Madeline...

was all smiles for us the minute we walked in the door! Like, ridiculous amounts of smiles especially since it was an evening session!

Her eyes and smile (gosh, I think I could just talk about her smile all day long!) were just about too much to handle!

It wasn't long before we took off for the park for a little family fun. Ummmm, can it get much cuter???

Her mom and dad said that the instant she hit her car seat after our park session she was out like a light! Guess we wore the little punkin' out!

Jared, Abby and Madeline - Thank you for inviting us to capture your adorable family! Man alive Madeline is so stinking sweet! Pretty sure you may never be able to say no to her for anything...those eye's are going to be her secret weapon! :)

4 girls and a boy...

Ha! I don't know why, but the title makes me giggle! Little Connor was the highlight of all his cousin's eyes!


The two oldest girls, Taylor and Regan are sisters and were a hoot together. They were so goofy and pulled out some great one-liners that had me cracking up!

Gwen was the bravest of them all and jumped right up to the plate to be the first one to have her pictures taken! Her sister Charlotte on the other hand wasn't so sure about the idea of having her pictures taken.....at all. But it wasn't too long before she was all warmed up and totally hamming it up with her sister! Check out the little dancing queen walking with her sister...

Such a sweet little moment between sisters...

I love how Charlotte has her whole hand around Gwen's thumb...adorable!

Oh my Connor you are loved soooo very much by soooo many girls! It's a tough life you must live little man! We haven't pulled out a behind the scenes in awhile and I think it's time to show you another because Connor is too funny here! Check it out, he is doubled over complete with his hands over his eyes...he is SO done with picture day! Check out Charlotte too...she was soooo done too!

Were you afraid it was all over? Nope, we got them all pulled back together with a little pep talk and we were back and happy and clapping in no time! Way to go team! :)

Taylor, Regan, Gwen, Charlotte and Connor - you guys are AWESOME! What fun we had hanging out with all of you and getting to know each of your personalities! Such a fun group....when can we hang out again? :)

Hartwick family

There has been a common theme with our families lately....they are growing! The Hartwick family has grown by another girl since we saw them last fall!

There is sure to be lots of sugar and spice at their house with THREE little girls growing up!

I could not believe how much the girls have grown since last year! They warmed up so fast and we had so much fun sharing secrets with them. They were so sneaky and we got a whole 15 feet away from all of their family to capture some "secret" shots. They were so proud to be smiling for a surprise for their mommy and daddy, it was so cute.

As with all little kids, secrets are only as safe as the length of time it takes to get back to mommy and daddy and they were sure to spill the beans about all their smiling right away! "SURPRISE", here are the secret shots!

How adorable are these socks and shoes?!?! I couldn't help but have an image showcasing only the accessories!

Hartwick's - What fun to see the extended family and capture all of you this year! Little Layla sure has fantastic older sisters! Oh the squeezing and love from them to her was too cute! Thank you for letting us share in the life of your 3 sweeties!

Sara and Tod

are expecting their first baby in just TEN days!!! Yes, I said the big arrival will happen in just ten days!

Ladies, I tried to do everything to get Sara to look at least 7 months pregnant....I failed and we can all be jealous that she is 39 weeks pregnant and looking like there's no way she's ready to deliver! :)

I'm not sure if I've ever mentioned that we LOVE what we do? Oh maybe I have? Well, we LOVE what we do and it's session's like this that remind us all over again! We captured their wedding just a year ago and now we had the honor of capturing this next big event in their life! LOVE!

(I'm fairly certain they are pretty excited about the arrival of the little one! How cute is that picture?!?!)

Back to Sara and her teeny tiny itsy bitty little baby bump....

Tod, Sara and baby bump - Oh my goodness, we are so excited to hear the news of the arrival! I still remember the text message you sent when you found out there was a baby on the way and I can't wait to get the next text with the super duper exciting news! We are sooooo excited for you guys and can't wait to meet the little one!

Renuad family

The day we captured them was almost a year to the day since the last time we captured them...it was the perfect example of how crazy September weather can be! Last year it was sooooo cold and we were all in jackets, vests and stocking hats. Not this year! It was a beautiful day and there was no way we were bundling up!

I love how relaxed this image of the kids is! They are each in their own little world and I'm diggin' it.

Grace is beautiful! She was so awesome and totally brought along great ideas! We loved it so much that she was so involved!

Garret loves his sports! He brought along all the sports gear and we told him to imagine he was trying to create his own trading card! Pretty sure this one might fit the bill perfectly!

Owen, Owen, Owen....is a go getter!! I'm not so sure he ever stopped to catch his breath! He was being so goofy, telling jokes, making faces and just being a kid at heart. This image of him totally cracks me up!

Renaud's - What fun to see you guys again and see how much the kids have grown in the last year! The kids did a great job and we had a great time goofing around with them! What a hoot! Go Cyclones! :) Gotcha boys!! hehe!

Cooper

is definitely the spitting image of his parents! I about melted to the ground when I saw Cooper get out of the car and had a haircut to match his daddy and color that matched his mommy! Soooo stinking cute!

He was so busy and could not explore everything at the park fast enough...he kept all of us on our toes!

Cooper, Cooooooper, Coop, Cooooooooooooper....I can't even begin to imagine the number of times 4 adults said his name during his session. Thinking about it now just cracks me up....man alive, poor little guy had to be thinking we were the craziest people on the planet!

Cooper - Thank you for being the cool little dude that you are! It has been so much fun watching you grow from the very first time we saw during the snow storm when you were just 6 months old! You now have us chasing you all around to capture that sweet smile and we loved every second of it!

Kellen family

Oh my, oh my....my cousins came out to play with us! They never fail to crack me up and this evening with them didn't disappoint! One of my favorite things is anytime we see them, the first thing out of their mouth is "Hi guys!". The tone is always relaxed and as if we see them everyday, we love them!

They were complete goofballs so we thought why not try out their acting skills? They seriously brought their "A" game.

Here is their best impression of being bored while on the photo shoot. Bored?!?!? Can you believe it, bored with KandE?!?!? Who knew that was possible right?!??

They quickly snapped out of their acting roles when we talked about the end of the session and the ice cream we had promised them all along!

We all dug in, some of us more than others as you can see!

You see why we saved the ice cream for last? :)

Kellen's - We always love to get together and it doesn't happen often enough for only living a few miles apart! Thank you for letting us capture small snippits of your life and sharing the lives of your boys with us! What a joy!

Lost dog...

I received an email from Home Again today of a lost pet in our area. Many of the lost pet's don't have a picture so I haven't been posting them. This one has a picture so I am posting it...keep an eye out for Dudley!

Licht family...

Boy oh boy do we love to capture the Licht family. But this time was extra fun because there was another BOY!

Little Ben was welcomed into their family at the end of May and we were so excited to meet the little guy!

Big brother Liam takes his role very seriously and is soooo sweet to little Ben it was just a joy to witness it!

This chair happens to be a family heirloom that travels from one house to the next house with the newest baby. It was such a treat to be able to capture this moment with these brothers on this family rocker.

Licht's - Thank you for inviting us to your house and letting us spend time with "the boys". Little Ben is so sweet and I can't get over how much of a little Liam he is! I am so excited to watch Liam in the big brother role as he shows Ben the ropes!

Weston

Little Wes is growing before our eyes! Growing in months...not so much pounds. He is the longest and leanest little boy ever! He is just too cute for words!

We caught him right after his nap and we joked that he was stunned for about 10 minutes because he sat like a champ and smiled like crazy without moving....at....all. His parents told us he is on the move ALL the time. We experienced it first hand after he woke up enough to realize he was sitting still and NOT moving. From that point on he was a busy little guy!

Weston - what a joy to capture your crazy awesome gigantic smiles! If everyone in the world could wake up as happy as you, this world would be a better place! We all need to take a few pointers from you!

Bartlett family

Oh my goodness….what a blast we had with these guys! I knew it was going to be an awesome session when the boys came piling out of the van talking a hundred miles a minute! They were all ready to tell me stories and I love listening to them! It felt like we had known each other for 2 years as opposed to 2 minutes!

Jaden and Ethan have definitely been great big brothers and have taught Andrew so much. Seriously, I don’t think I have ever met a more chatty 2 year old than Andrew!

He had me cracking up every 2 seconds! I was laughing so much at one point Andrew point blank told me it wasn’t funny. Hehehe!!

Jaden is definitely a sweet big brother! I would ask the 3 boys to together for a picture and he would be the first one to wrap his brothers up in a big hug….total sweetness!!

Ethan was our little helper. He wasn’t afraid to make decisions on where he and his brothers should be for pictures. I loved it!

Bartlett family – Wow, you make our job too easy! The boys did a FANTASTIC job….even when I made them wait longer than usual to get to the final destination! They are rock stars!