I LOVE this photo. You can see the shadows of the boys in the background. And mom is brushing her daughter’s hair quick before our shoot.

These kiddos are the same age as my own. I can’t believe I have been photographing their ENTIRE lives!!

You KNOW I love a good silhouette!!

Arica – thank you SO MUCH for the past ELEVEN YEARS of photographing you and your family!!

If you haven’t figured it out – she’s got EVERYONE wrapped around that little finger!!

Isn’t she just ADORABLE!?

Stephanie – THANK YOU so much for asking me to join you in celebrating your little girl!!

Stephanie had a vision for her little girl’s FIRST birthday party!!

She wanted blue skies. White clouds. The rafters of their new home. We rescheduled because of rain and the rafters not being done.

But the day we did get was a PERFECT one!!

THAT SWEET FACE!!

I ADORE that shot – everyone clapping and celebrating their favorite little sister!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!!

Stay tuned for the rest of her party!

Those might be my favorite shots from our session!

Sheri & JC – thank you so much for spending the morning with me! I can’t WAIT to see what fun things we do for your next session!!

I’ve loved being able to watch this brother & sister duo grow over the years!!

Remember – family pictures do NOT have to be posed. They do not have to be in matching outfits.

My FAVORITE thing to do is photograph YOU doing your FAVORITE things!!

She is one of the happiest little girls I know!!

That curly hair!!

Angie & Tim – thank you SO MUCH for asking me into your lives over the past few years!!

I ALWAYS look

I’ve been taking Angie & Tim’s family photos for 4 years!!

We missed a maternity session while this beautiful baby was still brewing – but I did get to see her in all her squishy new-baby glory!!

He is SUCH a great big brother!!

GAH!!! SHE IS SO SQUISHY!!

OH MY GOODNESS!!!

I’ve got more squishy goodness to show you – TOMORROW!!

I LOVE that they wanted photos of their families together!!

The littlest guy was STILL not too fond of me OR this picture taking business – so we improvised!

BE STILL MY HEART!!

I WON (sort of) in the end!! Not really – but we’ll pretend I did!

THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE!!

What being a farmer’s daughter looks like! Muddy feet and pretty shoes!!

I LOVE that she was wearing fancy shoes and a pretty dress and riding in the back with the boys!!

Kristen & Gabrielle – THANK YOU SO MUCH for spending the evening with me! I had a GREAT time with you and your families!

Kristen & her family!!

Gabrielle & her family!!

Their littlest brother really wasn’t too sure about me and my camera!!

EVERYBODY!!!

I’ve got ONE MORE post to show you – and it might be my FAVORITE shots of the evening!

I took photos of Kristen’s kiddos with their cousins in the creek at the beginning of the summer – and was SO excited when they talked about scheduling family photos TOGETHER!!

You might remember that the beginning of July was VERY RAINY – so much so – we had to reschedule this session THREE times!!

Those will forever be my favorite moments!!

OH MY HEART!!

I LOVE those shots!!

I’ve got lots more to show you from their session!

This little guy needed some momma snuggles before attempting a BIG family photo!