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!