Check out this cutie pie! She is almost 2 and was so much fun to run around with last week. When we first got to the park she would not leave mom’s side but I decided to play a little game of peek a boo in the weeds and water with her and she warmed up! Once she warmed up to me the rest of the session was so fun. We played in the water, ran over the bridge (a lot) and then we played in the flower garden. The images are amazing. You have to watch the slide show on this one.

Thank you mom and dad for another great session! It was good to see you again. Enjoy your images and slide show HERE!

On a side note, my brother and sister in law welcomed their second little boy (big boy…. almost 11 lbs!!) this morning! I was their to capture the little guy when he was 2 hours old!! I can’t wait to share and I am sure you will see a lot more of him as he grows. I will do a “real” newborn session with him in about a week so stay tuned for some amazing stuff!!

Boys will be boys. That is what they say anyway and I might have to agree to disagree with whoever came up with this phrase. Last Thursday I met up with these three boys on the farm. At first they were a little skeptical of me and my big black camera, but they warmed up after a while. As we walked the farm, sat by barns and silos, jumped in fields, sat on decks, hung our feet in the water, chased geese and ended up on a big blue truck I asked their mom if they were always this good. These three boys were like model students (I used to be a teacher) through the entire session. If I ever go back maybe next time they will get a little crazy. No, I really enjoyed our session. They made my job so easy and I love it when sessions run this smooth (and with three boys!!). The images we captured are amazing and that is what matters!

It was so nice to meet you guys. You were a joy to be around. I want you to come along to all my sessions with kids and show them all how a session should go. I asked mom if she talked to them before the session or fed them something to make them behave the way they did…. I got a smile from her:)!

You were amazing to work with! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for being so good…..

Enjoy your images and slide show HERE!!

Running, climbing, smelling flowers, sitting by the waterfall, blowing bubbles and playing. The words describe my session last Tuesday with these two girls. We had a great time exploring their backyard. Yes, all these images (you have to watch the slide show) came from their backyard. At first things were a little iffy with the little gal but mom brought out the bubbles and walla… the fun began!

It’s always nice to see returning clients. I have said it before, if there were more hours in the day I would have more friends than I would know what to do with. I love going back and hanging out with families and kiddos. I love the friendships I build with clients! I wish I could see them more. We will get to see more of this family in the fall for some Christmas pictures and I am very excited about that.

Thank you for another great session! I love your backyard and someday I might have to rent it out for sessions! It’s so great. The light was amazing and some of the images have the best sun flare and one has a rainbow in the flare. You will have to check them out….

Enjoy your images and slide show HERE!

I have been taking pictures for this family since little “A” was 3 months old and her brother was 2! They sure are growing up and becoming cuter every time I see them! This is another mom who has the outfit changing down to a science. She just changes her as we are running around. The key here is to bring a wagon with you so you can throw all your stuff into it as we run ALL over the park. And we literally run all over the place. There is no stopping little ones. And mom just chamges as “A” runs. You have to be there to see it….

We were supposed to have the help of dad but it turned out he was out of town the day of our session so “J” and I had these two all by our selves. Rescheduling was out of the question b/c as most of you know I am booked 3-4 months out. We did a great job of making sure no one fell into the water and everyone was happy (until the end when we couldn’t find any water!). So I just put on my 70-200/2.8IS lens and we went to town! Normally I don’t do an entire shoot with this lens on and I put my 85/1.2 and 24-70/2.8 on for a few of the shots but when you have little ones the long lens just works b/c I can be far away and get the job done.

“J” your kids are beautiful and such little gems to work with (and so are you!). Thank you for another great session. We will see you this fall for your Christmas pix! Enjoy your images and slide show HERE!