Hey Black Friday party people!!!

The day is here!! Who's awake? Come on, it's time to get a nice hot cup of joe and hit the road!
KandE out...call us, text us....let us know where to go!

Dean family...

I know I have talked a lot about cold sessions recently, but I'm going to go out on a limb this time and say this is definitely the coldest outdoor session yet! Whew! There was A LOT of talk about hot chocolate with this family!

I LOVE this image because the boys totally came up with this on their own. We love it when families get involved like this! They told me that they wanted to do a huddle and then go out for a pass...right on! Huddle up boys! You guys are awesome!

How cute are these kids?!?! I can definitely work in the cold anyday when we can get kids to cuddle like this! Absolutely adorable!

Have you noticed the boys' rockstar haircuts yet? I am a total fan! I'm not sure how long they will stay around as it was done for the state football tournament, but if it were up to me, I would say they were here to stay!

Check this out....hey Dean's, betcha didn't know we got any of just the 2 of you huh?!?! We're sneaky like that...

Dean family - Thanks for keeping the session hopping and hanging outside for as long as you did! You are a bunch of tough cookies! Oh yeah, and I'm still trying to get over what a small world we discovered it is! We'll be in touch soon!

Big day in our house...

somebody is celebrating their 1st birthday on Tuesday!!

Little Punk is ONE!! Holy cow - after all we have been through with him it seems like he HAS to be at least 5! I can't believe he's only been a part of our family for 10 months! Whoa! (His "gotcha" day is in January.) Good times in our house!

We can't imagine our life without the little guy being part of it. He definitely makes us laugh on a daily basis...it mostly revolves around the fact that we can't believe how dumb he is! I'm for real...Maddoxx is very smart, and I had NO idea that a dog could be equally as dumb.

Punk has no clue that there are dangerous things in this world. Case in point...check out the video:


Thank goodness Penny just happens to be Punk's girlfriend (no worries, all parties involved have been fixed) and she is SO VERY tolerant of Punk because he has no clue that he should be afraid of a 50 lb. dog as compared to his 2.1 lb. self. Ay, yi, yi...

Happy 1st Birthday Punk!! Let's hope this next year is a tad (ALOT) more healthy than the last!

(Punk is accepting any and all puppy treats on his birthday, we are hoping to get him to 2.5 lbs. before long!)

Kuhl family...

What fun it was to see this family again!! The last time we saw them was their wedding 2 years ago and we were the videographers. We were so excited when they contacted us and let us know they had a baby and wanted us to capture their family of 3 with photography this time around!! We always love to hear what the couples are up to after their wedding and this news was so fun to hear!

Meet Cali...

She is 4 months old and is just so tiny! When we got to their house she was still napping. She was so happy despite the fact that not only did she have to wake up, but she had to wake up to 2 new faces in the house too! How sweet is this of daddy and Cali?!?! Love it!

This next one makes me laugh so hard! I LOVE the look Cali is directing towards her dad! Isn't it priceless?!?! I have a feeling that there is a lot more where that comes from!

Check it out...we got brave! We all got bundled up and headed outside. Totally loving little Miss Cali in her coat!

Kuhl family - Thank you for having us back to capture your family and sharing Cali with us! It was so fun to catch up again, it's amazing how quickly 2 years can fly by!! I LOVED Cali's machine gun noises....hilarious!!

Clayton family...

we met this family at their house. They have a gorgeous porch that my camera was begging to take pictures of, but unfortunately mother nature had another idea for us...it was just too cold for any porch time. Hopefully next time around we'll be able to make that work! It didn't take me long to get over the porch when I walked in their beautiful home...so welcoming, warm and cozy, completed by the voice one year old Will.

Will is such a ham with a particular liking for hats. OK, "like" is not the right term, Will LOVES his hats! He knows exactly how to flip them on and off too, it is just a hoot to watch! Here was the favorite during the session...see Will in the background?

It wasn't long before we were off to the Botanical Center. Will got a little cat nap in on the drive and was ready to rock and roll once we got inside.

He was so funny about his smiles. He'd give us a BIG smile and a half second later he was serious again. It was so stinking funny to watch him do it over and over again!

Clayton family - Thank you for inviting us to your home to capture your family! Will is pure sweetness and I wish our time didn't go so fast. We wish him the happiest first birthday! I hope he has a blast diving into his cake! :)

Kristopher {Class of 2009}

We traveled to their log cabin in Winterset to capture this senior. Wow, what a beautiful and perfect setting! I know we only heard a few stories about them and their home and all the goodies that go along with it, but I wish we could have heard more! We loved hanging out, traveling the countryside and hearing all about your life!

Kris had already scoped some areas out and this is one of them...a suspension bridge! I admit, I was screaming like a girl once I got on the bridge and it started moving...I'm telling you, it was MOVING!! I was happy to let Eric take Kris across and let them do their thing. I stayed on solid ground and smiled from a distance. :)

The location was awesome and the light was even better! Loving it!

One of Kris' hobbies is riding dirt bikes. We captured him in his full gear and then had him RIDE! It was totally sweet and I kept cheering for "1 more jump, 1 more jump!"


Peggy, Kris and Manny "the cat handler" - What a joy! We could have stayed around talking for hours! We enjoyed every minute of our adventure with you! Kris, your jumps did freak me out but it was so fun to watch you catch so much air! Manny, you rocked the cat handling! I am still cracking up when you tried to pick up the one by the bike :)

Too much computer time?

I'm not sure, but I think this next story indicates we have spent a bit too much time on the computer in the last few weeks!

Eric is going through some paperwork right now and he dropped a sheet of paper. Want to guess what his first thought was?? Are you ready for this?

"Ctrl + z" (Yes, he really admitted this to me!) hehehehe

For those of you who use keyboard shortcuts, you will understand that to mean "undo". Yes, ladies and gentlemen, his first thought was a keyboard shortcut to undo what had done. ...there was nothing electronic about what he was doing...it was just going through paperwork!

Yes, I think this means we have spent a tiny bit too much time attached to the computer!

His conversation with me is continuing as I type...he is now talking about going on vacation - "Ctrl +S" Yes, save that! Or transporting himself to someplace warm "Ctrl + x" then "Ctrl + v". For those not into keyboard shortcuts, that is cut and paste. :)

I think he might be losing it....help this man get a grip! No really....help!!!