With 547 votes, in FIRST PLACE is Delaney and her tea set!
She sure did put up a fierce fight! Delaney was our Best of 2010 winner! Two years in a row!!!! She sure did want that title again!
Enjoy your free session and disc of images. You guys surely deserve it!

In a VERY close second place, with 542 votes, is Avery, Melissa and Ryan! A special gift for you… a $75 print credit for your very close second place win. Thank you so much for all your efforts! SERIOUSLY, you guys ROCK! (I am aware this is a different photo. I was asked to remove the photo on the railroad tracks as this was dangerous. So here is another beautiful photo of this awesome family.)

In third place is Miss Mansfield. She loves a good running! (Or maybe her mother does so she can win a free session. ) You are BEAUTIFUL, Ashley. Inside and out!

In fourth place, these two adorable little boys. How perfect is this?!

Thank you everyone for your tremendous support with voting and “liking” Crystal Jo Foto. Looking back at these photos really makes me feel successful and proud of the imagery produced. I know how important these are to the folks in them. Memories that will last forever. I am forever grateful to be such a big part of making them possible. Thank you all for the Best 2011. I’m looking forward to many more happy, successful years!

You are ALL winners in my heart!

Here are the other photos I’ve selected as my favorites of 2011. In no particular order…

And he was SO blessed to have family travel to visit from Brazil and Florida. What a great gift!

That last photo…Awkward Family Photo. Duh.

Some Christmas card fun!  I totally wrapped them in lights.

Wrapped up in you.  Get it?!  
This is Light Girl.  My AWESOME assistant and her main squeeze.  We headed out to a tree farm for some LAUGHTER and CHEER.ATTITUDE!
They are SO cute!
Heheheheeh.  I love her!
Oh la la.  Fa la la.  LA LA.

Light girl, let’s sing, shall we?!  Oh, yes.  Curtis was so embarrassed.  He’s like, really?!I think he loves her.

Light Girl being Light Girl.



This one is for you, Light Girl.  (She loves leg photos.)  And your homemade mani looks FAB!Special Tree Farm Mistletoe.
Silly kids.
Ana…your bootie looks REALLY GOOD.  Just sayin’.
I just love the body language here.

Pixie Pie slept through the whole session!  Even through our loud banter and hysterical singing.

Tree. Tree. Tree.  Lovebirds. Tree. Tree. Tree.
This makes me giggle.
On the golf cart.  Curtis was a CRAZY driver!  And Pixie slept through that, too.  A very big thank you to Neff’s Tree Farm for being so kind and welcoming.  For letting us use your cart and for warming us up in your beautiful gift shop.  I’m very sad this is your last year in business!  :(  What a cool place!

Their adorable Christmas cards!

& Happy New Year!

Love you, Light Girl. Thank you for ALL of your help this year! Merry Christmas to you and yours. XOXOXOXOxoxooxoxXOXOXOOXo.
(Curtis, thank you for Pixie’s {and number 2′s} stocking. They look great on the mantle!)

Sarah and I have been dear friends since 9th grade.  And she has her own little family in her big pretty house.  Look how adorable they are….

Time to trim the tree!Top left might is my FAVE.  I love Sarah’s laugh and the doggie joining the family.  So cute!

Tagan.  What a handsome, kissable little guy!!  I’m SURE Santa will bring everything he wants.  Just look at those eyes.  How could ANYONE say no to him!
Love you guys!  I hope you love these as much as I do!

With a very special new addition.

Meet Francesca.

And her proud big sister, Stella.

Congrats on that new little bundle of joy! What a beautiful Christmas you all will have!

Here’s Avery.  Such a doll!Mommy and Daddy are both teachers in Southwestern.  Thanks for THAT, friends!

One Year Big!

Fave from the day!  So pretty.

Prettiest people EVER.  EVER!

Get OFF THE TRACKS!  The cops came right here.  Heads off to that!
Daddy chasing his fast little booger.

Play time!

We had originally planned to do this shoot at the zoo. WELL….the zoo was closed the day we went. Pixie Pie wore her little bumble bee outfit so she could fit in with the other animals…in downtown Powell.

Pretty girl!Amy, can you believe she was once in your belly?Hi, Mom and Dad.  See my rock!

These folks live in Hawaii! LUCKY!

For months now, we have planned on an outdoor session. It was a COLD and RAINY day. So what did we do? Went to a nearby candy shoppe. It couldn’t have been more perfect for this cute little family!

Isn’t this SO great?!Proud big sister.  :)Cute little family.  (And Jonna, you look FABULOUS!)Brighton and Kirra.  Adorable.
Mmmmmmm…Soooo many options!

Thanks for coming all the way from Hawaii for your special photo shoot. Hahahahaha!

To see the video slideshow of all the fun photos, click HERE.  <— Right there, folks.

The advantages of having a sister who is a photographer…you always have PRETTY pictures of your family.

Here they are…

The Lanhams.

Ricci, Tina, Luke and Levi.  Always a hoot.

(Momma, you’ll see the frame you guys almost chucked.  Didn’t it hold a photo of you?!  Ha.  Still in the family!)

And the boys LOVE Pixie!  Levi kept squeezing her little piggies.  And she had a ball!  Pixie’s first time in a swing!  

You may remember a recent shoot with this family.  No?  Remember, Jenn delivered that little guy in her mini-van?!  Yes, now you remember.  We headed outside this time for some pretty fall photos.  And hopefully a Christmas card photo.  :)

Gigi and Nico.  Just adorable.  
Cutest clothes ALERT.  CUTEST clothes.  Red, black, white, matching but not tooooo matchy matchy.  They totally walked down this hill holding hands.  IN LOVE WITH THIS PHOTO!
These kids are a true joy.  So polite.  So funny.Nico’s face cracks me up.  It’s like he is seeing Santa for the first time.  OH MY!Gigi loved this leaf!Oh, see.  She still has that leaf!They may have three little babies now, but to Ben, Jenn will always be his big baby.I’m not quite sure how this happened.  They just fell perfectly into place with their momma.  So precious.  I love how you can see Drew’s head popping out of the wrap.  FUN!