Meet Zac! NHS 2011

Zac was so much fun to photograph! Awesome car, style

and was willing to hike to some of the locations we shot at :)

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Zac, I really enjoyed your session and loved your

great spirit. I can't wait to hear what your future

holds, I know it will be full of accomplishments!

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Look at what a rockstar you are! :)

Meet Miss Chelsea: EHS class of 2011

Chelsea and I scouted out some new spots for her pics

last week and it was so much fun. She is a bubbly, fun

& beautiful young lady and hopes to be a pediatric nurse.

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Our first session was rained out, but I believe God had

a plan for us.....and this day was simply perfect!

Chelsea, I loved hanging out with you and you did

such a fabulous job!!!

I heart these girls.....

I only had to drive about 2 blocks to get to

this session! I absolutely LOVE these girls.

I have known their Mama for a long time

and her Mom/Siblings and it was so neat

to see a little of each of them in Kelly & Bailey.

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They had me cracking UP! And the

way they treated each other was beautiful.

I had Mom and Dad wait inside while I took

them around Grandma's property. Primarily

so that I could capture *them,* as is. Not simply

sitting with hands folded in their laps screaming

*chee-ee-ee-se!!!!* :) When they are alone with

me, they tend to act a little wilder than when Mom

& Dad are instructing.....and I LOVE it! hahaha!

In addition, Mom & Dad get to be surprised! The

girls were so excited when we were finished, it is

such an awesome feeling to know that they had FUN!

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Paula & Tim, THANK you for letting me spend time

with your girls, I truly LOVE them and crack up

every time I think about our session :) xoxoxoxo!

Adorable........

Beautiful.......


A little bit of sassiness.......

Love the warm colors here......

Meet Denzel: NHS class of 2011

Denzel and I had a chilly day to take pics....

And I took him to some odd places to take them,

hahahaa! I told him that this first one would look

completely different than the actual background

we were using.....and I told him that if she shared

my locations, I would find him. hahaha!

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On a serious note, Denzel is hoping to become

an anesthesiologist after graduation. I'm telling

you, these kids have it together these days. Most

of them know what they want to be when they grow

up.....I just figured it out in 2007. :)

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Denzel, thanks so much for spending some time

with me and my lens. I had a great time with

you and Lynette and can't wait to hear about

all of your accomplishments!!

What an adorable family!

I loved this family.....just starting out

with their first little guy and LOVE

being parents....you could just see it.

The LOVE that they have for little

Griffin. I remember when we

had only one....a trillion years ago :)

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Sarah and Nick...enjoy these fleeting

moments with Griffin....and be very,

very careful......kids become very

addicting! Thanks for choosing me

and I hope to be able to watch your

family grow! xoxoxoxo!

Fiesty-ness!

Little Caio was a fiesty one! Poor little guy had tummy

problems and just could not get comfortable....well, unless

I held him. I tried to explain several times, that I could

not take his pics if I was holding him :) It turned out to be

the longest newborn session ever! hahahaa! Mom called me the baby

whisperer. She & I were both needing naps afterwards, but I told

her if we waited long enough, he would get tired......eventually! :)

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Bev and Paulo, thanks so much for letting me capture

this precious time in your lives.....I adore babies and

holding Caio was part of why I LOVE what I do.

Busy, busy & busier!

I have been swamped these past few months! Starbuck's

and Monster Mean Beans have become my best friends,

but I could not be happier to be doing what I LOVE.

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Shelby & I met up two months ago for her first session

at the beach. This time we had her session on a day

with 60 mile an hour winds! I told her that if we were

patient, the wind would die down long enough to get

our shots in between :) This first one, I LOVE, LOVE!

I could picture how I wanted to edit it when I was

looking through my lens and knew it would be my fav.

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Shelby, I had so much fun taking your pics all over the US! :)

hahahaha, it felt like it, didn't it? Seriously, you are such a

sweetheart and I feel so blessed that you chose me for your pics!

GORGEOUS!!!!

God was on our side.....

My friend, Reegan, contacted me about taking

some pics of she and her family about a month ago.

Then, before her session, she mentioned that they

would like to include their dogs and that *her* dog,

Piper, was getting pretty old and not doing so well.

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A few days before the session, Piper took a turn for

the worse. They knew it wouldn't be long. The kids

told Mom that they needed to get family pics with

Piper.....and everyone prayed she would make it.

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The day of the session, it started pouring rain.

We chatted and decided that the pics were critical

with Piper's condition and decided to do them at

the ampitheater in Niles. Suddenly, before the

session, the sun came out...and it was beautiful.

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God was certainly hearing our prayers and we

were able to take the family pics with such an

important member of the family.

Lord, thank you for hearing our prayers & please

take care of our faithful friend, Piper. We will miss her dearly.

(Laid to rest 10.27.10)

Playful Family!

Usually, I will try to direct the playfulness

during a session to get my subjects to

look more natural and to make the

session FUN!! However, with this

particular family, there was no directing,

they were just naturally goofing around

and it made for some really cute pics!!

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Tracy and Catthie, thanks so much

for letting me capture these precious

moments for you. I just LOVE how

much fun you have together!

Sweet Anniston.....

Sweet little Anniston.....she is simply perfect...

Our first session was rescheduled and Mama

and I were a little worried because she was

two weeks old and starting to stretch and stay

awake for longer periods of time....but she

did just as I asked.....I had so much fun &

we got so many shots....just look at

this precious little girl.....

Anniston's Grandma made this afghan and believe

it or not, she calls it her *junk* afghan! I fell in

love with it and it was so comfy......

Anniston's Mama brought her Great-Grandmother's

beautiful broach(sp?)...... Such an awesome detail!

This is definitely a fav.......so sweet!!!

Such a Doll-Baby!

Earlier this summer, I had the pleasure of meeting

Miss Anna and her cousins, their Mama's and

their Grammie. A few weeks later, I found out

that my youngest, Kendall's first teacher was

going to be Grammie!!! After seeing her

interact with her grand-babies, I knew she

would be perfect for my Kendall & she is!

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Well, Miss Anna had a birthday since I saw

her last, so they traveled back to have some

pics taken(3 1/2hr drive!).....Ok, well, they

did get to go to an ND game and visit family

while they were here too, but I felt special anyway :)

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This time, Anna brought some new friends along....

She was a little camera shy at first, so we played

peek-a-boo....Isn't she such a doll-baby??

She brought her friend Jo-Jo.....

her Mama and Daddy.....

and she brought "Grammie and Grampie"



Yay!!! So much fun!!!

Awesome smiles!

Mama's always make it better.....