I was so blessed to be able to take Brady’s newborn pictures!  He was born on 12/08 weighing in at 9 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 3/4 inches!  He is a great eater and was a wonderful model when he finally went to sleep.  Isn’t he perfect?

And since daddy is a firefighter we had to use his gear.

Ahhh – those cheeks, those lips!  Don’t you just want to kiss them!  Congratulations Kris & Cari!

than a 2 year old red-head, overalls, & a John Deere tractor???  I’m thinking not much.  Here are a few of an adorable little boy whose session was held at Muirhead Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast.  We had a gorgeous day and he got to run all over the grounds exploring all the barns and having fun.  I got to follow him around and take pictures.  What could be better?

Laughter, giggles, smiles, unbridled energy and enthusiasm. Those words describe this session. I had the pleasure of photographing this wonderful family again. They were sooo much fun and were all soooo cute. I loved the girls matching summer dresses and the boys were oh so handsome in their polos and khakis. The session was held in their rural Lily Lake yard and the weather was PERFECT!!!
The Group shot

The Big Brother – Mr. J

The Big Sister – The adorable Miss M

The Smiling Miss A (love the little baby teeth!)

Good Golly Miss M

Mr. R – I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the mischevious smile. You can almost see the wheels turning in his head – “what trouble can I get into NEXT???”

Megan & Ryan – you have a beautiful family! Hope you like your sneak peek! Your full session will be online in a day or so! Thank you!

Ahhhh…newborn sweetness! I don’t get a chance to shoot newborns a lot so when the chance comes up, I am so excited! And Evan is an adorable little sweetie! He is a voracious eater but was verrry content with a full tummy! He has gorgeous coloring to his skin and his chubby little cheeks and plump lips are perfection!

And one with Alexa – the big sister

And then I got to play with Alexa alone – don’t want anyone to feel left out (this big sister stuff is hard work!!!)

Congratulations Jill & Jeremy! You have a beautiful family and I was blessed to be able to photography them!

Three children under 2 is HARD!!!  But I think I got a few goods ones of the cousins together and a LOT of cute individual ones!

And since Easter is right around the corner we decided to use the EASTER BUNNY aka Mr. Fluffles in some pictures!

Chase wasn’t too interested in the bunny, but…we decided to get him out of his clothes and boy did we get the smiles then!!!

And then a cute one with the Easter chicks!

On Sunday I had the pleasure to meet up with fellow photographers and talk “shop” and participate in a model shoot.  We met on the south side of Chicago for a day of lunch, talking, and of course shooting.  I thought I would share some of my images from the day.

The 1st image was taken by Alexi Killmer of ChildEssence Photography.  You can see me in the back of the paparazzi pack!

And the end product.

And then we got to shoot a maternity session.  Is she not the most gorgeous, fun-loving pregnant woman you have ever seen.  She was a riot and was willing to pose any which way for us!

And then one of the other photographers brought her daughter along for the shoot.  She was a natural in front of the camera.

I’m so glad the weather is getting warmer and we are able to get outside and shoot more.  Spring will be here SOON!

This is another of my indoor sessions (when is spring going to come???)  These boys are sooo cute with their mischevious smiles, unique personalities and  red hair!!

Sorry, I have not been a very good blogger lately.  I had to post this session though.  Wes is 2 1/2 years old and came for an indoor session.  He was full of personality and smiles.  He LOVED his adorable hat and tie and was just such a little man!  I can’t pick a favorite from the session!

Doesn’t this lollipop look good?  Wes thought it was!!!

I was so excited I got to photograph Chase’s 3 month pictures!  He is a such a doll and a good sport too!  Don’t you just want to pinch those cheeks!!!!

Thanks for the opportunity to photograph Chase!  Can’t wait for our next session so we can get more with their 2 BIG dogs & Chase!

I had the opportunity to photography these adorable little girls right after Christmas.  They were dressed in very colorful matching tutus - CUTE! CUTE! CUTE!  Of course, being 2 and 4 years old there is much more important things to do than get your pictures taken so I had a busy morning playing GRINCH with Miss C and Miss E but I think i managed to get some good shots!

Then we headed outdoors for more pictures.  Can you say more color!!!  It was COLD but the girls did great!

Thanks Michelle – I hope you like your pictures!