the larsen family

LOVE how these urban shots turned out... gorgeous brunette group that i've known for YEARS.  they could definitely be models.  it was windy and cold but i think we managed to hide the goose bumps :)  you guys look awesome!

the ricksecker family

i wasn't worried about the colder temperatures with rickseckers.......  last time we did their portraits it rained the entire time and they didn't skip a beat!  the urban thing is perfect going into winter.  we got lucky & there happened to be a very colorful train that we all loved - their spunky group of young adults had some fun with it :)

you guys did great!  thank you for letting me take your family portraits again!

we took a few individuals of this gorgeous smile since she got her braces off recently.....

the price family

love the fun colors and textures of the urban look :)  fall is a really fun time for me as a photographer because i get many of the same families year after year!  i've lost track but i think this is my fourth fall doing their family portraits and they are so fun to work with.  their handsome boys are growing up fast!  i love the black too.  somehow their boys stayed clean even though we were down in the dirt.

and nate makes four!

nate is our only april birthday so september was a tough one for him ;)  all the attention, phone calls, cards, and presents - not to mention the BIRTHDAY PARTIES....   he'll be happy come april but september was for the birds.  at least we got to throw him in a picture with the four kids.  this first one is our christmas card so i hope you'll act surprised & pleased when it comes in the mail.

and last but certainly not least....

lauren is a junior this year.... hard to believe 17 years has already passed.  i like to think back to when she was tiny and would ask me to play the movie cinderella over & over again.

we got to our location and she started putting her outfits together and i have to say i wasn't too excited about most of them - but they're just her style and she pulled it off!  i love taking her pictures.  she has those golden brown eyes and long gorgeous hair.  she's just one of those photogenic people - and she's had a lot of practice posing over the years.

(thank you adria for the fun headband you made for her bday!  soooooooooo perfect!)

ryan's bday is next....

here's my big teenage guy.  can hardly believe he's in high school now.  don't you just look at your grown up kids sometimes and think, "how did i give birth to that huge kid??"  size 13 shoe...

anyway - he's awesome...  doesn't smile much anymore (just got braces) but we got some great shots of his more serious, thoughtful side :)

bennett birthday month :) let's start with abby!

i usually take these portraits in september or october then finally get around to editing them somewhere after the holidays.........   but this year i just couldn't wait!  i've been working on them here and there the last few weeks and am so excited about how they turned out!  it's always good for me to be the "mom" and the "client" of those children whose pictures are being taken.  it's stressful & you walk away thinking, "did we even get ONE good picture??"

abby has one of those expressive personalities!  most of the time though she gives me that scrunched up squished smile that melts your heart but you don't necessarily want it hanging on the wall :)  i seriously doubted that we'd captured her relaxed, beautiful smile.  silly me.  here she is........  lauren and ryan's bday pics are coming next!