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{Claire – 9 months} | Lino Lakes MN baby and children’s photography

December 26, 2011

As the day after Christmas is winding down, my house is finally clean again (well, cleaner than it was after Christmas morning). The recycling bin is full, the leftover cookies are disappearing fast, and the kids are still on their Christmas high from all the late nights and presents. We spent the day playing with their new toys, making room for all the new toys, and making a huge pile of items to bring to GoodWill (had to get rid of stuff to make room for all the new goodies). I took most of December off to enjoy time with my family, get my holiday shopping done, and take a much needed break. I did schedule a few sessions this month, and now that Christmas is over, I’m ready to get back in the swing of things! First off – getting caught up on my blogging. Starting off with Claire’s 9 month session. Love the pig tails!!! The weather lately has been beyond awesome (I’m not one who was hoping for a white Christmas – I’m totally fine with a 40-50 degree brown Christmas). There was a tiny bit of snow on the ground for this session, but we still managed to get outside for a few family shots. Even Bruno the boxer made it in for some pics! I hope you all had a fantastic holiday – looking forward to 2012!

{Brynn – 4 months} | Maple Grove MN baby photographer

November 27, 2011

I met up with Brynn for her second session (her newborn photos can be seen here) at four months old. She is still a peanut, but man, this kid is totally adorable! Poor girl wasn’t feeling very good, but you can see form the photos that we were able to get a couple of smiles in with the more serious looks she was giving me (the get-that-camera-out-of-my-face-and-give-me-my-tylenol-and-blankie looks, as I like to call them). I think my favorite photos from our entire session were the ones where she was just quietly resting in mom or dads arms. Nothing seemed to make her happier, and you can tell Julie and Dave are just smitten with her. Can’t say I blame them.

{Weston} | Blaine MN child and family photographer

November 7, 2011

Another session from our 85 degree October weekend, and another family that totally rocked it despite the crazy warm “fall” weather. I don’t think Weston was too keen on having his pictures taken at first, but he eventually warmed up and we had a lot of fun! Just a couple of quick photos for now – more to come.

{Eoin & Eamonn} | Blaine MN family and children’s photographer

November 3, 2011

Another session I’m finishing up this week – two of the cutest little guys I’ve ever seen! Seriously, I don’t think they come much cuter than this. I would kill for lashes like theirs, and I’m sure, like any other guy, they will never really appreciate it – LOL! We had a great time looking for grasshoppers (should have brought my macro lens because they were everywhere!) and playing with trucks. And apparently both boys love smarties. I had so much fun with this family – can’t wait to finish up the rest of their session! Just a few for now – enjoy!

{Aidan} | Coon Rapids MN baby and children’s photographer

October 30, 2011

If you look through old blog posts, you’ll probably see a few with this little guy. I’ve been taking his photos since he was less than a week old. He’s always in a good mood, and always has a big mischievous smile on his face. We took his 18 month photos about a month ago (yeah… I’m a little behind on blogging, but trying hard to get caught up) and I’m pretty sure this was one of the only times he sat still. I’m not even exaggerating. This kid ran for an hour and a half straight – he definitely gave me a workout, but I had a great time chasing him around and watching him explore. This is one of my favorite photos from his session – snuggling with mama.

{missing summer} | Blaine MN children’s photography

October 13, 2011

All the rainy weather the last couple of days has made me realize that the nice, warm sun of summer is probably close to gone for the year. I’m still not giving up my flip flops quite yet…maybe once it starts to snow, but I don’t want to think about that yet.

I took my kids out earlier this summer to try out a new spot. What kid doesn’t want to be dragged out to a field to be photographed, right? Mainly I got photos of them running around, but with enough bribery (this time it was an orange shake and some gum) they sat still for a second and pretended that they like each other. PS – bribery works wonders – if you’re opposed to it, let me know ahead of time. It’s a great last resort.

I think I told them to look for grasshoppers to get them to sit for a minute…

This is what I got most of our time out – someone running towards me or away for me. These kids don’t like to sit still for long.

The begging, pleading, and eventual bribery paid off in the end, and I finally got this photo. It’s being printed right now as a 30×40 canvas for our livingroom. I can’t wait to see how it turns out!

{Teagan & Bryce} | Blaine MN children and family photographer

September 17, 2011

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.

{Cal & Ethan} | Shoreview, MN children’s and family photographer

June 13, 2011

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!

{Claire – 3 months} | Lino Lakes MN baby photography

May 8, 2011

You might remember Claire (especially from the hair) here. She’s one of my baby planners, and came back for her 3 month photos on Friday and I can’t believe how much she’s grown already! Still a peanut, but absolutely adorable!

I had a great time seeing you guys again (and I’m glad the Jakes had a good time together) – I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

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{Aidan – 1 year cake smash} | Coon Rapids MN baby and children’s photographer

February 26, 2011

I have been photographing this cutie since he was just 8 days old. I can’t believe it’s been a year already! He has the most gorgeous big blue eyes, and a mischievous smile. He’s so full of personality! His mom has been plaining for this cake smash for quite a while, prepping him with chocolate cake so he knew what it was and happily dove right in when he saw it. Jess – you totally crack me up! We had so much fun, and I can’t wait to get some more pics of him outside once the weather warms up a bit.

And of course, clean up time afterwards.