Another favorite family...

I was able to spend time with another one of my "regular" families. I have been taking their pictures since their older daughter was about 2 or 3! It is amazing how long we have known each other. I look forward to this session each year, much like I do with all my "regulars". I loved the new setting for their pictures. M and Family, I hope you like these. As always, there are plenty more!

We figured out pretty quickly that all we had to say was "Nutcracker" to make this gal smile! Needless to say, "Nutcracker" was in my head the rest of the day!

I am amazed that this little gal and my daughter have known each other since before they were 1 year old. Now, they are in 1st grade and growing up too fast! I love that we still know each other. It is so neat to watch her grow up from behind the camera :)

I have no idea what their dad was doing behind me to get the smiles...but it worked! They were cracking up at him!

One of my favorite pictures to get is grandparents with their grandkids. It is such a special relationship.

M and Family, thank you for allowing me to capture these moments for you once again this year. I always love our time together. Enjoy these and I will get them to you really soon!

Love this family...

I love the chance to spend time with friends during this crazy time of year. It makes me even happier to meet them and capture their families! I got to hang out with our great friends this past weekend and take their family pictures. I also LOVE it when I get to take maternity pictures and then take family pictures later on. It is so much fun.

P & N, hope you like these. There are more...but did not want to put everything up here! Loved shooting your pictures here...you were right!

Isn't he just the most adorable little guy! He missed his nap and we still got lots of smiles from him. Love it when the dad is making a fool of himself to get the smiles...but it worked! :)

Thank you P & N for asking me to take these. I loved spending time with you guys (as always). Enjoy and I will get you the rest really soon.

A creative family...

I absolutely LOVE sessions with this family. I have been working with them for years now, since before their daughter was born! I look forward to their session each year. It is so much fun since both of them are super creative. I can see in their eyes when they have an idea for a background. We often come up with the same ideas, and I love it! I had a really hard time narrowing down my favorites to put up here. There are so many I really, really love! Of course I am keeping a bunch as a surprise. But, L Family...enjoy! :)

We usually are at the same location, but change things up a bit. Last year we tried to take pictures by the green foliage near the end of the session. That didn't work as well...so we started there this year. Much better idea!

This sweetheart and my son are good friends. It is so much fun to capture her personality. She was a complete ham for me, and I loved it!

I can not believe how much this guy has grown up. He is such a sweet kid and as creative and kind as his parents!

This is what happens when a 3 year old is done with pictures :) Turned out really cute though. She was done for the moment and was not about to sit up!

Thank you L Family for a wonderful morning. It is always so much fun hanging out with you and the kids. Enjoy these, there are quite a few more!

A little girl growing up...

I have absolutely loved capturing this little girl in her first year in this world. We started her photo sessions when she was one week old. She fit in a Christmas stocking! She is now an active 9 month old with a precious personality. We had so much fun during the session. No doubt about it, she kept her parents and myself on the move! But, it was completely worth it. We got some great images of her and the family. L Family, hope you like these! As always, there are more where these came from :)

Isn't she the most precious thing! The flowers were such a great idea, she loved them!

This really is such a sweet family. It is amazing that I met this little guy when he was younger than his sister.

Since little K got to go to the beach for the first time this summer, these props were perfect. It was so cute since she kept trying to put stuff in the bucket. Then she would look in the bucket and wonder why it was empty. These kinds of moments don't last for long as kids grow up.

The fun activity for the day was to blow raspberries with her tongue. It got her attention and made her laugh....then she would do it. She was not wanting to stay still to pose with anyone, so we had to work these pictures! Thanks K and C for your help!

This little guy is now in Kindergarten. He was so good and patient with all the attention his sister was getting. He was even patient when she kept crawling over to try to take his puzzle pieces! Gotta love how much he loves his sister.

Thank you L Family for having me in your home to capture your family. It was fun. I can't wait to get you the rest of your images. Enjoy these for now!

One of my favorite families...

I know I should not have "favorite" families when I take pictures. But...this is one of my favorite families! :) I have been taking their pictures since we first met, when their older son turned one year old. We barely knew each other. Now, she and I have become close friends and our children are dear friends. I could not believe it was time to take little man's three year pictures!

This was one of our more fun sessions. Even though it was the first week of Kindergarten and big man had karate right after school, we got some great shots. The weather cooperated and it was not too hot and there was a breeze.

C Family, I hope you like them! As always, it was super fun :)

They are always my guinea pigs when I want to try someplace new. I bring up the idea and they go with it! I love that :) The boys got a big kick out of these windows with no glass and no building. There were lots of stories being told about where the building went...
This little guy just melts my heart. He and my son are friends and play so nicely together. It has been a pleasure to see him grow from a little peanut to the kid he is today!

I got emotional this week as this guy went to Kindergarten. I can not believe how grown up he has become. It is always an adventure with him :)

The boys in this family are very serious....

can't you tell!

A photo session with these guys would not be complete with doing something crazy! This was the theme of little man's third birthday party....so we had to capture it!

Thanks as always for a great time. It is so much fun to chase the boys around and capture who they are right now. Enjoy....there are plenty more :)

A sweet six week old...

I had the opportunity to meet the wonderful M Family this past Saturday morning. We met early in the morning, since their little man is a morning person! It was so nice to meet them and capture their little man when he is so little. At 6 weeks, we were able to get some with his eyes open and some with him sleeping. Pretty much the perfect combination! He was a trooper for a hot and sort of humid morning.

M Family, I hope you enjoy these. I have quite a few more favorites....I am just keeping some a surprise! It was so nice to spend time with you and your little man.

J brought 2 different special handmade blankets to have in the pictures. I love having these little personal items in pictures. It is so easy to forget how little our little ones are, so having these items in the pictures helps us as they get big!
This is such a sweet family! They mentioned how much they loved the yawning of little G, so I had to include this one!

Sweetness of mother and son...

Such a precious little guy!

The boys...

M Family, thank you for letting me capture some of the moments in your little man's life. They grow so quickly and are just so precious. I can not wait to finish with the pictures and get them to you. Plenty more! Enjoy these...

Awaiting a sweet arrival...

I had the utmost joy this past weekend to take some maternity pictures and family pictures of a friend of mine. Our kids are in playgroup together and are about the same age. We met at her mom's house to take a time out to capture this moment in life. She and I are a little bit the same, where we don't really stop too much! This sweet new baby of theirs will be arriving in the next two weeks, so we were able to just squeeze this in :) I can not wait to meet the bundle of joy and find out if the little one is a boy or girl!

Thank you M for asking me to capture these moments. I had so much fun with you guys. There are a ton more images, but these are just some of my favorites!

I love how relaxed this one looks. What is funny is that the picture previous to this, her daughter is trying to push past her and climb these stairs....gotta love a 3 year old!
Sweet and innocent...I LOVE capturing the moments between parents and their kids. They truly are this little only once.

We were losing little M at this point. I asked her "How many more pictures do you want to take before going inside" Of course she said "One". Well...this was that one. It is one of my favorites from the day.

I fell in love with the house we took pictures at! It was absolutely gorgeous. This window was in the kitchen with the most perfect light. I love it when what is in my head transfers to my camera the way I see it.
Again, the sweetness between a parent and child.

This little girl is so sweet. She is so grown up for her age. I love hearing the things she says, asks about and discussions she has. It is like talking to a much older child. She has the sweetest heart. It will be fun to see her as a big sister.

How sweet is this picture!? That is really all I can say about this one...

Thank you B Family for spending the morning with me. It was so much fun to run around the yard and capture these moments. There are plenty more pictures I can keeping for a surprise! I can't wait to meet your new little one :)