Summer Fun

Last week I got the chance to hang out with some of my favorite boys that I get to photograph. I have been photographing these adorable boys for the past few years, and I think they keep getting cuter and cuter!! We had a blast!! They are always doing silly things in front of the camera, and are never afraid to bust out some moves and fun poses!!



Gotta love the fun pool shots!!

This is one of my favorites!

Family Camp 2008

A couple weeks ago we had our annual family camp trip to the Black Hills. It is always so much fun to get everyone together since we are all kind of spread out across the country, there isn't always times when we can ALL get together. We had a blast like usual, and I wanted to share a few pictures from the fun weekend.


This was on our hike up the Devils Bathtub. It was so gorgeous!! It basically is a bunch of waterfalls into these deep pools. Apparently people use the rocks as water slides, we were not that adventurous.

gotta have arts and craft time with grandma and the kids :)

We celebrated Trinity's 3rd birthday and of course Tavin has to be right up in the mix. I think he blew out her candles for her, so we had to do it again :)

One BIG HAPPY family!!

My brother-in-law Casey brought along some fresh tuna that he ordered in fresh from the ocean. I never knew you could do that, and have it over nighted to you. Anyway, my mom has never had fresh tuna, so she decided to take a whole dot of the wasabi sauce and she quickly figured out how HOT it really is, that was her face after she put it in her mouth.
Tavin and Luke were practicing their flying skills.
A random sunflower in my parents trees. This one is for you mom, i know you love these things.

Andrew and krista brought along a bunch of games for the kids, and here they are playing a little badminton.

Girls Just wanna have fun

A few weeks ago I got the chance to photograph these two lil' cutie pies. They don't look anything like sisters, do they? :) We had a blast, and I just love all the expressions that I captured. So much fun!!

this picture is probably one of my favorites from the day :)

Welcome Baby Henry

Last week my friend Jamie and I got the chance to photography baby Henry at only 6 days old. I feel like you always get the best newborn pictures within the first week because they usually sleep the whole time, and they are used to being balled up, so they usually let you fold them and place them, and Henry was no exception. He was the perfect model, and he didn't even have an accident, so impressed. We met Henry's parents at a wedding we did, and they graciously let us use Henry as a model. I am working on some new baby announcements and needed some updated pictures of newborns within the first week, so I was thrilled to be able to capture some fun shots. (if anyone out there knows someone who is having a baby, send them my way because I still need a few more models) Thanks again Ryan and Lindsay, and Congrats on your new bundle of Love!! You two are going to be awesome parents :)

Isn't he just a lil' peanut

This chair was in his room. Lindsay used to have it in her room, her mom made it for her awhile back, and now Henry gets to have it in his room. It is a jungle theme, and sooo cute!!

How can you not SMILE when you look at this picture. LOVE IT!!

Here is a sample of one of the new announcements.

Rockin' It

whoa i am really behind in the posting lately, i have a lot of catching up to do....sorry bout that :(

So last week I had the opportunity to photograph the next up and coming girl rock stars from the twin cities. We had such a blast and I am so impressed with how talented they are. I will let you all know when their CD comes out. I know that they will be competing at the state fair this year, so if you are out there, go and cheer them on. Their mom DeNell is a Mary Kay sales director and she is one of the nicest people you will ever meet. She is over flowing with positive energy and it definitely rubs off because her girls are going to be the same way. Thanks so much for letting me photograph your BEAUTIFUL girls DeNell, I had such a blast!!

good old sisterly love :)

LOVE LOVE this one!!!

are these two just stunning or what??

Chris & Megan: Married

This past weekend, Jamie and I got to share in Chris and Megan's beautiful and perfect wedding.  It was at Panola Gardens up in Lindstrom MN, and it was just gorgeous.  We had such a great time, thanks for letting us be part of your special day!! (your paparazzi)  I can't wait for you to see the rest!!

Megan was such a rock star!! I love it when brides are willing to do different things risking getting their dress a little dirty. We saw this tractor and just had to get a shot by it. This shot is priceless. 

love this shot of the three generations. such fun emotion!!

her dress was beautiful!! she got ready in this old room with lace curtains and antique knick knacks all over. There was old wedding pictures on the walls and even an old wedding dress in the corner. It was so neat!!

                                         This is definitely one of my favorites of the two of them!

This is a shot of Megan and her mom walking her "down the aisle"  It was perfect!!

 the flowers for the day were probably some of the most beautiful I have ever seen. If any of you brides out there need a florist, this lady is awesome! 

Happy 4th of July!!

Hope everyone has a great and safe 4th of July. Take some time to appreciate and be thankful for all the freedoms that we have in this great country, and say an extra prayer for all our troops over seas!
My mom took this picture of my dad and tavin raising the flag last time we were at the farm. I thought it was just precious! My dad said that he likes to do that with his grandkids because when he was in country school that was one of his duties everyday, and now kids don't have to do that anymore. How simple life was back then :) Love it!!