I can't believe my little man is almost 2! I'm hoping for a little warm-up after the first of the year so I can take him out for a photo shoot, but until then, here are a couple recent shots of him. Isn't he so cute?!?! I'm a little sad about him growing up so quick, but I'm SO excited to see what an awesome big brother he's going to be when baby #4 is born in May! He loves babies so much...whenever he sees one, he goes "BABY!!! BABY!!!!", then tips his head over to the side and says "awwwww....."
A couple of months ago, I decided we needed a new picture of my family since Jack wasn't even born yet the last time we took one, and I just realized that I forgot to share it here! So this is my family....my parents, my sister and her family, my brother and his family, and me and my family. This is one of maybe 10...I used the tripod and timer and hoped for the best. I think this is the first one I've ever gotten of the whole group that I didn't have to do head swaps, so I was excited about that.
This is my beautiful niece Erin (my sister's daughter)
This is my sister and her husband.
This is my brother's son Eli. I've been trying for YEARS to get a picture of him actually looking at the camera and smiling, so his mom and I were both THRILLED with this shot.
This is my brother and his wife.
This is my brother's daughter Charity.
This is my brother's youngest son, Luke. He's so cute!
This is my brother's son Jake. I didn't even realize how grown up he's starting to look until I saw this picture.
This is my sister's son Ryan. My kids adore him and Jack calls him RyRy...it's the cutest thing!
I wanted to get some of my parents by themselves too, but my dad started feeling bad in the middle of the shoot, so it didn't get done. Here is a
link to the photos of them from last year.
I've had several people lately not understanding what the photo books I offer are, so I thought it would be helpful to show a few pictures. The books in these pictures are from a wedding from this past summer. The larger book is 8x10 and includes ALL the edited images from the wedding. So if you see it in your online gallery, it will be in the book. I think it's really important to include all the photos to tell the whole story of the day. The smaller book is 7x7 and is the size included in photo sessions.. They also include ALL the edited images from the session. The smaller books are also available as parent albums for weddings, but are limited to your choice of 60 images from the wedding.
I normally design the books with simple white or black pages to keep the focus on the photos, but I'm working on a few templates to add a bit more color and design elements and will probably offer those as an option next year.
Want to win a gift certificate for a free photo shoot? It's super easy to enter. First, "like" my page on
facebook if you haven't already, then just suggest me to all your friends. Click on the "suggest to friends" tab under my profile pic, then a box with instructions will pop up. Tell your friends to leave a comment or send me a message with your name so I know who sent them. Then the person who gets the most people to "like" my page by Nov. 24th will win a gift certificate for a free photo shoot! You can keep the gift certificate for yourself or give it as a gift!
Baby #4 is coming in May!!!! He or she should be born by May 20 (planned repeat c-section, so definitely not later than that). So far I'm feeling great and the baby appears to be perfectly healthy. This ultrasound picture is from 3 weeks ago. We're all very excited and ready for spring! So...as far as I don't develop any complications, I'll be shooting up until early May and then start scheduling a few sessions starting in the middle of June then should be back in full swing by July.
Little Miss Eris is one of the cutest little girls I've ever seen! I did her third birthday portraits last fall and now she is FOUR! I can't believe how much more grown up she seems just a year later! This was a mini-session, which should have taken about 45 minutes...but she was SO good it only took about 25! She was happy to do everything I asked her and I LOVE the shots we got! Can't wait to take her photos again next year!
Dylan's mom was the winner of the mini session I donated for a fundraiser at Ernie Pyle Elementary School. I was so excited when she said he wanted his photos done with a tractor and a horse. Dylan, I hope you love these and hope the rest of your senior year is awesome!
The Doty family was the winner of the session I donated for a recent fundraiser (for the Buddy Walk for Downs Syndrome). We met Saturday morning at St. Mary's for a (very chilly) family photo shoot.
Little miss Guerin was as cute as can be, but not too happy about having her picture taken, so I was super excited to get this sweet photo. Benny is quite the talker...he kept me entertained the whole time!
Oops! I've been so busy lately I haven't had the time to post anything for a while. Now that things have calmed down a little I'll try to catch up in the next few days. First up is a senior session with Jayde. She is SUCH a beautiful girl, inside and out. I've known her since she was a little girl and I just love her! We did the first part of her
senior photos back in the summer in a sunflower field and we did the second half at Fowler Park last week. I just love how these turned out!
I met Jacob and his mom and girlfriend Sunday afternoon at Deming Park for a quick senior session. Jacob, enjoy your sneak peek and have a wonderful senior year!
