Kim, Derek, and Matthew because he’s 2!

I have never been more grateful for parents’ supervision than I was during this session!  Matthew is an energetic and fearless 2 year old boy!  He is also a great talker.  We started off our session by the lake, throwing rocks in, where he was one foot in, and would have had gone for a swim had mom and dad not been there to pull him back.  Then we crossed the bridge and went over to the farm village, Matthew announcing that he was running the whole way.  We found some more water to explore over there in a little man-made stream.  Matthew was ready to dive in head first!  Thankfully, dad has quick hands!  I also happened to capture that moment.  Looking and smiling pics are great, but that one captures their family and their life at this stage better than any other!  We finished our session by the tractor, where Matthew happily announced he was playing on the tractor, and was sad to say goodbye at the end of our session.  Kudos to these parents for happily keeping up with their energetic boy, and if you can ever find a way to bottle his leftover energy, you’ll be billionaires!

Pam and Family

I can’t believe it’s been 2 years since I did this family’s portraits.  HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?  That question is one of the things I love about getting to do photography.  I can freeze time.  What’s your superpower?!  These kids have grown, and were full of plenty of personality for their session.  Of course, we took some posed portraits, but once those were out of the way, my goal was to let these kids be themselves and capture genuine moments.  And with an abundance of childhood energy and fun, I had lots to work with!

K Extended Family Photo Session

I had the pleasure of photographing one of these families last fall, so I was excited to meet the rest of dad’s side of the family for an extended family photo session.  We met at the park and started with some more formal family shots at a favorite spot that is a path in the woods that seems to go on forever.  Then we moved over to the lake and had fun exploring the area.  There were canoes there too, so of course we had to take advantage and use one as a photo prop!  I love the irony of that shot, because you’d never actually have THAT many people in one canoe.

Karis, Chris, James and John because they’re 1!

This session has been on my calendar for a while, and after rescheduling once due to colds, I was excited to finally meet these boys and their family.  They were very serious during our session, but especially enjoyed rolling around and playing in the leaves and dirt.  Mom and dad were cool and calm as the boys explored, and I got to capture their playing at the park.  Happy birthday boys!

Jenny, Andrew, Celeste, and Jaxson

I have been in love with this family’s photo session from start to finish.  Mom contacted me because they recently moved into a new home and wanted to commemorate the occasion with some family photos in their new ‘hood.  When I arrived, I was blown away by the lovely light filtering through the trees in their front yard, so of course, we spent a great deal of time there photographing it from every angle!  And these kids were just delicious as they loved on each other and their parents as I obsessed over the light.  We finished our session in the backyard on their new swingset!  And when I say start to finish, I mean I have been drooling over these photos as I’ve finished the edits on my computer and am super excited to finally be sharing them. It was a pleasure working with you P family, and I hope to get you in front of my camera again soon!