choreographer of the year

the award goes to.... the 10 year old girl in this session! you wouldn't believe the fun ideas she had for our session. we did pets, bubbles, fireworks (actually dad's idea), swings, slides, sunset and my very favorite... you'll have to scroll to the bottom to see.

her mom was spraying the hose at her so her umbrella would have a purpose.


so much fun, thanks guys!

Tea Party... round 1!

Unfortunately the original date we had planned for the Tea Party RAINED AND SNOWED - Can you believe it?!  BOOOOOO!  Therefore reschedules were in order.  Our first reschedule evening turned out to be a beautiful night.  The kids were all SO good and cute as could be.  There were no hiccups in the whole evening despite a couple wood ticks found, but I am taking that as a sign that the snow is finally over and spring is here!  Here are some shots from reschedules round 1.

This next set is from my practice round in the field I ultimately decided not to use (good choice)... but despite the dreary background, the kids are so adorable that I think it works anyway.

Thank you all so much for coming out, I hope you had a great time!  Stay tuned for Tea-Party Part 2 images.

Bouncin' Baby Boy...

This ADORABLE baby boy was happiest bouncing.. and bouncing... and bouncing. Those little legs didn't want to stop.

the 'Gerber'iest baby I have ever had a session with!!



Turns out, being this cute - and bouncin' for hours can really turn up your appetite...
Enough with the walk in the snow - time for a bottle!



"I'll show you bubbles LADY!"

Thanks so much for letting me come into your home and capture your sweet, sweet family, I really enjoyed you all!

Little K and family!

We met at a prairie grass park and it had stormed and rained like crazy the night before... which turned the park into a marshy muddy mosquitoe-ville.  Muddy trails would have been hard enough as is, but little-man's mom was in a boot - due to a broken bone in her foot.  YIKES!  Super-mom could still hike and carry her baby! 

Grandma and Grandpa (Mo-Mo and Bo-Bo) were flying home later in the day - so we couldn't wait for the sun to dry it out.  None-the-less, what troopers!  They all love this little-man so.  No wonder, he is SO darling.  Just as cute as the first time I met him :) 

This is their reflections in the lake looking down over a bridge.. saying hi to turtles?

It's tiring being so dang cute!

bubbles in a hockey rink

There's an outdoor hockey rink down at the end of our block - with wonderfully whitewashed walls.  I have been wanting to shoot something there for awhile.    You're thinking, a hockey rink in the spring, really?  Kids are cute anywhere...

So we (me and my littles) made a morning of it, complete with bubbles, bikes and snacks.  We had so much fun, and I am so glad to have the morning captured :)