1. Playground

2. Momma, Grandmomma, Great Grandmomma AND a terrific aunt!

3. Crazy ducks or geese...whatever those hissing animals are ((and food+enthusiastic feeding))

4. Tears

5. Belly laughs

6. Love...of course. :) 

Ironically enough, when I met my husband, he was wearing Wranglers, boots, a cowboy hat and a belt buckle so big we both could've eaten dinner on it. Though he doesn't dress that way anymore, we're both very much in love in with our area and love doing life with people who feel the same. ((And I wouldn't even fall apart if we lived on a farm.)) 

Yes. 

It's totally wrong in so many ways. I mean, you can really only see one persons face and really, you can't even see her that well. There are tons of imperfections with this image.

But for me, the intimacy of the embraces, the kisses, the inspection of mommy's necklace...this moment as a family... all tied up in one little bundle...it's just beautiful to me. 

It's really difficult (for me) to put words on something that just "feels" good, this shot is one of those. Love it. Love the others, too. This family makes everything wonderful. 

Loved getting to hang with them for a bit and document Klein for his senior year. Sweet family. 

HOWEVER, because my passion is photographing fleeting moments in life and relationships, fussy babies totally fit the bill. See, it's not about the baby crying, it's about what the family does to console him. It's precious and makes me melt in a little puddle.

This fella has it together. Athletic, great student, great morals and having super fun friends that share all of the same qualities certainly doesn't hurt!! I count myself blessed to get to know them.  

This is one of the coolest elements of what I get to do for a living...

AND NOW....Happy Birthday, sweet boy. :) I've loved growing with this family in Max's very first year of life. I'm ecstatic about watching him continue to grow through the next stage of life....the wonder years. 

Do you stinkin' love this family? These kids look like little Gap models. 

Look at their clothes for this urban session! Awesome selection. Just awesome. Funky, classic and relevant. It works perfect. 

My friend called me one day and told me that one of the kids in this family spends several months out of the year in the hospital. Day in, day out, not leaving those 4 walls. She thought it would be fun (&special) for them to have pictures made of their entire family if we could arrange to do it in a season where everyone was well...and together. So that's just what we did. To say we had fun doing it is a colossal understatement.

Learning about what families endure and how they respond to difficult situations in life never looks like what I think it will look like. People blow me away with their faith and gratitude for what they are given every day. Meeting people like this family, touches my life and inspires me to want to be a better person. It's beautiful. They're beautiful. Today is beautiful.

Always a great time with them watching them be allowed to be siblings who love each other, but don't always have to get along. This family oozes grace while rocking fun times. The beautiful people. 

laughter, relationships, love and goodness. 

What a wonderful idea to bring their couch and firepit! By brining these elements into their session, they created a comfortable and familiar place for them to be together. Then the magic just begins in front of the lens. Right, Amber? Magic. :) 

life

love

energy

laughter

pouts

flips

tickles

chasing

FUN