FAMILY SESSIONS - The N kids

I've known Emma and Weston all their lives.  I've been Weston's Bible class teacher since he was old enough to come to Bible class!  Yet, I still could not get these kids - mostly Weston - to look at the camera and smile that sweet little smile!  I did get some great candid shots of them in the Christmas scene and sometimes the candid shots are better than the posed ones! 

 

FAMILY SESSIONS - The other O family

Stephanie and her family came for a session.  For those of you who know Stephanie, know how much fun she is and how cute her kids are!  I love photographing her children - they are just adorable!  Here are some cute ones from their session:

 

FAMILY SESSIONS -The O family

Wow-it's been a busy couple of weeks!  I've enjoyed taking lots of family portraits.  Clint and Jeri are friends from church, and I really thought I would have no trouble at all getting genuine smiles from their boys - after all, they know me very well.  Wow, was I ever wrong!  It seems like the better kids know you, the less they will cooperate - especially if a camera is involved and they know their parents want them to smile!  Anyway, I pulled out all the stops and sang opera, talked like Donald Duck, told weird jokes and made faces.  Was it worth it?????  See for yourself:

 

SPENCER VOLLEYBALL TEAM

I was so happy to take photos of our local volleyball team - they took 2nd place in their division in the state!  Each girl will get her own collage, but then I made one for each coach that has every girl included.

 

FAMILY SESSIONS - The C family

One of the best things about being a photographer is getting to meet new people.  Meeting new people was hard for me when I first moved to Wisconsin.  I was a stay at home mom, my boys were older and did not need me as much, so the most interaction I got other than church was grocery shopping.  I've met so many wonderful families since then, and I'm happy to say the C family is one of them!  Here are a few images from their session.

 

FAMILY SESSIONS-The D family

Jess and Joni are friends - our kids are in Bible class together, and we are enjoying watching them all grow up together.  Little Claire was just so funny during our session. We had a small window of time when she was pleasant and cooperative, then, it was gone and we had to stop - such is the way with one year olds!  Rylee did great and was very cooperative.   I just love the images we got yesterday! 

 

HALLOWEEN SESSIONS

I had the cutest little "pumpkins" come for my Halloween set!  The costumes were so cute and the kids were absolutely adorable.

 

ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS-Jesse and Alyssa

They're gettin' hitched!  Jesse, my nephew, proposed to Alyssa last week.  There is a lot of excitement in the air as the wedding is being planned for June!  I was so honored to take their engagement photos, and apparently, I am taking their wedding photos also - going into new territory here and that is SCARY!   Here are some of their engagement images.  If you're reading this, please leave a comment!  Thanks!