Halloween 08

Happy Halloween

Ava wanted to be a princess this year and she choose to be Belle from Beauty and the Beast. We had fun at her Halloween Parade at Daycare and they had stories with the parents and of course we made pumpkin cookies as well with orange frosting. Overall I think she now has a pretty good idea what Halloween is all about (THE CANDY). Should be a fun weekend!

Fall: My favorite time with Ava

I love Fall and especially the month of October! The family and I took a little adventure to Stillwater this weekend to visit some friends and also to go to a great pumpkin patch with animals and everything. It got to be a long day for Ava but we ended the night in St. Paul at the Grand Tavern. Ava usually does not like me to take pictures of her so most of these were done with a few bribes of a candy apple afterwards!

Lucas - he loves being outside

Thankfully we had great weather on Saturday and Lucas, who is 4 1/2 months old loves being outside. He is so adorable and his parents love him so much and they are such a cute family together. When i downloaded their pictures I was so excited to see some of the images we were able to get. He has the most incredible blue eyes!! Thank you again Lucas for a great session.

Miss Lucy - She is on the move now!

Last time I saw Lucy she was sitting up all by herself but had not mastered the crawling thing!! So not the case anymore. It was more of a workout this time trying to get her since she is always on the go! As you will see on the first image she is crawling towards me to get the her favorite book that I was holding!

Two of my favorite girls

I had the pleasure again to work with two of my favorite little girls (and just in time for the new tutu's to try). Courtney is now 8 months old and cute as ever. Big sister Mackenzie is always fun to work with and I love capturing her smiles when she is not looking!! Their Mom took me to the greatest place ever in Stillwater (I am so in love with the spot that I took Ava there the next day!) I am also trying a few new things that you will notice in this post and some upcoming posts. Let me know what you think!

Ava and Mommy Day!!

Today was just the best day for me. It was Ava and Mommy Day. It has been crazy busy at our house the last 6 months so we need a day of just us doing whatever she wanted to do. We started our morning at the Pancake House which was delicious as Ava would say! Then we went to a Mommy and me art class. Art is not her favorite thing to do, she would rather build then paint or color which I am still trying to understand. Must get it from Matt. Then we went to the Mall of America!! I know shopping was on her list?? Okay so I wanted to go to Hannah Anderson and she wanted a stuffed unicorn (which we did not find) We did go on some rides which she nows loves and will definitely be a fair girl for rides. We ended the day with one more stop at a store to find the stuffed unicorn (again no luck, anyone who sees a stuffed unicorn please email me) She did settle for some mini princesses (polly pockets) Overall a great day and hopefully many more to come!!

At the Pancake house!

She would not let me take a ton of pictures today!

How she really feels about Art Class!(she did love it at the end)

TA DA!! Here she is showing the class what she made (really a huge confidence booster and very impressed with the class)

It was Ballerina Day!! It was perfect for her!!

More Fall leaves and BOYS!!

I have had a string of all boys and brothers in a row for my last few sessions. And I have to admit they are very fun and cute! I am use to all girl things in my house so it has been a change to see the adorable outfits on boys for a change. My second set of brothers this past weekend was with a mom that I worked with at Macy's. Her little boys are adorable. Mr. B is now three years old (same age as my Ava) and Mr. G is 20 months. Mr. G didn't really want to stop and take pictures or sit very long but we managed to get a some cute ones of him. And his brother did an awesome job for a 3 year old ( I know my daughter always gives the photographer a run for their money!) Thank you again for a great session!

Fall Leaves Everywhere!

What a great fall we have had so far and hopefully the weather will hold out for another great weekend. I had the pleasure of capturing 2 1/2 year old Mr. A and his adorable and very happy little brother and one year old Mr. T!! The boys did a great job and Mom had on the cutest outfits for them!! Thanks for the great session!

Mr. "H" has the best laugh ever!!

I got the honor of photographing Mr. "H" this weekend and he was the most adorable 16 month old little boy ever. He was on the go everywhere and loves his bubbles. And I do mean he loves his Bubbles!! He has the best belly laugh I think I have ever heard. I am still laughing about today and it just makes me smile everytime I see his pictures!

The best laugh ever!!

1...2...3.. WWWEEEE

You can just see the wonder of a child here, Love it!

Check out those curls, he is so lucky!

Seriously I can laugh all day when I look at this!

Thank you Mr. H for a great afternoon. It was nice meeting you and your family!