lovely all around . . .

lovely day, lovely family, lovely little boy, lovely location! we had a great sunday morning with this little guy! 19 months and on the move! outdoor shoot was most definitely what he needed. we had fun chasing him around and he did awesome. he was rewarded with ducks at the end ;-)!!!

BIG fan of the fake sneezes! don't know what it is, but it cracks me up that kids think sneezing is quite so funny!:


also a big fan of juumping! so much fun:


picture perfect:


on the move! sitting down was not in this guy's agenda! but i love it!:

super sweet!

ENJOY!

brothers . . .

check out this handsome duo! brothers through and through. they were awesome! we bartered nice pose pic for mom for a silly pic for the boys. i think it was a fair deal. win win. check em out!


nose to nose (it's sure to get some giggles ;-):



big bro:



lil bro:



can you see the love?:



but wait! there's also plenty of wrestling!:

always one of my favorites:

this has their personalities and the kind of day we had written all over it!:

a bunch of blue eyed blondies!

although we've known this family for awhile now, this was my first time shooting them. i was so excited to come to their home and see the kids in their element and get to have some fun. we've got the same arrangement, boy, girl, boy and just about the same ages! hmmmm, now that i think about it mine have blond hair and blue eyes, wait a minute?! did i just shoot my own children!?!? noooooo! these kids were put together better than mine and behaved better than mine! maybe i'll swap them, mom will never know . . .


can you just eat this little guy up?!!?:



pretty as a princess:



fun loving big brother:



one for the holiday card!:



one for fun!:

children, children, everywhere!

meet this beautiful GROWING family! it's been sometime since i've seen them and the big boys have grown up so much, into lovely young boys, and they've added a munchkin of a little sister and are expecting one more little brother! wow! mom's got her hands full. but when i was there, i had my hands full. we had a big session with TONS of pics! enjoy!


cute as a button!:



what a cute crew:



handsome guy:



look at those cheeks! i could just eat them up!:



surrounded by love:

i just loved this! she has no clue her world is going to be turned upside down!:

family time

here's a peek of a family shoot from last week. i got to shoot them last year and was looking forward to shooting them again! the girls just got older and prettier and they are always decked out in their Christmas best ! ;-)


our main focus, that family portrait!



lil' sis



big sis



sisterly *LOVE* ;-) these two were silly! love it!

family fun!

i LOVE getting outside. i LOVE to shoot sweet families. i LOVE to shoot friends! it was a win win win today. these boys did and awesome job! mom and dad were worried but i assured let's throw caution to the wind and let the boys do whatever they wanted! i believe their boys are going to knock their socks off ;-)


it was hard to get this one still, but when you did his grin is a winner!



i just love this shot! i know this handsome fella since he was 5 1/2 months old. just blows me away to see him so old and mature and just READY for pictures!


i think mom and dad will agree, this shot just says a lot about their boys ;-) sometimes it's just better to sit and look at a distance. little bro's eyebrow arch says it all!

love love love this shot! i'm going to have to do it more often. how often is this the proper representation of your life? kids running circles around ya! so much fun!

are they not the cutest! and this was with the boys running and tackling all around!

and one for the mantel . . .

i HAD to throw this one in! doesn't little bro look like a pirate! he's going to love this one i'm sure!

boys will be boys!

here are two handsome guys! we had fun running and playing on a GORGEOUS Fall day!!

a few times i got them to do this:

most of the time they were doing this:

and this:

and of course some jumping:

and definitely some exploring:

Krazy Kids!

it's that time of year again . . . i get to check in with a few of my favorite families to see how much they have grown! here's a krazy krew of 3 kiddos 4 and under. there wasn't a dull moment to be had. we had a jam packed session of cute poses and fun free-for-alls! any of you who have worked with me know what i ALWAYS say, the kids rule the shoot! grumpy faces do not make for good pictures so i do my best to balance out what we're looking to get and what the kids are into doing. i always think kiddos shine their best in their individual portraits, when all the attention is on them, and one of my favorite ways to get siblings is to get them in action. here a simple game of "ring around the rosie" captured the moment for me. the three kids playing and laughing and just being, well, kids! LOVE IT!

head shots . . .

i had so much fun with fellow artist, heidi, yesterday! she was in need of some head shots and i was in need of having some fun playing with light and posing!


a girl and her glass . . . :


this shot rocks!:



sexy sexy:



the half grin kills me! but these are "happy" eyes ;-) :


i LOVED you in natural light too! very photogenic!:

miles of smiles

here's a super sweet family. check out ALL these kiddos! 4 in one shoot! and yes, they are one of those families . . . beautiful kids, great behavior, sweet to each other, they listen during the shoot, they're kind to each other, i could go on an on! if i could clone them i would! i had so much fun running around, inside and out, trying to get it all done. i didn't want to leave it was all working so well. can't wait to edit the rest and check them all out!

YES! all looking and all smiles! no photoshop required!:


check out this sweetheart:


he loves his daddy:


and the big bruiser disguised as a 2 year old girl in a frilly dress:

just twirlin', what else could you want to do?: