It was fun to see this family again! Matthew is getting so big, and love all his hair and curls! ;-) I'll keep it quick this morning as I'm a little behind in getting this posted. It was really tough to work this weekend with all the gorgeous weather we had!
This sibling shot below isn't the absolute best of Matthew, but I LOVED Will's geniune smile and happiness so I had to post it. :-)
Here's another sneak peek from my Lily Bella East sessions: the Ansari Family. Their kids were cutie pies and actually very patient with me. It took a little work to find some smiles, but with a little help from the "hot dog" song (ie: The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme song) we got a few of them.
I really like this brick wall backdrop. The more I use it, the more I love it. :-)
Getting a sibling shot proved to be a bit more difficult as I think the kids were just sort of done looking and smiling at this point. But they were having fun! :-)
A few sneak peeks coming up to round out my 2011. We headed to Wisconsin over New Year's where I had "Lily Bella East" open for a day. :-) I shot three sessions in one day at my brother-in-law and sister-in-law's house. Lily Bella East will be open for three or four sessions in 2012. I will post the dates in the near future. Let me know if you're interested!
The first one is for a sweet five year old we know named Lilah! She really cracks me up. She is so dramatic and over the top at times and other times completely shy and introverted. I could tell she had fun at her session. I gave her choices of which backgrounds and floors to use as well as poses and she just ran with it!
Lilah's parents are good friends of ours that we've known for years and don't get to see in person on a regular basis (thank goodness for Facebook!). So it was especially fun to see them for a photo session and then dinner afterwards.
I really like that black and white "serious Lilah" pose. Just something about it. :-)
So I think it's safe to say this is my last outdoor session of the year! :-) Patty's oldest child was home from college so it was an all or nothing thing last weekend. It was dark, cloudy and 26 degrees with the windchill. This family definitely wins the Trooper Award! We quick grabbed some sibling and family photos and then they ran back to their van and came out one by one braving individual photos.
Such a sweet and amazing family! I've known Mary Rose and her mom for a couple years. Mary Rose was friends with my daughter Lily for two years in preschool. There are so many wonderful lessons to learn in life and being friends with Mary Rose has taught my Lily so many amazing things: compassion, perserverance, understanding and more. Mary Rose was born blind and has to learn to "see" the world through her other senses. After Lily first met Mary Rose, I saw her walking down our hallway with her eyes closed, touching the wall as she went along. I asked her what she was doing and Lily said, "I'm seeing what it's like for Mary Rose." And to this day, even though the two girls go to different schools and haven't seen each other since last June, every now and then Lily will be wearing a sequin shirt or be playing with something that has great texture and she'll think of her friend and say, "Mary Rose would like this." :-)
I really enjoyed this session, I hope we can meet up again, maybe under warmer and less rushed conditions.
I had the Tipton Family come visit me again last weekend. It sure is fun to see babies grow! Last time I saw Matthew he was just two weeks old! Now, he's four months old and boy, he looks like his older brother Will! Rebecca wanted Matthew's 4-month photos as well as some family photos. They also wanted a couple photos of Matthew in his baptismal gown. I asked if it was a family heirloom and though it's new to their family, they are hoping it becomes an heirloom. They are embroidering each child's name on the slip of the dress! Very cool!
Here's their sneak peek:
Yay! One of my all-time favorite families! I can say that because they ARE family! :-) We have been trying to do family photos for my cousin Cindy and her family, oh, since about May I think. I believe this is probably the fourth time (at least) that we had to reschedule and we FINALLY got it worked out for last Saturday. And it wasn't snowing OR raining! And it wasn't FREEZING! All of this was a major feat the second week of November. This same week last year, we had a blizzard. It was pretty dark by the time we took the photos. But at least she has some photos she can use for her Christmas card! :-) And as an added bonus we all finally got to hang out afterwards.
Ola and her family were our neighbors for a few years up until a couple weeks ago. Our girls played together in the backyard often in the summer. I know my girls will surely miss having them there to play with anytime. But luckily, they didn't move too far so I'm sure we'll see them every now and then. I had the opportunity to visit their new house to take a few photos when they had to get dressed up for a fundraising event they were attending. I walked in and was absolutely wowed by Ola's dress! Sooo AMAZING!
Ahhh....the first of many indoor sessions to come. This is bittersweet for me, only because it means we're to the end of the lovely outdoor season. On the other hand, it was fun to switch things up and do something indoors and use my backgrounds! And fun to meet a new family! Carter and Emerson were so patient with me! I took a ton of photos of them and they did a pretty good job!
I headed to the Arboretum last weekend with the Jeska family. It was great fun to how little Johanna has grown. She is sooo verbal for her age! Makes me a little jealous as my son (just two months older than her) says 1/10th of what she does. And boy was she a trooper with the chillier temps. It was also really cloudy and dark. Despite the cooler temps and not so perfect weather, it was fun to see the Jeskas again!
Here's a peek at a few of their photos:
LOVE LOVE LOVE that one above! Soooo sweet!
Karen wanted a mini-session to get a group shot of her family. So we headed to the Arboretum on a weeknight. Brayden had a great time exploring and collecting leaves. It was a bit difficult to get him interested in the photos, but we managed a few shots! And Nolan was a patient little guy! I haven't seen a baby his age so willing to sit for photos. :-)
Here's a sneak:
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