Family Photography: The M Family

It is truly an honor when my friends ask me to photograph their families.
I love working with my friends, it's awesome to capture memories for them,
all while creating new memories for all of us!

My kids and I went to Dallas for a week to visit our good friends
Kimi, Scott, Matthew and Josiah (JJ).
While we were there we took some time for some family photos!

Here are a few sneak peaks Kimi!
Thank you for the distinct honor of allowing me to photograph your AWESOME family!

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Family Photography - The L Family

Milestones. This photoshoot was very special because of milestones. Larry and Wanda will be celebrating their tenth wedding Anniversary at the end of September and Shannon will turn 18 next week. Two very big occasions in the life of any family! Larry, Wanda and Shannon are members of our church and Wanda watches my kiddos twice a month for me (and sometimes more...thanks Wanda!) so it was a huge honor for them to ask me to photograph their family. We had a great time walking around the Japanese Tea Gardens checking out the beautiful flowers, big koi, and turtles too...not to mention the cats! There was no shortage of laughter or poking fun...it was hiLARRYous!

Thanks again, Larry, Wanda and Shannon for a great morning. I am so excited about these photos and hope you love them too. Here's a sneak peak...I can never pick just a few! Enjoy!

Check out her gorgeous eyes!!!

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Child Photography - Baby E

You may remember a couple of months ago when I was giving away a session and one print to a family in San Antonio through Give Away Today. The photo session was won by someone who no longer lived in the area but they were sure to pass it on to some of their friends. I love it when friends share and bless other friends...really who could ask for a better friend than someone who shares the gift of memories!

I was so excited to find out that the family who received the gift from their friends has a sweet little girl. We waited until little E turned six months old! I cannot imagine doing this session any sooner because it has been SO HOT all summer long. Today was the perfect day for this session. The weather was nice and it was a little cloudy. I am so glad I got to meet Sarah and Rich and their sweet little girl. I had a great time working with them. Rich is in the Air Force so they are far from home (I can relate) and they don't know where they will be moving come next year. I am so glad that I was able to help them capture some memories of their sweet little girl and give them some photos to show off to grandmas back in Utah! Hi grandmas!!

Okay, I know, enough talking...here are a few of my favorites from the session. I had a really hard time narrowing it down! Enjoy your sneak peaks!!!

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Storyboards

I always love creating a collage or storyboard from some of my favorite photos from each session. Remember these custom storyboards can be created to be any size and include any number of your favorite photos.

Here is one that I created for Blake and Lydia.

I created a couple for Susan and Dan to choose from and they choose the first of these two.

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Child Photography - Jake, Sophia & Joshua

One of the highest compliments that I can receive is when a client calls me to come and photograph their family for the second, third, fourth and even a fifth time. Repeat clients are amazing and such a joy to work with and it's incredible to see how the children have changed. I have been photographing this family since before little Joshua was born and I love seeing how much they change from session to session. You can see their last family session here and one of the earlier sessions here.

Amy brought the kids over to my house today for our little session. Our backyard seems to work pretty nice for these types of sessions, plus as an added bonus Naomi got to play with her friends. Jake did great for "not wanting his picture taken", Sophia is a natural in front of the camera. She let me pose her and take her to different areas, so obviously I got the most photographs of her. Little Joshua is such a happy guy and loved standing and bouncing around in the grass. What a great bunch of little kids, but don't tell Sophia that I called her little because she assures me that she is NOT little.

Thanks again Amy for allowing me to capture these memories for you. Amy, since you're usually the one behind the camera I'm so proud of you for getting in on a few of the shots. Your kids will treasure those memories as much as you do. Here are a few sneak peaks! I hope you love them as much as I do. Enjoy!

Look at those eyes!!!

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Family Photography - The E Family

Can I tell you how much I love my job? I get to hang out with the best people and I get to do what I love and help them capture memories for years to come. I get to work with my friends and strangers who become my friends and my family. I am allowed to become a part of so many families while working with them and get to experience life through their eyes.

Today's photoshoot was very special to me. Not only because these are some of my greatest friends, and because they are all so good looking but also because they have not had any professional photos taken since their wedding...almost 9 years! I am so honored that Jen and Eric allowed me the privilege of photographing their beautiful family. The handsome little guy is my godson and I am so blessed to have him in my life. The little lady joined the family in January and you can just see how much they are in love with her. Eric and Jen are still so in love and that is so obvious! Thanks Jen and Eric for taking the morning to hang out with me and my camera. I had a great time photographing you all and I know my kids loved spending time with you all too. We'll have to keep working on the little romance!!! Thanks again, we can't wait to spend some more time with you real soon. Here's a sneak peak for you Jen!!!

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Family Photography - The P Family

I had the priviledge of photographing this great family yesterday. They bid on my services at the Grace Lutheran Church Auction. I was very excited to get the opportunity to photograph a family with older kids. I love working with the little kids but it seems that I don't get to photograph the big kids very often. Alex and Bryce were very willing to do what was asked of them and were great "models". Tracy works with my mom and had seen some of my work before and that is what prompted them to bid at the auction. I'm so glad they did. I had such a great time working with them and am so happy with their photos.

Thanks Steve and Tracy for allowing me to help capture memories for you. I had a great time with you all and hope you enjoy all your photos. Here's a sneak peak for you, I couldn't pick just a few so you get to see a whole bunch. Thanks again!

This could be postcard for Menomonee Falls, a great looking family in front of the falls that give Menomonee Falls its name!

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Family Photography - The W Family

Please allow me to introduce you to some amazing people. Dan, Susan, Molly, Sadie, Abbey, Kenadie, and Gavin make up the W family. Susan and I have been friends since highschool and when I told her I was going to be doing a few photo sessions while in Wisconsin on vacation she asked me to come and photograph her family. She told me it may be a challenge because little "Beefy" doesn't like to sit still. Well, I can relate because my little guy is the same way, and I'm always up for a challenge.

We had a gorgeous Saturday morning to work with, although it was a little chilly and the smallest girls kept saying it was "freezing". But we survived and got some great family photographs to help Susan and Dan remember this time in their lives.

Molly is six and the oldest of the five, she was born two days before Greg and I got married. She's a great big sister and leader!

Sadie is five and the only redhead. She loves to tell stories and is just super sweet.

Abbey is three and a sweet little lady. She has the most amazing dimples!

Kenadie is two and is the most petite little lady. She's quiet but has a killer smile.

Gavin, or Beefy as they call him, is one and he is a mover and a shaker. I'm not sure if he sat still the whole time I was there.

What adorable kids! They are all so sweet and play together so nice...well, Gavin sometimes comes in and shakes things up but they love him so much. Susan bought these cute dresses from a mother who lost her daughter to cancer, you can see the shop where she bought them here.

This is a classic family photo for the W family. All the girls pose on command and then little Gavin does his own thing. What a great group of people!

I know that there isn't really anything technically correct about this photo but I love it. They were having a tickle fest and it was just a great family moment. I love the attitude of this one, so I blew out the background to really make them pop a little more.

I love little kid feet and their ottoman worked out perfectly for this photo. It's a good thing my camera is fast because Gavin did not stay there long.

Susan wanted a few shots of them walking and holding hands. I loved all the photos in this series and had a hard time narrowing it down. Here are two of my favorites.


Thank you Dan and Susan for allowing me the opportunity to capture some memories for you. I hope that you love the photos as much as I do. It was great to catch up with you and meet Beefy! I hope we get to see you again soon...before all the kids are in highschool!! Thanks again and God's richest blessings to you all.

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