Big Brother!

Gavin become a big brother this past November to Cooper! He is so good with his little brother and did an awesome job of being gentle with him and holding his hand. These two will be great friends as they grow up! Cooper did not want to fall asleep at first but we finally got a few of him sleeping and all bundle up!

At last... My family....

So I am just getting around to post some of my favorite pictures from our family session with another photographer friend, Margie Scherschlight. We took these in November and it was a little cold that day. Thankfully we are a pretty pale group so it really added color to our cheeks!! Margie did an awesome job and Ava gave her a run for her money as she was all over the place. I have some exciting product things I want to try with her pictures and I am excited to update our pictures and add some new ones to the wall.

Ava is obsessed with her stuff animals and I am so glad this shot happened. It is how I will remember her at this age!


I bought this totally cool red settee and I can not wait to try it out on my clients this year!! Especially a newborn baby girl!





Lov these three of her!


On a business note: I have a lot of new and exciting things that I will be updating in February! Including a new site and new blog and a few other things that will just have to wait until then!

3 of my favorite little ones!

We always have fun with these three around! Their mom is one of my best friends from college and they are very special to us. They are great to be around, full of energy and laughter. These pics were taken in November so this post is wayyyy over due. Thanks again for being such great sports!









One of my favorites!!

My First Maternity Session: Lots of pics

Meet Andrea and Geoff: They are just the cutest couple and we had so much fun with them and on this shoot. When Andrea first contacted me about her upcoming newborn session, she also inquired about a maternity session to document her pregnancy. I had never done one and I guess when I think of maternity I was thinking of the typical ones where their are bellies showing and the Dad kissing the belly and so on.. You know what I mean and I do want to clarify that there is nothing wrong with that, it just was not my thing. But Andrea just really wanted to play with shadows and have some fun. I had a TON of fun. It was such a great session and we were able to use light and texture and color everywhere! Andrea and Geoff have such a true connection with each other and he had her laughing throughout the session and it was so wonderful to capture that. We had some pretty amazing light at the Guthrie and used their windows to our advantage! My friend, Margie, joined us and it made such a great afternoon. Now I am in love with Maternity sessions and if you are looking for something a little more like this give me a call. I have some really great ideas I would love to play with this spring and summer as well!!

There are a ton of pictures that I wanted to share with you. Thank you Andrea and Geoff for the great afternoon and I am so excited to meet the little guy when he arrives.



















I asked Andrea is she had any cravings with her pregnancy and of course Chocolate was on the list. So I was trying out an idea I had but not sure if the baby liked it!

This was her reaction after the baby kicked the bar off. I think he wanted her to eat it not place it on her tummy!

Baby, it was cold outside, maybe 10 degrees!

Meet Nichole and her husband Pete, and their son Micheal! Nichole is a close friend of mine from High School (North Dakota). She moved to Hawaii awhile ago (lucky girl) and found her true love. She was back home this Christmas and wanted me to capture some winter photos of her family. Last time they were home it did not snow for them but I think it was taken care of this time around. We received 6 inches of fresh snow the night before our mini-session (spent 10 minutes outside). It had been almost 10 years since I had seen Nichole so it was so wonderful to meet her family. We plan on seeing more of each now (mainly me going to see her in Hawaii!!) Nichole is a wedding coordinator in Hawaii so if you ever want to get married there or re-new your vows there she is awesome to work with and a great friend.