the smiths.

on one - not so cloudy afternoon i met the smiths for a family photo session... here are my favorites...

don't worry owen... one day you will climb higher than all of them...

the whole gang...

leah - class of 2010

leah happens to be one of my former campers from my days of being a counselor up at camp lutherhaven... she is an awesome girl with a heart of gold... i had such a BLAST taking her photos and cannot believe she is headed to college! it makes me feel OLD!

i begged her for the scarf... she said no...

hottie.

emma and jon...

I have known emma for years... i met her one morning at camp when i was helping out for a week ... she offered to go make me a latte... or coffee... she might have even brought it to me with a song... since then i have enjoyed hearing how God has worked in her and jon's relationship and i am so excited to see Him bring them to where they are today...

dearest emma... you are beautiful... inside and out...

miranda and tommy... baby belly.

miranda and i met eachother years ago when we both worked at a camp together... years later i was so honored and excited to shoot her baby belly session... weeks later a baby boy made his way into the world... pictures of him coming soon...

miranda and tommy - thank you for letting me capture this moment in your life... i cannot wait to meet your little guy!

eliza june.

you might remember eliza as a bump i must say i was super excited to photograph her for the second time (i had been following her ma's blog since she was 3 weeks old in the womb and shel and i have been friends for years!) because eliza lives in georgia i never really knew when i would get the chance...luckily shel decided to take a trip to the midwest and we made lunch plans and of course my camera came with me! here is the result of sitting her in some grass outside the restraunt...
she gets those lashes from her daddy.

8 months of waiting and the kid sticks her tongue out at me


luckily sticking your tongue out is cute at her age...

seriouslly... how cute is she?!!!

laughing with her ma.

3 generations.

eliza june... it was so fun meeting you... i hope that i get a chance to capture you again soon - next time bring daddy - i promise to get him smile!... luckily your ma takes pictures like its her job - so i am sure i will stay updated... shel i am so proud to call you friend, your family is beautiful and i look forward to watching it grow!

welcome spring.

gauge.

cute baby gauge... just look at those blue eyes!