Landon - blast from the past!

There's nothing better than a chubby baby to light up your day!!  This is a blast from the past but I couldn't help but post it - this little guy is so cute!

And talk about expressive! This guy pulled every face in the book. :)

And what a champion - handling the snow like a little eskimo. ;)

Thanks for coming to see me Landon!

I'm off to my best friend's wedding so I hope to have some fabulous images of that to bring home... though I'm not the photographer - this time I get to be in the wedding... as a VERY pregnant bridesmaid.    More soon!

Jason & Ashley - blast from the past!

This session is so old I'm not even going to tell you when I took it... but lets just say they're now a family of 5. :)

It was cold!








This picture makes me laugh. :)

Brothers.

Brooklyn

Another blast from the past. This little girl is so precious and her Mom & Dad were so sweet with her. Makes me excited for baby #4!

Confession: Brooklyn is about to have her first birthday... yikes! Bit late in posting... hehe

A born soccer player. :)

Sophia - a blast from the past

This is back blogging at its best. I'm not even willing to admit how old this session is!

I'm pretty sure Sophia is the trendiest baby I've photographed... so of course I was in heaven. I think she comes by it naturally since her mama is so trendy too! This was a bittersweet session since they were about to say goodbye to Sophia's daddy as he serves our country.

One happy girl!

You wouldn't know it but it was FREEZING!

A request from Mom:

Chloe

This session had me nervous, I'm not gonna lie. When Sara called to schedule Chloe's 4 year pictures she warned me several times that having her picture taken was like a 3rd world torture device for her sweet daughter. I assured her that we'd get along famously and not to worry... and inside I worried! Its times like this I know why people bring assistants. Entertaining little ones is a full time job.. and doing it while manning the camera is not easy.

But, alas... Chloe and I really did hit it off famously. She was happy and excited and a complete and total JOY to photograph. She was in her element... and I daresay, she could have a modeling future if she wanted, she's that good!

Straight out of the gates... how precious does she look here?

*fave*

*fave* (I am allowed to have two, right?)

Well, its clear to see where she gets those good looks from!

One thing I love about family sessions is snagging a couple of pictures of Mom & Dad. I hear, more often than not, "Wow, I think the last time we had our picture taken together was at our wedding!" Shame on all of you who can say the same! Schedule a session, you'll be so glad you did!

Caleb

Some 1 year pictures of this ridiculously cute little man.... who is now 18 months. Gotta love back blogging!

This picture is so Caleb. On the move. :)

Michael & Max

I think the one thing that stood out to me the most about this session was what a good Mommy Michael & Max have. She was patient and peaceful and kind throughout the entire session... which of course resulted in joyful and happy children. She made my job easy! And she has super cute kids to boot!

Check out this grin!!

My oldest clients

Triniti is my oldest client. I've shot her since she was in the womb. :) I'd like to say that's why she's one of my favorites but I'm torn between that and the fact that it seriously doesn't get any cuter than Triniti! Not only is she naturally gorgeous but her Mommy & Daddy dress her in the coolest outfits. Triniti, like her parents, always looks 100% put together.

Fave.

I really can't tell if Triniti is a Mommy's girl or a Daddy's girl. It seems like she loves comfort from her mama and silly play time with her daddy.

Hooray for smiles!! Right Lori?

Good genes. :)

Love this picture - its so them!

Ken & Savi

I had the privilege of meeting this beautiful family this summer.

This little guy reminded me of my own little guy. Endless energy and a pout that will melt your heart. :)

His sister was not about to be outdone though. This girl had some spunk - as well as some photography ideas. Do I see a Vtech digicam in her future?

This family shot just makes me smile.

And who says Mom can't get some great shots in too?

Katelyn

This is the second time I've gotten to photograph this little princess and I have to admit, she melts my heart. She's very close to Nicholas' age and she's seriously well loved. Her daddy's over in Afghanistan right now serving our country. I hope these pictures brought a smile to his face when he saw them.

*fave*

I don't know what it is about scheduling a session with me but she always seems to come down with a cold right beforehand! Good thing she wears being sick so well!!

Paul Family

There are certain people, who when they ask you to do their family photography, just make you smile. This family is one of them. Not only do they have beautiful girls... but Heather has spectacular taste in all things - so the fact that she chooses me to capture her family's memories and hang my work on her walls is a notable source of pride for me.

Jason & Lisa

Don't gasp. Don't check to see if you're on the right blog... this is INDEED a **CURRENT** session! I actually just did this session last weekend! This, in no way, means I'm caught up - I have about 50 sessions I never blogged :( but I'm going to start where I'm at and do some blast from the past posts to give some blog lovin' to my old sessions. :)

Jason & Lisa are a wonderful couple who we've had the privilege of knowing for several years! I was so excited when they called me to do their family's pictures this year because their kids grow exponentially cuter each time I see them! Plus, last year we did their pictures it was FREEZING and we weren't able to do a traditional shoot. This year was a blast - thanks for braving the ghetto with me guys! I hope you love your pictures!

This little girl cracks me up. She's her Mommy in a 3 year old's body. She puts all other kids to shame with her insane intellect... and with those curl she's a package deal. :)

*fave. :)

It seriously doesn't get any cuter than this!

I think if these were my kids I'd get this blown up as a huge canvas on my wall and decorate around it. :)

Thanks again guys!

sweet family {NW Indiana Child and Family Photographer}

I had the joy of meeting and photographing this beautiful family earlier this week. With about a million other pictures to edit I just couldn't keep my itching fingers off of this one. This little gal just melted my heart. She was a little sick for our session but you wouldn't have known it... she just went with the flow, smiling and wooing us all with her baby charm!




She let me stick her in baskets....



in wagons....




and in hats and scarves....



And its no wonder she's so joyful. She is one well loved little baby!





They are so wrapped up in each other. :)



And I wish I could explain to you how much fun her parents were to photograph! Her dad sure has a way of making her mom laugh and there is no doubt in my mind this is one family that will have a lot of love and laughter in their home.



Thanks so much guys, I had a blast. Narrowing these down is going to be tricky!