Esch family

I was so excited to meet the Esch family because I wanted to witness Gabriella and Eva's relationship! The girls' mom purpose for the session was to be able to capture the special bond they share...

and it was sweet, oh so sweet to watch it unfold before our eyes! They were so sweet, gentle and just plain giggle boxes with eachother.

Whenever I can capture a child by their parents legs I grab it because I love the story behind it. It is such a precious memory to have years down the road remembering the days when your daughter was just too shy to go off by herself....but not shy enough to still be her silly self. She just needed the comfort of dad's touch to encourage her....oh the love!!!


Gabriella....you are a beauty!!


SO many emotions here! I can hardly contain the excitement I have over this image....the joy on each of their faces as they bond with their family is just priceless!!


Esch family - It was SO great to meet you! You are a beautiful family and I am so happy we were able to capture all the love you have for one another! Someday, I can't wait to meet the rest of your animal family.....seriously, the thought of your zoo makes me grin ear to ear!! No matter the travel involved, I've got to meet the goats! :)

Liam

It was so fun to see my little vintage Liam again. No matter how many years I am photographing Liam, he will always be burned into my mind as the little boy who wore the most amazing pair of vintage jeans on his 1 year session....they were his daddies!! I loved them, I still love them, and I love the story behind them.

Alas, all good things must come to an end and I was SO excited that I got to see him for his 2 year session as well! He has grown up SO much and I loved getting to know him all over again! I am in major love with this next image!! It is so sweet, calm and serene.


This session was all about Liam, but I couldn't resist this shot when I saw him with his daddy....pure sweetness!


We had so much fun discovering all the areas of the play equipment!! His eyes lit up like I have never seen when I asked him if he wanted to go find the slide...ahhh, yes, playing is soooo good!


Liam - You are a sweet sweet little boy! I am so happy I got to spend more time with you and learn all about what you love these days! Thank you for having so much with me and giving me some of the sweetest looks!

Long family

What do a field corn eating/spitting contest, a bloody nose and buzz lightyear all have in common? Tough one huh? Keep on thinking...

They are all elements that made the family session with the Long family complete!


We were having some sweet Mommy and Cody time when we heard Daddy with Brody and THE scream. You know, THE scream that you know its not going to be a pretty sight scream. When we got within viewing distance we saw a sad little boy with a bloody nose! i didnt think a recovery was possible...but he defied all odds and came back to give us this picture!


While we were waiting for the recovery Daddy and Cody had a field corn throwing and spitting contest...I'll witness this contest any day if i can capture this! (check out the little piece of corn in his hand :)


And now you are still wondering how Buzz Lightyear fit into this session? No pictures to prove it, but Buzz kept Cody's tummy happy with treats!! Buzz is such a helper, I love him! :)

Long family - thank you so much for coming out and letting me capture your family! im not quite sure how you found the time in between keeping up with 2 busy little boys, but i am so glad it made it to your ppriority list...i had a great time with you!

For all you blog followers- Lindsey is the one who made Eric's rockstar birthday cake back in March....make sure to call her for your next birthday....she is awesome! To see more of her cakes visit her here.

Masin family

Boys, boys, boys! Where there is a family of 4 boys, there is a lot of football! They all got padded up and hung out at the football field with us! Lookin' pretty fierce huh??!!?


They are all at different stages in their football careers and I love that they all share the love of the sport! I cannot even imagine what the transportation and game schedules must look like, but it has to be so much fun watching their "Boys of Fall"


Josh was a freshman last year when they won they state championship!! He got to be on the U of Nebraska field and breathe the air. Such a cool experience! Jake, Max and Paul are patiently waiting their turn….looks like they are ready!


And we couldn't help but capture a little camaraderie...


Boys - I know, I know, I know we woke "someone" :) up from a restful sleep to shoot this session, but I am SO glad you came out to the field all padded up! It was so fun to capture this time in your life....the years go fast and I know someday you will look back at these images with such fondness...and some laughter too I am sure!

Kids....kids....kids

Everywhere! Count them….7 of them! I seriously could not stop laughing at the sheer number of them….5 boys, 2 girls. So many, they can’t even all fit in the same vehicle…..and that is where I crumpled up and just laughed and laughed and laughed. I mean seriously, my mind just cannot wrap around the organization required to keep everyone fed….much less cleaned, clothed and entertained! So I just resorted to laughing WITH Stacie and the chaos of having so much on her plate!

Miss Ava is the youngest at 1 year old and she has a whole entire team of caretakers. It is so obvious that all the kids are absolutely smitten with her and she is showered with love every day.


I think Ashlyn has learned a thing or 2 from the boys. I was totally shocked when she pointed out a bug on me. I was fully expecting her to freak out…NO WAY!! She totally wanted to see it closer AND she was the one to touch it and get it off me!

(New favorite picture alert!! Doesn't she rock the serious/I've got attitude face?!?!? LOVE it!!)

With a crew full of boys this was bound to happen...

Surprisingly, we were more than half done with the session before it happened! Now that is some impressive self control boys!

Holy buckets kids…thanks for hanging with us as we worked our way through everyone! You are a good looking crew and it was so great to hang out for a bit! I hope the sugar high we sent you home with didn't send you bouncing off the walls the rest of the day! :)

Keller family

Oh…my…goodness!!! We thought it rained on us a lot at the last session…. HA!! Well, it turned out that we hadn’t seen a downpour until this session! Don’t worry, the downpour started when we were at the location that was the furthest from our cars! Turns out we can all run pretty fast! :)

(you can see the rain coming down if you look real close at their shirts!)

People, clothes, cameras all wet! Oh well, everyone kept their spirits high and we didn’t let the rain get us down. No one was allergic to water so we carried on!


Meg has curls, curls, curls! And look at those beautiful blue eyes! Beautiful!


Evan was a cool dude. We had some fun playing with the grass...


Elsie was getting ready to celebrate her 2nd birthday! Meg told us that she thought she was going to get a cat….she already has 3, but she thought she was going to get another. I asked Meg to spill the beans…was she really going to get a cat? Nope…3 was enough :)


Keller family– Oh my gosh, you guys get the KandE Productions award! Thank you for all having fun with us and totally being open to being out in the rain! Trust me, it was really all worth it, we were able to capture some great moments in between all of the chaos!

Korth family

Oh my….this is the part of the day where is started to get interesting!! See……


RAIN attempted to hamper our efforts, but the Korth family persevered! They are a strong group and we loved getting to know them in between the rain delays.

Want to know what was extra special about this session? When we originally scheduled it, we were only going to photograph the kids because their daddy was off with the military. BUT it turned out he was able to come home the very day we were there for pictures!! He got home at 2am and could not have been more happy and smiley on picture day despite the rain!

Have no fear, we were still able to capture some super sweet moments…


Taylor was totally up for anything I asked him to do. He even agreed to help me get his sister back out of the van for a few more pictures. The sweet brother that he is totally succeeded!


Well....maybe I should have said he was up for was I asked him to do MOST of the time....hehehehe!! Love this picture, it cracks me up!


Lily is a smart little cookie. Perhaps I had to use a little Skittles bribery throughout the session. I mean…remember it WAS raining…I couldn’t blame her in the least for needing a little sugar fix to make it through. BUT, I also couldn’t help but laugh when I gave her Skittles one by one, she continued to ask me with each one if she could hold the bag :) She stayed persistent, I stayed strong! I am in LOVE with this capture of her wrapped tightly around daddy's leg...


Liam little Liam…such a trooper!! At one point we were literally holding a reflector over him to keep the rain away from him! Such a sweet little guy!


Korth’s – It was SO great to meet you this year! I am so, so , so happy that we were able to capture your family pictures! Thank you for taking time out of your short time together to hang out with us! We loved that we were able to capture these moments for you!

Schamp family

My oh my….I am having a tough time swallowing this. Connor has changed FAR too much for my liking since last year. His cheeks…those squishable, kissable, squeezable toddler cheeks….ARE GONE!!


I mean he’s still squishable, kissable, squeezable (if you can catch him) and all, but times are a changin’ and he’s growing and his cheeks are disappearing.


Ally is growing up and has opinions on her hair. It was her request to get it cut and I think it is so adorable!! Ally showed me he pretty painted nails and I asked her if she painted them. Nope. She’s growing up, it was a professional manicure and pedi for her birthday! O…m…g!! Yes, her parents are fully aware, they are in trouble. :)


We had some fun playing in the water…..like lots of fun….Connor came out soaked! But I love the moment that was captured!


I couldn't help but resist posting this picture....what in the world do you think Eric and Ally are talking about?!?!


Ally and Connor - Ally, it was SO much fun that you were open to all of our ideas! I especially loved that you came up with some of your own! I just love how much more comfortable you have become with us! Connor, you are one busy dude! It’s no wonder your cheeks (yes, I am obsessed with them) have melted off…you are on the go too much to take time to eat!

Brockhaus family

‘Tis the season for Poncapalooza 2010! OH YEAH!! We always look forward to our weekend of Poncapalooza….it is wild, crazy and always a guess for what the weather is going to do.


The day started off beautiful for the Brockhaus family on the golf course.


We have seen the boys multiple times so they know all of our tricks, but it has been so fun to get to know them and be able to joke around with them. In fact, I’m pretty sure they like the banter because I know they purposely try to act like picture day is cruel and unusual punishment….but really they just like me to call them names when they get all dramatic on me. And they also like to threaten me...he was ready to take me out! :)


But...they couldn't keep their antics up for too long...


Brockhaus’ – SO happy we were able to see you this time even if the threat of a party attempted to keep us from seeing each other! :) We loved being able to capture you at your home away from home. Such a great idea! Already can’t wait until next year!

Noah

We love, love, love to see families over and over again and hear all about what has happened since we last saw them. But one of the best parts of seeing families again is that the kids remember us. Noah was no exception. I saw him from a distance and got down on one knee and as I was exclaiming his name with excitement he came running full force at me and wrapped me up in a big bear hug…..LOVE!


Noah brought along his grandpa and we had so much fun capturing their interactions….priceless!


I am also SO stinkin’ excited about all the family moments we caught…


Noah - You are such a sweet boy and mature far beyond your age! You made it so easy…..scorpions!! :) We can't wait to see you again!