Sweet Twins!

I just got back from vacation visiting my family in AZ. My sister in law just gave birth to identical twin girls. They are the sweetest little girls. I had fun helping with the feedings, changings and burping. I miss all those little things that I use to do for C when she was that small. I also got to spend more time with my nephew who is 15 mo. He is a smart child. I think he had a great time spending the week with his cousin C. She thought he was funny :)

Here are a few pictures that I took of them the hour before we left to go home. Believe or not I didn't get many opportunities to take their picture as our days were busy.

C and Santa

How many people out there have a picture of you sitting on Santa's lap crying? Im almost sure most of you do. Well C is lucky enough to have many pics of this moment. She has had the pleasure of sitting on Santa's lap twice this year and both times she screamed bloody murder. Funny thing is she was perfectly fine once someone took her away from Jolly Old Saint Nick. I hope he doesn't hold it against her :)

Enjoy!

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE HERE!!

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Little Baby A and the Ice Storm.

What a day! I had the pleasure of having a session with beautiful baby A. She is a little over a week old and she is very alert. Holding her sure made me long for the days when my daughter C was that small. Im sure you will see more pics of baby A as her mom is my best friend.

I tried to get as many shots in as I could but didn't get as many as I wanted because of the snowstorm/ice storm that was heading towards the Chicagoland area. I ended up stuck in traffic for 3 hours. Not fun at all. Thank goodness I had a cell phone (recharged too) so I made a few phone calls. Thanks to those that listened to me complain about the weather :)

Anyways here a peek for Mom and Dad :

Last sessions of the year

Im taking a break for the month of December for most photo sessions. I will still do newborns. I have a few more sessions that Im trying to get in before the weather gets way to cold.

Here is one of my last session with Miss L. She is like most children her age, never wanting to look to the camera :) I did some good ones of her.

Sneak Peek:

Little Man C

Today was a shoot with Mr. C. He is such a happy child! I knew he would be good in front of the camera. He did not disappoint. You will see more of him again as this was just a mini shoot. Formal shoot will happen this upcoming week.

Here you go :)

Miss D

I had the pleasure of having a session with Miss D. She is a natural model. I had such a good time with her.

Here are 2 pics from today.

Holiday Cards!

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FINALLY!!

We FINALLY had the re-shoot with C. I say FINALLY because if you would know the trouble we had getting together for this shoot you would understand. Everytime we scheduled a re-shoot the weather decided to be bad. Today was a beautiful, but chilly fall day. C did great. Here are 2 pics from the shoot.

Holiday Cards and Birth Announcements

Holiday Cards and Birth Announcements will be coming soon. Im in the process of getting the details and designs finalized. Check back soon to see what we have to offer.

Session with G

Here is a little sneak peek from my afternoon session with G. He is such an adorable, smart little boy. He took some time to warm up but I did get some good shots of him after a while.

A few session today

Today is a busy day. It has been a beautiful weekend and perfect time to take advantage of the weather. By the time the day ends I will have had what is considered 3 sessions.

My first 2 sessions this morning were a group of friends and their children. Here a few from that session.

I will post later on this evening with my afternoon shoots sneek peak :)

I love Redheads!

Today I had the pleasure of shooting the cutest little girls. O is 3 and she was just the best. Loved saying cheese everytime I had the camera to my eye. Her little sister B had the greatest spikey newborn hair. I couldn't get enough.

Here is a little peek from our session:

A's 1 yr Photo Session

Today I had a session with A. She just so happens to be a good friend of my daughter. They have known each other since they were 4 mos old. :)

Here are some pics from today's shoot. I normally only show 2 but I couldn't resist just adding in 1 more.

I've been TAGGED!

I have been TAGGED by AmberSheree Photography AND Zoombug Photography. Here are 8 things about me.

1. I hate hate hate latex balloons. Im always afraid they are going to pop and I can't stand the sound. I don't let C play with them as Im afraid she is going to pop them.

2. Im a nail-biter. I go thru phases and will stop and let them grow but something will happen in my life to stress me out and the first thing to go is my nails.

3. My favorite destination on the planet is Mexico. I have been there 3 times and can't wait until I can go again.

4. I have had quite a few jobs. I get bored easily and loose interest in what I do. Thank goodness that photography is ever changing and it will allow me to keep on learning different techniques so my mind will always be challenged.

5. I love to sing karaoke. Granted Im not good, but it doesn't matter.

6. Im terrified of most bugs. Yes I know a lot of people are, but I can't even stand the smallest one. I will scream like a baby when I see one.

7. Im an only child

8. Last by not least, I have major anxiety attacks if Im running late. I was always raised that you need to be to places on time. So if I started to feel like I can't be to an appt 15 mins early I start to panic.

I hope this gave you a little insight to who I am...I hope I didn't scare or bore anyone :)

Fighting with Mother Nature

I guess Mother Nature and I are in a fight. I was suppose to have a photo shoot last Sunday and this Sunday (today). Both them have been rescheduled due to the inclement weather. GRRRRR!

Im also trying to get my daughter C's 1 year pics done but it is not as easy as I had hoped. I think I have "scarred" her from my many countless sessions that she does not cooperate with me. Ahhhh that is the life of a photographer's child :)

1st Birthday!

My daughter C turns 1 on Oct 8th. We are celebrating her birthday this weekend. So with that I have not scheduled any shoots for the remainder of the week. I have so much to do and so little time to do it in. AAAHHH!!!

I will resume my regular scheduled sessions on Sunday :)

Glamour Day

Well today I had a taste of what it would be like to be a fashion photographer. I want to add a different element into my portfolio so my good friend Emily was nice of enough to help me out and be my fashion model. I started editing the session today and I was so excited to see the shots. I know Em is waiting to get a glimpse of what I was able to capture today.

This is for you babe :)

WOW x's 3

Today I had the pleasure of working with 3 wonderful children. They are all friends. Their mom's wanted to get a group shot of all of them but that prove to be a difficult challenge. As soon as two of them would look my direction the last one would want to climb off the bench. I didn't have much luck in capturing all of them together in a traditional sense. We also didn't have much time as the light was started to fade fast. :(

But to the mom's that are reading this don't worry, I did get some fabulous photos of your children. See the images below :)

Sunday with S

Today I meet a wonderful little girl, S. She is so full of life and so sweet. S, was constantly on the move and was so fast that it was hard for me to capture her. I was able to get some good shots. Here are a few so that her parents can see.

Photo shoot with C

I have been waiting and wanting to take pics with this little girl, C. She is so adorable and knew that she would be a beautiful model. Unfortunately the elements was not in my favor. We will be doing a re-shoot but here are 2 of my faves from todays session.

Day off

Well today I had the day off. Granted I ran around doing errands, but I did have fun tonight with a couple of friends. We went to the Cubs game and Woo Hoo they won!!!

Back to work tomorrow with a photo shoot :)

Maternity Sessions

I had 2 maternity session this past weekend. They were a lot of fun. Here a little look at them.

First Session:

Second Session:

T Sneek Peak

I had a session today with T at my new favorite place for pictures. She was a lot of fun. I think she enjoyed running after the ducks more than anything. :)


Here a couple of pics from today's session:

Weather

I swear that Mother Nature knows when Im going to have a photo shoot. Today I had a shoot scheduled but it was awful outside. We have rescheduled for Wednesday, so Im keeping my fingers crossed that the weather is nice :)

My last two sessions.

These are my 2 favorite pics from my last 2 sessions. Both of these children were totally opposites. The little boy was willing to give me smiles from the second he woke up. The little girl not so much. We tired everything to get her to crack a smile but she was much more interested in playing and watching the other children at the playground. I loved watching her and trying to capture her being her. I think I did just that :)