This adorable six-month-old cutie was so much fun to photograph! I think I love this age the most, the sitting up and really pleasant stage before they start getting around and getting impatient with things. If you remember last December, I decided to give away a session. A friend nominated this family and they won. They...
These are so sweet!! Love that you did this for them!!!
I think 6 month olds are my favorites, tooo – love that they’re not mobile yet but so curious!
Awh, very cute!
Ohhhh am I loving this new blog of yours! Beautiful, clean design…A perfect showcase for your talent!
Lovely pics…Sadly, I know all too well what a stunning miracle she is! Congrats to the family!!
cute!
Shannon–These are priceless! What a special baby this couple has. You did an amazing job of capturing the life in that little girl! These are beautiful!
Aww, man. That’s a great story and such a cutey patuty! She looks like she has the best little personality! Love the dimply bum, it’s my fave.
I love the positive attitude of those parents. I need to be more like them. What a sweet little girl. Very motivating family.
Wow, Shannon, what awesome pictures…and a great story! I entered that contest, but I have to say you picked the righ winner! Wow! What an inspiring story of love…so happy for those parents and their sweet miracle! 
aw sooo sweet shannon! lovely shoot!
Shannon-
These shots are absolutely beautiful!
It makes we want to have another shoot with you! Maybe when Katelyn turns 1
Thank you for doing this!!
Krista
Have you guys ever played this game? I’ve seen it before, but never learned it. Until now. Shelby talked us into getting it at Target a while ago and I have to say, I love it! I’ve found a game that I can play with my kids without wanting to pull my hair out. While...
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We LOVE that game! We discovered it about 6 years ago while we were waiting for an interminable delay at the airport. I bought C a new version this past Christmas
I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy reading your blog and compliment you on how talented you are as a photographer. I am amazed!!! You probably have no idea who I am, but I lived in the same dorm with you at Ricks College way back when, though we didn’t really know each other. I recognized you on one of your layouts at Two Peas quite a while back and try to check out your blog every now and then to see what you’re up to now. Keep up the amazing work. I am truly amazed.
my girls love this game. It’s fabulous!
I think they learned about it at school and it’s become a favorite around here.
Love those pretty little rocks.
Shannon, I love your new blog! I love to look at all the pictures you post! You’re awesome!
I haven’t played the game…but I LOVE LOVE LOVE your new blog header. Makes me miss all y’alls.
Aww dang. I thought I had changed your blog address on my blog link. I didn’t. What a fool. I wondered why you hadn’t posted since “The blog is dead”. But I love the pics! They looked fine on our computer and on Trev’s laptop. You have a gift lady.
Ooh, we LOVE Mancala. My son Zach and I play all the time. Very fun!
I used to love mancala when I was a camp couselor. We played all the time!
So one of the reasons I decided to get a new blog was the ability to post great big pictures! I wanted to try it out today, so I’m going to use the photos from one of my sessions last November that, for some reason, I never posted. I was pretty busy last November, so...
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Love all the big pictures! Beautiful and perfect.
Yummy.
The people loved your photo site on my blog.
They are very smart that way.
They are fine on my monitor, but I too have a landscape monitor.
Gorgeous! I LOVE that first one.
No better time than the present to introduce my “blog-stalking” self and say, “I love the light!!!” awesome (a friend from San Jose forwarded your blog on…I love it
Absolutely awesome! That light is amazing. The pics aren’t too big for my screen, but I do have a widescreen monitor. Wonder how it is with a regular, full-size monitor…
Wow. How do you do that?? Just wow.
Lovely, lovely, insanely gorgeous photos and location. I love how the photos look in this post. Big and beautiful is always a good thing.
Beautiful!! Really, that first one should be framed and hung over my mantle.
BTW I have a small crappy old monitor and they look just fine.
I love, love, love these pics! When are you coming out to Utah next? I would love to schedule a session!
WOW Shannon! Everything looks great. You are a creative genius!
These are great! That light is to die for.
I’m SO excited!! I really love my new website. If you somehow missed it, here’s the link: www.shannonmontez.com I’m so stinking excited to finally have it up and ready to go. I’d love to know your thoughts on it. I’d love it if you’d show everyone you know. I put my heart into it, I...
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Shannon, I just had a looksy at your new photo site and watched “Meet mine…” HELLO! Did you do that to make us all cry? I am seriously “verklepmt” right now. I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE; the blog, the site, etc. I feel like your mom, and am so proud of you and all your wonderful, extraordinary accomplishments. If you rock any harder, I will have to have you poured into my driveway as gravel.
Thanks for being so stinkin’ darn cool and for sharing *you* with all of us!
SHANNON! congratulations on your new site! it is really really beautiful, and your irresistable personality comes shining through. i can’t wait to see what you do next.
niki
I love the new site/blog! You have done an amazing job!
Love the new look. It’s FABULOUS!
Shannon it all looks so great. I love the colors and how crisp it feels! Gd work. I am, as always, in awe!
xoxo
kim
Congrats on the new website Shannon. It looks awesome! My kids loved seeing the pic of me and hubby and little Toby (from our mini-session in November) in your gallery. You do beautiful work and your family is so cute.
I love your new look. It’s like you just got a cut and color and a fancy outfit.
I LOVE your new “you.” So awesome, inspiring, and fresh. I feel so *happy*, *sappy*, and *emotional*. LOL! Very fun feelings! Fabulous job Shannon!!
I’m so happy for you, Shannon! It looks fantastic!!!
I love the new site and blog, Shannon!
Congratulations on the new website and blog. I love the symbolism of your logo. The pictures, as always are beautiful. I especially like the “meet mine” introduction. That’s a great idea.
It is fantastic and brilliant and any other nice, extravagant words you can think of! I LOVE it! I was so about to use that song on my website!!! My husband e-mailed it to me the other day and said this made me think of you. I had never heard it before and I loved it! You are going to make a fortune with that site! It is a dream….Now I need to get to work on mine!
Shannon, your new website, blog, colors, logo – I love it all!!
bee-u-ti-full, shannon! warmly, -melanie-
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!! Man, I want to get married again, have babies again, and have you photograph it all. Really great job, Shannon. Good for you!
Hi Shannon! I’m Tami’s sis. in law. I really like your new look! I actually check your site every now and then and I absolutely LOVE your work. You are an amazing photographer! I’m inspired to take more pictures every time I look at your blog:)
Foncy, schmoncy! Love it! You are so super, mega, ultra, lightning talented! We missed you guys this weekend. We were driving up to Sacramento and felt a little homesick when we didn’t exit to the 152:( Hope you had a fabulous Easter, the site looks fab!
Congrats, Shannon!! Everything looks wonderful!
I love it Shannon! I colors and design are all so fun and fresh. Nice work!
glad to see the new blog up and designed!!!
I’ve been icky sickie the last few days. I haven’t had a cold this bad in YEARS. I had a temporary break in the yuckies on Saturday and left the house to celebrate Matthew’s NINTH birthday in San Francisco! We had tons of fun, I plan to post pictures, hopefully tomorrow. But in the meantime…...
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Shannon, ME TOO! Ohmiheck. I had a bad ole’cold back in January, came home from Love Affair and immediately got a worse cold. I’m still not over it. I’ve had too bad cases of peeling nose from all of the blowing. I’m going crazy just wanting to have no more phlem…ugh. I hope you’re feeling better. It was absolutely wonderful to have you at Love Affair. You are a sweet gift.
Oh! And I watched Dan on the way home from NC and loved it. Is there anything I don’t love about Steve Carrell? He was wonderful in this movie…
Jay and I saw Dan in Real Life in the movie theatres and loved it. I was laughing so hard at the part where they’re at the piano… I was almost crying. I just rented it from Netflix and watched it two more times. And you’re right, the soundtrack is awesome.
I hope you feel better soon!
i’ve been HORRIBLY sick too. it has been an absolute nightmare!
maybe my comments about the movie will even the playing field a bit for people. i didn’t enjoy it, it was WAY to slow for me and the music bored me to death. i did however laugh in a few places. now i believe that if i had seen it when it first came out in the theatre i probably would have LOVED it because this movie is honestly right up my alley. people raved about this movie and said it was their fave. and so hysterical so i bought it before seeing it. the hype ruined it for me. i want my money back! hahahah! there, maybe that lowered the standard a bit for those who haven’t seen it yet.
glad you loved it though…all of my friends did too.
hope you get better soon!
The same day I read this, Trevor’s sister was raving about “Dan”. Now I feel like a loser who never gets out much. I must remedy that. Love the new blog header. Can’t wait for the new site:)
I was just talking about Dan in Real Life today! We started watching it a couple weeks ago but started it too late and had to break for sleep. Today someone said something about a bookstore and immediately I remembered that I must finish watching that movie! Tonight!
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