Soon-to-be-family-of-four

This is a good friend of mine who is very obviously expecting a new addition to her family any day now! I met her a few years ago when her little guy was just a peanut. He is - to this day - one of the cutest babies I have ever known, so I cannot wait to meet his sister!

Ladies Wolf

This is my friend Elizabeth and her b-e-a-utiful daughters, E and A! They were SO much fun to work with and we got some great pictures for their memory box. She also has her own business where she makes all of the beautiful accessories/embroidered items you see in the pics. You can visit her at www.sassypantsmonograms.com! Tell her I sent you!!

"I Love Door"

For anyone who is an Anchorman fan, you will get this reference. While Brick was literally refering to his love of inanimate objects, I am refering to the fact that I love shooting doors... weathered doors, textured doors, colored doors, etc. Any door with a bit of visual interest really floats my boat. I hope to find more doors in the near future to include in future shoots! Stay tuned...

My fifth grader... Holy Moly!

Well, it's official. Tomorrow is the first day of Kyah's last year of elementary school! Can you believe it?! When did I become old enough to have a ten year old (well, technically nine years and eleven months)? Given these pictures, I think I am going to have to keep my eye on this one!

Wisconsin Adventures

This summer I ventured to my parents home in western Wisconsin to enjoy some R&R with the kids before the craziness of the school year begins. Unfortunately my parents barn and my dad's workshop burned to the ground three days before we were to arrive. It wasn't quite the relaxing getaway we had envisioned, but it was nice to have a little more space for the kids to spread out and play - and we had gorgeous weather! Here are some of the pictures from our adventures this last month...

Horsin' Around

I grew up in a far northern suburb of Chicago, but shortly after I graduated high school my parents decided to get out of dodge and move up to the hills of western Wisconsin. For my 50th birthday, my dad bought my mom two horses: Governor and Billy Bob. Since then, they have added and subtracted from their horses collection and currently house seven beautiful horses on their 10 acre property. While visiting Wisconsin for three and a half weeks with the kids this summer, my mom asked me to take a few pictures of her and Governor (her fav). I have never photographed horses before, so it was definitely interesting!