Thanks to a referral from my sister-in-law, this beautiful family of four came to play in the studio. It was precious to see the big sister interact with the little brother and the parents kissing on the kiddos.

The sweetheart of kindergarten teaching lady just ran a half marathon at the recent Mankato event. I’ve been amazing at her spirit and true will power since I met Angie two years ago. We’ve been friends since we started a volleyball team together a few summers ago, and we gather up each summer to play sand volleyball. I have been hounding on her to bring her son in for sometime. I was happy to meet both her husband and son, it wasn’t until after the session she told me “my husband never smiles”. I think I see a sliver of a smile in there!

Thanks to the great weather in early October, this family enjoyed a great day outside, before all of our leaves fell to the ground. This family of four came to celebrate togetherness and love.

 Once in awhile I get to photograph members of my family (my ever growing family of over 125+) and the cousins I played with during my childhood. This is a close cousin of mine, she and I were born the same year and we spent many holidays “on vacation” at each other’s home. It is always a good laugh when we sit down to reminise. Fast-foward to present day, and our two year old toddlers, born just one month apart, they too will get to one day reminise….and hear the crazy things we used to do.

This session had me cracking up, as this little man went running……as most two year old boys do!

What a blessing a newborn child is, what a true gift. These friends of mine welcomed their second child recently and I asked them if I could be a part of her first days with my camera. I rarely have people turn me down when I offer a free session, so I asked if I could come right to the hospital room.  The sun was shinning as I walked into this room and met the new little bundle of joy. If you’re interested in photographing your new baby, I would love to be part of that experience with you.  This session involved no fancy lighting set up just beautiful natural light.