Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Monday, June 29, 2009

Engaged!
















The drizzle cleared up and I was able to have an engagement shoot with a fun couple yesterday. They are getting married at Meadowlark Botanical Gardens later this year so we did their engagement photos here also. With all the rain we've had this spring/summer, everything was so green and lush. An absolutely gorgeous backdrop for our photos! The funny thing is, this is the same place where my wedding photographer took Matt and I over 11 years ago for our engagement photos! I didn't remember much about it except for one of the bridges and I think they've added some features, but little did I know that 11 years later I'd be a photographer and have the chance to visit this place again!

I still have lots of reviewing/editing to do with the images and stay tuned for a slideshow, but I wanted to get a few posted for the couple today! Jana and Kevin, thanks for a fun afternoon yesterday, enjoy your sneak peek and I absolutely can't wait until your wedding!

Saturday, June 27, 2009

First Week of Summer-GONE!
















Wow, how time flies. Our first week of summer break has come and gone and what a busy week it was! We were on the go the whole week and shared it with lots of friends. On the last day of school, the boys had a double sleepover. I'm really not sure what time they went to sleep but rumor has it, it was well past 2 am! I am watching my friend's two kiddos during the week so my guys have playmates each day. This week alone we visited two playgrounds, went to our neighborhood pool 3 days, had some slip in slide fun in the backyard, made some great sidewalk chalk art and had 4 picnics and one restaurant meal!! Whew, that makes me tired just thinking about the week. Yesterday, our cousins came to the pool also and then had a sleepover with us where they went to a bonfire VBS celebration in the evening and played basement baseball til the wee hours of the night! Are my kids lucky or what? I certainly can't remember a summer while I was a kid that was so packed with good friends and fun activities in just the first week alone. We have a lot more planned this summer with a beach trip, cousins visiting from Arkansas for almost a month, and lots more days at the pool. The boys are honing their swimming skills with lessons in the evenings so I fully expect expert swimmers by the end of the summer. Here are a few pics of the first week (I am just getting used to packing for 5 kids so I didn't take my camera out on our day trips, but I plan to in the future!). I hope you are enjoying your summer!

I'm very excited about an engagement shoot I have tomorrow evening so stay tuned for images from that session!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Wanna be a ROCK STAR!




I had a "rock star" shoot on Tuesday with this little 6 week old. He comes from a family of music lovers! These are my FAVORITE images from the shoot.

Thursday, June 11, 2009


JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes
























































We had gorgeous weather for the JDRF walk on June 7th. We walked for our friend Brittany and all of the other children who suffer with juvenile diabetes. We truly hope there will be a cure in the near future! Go Brittany's Diabetes Destroyers!!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Last one!














































I couldn't resist posting a few more from the DeBergh shoot. I LOVE the candid moments! The laughing, the hugging, the bond between parents and kids. LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LOVE IT. I can't get enough! How often do you get the chance to preserve these moments? That exact spot in time when your kids are that exact age, the age they will never be again. The age when they liked to sit on your lap and they liked to throw the ball around with you. The moments where you are IN the photo? So many of us are the ones trying to make the memories and then take the photos of the memories that we often don't join in on the fun in the middle of the action. That's why I love my job. I love preserving those WHOLE family memories for you. It may be as simple as sitting on the deck as a family, but they are YOUR moments and they are important. Did I mention how much I LOVE candid moments???

Monday, June 1, 2009

DeBergh Family - 2nd post





























Boy have I had fun today going through all these photos. The goal of the shoot was to take lots of candid, action shots of the kids interacting with their Dad (and Mom!). This was a Father's Day gift from the kids and their mom to their dad and I'm so glad we got the whole family involved. I think I was able to capture their true emotions and the joy they share with each other. Dad is the girls' softball coach and little brother plays baseball so we took some shots of them playing catch in the yard. We also got some cart wheel action on the golf course and back flips on the trampoline. Of course, we took some family portraits but most of them ended up as tickle fights or group hugs! I love it!! Makes my mission to capture real families in real situations so easy! Thanks DeBerghs for a great Sunday evening! Can't wait to show you more soon.

DeBergh Family-Father's Day Shoot
















What a fun family! I had such a good time getting to know this family on Sunday. They have two gorgeous daughters and a very handsome son who all have tons of energy and spunk! We walked all over their neighborhood scouting cool locations to shoot our photos. We went to the waterfall, the golf course, the neighbor's goldfish pond and ended up on the trampoline. Whew! I took tons of photos and have had a blast sorting through them this morning. Having to decide which ones to post has been challenging because I LOVE so many of them! This will be a super sneak peek for mom and I'll post more later!