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OK, what better time for our website contact form to stop working except in the middle of our busiest time of the year?!?!  

We just realized this week that people who have tried to contact us through the "Contact Us" page on our website have not been getting through to us.  All those messages seem to be lost in cyber space....ahhhhhh!!  We are not ignoring you...promise!  The cyber elves just seem to be very hungry lately and need our mail.

SOOOO....if you have used that form on our website and haven't heard from me, PLEASE send me a direct email (karen [at] kandeproductions.com - that still seems to be working) or give me a call at 515.231.4857.

Thorpe family

What fun we had with Tyler and he had no idea we were capturing all sorts of great images of him! He did give us a few funny looks as we were running all around, but he soon went back to doing his own thing.

I have a feeling Tyler's mom and dad see this look many times a day and I am so happy we were able to capture it forever!

What a stud don’t you think??? Totally GQ!!

It wasn’t long before we started family pictures and he was totally cheesin’ it up! It was cracking us up because when we were just capturing him, he was totally oblivious to our camera’s, but the instant it was family pictures he was fully aware of the camera in front of him.

This next image is too funny! None of us had any idea what he was doing, but he was being a total actor and I could barely capture this because I was laughing too hard!

Thorpe’s – Tyler was a total rockstar! It was so great to see you guys! We loved hanging out with Tyler and capturing him just being his cute little self. We are so happy we were able to capture these little moments in your life.

Liam

Liam stole my heart about .02 seconds after we met him! The instant I said hi to him he showed me his adorable smile and it never left his face the rest of the session.

Liam, you made it too easy for us!

Boy it's hard to tell why he's so happy all the time...I bet he doesn't get any of that from his parents. Oh wait...pretty sure the above image describes Liam's family perfectly....soooo happy!

His parents tell us the only time he loses his smile in a day is when it's bedtime. Can you blame him? This little guy LOVES life....how unfair to have to shut your eyes and miss some of it. I always say that sleep is overrated...I think Liam is on the same page too!

He is getting ready to celebrate his first birthday party with all of his family in about a month...I can't even imagine how much bigger his smile can get when he see's so many people that love him all in the same place....lucky little man!

Liam - Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing all your sweetness with us! We could have easily spent all day with you. Our time together went way too fast! We are so excited to see you again! P.S. Enjoy your birthday cake!!!

Handsaker family

Oh heavens I don’t even know where to begin! Cash is a talking machine! He had us laughing so hard! One of our favorite words he pulled out was “Peace out”…seriously, Cash you just said that??? What a hoot!

This picture makes me laugh so hard! The expressions on their faces are just priceless!

Another behind the scenes shot…this is what you call up close and personal and Cash wasn't afraid!

Paige certainty didn’t forget her stint as my assistant last time we saw them. She came prepared with her favorite subject Brownie this time. She had many ideas for posing Brownie ….so we took him all over!

Miss Paige is the only person besides Eric that I have let touch my new 2 week old baby! Yep, this new camera I refer to as my baby...and Paige got to take a picture with it! Check out her mad skills!

Handsaker’s – The kids are growing way too fast! I cannot believe how talkative Cash is! I’m not sure how you ever get anything done around the house because I think I could just sit and listen to his comedy act all day long! Thank you for being so patient Paige waiting for your picture of Brownie to get posted! How cute does he look hanging out in the perfect spot you found for him??? :)

McGill family

We were so excited to get this session in! After all, it was canceled because the kids were sick….but 24 hours later we were back on and ready to roll!

I couldn’t resist their shoes….pink high tops and Keen’s…can it get much better??? How adorable is this…they are all holding hands on top of it….ahhhhhh!!! Cuteness!

This picture of Tucker is nearly too much for me to handle! Seriously buddy you are killin’ me!

Gage is such an awesome big brother to all his siblings…but when we witnessed this next interaction our hearts melted. Gage totally let Tucker have the upper hand in a quick game of wrestling…and Tucker thought he was the coolest little dude while Gage just let him keep on believin’. And that my friends are what big brothers are made of!


I LOVE this capture of the boys playing football!

Maggie and Addie in all their sister sweetness...

As we left Gage pulled out the sweetness card again when he said “See you next year.” Sure thing Gage….see you next year for Poncapalooza 2010! It’s a date!

McGill's - Whew....way to be strong and fight the bug each night to be strong enough during the day! I still can't believe it worked out! It was great to see you and hang out with the kids and capture them in all their cuteness! They rocked it!

Anderson family

You guys get the award for strongest of them all! I was sporting 4 layers on my top half…while these boys were sporting the one layer you see! Jacob was even caught pulling his sleeves UP!! Sleeves up, as in bare skin touching the chilly air!! (Note the image above....crazy kid!)

I love this dual view of their family. This was my vantage point...

And this was Eric's view (that I am in love with!)...

The boys loved playing with their football and we loved capturing them doing one of their favorite past times!

Anderson's - I am so happy you were able to join us for Poncapalooza this year! It was a joy to meet you and hang out! Even though our time was quick, the boys did a great job of coming up with fun ideas when my brain was too cold to think anymore! Thanks for making it so fun!

Kessenich family

I’m pretty sure the theme for the next several posts is going to revolve around the strength of everyone out in the chilly temps! But holy buckets it gets even colder as the sun is going down as was the case for the Kessenich family!

Jack was a super trooper and I swear he was completely oblivious to the temperature! It worked out perfect for us to have a “secret” session with him! He totally ate up the idea of surprising his mom with pictures she had no idea about. Surprise mom!!

Lillian was definitely feeling the temps, but she did a GREAT job in between clothing changes warming up in the van.

Isabelle was on the same train of thought as Jack….she wasn’t feeling the cold! She was even coming up with ideas that she wanted to try! I love it!!

I couldn't help but post this next family image....What's the matter Jack? Was it something I said?

Kessenich family - Wow, that was fast and fun! I'm still amazed you managed a clothing change with the temps and timeframe....you guys rock! :) So great to see you again!

Brockhaus family

They have added to their family since last time we saw them….welcome to your inaugural session of Poncapalooza Zin!! We were so happy you could join us!

They busted out their Husker gear and we hoped for the best that it wouldn’t shatter our lens’! Ok, ok, I kid, I kid. J

We took the Cornhusker fans to the corn field…giggle, giggle…but how could I resist???

Nathan just passed his Hunter Safety course a couple of weeks ago and we loved that he wanted to incorporate all his hunting goodies into the session!

And here's a behind the scenes peak at what Eric looked like taking the picture...

I feel like I need to make a disclaimer for the above image. The gun was verified to be un-loaded. Both Eric and his dad gave him permission to point the gun in that direction. Being the good student and hunter he is, he was not so sure of our idea. But the resulting image sure looks cool!

Jacob’s love for football has not faded since last year! P.S. Don't mess with him. I did call him a Punk a couple of times....but have no fear....I made sure I was within easy running distance to the car in case he felt he needed to tackle me for such actions...I had a "safe house" all scoped out!

Brockhaus family – So great to see you again and meet the four legged members of your family! I think we need to come back when it’s backyard party season again! You guys have QUITE the set-up!

Meet Tick

We met Tick as part of Poncapalooza 2009....you'll get to meet his family later. But this post is dedicated to Tick and Tick only. Why? Because we will never forget Tick.....he kept us shaking our heads in disbelief.

Never in our life have we met a dog who required quite as much love as Tick did! From the instant he was let out of his crate he was all about requiring love...it started with a hug...

It quickly led to a face full of kisses....

And then it turned to downright begging for a little more love...

Was it something I said Tick? Don't be mad.....really you were quite sweet...it's just that we have never seen such a needy pup, I couldn't help but call you out!

Schamp family

Started off Poncapalooza 2009 with quite the chilly session! Most of the snow had melted by the time their session started. It was still pretty chilly and Ally and Connor were quite the troopers! (Notice I said "most" there is still evidence of snow by their feet!)

I love the way Ally and her dad are interacting in this image....so stinking cute!

Connor has grown up SO much since last fall….he’s now a talking machine! We are told he can spot an excavator from miles away so it was only appropriate we stopped by one that was only a few feet from the road. Once he was standing on it, his answer to everything was “excavator.” Connor what is Eric holding? Excavator. Connor, what is your favorite food? Excavator. Like I said, he LOVES excavators! And from the looks of this next image, he is in complete awe of them!

We did manage to leave the excavator behind and find his sweet little smile...

Ally is still as sweet as pie and started out hiding behind her daddy’s legs. It wasn’t too long before we got her warmed up and she was chatting it up with us too. Then she started really getting into the session and even agreed to use her hood as a sweet accessory......lovin' it!!


We tried to get in plenty of family snuggles to keep warm and we were told that Ally is the snuggle bug of the family….check it out….yep I would have to agree!

Schamp family - Yay!! We got the session in ….thank you for braving the cold temps with us! The kids did such a great job! I cannot believe how fast they are growing up. I really hope it is nicer out next time so we can have more time to just chat...I need to hear more about Ally's life as a photographer!!

Laug family

It’s another growing family! We saw Harrison last summer and now Harrison is a big brother to Vance. Little Vance is only 4 weeks old and oh so sweet and tiny!

Harrison has grown like crazy since the last time we saw him!! He was a total ham and we were having a blast being totally goofy with him!

I love this sweet family picture of everyone loving on little Vance...

And then it gets better....I imagine Harrison is saying "OH MY GOODNESS I am a BIG brother!"

Laug’s – What fun it was to meet little Vance and more of your family! Vance was such a little trooper out in that wind….what a sweetheart! I cannot believe how outgoing Harrison was…I loved that he acted like we see him everyday!

Kristen {class of 2010}

Before we even took our first picture Kristen’s teeth were chattering! What happened to fall anyway???

But it wasn’t too long before she was totally rocking the session, she was a total natural in front of the camera!

I saw the sun coming through the trees and I just knew I had to capture this image! I love it! Sun flare? Yummy, yes please!

This is the point when she wouldn’t stop doing cute things and we couldn’t stop capturing them…I was loving it!

Kristen - We had such a great time with you, it is a session we won’t soon forget! After all it will go down in history as the first session combined with an animal rescue! Beyond the rescue, you are beautiful and we are so happy you chose us to capture your senior portraits! We can’t wait to get them all ready for you to see!