Why Choose Custom Photography–Peoria_Phoenix_maternity_newborn_family_photography
What Is Custom Photography? here are some very wise words by Marianne Drenthe of Marmalade Photography out of Chicago as to what Custom Photography is and why it does cost more then going to Walmart or Sears! What custom photography ultimately is all about is choice and experience (as in THE experience). Custom photography is about finding someone who will photograph your family, give you devoted 1:1 attention without worry of the next ‘in line’ or the feeling of a crowded portrait studio. A custom photographer will typically show you a fairly extensive gallery culled to only show the good images that meet the photographers’ c

Cute_Julie_Cook_Portraits_ maternity newborn family photographer Phoenix, AZ
So I promised pictures. Here are the kids…thinking we may use these as their yearly birthday pictures and also first school day of the year pics since it was alll like in the same week. So we have Makena who just turned 4, who is sporting her special self cut (cough cough, hacked) hair. Thank goodness for short hair styles! Then we have Jackson and Noah(the red head) who just turned 3 and started preschool. Can you guess who are serious one is???? LOL Well, in pictures anyway. We are adjusting well to our new school schedules…the crazy thing is now when they get home, they rarely take naps anymore. I would have thought that school would wear them out as it does their

Meal time, Peoria Arizona Maternity newborn child family photographer
Hey, So since we moved, my family and friends have taken me on to try and teach me to stop living out of the microwave and frozen pizza isle and eat/make real food. I hate cooking. My mom used to joke that we should change my middle name from Marie to Don’t. as in Julie DON”T cook. lol Anyways, I have some super wonderful people, Laurie:-), who come over and help me plan out menus for a week at a time, grocery list with ad matching for that week, and help me get a dinner made. We have tried out a few recipes and some have worked and some have definitely NOT worked. One that my family seemed to love was called Italian Chicken and Veggie Grill.

It’s a Party! Julie Cook Portraits Child photographer, Peoria, Phoenix, Surprise, Glendale, AZ ph
IT’s Party time! My twin boys turned 3 this Tuesday! WOW! We had a little family birthday that night. The boys loveddddddd it. They got some of their favorite things, balls and cars. They also got some of their other favorite things… CAKE and Ice Cream. My mom picked up a super delish ice cream cake from Baskin Robins. during the afternoon, Hannah and I had a fun time together and made them a cake also. Coming from me, that is HUGE. I am sooo not a cooker. lol anyways, here are a couple pics of the cakes. Kid pics coming soon when they actually l

Update- Julie Cook Portraits, Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Phoenix, maternity, newborn, child, family
Wow, I haven’t blogged in a LONG time. It has been extremely beyond busy here. It started with birthday season. June 28th, Hannah turned 8. My birthday was July 15th, then we had Makena on Aug. 17th, and Jeremy on Aug. 19th and then the boys turned 3 on Sept. 22. In between all of that, the owner of our house(we rent) decided he wants to make our home his permanent residence and gave us 30 days to get out. We had to be out by Aug. 19(jeremy’s bday) School was starting Aug. 11, and as of like Aug. 1, we still did not even have a home to move to. Makena was supposed to start her school Aug. 17th but neither of the girls ended up starting school since we were in the midd