Thursday, April 29, 2010

Gabby & Drake

We were SO very excited for this session!!! Gabby was walking since the last time we saw her AND she was now a big sister! We had a lot to catch up on!
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She is just the happiest little girl...
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These pictures of Drake might make you think he was a sleepy little boy....HA, not even close! His mom told us just the day before she couldn't get him to stay awake. The day of the session, he must have been so excited at the thought of his first photo shoot, he wanted to stay awake. But we did get him to shut his eyes just long enough to capture the sweet "sleepy" newborn images. :)
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We haven't shown a behind the scenes picture in awhile.....it's time for another reveal! This one is just TOO good not to share! (Don't kill me Megan!) But seriously, check out the shades on mommy trying to get her girl to giggle....I LOVE it!!
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Gabby and Drake - Oh my goodness, what fun to see you again Gabby and meet you little Drake!! We have been so excited for this day since your last session! The day finally came and we were so happy to be able to capture these milestones in your life! We cannot wait to watch you continue to grow up together!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Drake

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Have I mentioned how much we love, love, love capturing kids and watching them as they grow right before our eyes? The last time we saw Drake he was completely confined to the area where we put him.....not this time! He is on the MOVE!!!

One of his new fast moves is how fast he can grab what you are holding...so much so he was sure trying to figure out how he could get his fingers on all the camera buttons. :)
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The love in Drake's life right now is his dog Skinner. I LOVED watching their relationship, it was so cool! Drake is totally used to Skinner and when Skinner would bark, Drake would just slowly turn his head to see where his dog was. When Skinner would walk around Drake and hit Drake with his furry tale...no fuss from Drake just a little head shake and he was on to the next thing.
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I am obsessed.....OBSESSED with that picture of their feet! I love that Skinner is Drake's best friend and I love how this captures Drake's age right now with his BFF! :) Yes, I'll take a 20x40 print of this! (Yes, those ARE True Religion jeans!! Quite the stylin' little guy huh?)

Drake makes the best Elvis lip EVER! Don't get too distracted with the Skinner nose in your face...too funny!!!!
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Good heavens....how do I even begin to comment on all the cuteness below? Adorable hat, rockstar boots and sweet baby jeans to boot....I've got nothing!
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Drake - Ahhhhhh, you are awesome!! You had every right to scream, complain or even fuss a tiny bit after all the different things we tried, but you were just too sweet! Thank you for letting us hang out and play with you for so long....we loved seeing you again! You are one sweet little dude and we can't wait to see you when you (gasp) turn 1!!

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Zaylee

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Zaylee, Zaylee, Zaylee, where do I even begin with your post? :) Zaylee played a REALLY good game of hard to get....I'm telling you, it was an incredible game! I love the above picture, but we could have had about a thousand pictures just like it. Why? Because she LOVED having either her mom or aunt by her side at all times. She's a lover!

She was willing to go down the slide by herself though. Check out the look on her face! It totally cracks me up! It almost looks like she's about to do something she shouldn't be!
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And last but not least, you just have to melt over her little coy look here! Check out the sparkle in her eyes!!
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Zaylee - You definitely made us work to win your smile, but guess what? We did it!! :) We loved looking for ducks with you and playing on all the equipment! We can't wait for you to see all the smiles we snuck out of you when your gallery is ready!

Saturday, April 17, 2010

The Sitzmann family

You might recognize some from this post in the previous posts. We had such a fun day of photographing all the little families that make up the big Sitzmann family!
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At the end of the day we made it out to the family farm to have some fun with the whole group!
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It was perfect timing as it was Barb's birthday....what better way to celebrate than with all the people you love surrounding you?
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I love this image that Eric captured of the girls!
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And this one of little Tristan and his grandpa is just too sweet for words!
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Sitzmann's - What fun it was to be back out at your farm again! Your family has grown so much and we loved capturing all of the kids' little personalities!

Friday, April 16, 2010

Mason

Mason has a whole ‘lotta people that adore him! His parents are first on the list. How sweet is this family snuggle! LOVE it!
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His cousin’s are next on the list and man alive, you should have seen all their faces light up when they saw Mason coming down the hill towards us! Wowza! He is little Mr. Prince Charming! I just love how he's playing hard to get here...we all know he is loving EVERY second of their attention!
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Mason wasted NO time getting his play on in the playset….and there was no shortage of cousins to help him climb and play!
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As with all 2 year olds, taking pictures is at the bottom of their priority list and we just let Mason do what he wanted. We played football, golf, went down the slide and fell off the swing. (Don’t worry, it was the best of all falls and he recovered like a champ! )
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Mason - Little Mr. Independent, you are one busy little man! It was so fun to watch you and all your cousins….you are sooooo very loved! It has been so much fun going through all of your pictures and finding all the ones where we caught you flashing that adorable smile at us! You may have thought you were speedy and avoiding us....not so!! We had a few tricks up our sleeve too little man! :) Ross and Amanda - so great to see you guys too and capture you with a photo camera! You have become a regular in front of our video cameras at weddings, it was a fun change of pace! :)

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Ellensohn's

These guys jumped out of their van and I was loving all the teal and brown I was seeing! Recently I have started this obsession with teal. I have no idea where it came from, but anything teal my eyes just can't get enough of!
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Then I spotted little Tessa with her blonde hair barely peaking from behind someone’s legs. She was not digging any attention from me at all. But have no fear, by the end we were BFF’s and she wanted to make sure that we were going to go out to her grandparents for the big family picture. Score! ☺
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I kept reminding the kids to let us know if they had any ideas that they should tell us. So we were in the middle of doing something and Eric interrupted and said he wanted to try something. He explained it and I said no fair, because that was going to be my next idea. Then Ashley also said she was going to suggest the same thing! So we all called dibs on the idea….
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WELL……as you can see it didn’t work out so well and we all agreed that it was Eric’s terrible idea. ☺ But I did make sure to take a picture just to have proof of the failed idea. Eli couldn't even stay laying down for the torture, he's already sitting up in this picture!

Then their dad started coming up with ideas….BUT you won’t see any of them here because all the kids’ vetoed them before they had a chance to come to fruition!
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Ellensohn’s - So glad we were able to get together and capture your family! What a crew you have! We loved how all the kids had fun with us and started getting into showing us their own ideas! Loved it! Ashley – can’t wait to see you this summer! Leah – thanks for making me laugh so much, I loved coming up with ideas other than standing for you! Eli – I loved that you had fun with your individual pictures, you are awesome! Tessa – Gotcha! I knew we could win over that shy little blondie, you are very sweet! And you rocked it as an assistant for Mason!

Monday, April 12, 2010

Larissa and Tristan

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We arrived at their farm and before we even had a chance to scope out the property, Larissa was outside being our tour guide. Just as fast as she turned into our guide, she became a model and the star of the show!

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Ummmmm….yeah, she did that all on her own! No joke! Isn’t that just a hoot?

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Tristan is not quite walking yet….which means, he was stuck on his island (aka. favorite blanket), in the middle of the yard as he had NO interest what so ever in letting that pesky green stuff touch his feet. It also means he has no way to escape the constant love of his sister! Score for capturing the big smooch!

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We always love to hear about kids’ favorite things and Larissa was happy to show off her mad hula hooping skills! Seriously…she had some tricks up her sleeve. I’m still not quite sure how she pulled off the 360 spin in the middle while keeping it going….no idea! Skills I tell ya, this girl has SKILLZ! ☺

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Tristan was hilarious and would start cracking himself up. He got the case of the giggles so bad which meant that I got a case of the giggles and couldn’t take pictures for a period of time. It was absolutely hilarious!

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Larissa and Tristan - What fun it was to meet you and hang out for a bit! I love the way you loved your brother Larissa! It has been so much fun going through all of your images and see you holding his hand in so many of them! You are a very sweet big sister!

In our prayers...

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This evening our hearts are very heavy as we attended the visitation of a close family friend. We are blessed to have traveled to Jamaica with her and her family 4 years ago where we created some very fun memories. We are so thankful we had the crazy idea to videotape all the adventures….yes swimming suits and all! What were we thinking recording 7 days where the main choice of clothing was swimsuits and the drink of choice was rum? Can you even imagine the footage we have?!?! We don’t know what we were thinking, but we sure are thankful we did it! It sure has been fun watching that video again reminding us of the good times and reminding us just how precious life can be.

We are so thankful we have the means to capture our personal life and the life of those so close to us. May this be a reminder to never be too tired to pick up a camera and capture those everyday moments in our life. No matter if you are a novice or a professional, capture the moments that are happening around you, you will treasure them for a lifetime! Sending our love to you, Klumps!