Matt on the “Job”

Poor Matt…I volunteer him to get the shots that involve laying on the ground, climbing a tree, or going near a spider!  Here are a couple of Matt while he is “working!”  I think it’s a fair trade off – I get to blog…he get’s to lay on the ground!  ;)

Piper is HERE! | Newborn Photos

Piper is our newest neighbor, and sister to Calvin, our daughter’s BFF (just ask her).  Mackenzie and Calvin agreed to be my lighting assistant for this shoot…I LOVE all the help I get from these kiddos!

Ok, now for the STAR of the show!  Meet Piper.  :)  She’s a December baby, and such a little angel!

We are so excited that we get to watch Piper grow up…it is such a blessing that she will be a part of our lives! 

Abby turns ONE!

Little Ms. Abby turned ONE in December!  Her mama warned us that she might not be up to the shoot, but she was absolutely PERFECT!  Her brother let us capture a few photos as well.  You MUST admit that these two are ADORABLE!!!  :)

Andrew agreed to be my lighting assistant…in other words, he made faces for me so I could make sure my lighting was right!  :)

I just LOVE little-kid-foot-photos!

So, Abby’s birthday cake was placed in front of her…we were attempting to get some artistic shots…you know…cake in focus, Abby blurred in the background??…well, after being denied access to the cake a few times, Abby had had enough!  Is she not hilarious!?!?

We’ll leave you with these two…

You have to admit…you totally want to pinch those precious cheeks, don’t you?!?

Christmas in May?!

In less than a week we shoot our first wedding of the 2010 season!!  We can’t wait to see Julie and Chris walk down the aisle!  :)  BUT, I thought it would be best to post the rest of last years pics, and a few from this year.  We have one shoot that I can’t post yet…it’s a Mother’s Day surprise!  Wait for it….

We took a bunch of Christmas photos last year…take a look!

Here’s Owen and Aidan.  Don’t you love their matching sweaters?

Kavan and Lachlyn…their twins, and December babies…these were Christmas/1st year pics.

Another Aiden:

Oops!  Can’t forget Mackenzie….she ‘trimmed’ her own bangs in May.  I hated them…but by December, they had grown out enough to look precious!  I love the look in her Christmas photos!  She’s such a ham.  You can tell she is used to having a camera in her face!

Ashley & Grant | Engagement Photos

Whew!  Sit back and enjoy the ride…I couldn’t pick just a ‘few’ photos to share!  Here’s why:  Ashley is my (Karen’s) cousin.  No pressure there, let me tell you!  If we mess these photos up, the entire FAMILY will know about it!  ;) 

Ashley and Grant are getting married this May in Kansas.  Hopefully the weather on their wedding day will be as beautiful as the day we took these photos back in December.  Before you look at the pics, I want to let you know that we were warned that Ashley really wasn’t into photos, and that these were more for the family.  I wasn’t worried…I know my cousin, RIGHT?!?  RIGHT?!?  She’ll have fun, and love having her photo taken, right?  I was *almost* positive that would be the case…you’ll just have to take a look for yourself!

Ashley and Grant chose the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure for their engagement shoot location.  As a photographer, this was a pretty cool gig…not only did we get to work with some pretty awesome people, but, we also got to take our little kiddo with us!  Ok, ok, it’s time for the photos!

Here’s the adorable couple:  I adore this photo of Grant…he looks like he is up to something!

First stop, the lion cages…

Dancing anyone?!

Pause for some romance…aren’t they cute?!

And now time for some FUN.  Ashley’s is “Grant’s Gazelle”!  How cute is that?!

Mackenzie wanted in on the action:

A couple of shots of the ring:

Every once in a while, we would suggest a pose that would give Ashley an instant case of the giggles…she had us a laughing throughout the shoot! 

Time to see some more animals, this is a ZOO after all!

Mackenzie started to get cold (and bored), so my Aunt volunteered to take her back inside.

While “mom” was away, we took a few more “intimate” photos:   More giggles…don’t you just LOVE THAT?! 

On the way back to the main building, we saw these geese.  A few hundred of them.  Just sitting there, minding their own business.  When someone (ASHLEY!) had the brilliant idea to go see how they were ‘doing’ in other words, CHASE THEM…  :)

This wouldn’t be so funny, except the geese all turned around and started flying back to ‘get’ their assailants!  ;) 

Just because we went inside doesn’t mean the fun had to stop…here are a ‘few’ photos inside of the building.

One LAST photo:

I don’t think it looks like Ashley and Grant enjoyed themselves at all!  ;)

Ashley & Grant ~ Thank you for the most wonderful time at the “zoo”!  We had the best time, and are amazed at how willing you were to try anything…you know, LIKE CHASE GEESE!  You are both so much fun to hang around, and we can’t wait to photograph your wedding day!  We love you guys!  Have fun with the last minute preparations! :)

Love,

Karen and Matt