I just started editing this guys photos this afternoon and came across this one. Some photos just look great in black and white, and when I saw this one I knew it was one of my new favorites. More later, but here’s one for now from Mason’s 3 year session.

Still getting caught up on blog posts from earlier this summer. I figured if I don’t do it soon, it may not happen since almost completely booked up through mid November – the holiday rush is always insanely busy! (I can’t believe I just had to type “holiday rush” – doesn’t seem like it should be that time yet!). Anyways, I met up with Riley and Gavin a while back to get some brother-sister photos. It was looking a little grey outside, but the rain held off and we were still able to get some cute pictures before the sun was completely hidden behind the clouds.

Almost exactly a year ago I photographed these two down by Como.  Bryce was just starting to walk at the time.   We met up again a few weeks ago for some more family photos, and Bryce is now a busy 2 year old on the move, and Teagan was the perfect model, as usual.  :)    Here are just a couple of my favorites from our session.

I’ve known Lucy since she was a baby, and I can’t believe how big she has grown!  She was always such a peanut, but man, I think she has my 4 year old beat now!  We got together for some 3 year photos, and I had a great time playing with her in the woods – I’m pretty sure I was hoping around like a frog at one point.   Ah…the things I’ll do to get a smile.  

Such a great smile and big brown eyes – just had to share one from my latest session with Gracie, and one from our session last year.

I have been photographing Tyler for the last 6 months or so, and every time I see him, he just gets cuter and cuter.  I’ve never seen a baby with so many vivid expressions – he totally cracks me up with some of the looks he gives me.  Here are a few photos from his 9 month session, and some of his great expressions.  Enjoy!

Finally getting a chance to get caught up a little here!  Our AC went out during the hottest week this summer (110+ heat index), and we ended up moving out for a week instead of staying in our house, which was like a sauna.  I hate saunas.  Seriously.  Miserable.   The AC guy is here putting in a new unit right now.  I’m doing a little happy dance.  Not that I didn’t love staying at my parents for the week (thanks mom and dad!), but it sure is nice to be back home and get some work done.

The week before we left, I had a session with this cutie for her four month photos.  Stella is seriously one of the cutest babies I have ever seen!  And I’m not sure if it was me or the teething, but she was sticking her little tongue out at me most of the time.  I tried not to take it personally.  :)

I had a great time meeting you guys, and I hope you enjoy your photos!

A beautiful name to match a beautiful little face.   Arybella is such a pretty baby, and she gave me a lot of serious looks, but a lot of smiles, too.  I absolutely LOVED her dresses, and I had a great time meeting her, her mom, and grandma while taking her 3 month photos.  Arybella is one of my 1st year babies, so I’m sure you’ll be seeing a lot more of her throughout the year.  

My summer season has officially started with a bang. Things have been so busy lately that I have barely had time to update the blog! I do vow to blog every session, so although it might be a few weeks late, it will happen eventually.

I had a great time meeting up with these guys for an early morning photo shoot a few weekends ago. I was pretty sure we were going to get rained out yet again, but was pleasantly surprised to see the sun shining when I woke up that morning. Finally – some nice weather on a weekend! I arrived early to make sure I got a good parking spot incase the place was packed. Yeah…I was the only one in the parking lot – LOL!

I still get butterflies before each session, but I love it when a family can totally put me at ease. These guys were so nice, and so much fun! Cal totally cracked me up – he was posing like he’d been practicing for weeks. Of course, we got a lot of the silly faces, too, which are always fun because that’s when the real personality shows through. Ethan was a little shy at first, but came around after some peek-a-boo. And the way he followed his older brother around just melted my heart. I’m pretty sure my kids would have been running in opposite directions the entire time, but these guys did great!

Thanks again, and I hope you enjoy your photos!

So, ever since my youngest was born (she turned 2 in January), I’ve been trying to get a decent photo of her and her brother together, looking happy (or at least not having fingers up the nose or making dinosaur faces), looking at the camera, and not trying to kill each other.  It started when she was just a week old, and Jake (who was 17 months old at the time) wanted nothing to do with her.  I’ve been trying ever since, and I think I FINALLY succeeded!   I am going to have this blown up huge for our living room, because who knows how long before it will happen again.  I did learn that jellybeans and fruit snacks work great for bribing, now that Joss is finally old enough to bribe.  :)