, so Benson and I went over to their house for a little photo shoot. This was the first time I'd ever taken Benson with me to a session. I brought along his car to keep him company and Julia would blow bubbles for him too. I think he did a pretty good job. He was a little jealous Cruz was getting the attention, but I think he knows he holds a special place in my heart :)

Look at this cuteness. This was one of the first shots of the session.
Hello model baby
Sweet, sweet moment
He is still learning to sit up by himself, but he did this for us for about 5 seconds or so. Way to go Cruzie!
He is looking at his momma on this one. He LOVES his momma :)
Thanks Cruz and Julia for a fun afternoon!

Marsalis.Family

I saw this family on Wednesday night at church and told the little boy I was coming to his house on Thursday to take pictures and play. He didn't seem too excited. He's never met me before and I'm sure he was like, "what ever strange lady." That was until he started talking about his toy crane and telling me ALL about it.
Then, I showed up at their house the next day, and he STILL remembered the crane and wanted to play.
His sister also has never met me, and came and sat in my lap before we really had a chance to shake hands and say hello. This is a sweet family and I loved being apart of their day for those two hours. Thanks Marsalis family :) Your kids are SO SO adorable! What a blessed family.

I feel like they are models for Children's Place in this one (since that is where they got their clothes)
wook at that wittle baby. (say this with lips fully puckered)
dad getting tackled
she's only 3 months old, but she knows about those cool suckers.
Lollipop lickin' time
mom and dad also got a little lovey time in :)

The Morrow's.Family. Clovis, NM Family

Oh I can't tell you how precious this little one is, so let me just show you...These two parents couldn't be MORE in love than they are with their sweet little boy. They are friends of ours, and Ben went to school with them. It is so sweet to see them with their new little baby, and to see them laugh and smile at the many wonderful things their baby does, such as poop and pee and spit up. And of course he gives smiles, and funny little faces, too :)
Then, we took some of the cousins together. They are just about five months apart.
And this one was FULL of smiles

Well, we couldn't forget this beautiful girl. She is one of the aunts to the two cute babies up above. And well she was super sassy and classy with her outfit, we had to snap a few...what a gorgeous young lady!!

This day was a wonderful day! I love newborns and wish I did more. If you want newborn pictures, call me. And don't wait! The very very BEST time for a newborn session is when they are just days old-no later than 14 days old. They are easier to move around, scrunch up in a tight ball, and they stay asleep through it all.

The Bishops.Family.Albuquerque, NM

When I talked to the momma of this 14 month old baby on the phone, she told me he was a mover and a groover, but I didn't realize I just might be getting a workout. This little guy kept me on my toes and we made sure dad was around to give him grapes when ever he demanded. You have to be able to do almost anything for your baby/child when they are getting pictures :) A little bribe never hurt anyone ,right? I loved this session, because this little boy is only one month older than my Benson. He was basically Benson in another little boys body. Full of smiles, fun personality, and energy.
Just look at that sweet little face. He's saying, "catch me if you can!"

This is one of the few we got of him being held. He was not a fan of mom or dad holding him, so we had to make it fun by hanging upside down like a monkey.

Thanks Bishop family for a fun morning in Albuquerque, NM. I enjoyed EVERY minute with you and your little one.

More of Maggie.Baby

I spent my Saturday morning with the lovely Norris family. It has been so great seeing them as a family, because I knew Tiffany back in junior high, then they were one of my first weddings almost two years ago. And now, celebrating with them and their sweet baby Maggie at her six month pictures.
I also had an awesome and relaxing facial from Tiffany on Friday evening. Wow! It was so so nice. I loved every bit of it and I can't wait to get back in there for another one. She works at Radiant Lily in Lubbock. You should go check her out. (In the shopping center with Zookini's)

Here are more favorites...

Benson.One

My heart overflows with love for this little baby boy...

Slideshow of Ezra Rose

If you are viewing in google reader, go to my blog to see the show.

Sneak Peek...Ezra Rose

I wanted to share with you this sweet baby girl Her momma painted the tree on her wall and her entire room was incredibly adorable. An adorable room to match an adorable baby...

Giving away a camera strap in the post after this one...scroll down and check it out.
And by the way, thanks for all the love comments below. I need to give away stuff more often :)

Relaxing for the holidays

Merry Christmas everyone! I am taking a couple days off to have time with the fam and then I'll be finishing up orders and web galleries that are due this weekend. After that, I'm taking some "Me/Family" time for a week. If you have any questions regarding your order or would like to book a session, please email me at cristy@cristycross.com and I'll get back with you at the most convenient time.
For now, I'll leave you with this adorable baby, Maggie.

Maggie.Newborn

Gotta love ya some baby...squeeze 'em squeeze 'em love 'em love 'em

They used this one on the front of their annuoncements
daddy and baby girl...awww



I love it when they are so teeny tiny you can fit them in a bowl...

they used this one for their announcement cards

mommy and baby girl...another awww

Dads face is priceless

Leave Tiffany a comment about her sweet cute baby. And Tiffany you can put these on facebook if ya want.

Also, don't forget to scroll and down and see the other posts made today and yesterday.

Llittle Teaser

I was looking through my images from this weekend and I HAD to show you this one. I know this is mean of me for the mommas (Becca, Tiffany, and Lindsey), but it was way TOO cute I had to share instantly!

Southard Girls

look closely...the baby is smiling

One for the Curtis Family

I am working on web galleries, then about to feed Benson...
Here is one for you to naw on for now.