Monday, November 22, 2010

Jeremy & Sarah

These two are hilarious.  Like make-my-cheeks-and-side-hurt-from-laughing-so-hard hilarious.  They are friends from church and everyone knows them for their bright personalities (and love of all things bright).  You'll see their silliness first hand below...


We had beautiful weather yesterday.  It was hard to believe it was November!  Sarah and Jeremy have 3 kiddos - their adorable dogs, MoJo, Wrigley, and Cubby.  I think I took triple the normal amount of pictures just to capture them! :)


Here are a few of my favorites from yesterday!





Love that Jeremy was willing to do this again for me... the first time was a complete surprise!



A few outtakes... notice Sarah's hand coming up to smack him by the end of the series :)

Don't worry - we got one :)

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Holly : Senior

My first sun-flare!


Thanks to my sis for this connection... Holly lives in Emporia and she came down with her mom Mary and sister Samantha in tow just for me to take her senior pictures today!  What an honor!  Holly is delightful; her smile is sweet and genuine.  I was SO thankful we had nice weather!  The wind was a bit chilly at times, but nothing we couldn't handle!  We braved stickers (yes, after my last senior sesh you'd think I would have had enough), broken glass, and wheat in the eye (ha)... Holly and I agreed that it was all worth a good shot. :) As I blurted out at the beginning of this post, Holly is "my first sun-flare" - well, my first good one anyway!  Thanks for being my guinea pig!


It was great to meet you, Holly!  Here are a few of my faves from your session!











Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Chris & Jacklyn

I can't begin to tell you how dear these two are to me.  Joe and I treasure them and their friendship.  Chris and Jacklyn were sweet enough to let me take pics of them for their Christmas cards in the past, when I was just starting out... and though they weren't awful, well... let's just say I won't be showing you any of those - ha ha.  I'm glad they gave me another shot. :)


We did a little mini-session yesterday.  Though it got a bit chilly at the end, it really wasn't bad for mid-November.  Know that these two have three adorable cats that are part of their family, but they refused to leave the house in this weather. :)


I love you, Chris & Jack!  Here are a few of my faves from your session:








Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Kaddie : Senior

Kaddaline and her family go to our church, and I was stoked when Kaddie and her mom, Kim, asked me about taking her senior pics!  Between her busy senior schedule and my craziness, today was the day!  Though the wind decided to blow in good 'ol Kansas fashion, we weren't going to let that stop us!  Kaddie was a great sport!  In the midst of hair flying, eyes drying, and stickers poking, we had a blast.  Kim did an awesome job of scouting out some spots, fixing stray hairs, and making Kaddie laugh.  Thanks, you two, for a fun outing!!


Here are a few of my faves from today!












Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Emmalyn Grace

It's a GIRL!!!!


If you saw my last post, you knew Ginny was nearing the end of her pregnancy.  She and her hubby Chris didn't find out during the pregnancy whether they were having a boy or a girl... so delivery day was uber exciting!  Bless Ginny's heart, she had a 26, yes TWENTY-SIX hour labor!  Early the morning of October 13th, Chris texted me and told me it was time to push, and I sprung into action.  I gathered my camera gear, figured out care for Avery, and rushed to the hospital... to wait. :) Ginny pushed for 4 hours, but finally, Emmalyn Grace arrived!!  A beautiful girl... who has the most wonderful parents.


I'm blessed to be Chris and Ginny's friend, and honored that I was able to share this experience with them.  Ginny asked that I get some pictures of D-day, since she'd be a little busy... so here are some of my favorites. :)


Waiting...

Announcing the big news!

Sharing a picture of Emmalyn getting weighed:


Emmalyn meeting her extended family :)


This mother-daughter moment made me a little emotional... caused me to think back to holding my daughter for the first time.

What a proud daddy :)

The beautiful Emmalyn Grace...






Congrats, Chris and Ginny - I'm so happy for you and I'm excited for our girls to be friends!

Sunday, October 3, 2010

The faces of Ginny...

Funny faces, that is. :)


I know I told you in the last post that those were some of my favorites... well, these are the rest!  Ginny is going to be such a fun mom, evident in the way she likes to be silly and have fun.  More often than not, I would catch her making a silly face at Chris - he couldn't help but laugh... and of course, I would take a picture.  Don't let Chris fool you - he didn't hesitate to join in on the silliness - you'll see proof below...!