Gavin’s 1-year portraits Thursday, Jul 2 2009 

Sweet little Gavin and his family were so wonderful to work with! Despite skipping his nap, Gavin was a doll. I also had fun taking pictures of the family dog, Ozzie.

Handler family portraits Thursday, Jul 2 2009 

I brought my daughter Sabrina along for this shoot at the Morton Arboretum. While one of the kids was not feeling up to pictures that day, we still managed to get some really fun shots! We had a fun day with these adorable kids. :)

March of Dimes – Walk for Babies Thursday, Jul 2 2009 

This year I was honored to donate my services to the March of Dimes’ Walk for Babies. It was a cold, wet day, but nothing could dampen the spirits of these walkers! I was so moved by all these families and their amazing stories.

Montsion Family Thursday, Jul 2 2009 

The Montsions are some of my favorite people. :) We filmed their wedding, did Karly’s maternity pictures, and have taken some of Mikayla’s baby pictures. This shoot was fun! We had a hard time keeping her on the backdrop, so like most babies this age, we had our best luck shooting outside!

Janzen family Thursday, Jul 2 2009 

What a great family to work with! Beautiful baby Lily has the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen. She was loving my fuzzy baby blanket. Then we just had to bring the dogs in on the fun!

Nate and Drew… sweet twins! Thursday, Jul 2 2009 

These darling twins couldn’t look less like twins! But they were wonderful to work with… nice and sleepy so we could get lots of beautiful pictures. I had so much fun playing with them!

My Eliana turns 1 Thursday, Jul 2 2009 

On a more personal note, my daughter Eliana turned 1 this year. I can’t believe how fast the time has flown! Here are a few pictures of her at 13 months…

Adiya’s 1-year Portraits Thursday, Jul 2 2009 

It was such a pleasure to work with this family again! We’ve done their family portraits since Zion was about a year old. This time it was Adiya’s turn! We had a blast with this sweet little fashion bug.

Zoey’s 1-year portraits Thursday, Jul 2 2009 

Little Miss Zoey turned one right around Valentine’s Day. (Yes, I’m VERY behind on my posting!) Just look at those beautiful blue eyes! She was a great little trooper… even stayed on my backdrop longer than most toddlers. She had a great time eating her birthday cake too!

Lily’s Newborn portraits Thursday, Jul 2 2009 

It was especially fun to do Lily’s newborn portraits, since we had worked with her parents several times before. I filmed their wedding, and did Stephanie’s maternity portraits. It’s so fun to see their family grow! My favorite shot is the first one. It shows Stephanie’s progression throughout her maternity. This beautiful image is something new we’re offering to our expecting mommies!