Buckhouse Family

We are so, so lucky to have this family's grandma/mom as our daycare provider.  We have had her since the very beginning and could not be happier!  She really has become a second mom to my girls :)  Anyways...back to this perfect little family...for unfortunate reasons they were making the trek back home from South Dakota to attend a funeral.  Lucky for me, I got to capture little H's 1 year pictures!  She was so much fun and had the most big and beautiful eyes ever!
Boy are they in trouble when she gots older!!

 And this was just the greatest pose ever!

Stunning!

 And last but not least, the perfect little family....

Thanks Buckhouse family for choosing me to capture little H's 1 year pictures...hope to see you again!

The Sherman Family

I was elated when these three beautiful girls' mom e-mailed me asking for me to do a mini session.  I was also honored as their mom is a great photographer herself!  You could definately tell that this is a regular thing for the three of them as we were done in about half hour with all three of them.  And this is just a fraction of the great pictures we got.  After we were done with pictures, the two older girls stayed to play with my two girls.  What a treat that was...talk about two of the most polite girls ever!  I can only hope mine are like that at other people's houses.  Enough talking...here is the real reason you came here ;)
 B is in Taya's grade and they seem to really click, they both love crafts, drawing and riding dirtbikes.  We are lucky they live close so we can go snag the girls whenever we want ;)

And then there is S...she was feeling a little bit left out when B was going to stay, so you should've seen the cute, shy smile she had when I asked her to stay too.

And the main reason they came was to capture this little cutie before she grew anymore.  You may have seen this same picture on Facebook but I put a little twist on it and loved it!  So I couldn't resist on posting it again.

And finally one of all the girls together...

Thanks Sherman family for choosing me to capture your family.  I can't wait to catch up again, this time we will have to visit longer and talk more photography too ;)

Sneak Peak - Baby {C}

For anyone that know me, you know that I just love to meet and visit with new people.  Honestly working at Sjoberg's is fun for me a lot of days just because I get to visit with the customers.  I know the elderly ones it just makes their day as it does mine to see them smile.  I got to meet the mom to this family at the bank that Sjoberg's works with, and so happy I did!  She is the nicest person and it was fun to meet his dad at the session also and catch up on the new baby. 
Little {C} wasn't too happy with the whole picture idea but I had such a hard time picking the ones to post on here!!  I think we just kept pestering him too much and all he wanted to do was sleep.  I would say that we captured him perfectly though...although how could you not get a perfect picture with this little cutie!
And he arrived just in time for Christmas!

And this has got to be one of my favorite newborn pictures of all times!

Dad and Mom are Twins fans and his bedroom is sports theme so I was so excited to see her walk in with this pillow pet...I think they found his new bed with how comfortable he was on it!

 Aww.....

 And you know I just love a profile picture...even on babies ;)

 And last but not least...just look at those little pucker lips!!

Thanks R & K for letting me capture your little man...can not wait to watch him grow!!

Sneak Peak - {M} Family

I have so much fun each and every time this family comes to me for pictures...and I love the fun props that mom brings for the sessions too ;)  It was so, so hard for me to just pick a few, I wish I could post them all!

And then...how in the world could I not post this!!  I have come to find out that 6 month olds are my absolute favorite!  We had a hard time getting some smiles out of her but we got a lot with her tongue out...I remember this from her newborn pictures too.

And how much fun is it to have a 2nd birthday cake smash!!  Remember his 1st birthday?

I definately can not wait until the next time!! 

"Fill Their Stockings"

I have been so beyond blessed to meet some of the best photographers around, simply due to my passion for the orphans of the world. One of the items on my bucket list is to be able to go on missionary's with my girls, when they are old enough to understand, to help with the worlds orphans...but some people think I would probably take one home(and I can't say I wouldn't!)My whole photography beginnings started from simply following a ton of wonderful adoptive families' blogs and one led to the next, to the next, and so on. 
I attended a workshop in 2011 in the cities and met Lisa through my mentor's website.  I was so in awe of her awesome photography but was so intrigued by her adoption stories!  She had many surprises along the way but what a beautiful and perfect family they now have!  And to top it off she is an awesome cook...and shares many wonderful recipes ;)
So...starting November 25th...these three wonderful ladies will be hosting the "Fill Their Stockings" giveaways.  Your donation will go directly to the charity featured on each of the 3 blogs, Stefanie for An Orphan's Wish, Lisa for Half the Sky & Diana for Pearl River Outreach, and to benefit the orphans of the world!  This is a great time of year for this giveaway as I pray more than ever for the orphans just wondering if they get any special gifts, even just one for Christmas.  Or do they really know the real reason for the season?
So, hop on over to these blogs starting on Friday and enjoy the great giveaways!!  I know I will be participating!

Sneak Peak - C Family

This is a family that I have known since I was little...you may remember the oldest granddaughter from a mini session I did this summer in Oklee.  And she was as cute as ever this time around too!  I also got to capture her twin cousins...what fun! 

Aren't they the cutest!!

My brother graduated with their dad and I hadn't visited with him since they were in highschool..definately fun catching up!

I just love little M's tights...that is one thing that I miss about my girls growing up...all the cute outfits!!

And last, but not least, M....I just love her curls in her hair!

Thanks C family for choosing me to capture your family...it was so great to catch up with you!

Sneak Peak - G Family

What a beautiful, beautiful fall day we had yesterday!!  I was so happy to wake up and see the wonderful weather we were having and was amazed at how warm it got outside.  I was quick to call up the mom of this wonderful family and beg to take outside pictures...in my photography world, there isn't quite anything like taking outdoor pictures!  And I was so, so pleased with how well they turned out....this post is picture heavy.  What can I say with 3 cute boys like this family has.  Another daycare family with us and my girls are just smitten with love for these boys.  Taya gets to "help" with baby J and loves every minute of it!  She just beams when shes sees him walk in the door and he just flashes his smile right back at her.

L just magically turned into a big boy when baby J was born ;)

J is a handsome 8 year old...he did so, so well with the pictures!

And last, but not least...baby J.  He seemed to have very few of his smiles for us but still loved what we got!

Thanks G family...it was so great to finally visit a little with you!