Big Brother...

My big brother is getting married next month, and Angie found this wonderful little place to take some engagement photos.
Scott, like a lot of men I encounter, was a little reluctant. But surprisingly, he was a good sport.







Scott and Angie, I can't wait until next month. I hope you're taking some time for yourselves during all of this wedding planning. Love you both!

the kemps

I met Evan and Erin at the Chapel on the Creeks for some anniversary photos. We were greeted with a " Photographers keep out unless you have a permit" sign. This was news to me. I've been there a few times with no problems, so we improvised with the surrounding legal territory.










Evan and Erin, Thanks for dinner and Happy Anniversary! I can't believe it's already been a year! And Erin, thanks for introducing me to Red Wine, Sangria, a little French, and a little fashion. I can't wait to take pictures for your 10th anniversary!

The Millers

Meet the Miller family. Bethany, one of many daughters in this huge family, set up our day quite well. She made my job of photographing 31 people a lot of fun.



I'm a little in love with this picture. This daughter's husband saw her building this fence when she was a girl, and he fell in love!











Thanks for a great morning, Miller family. And thanks to you especially Bethany for all your hard work!

me,myself, and Emily

Emily is a hoot. We had so much fun during her short stay. We cooked, went swimming, she tried sushi for the first time, (she was a brave soul even trying Wasabi) watched movies, shopped, played a million board games (she's pretty good at Jenga) requested a song about Butts from the kids station, tried the Velvet Elvis from Kennedy Coffee where Tom Kennedy himself made our drinks....YUMMY and most importantly, had a mini-photo lesson. At first the idea was that I would take most of the pictures of Emily and let her take a few of me as well. As it turned out, she ended up doing most of the work. She's amazing! I was super impressed and even used some of the pictures for my new "about kim" section in each of the sites.



This picture was an homage to one we had taken when Emily was about 7 years old back when we had many photo shoots.



It was fantastic to have some pictures for myself. Emily did such a great job directing me and making me feel comfortable. I'm so proud to have these.







She had so many great questions. One was about "heavenly back light". I wasn't the expert I thought I was, but we learned a little together. This was one of my favorites.



Emaline, you're truly wonderful and a delight! Thanks for taking some great pictures and being such a sweet cousin to the kids. I love you, and keep up the practice!

birthdays and blackberries

On Sunday, Jacob had a wonderful birthday party with family and friends. He was thrilled with his gifts and on Monday, he quickly spent some of his birthday money! Thanks Rachel for taking pictures for me at the party. And thanks to everyone who came and spent time with Jacob!

After the party, our niece Emily stayed with us for a couple of days. She had said (with her cutest accent) "Aunt Kim, I think I want to be a photographer....and a chef." So, for breakfast, we practiced the latter. Diana gave us some yummy blackberries and we made pancakes. She's a natural!





I can't wait to show you the results from her practice photography session!

Ooh la la...

I've slowly been adding to my portfolio of personal pictures. I'll be updating this section on the website soon. Aren't these ladies gorgeous!!?? I had a lot of fun working with them, and I think they had a lot of fun too!










7...really?!

I'm not sure how it happened, but I woke up this morning with a 7 year old son. We had such a good day filled with Jacob's favorite foods and junk foods. We went to Build-a-Bear with Emma and they had a blast. They were both so appreciative which makes giving over my life's savings to this store worth it.

Here's Jacob a couple of years ago when he was still my little boy. Yes those are goggles!

And this is a him being a little more serious. He let me take a few pictures of him in the moments before he went to bed.

And I couldn't resist, I had to say goodnight to him a couple more times, and this is what I found him doing. He was reading by flashlight....he's still my little guy I think.

audrie...and family

A few weeks ago, I met Jamie, Rachel, and Audrie for some family pictures. Rachel found this beautiful setting, and we headed out with Audrie in tow. She was a good sport for the whole thing.


















Afterwards as a thank you, I was treated to a delicious root beer float. I think this is becoming sort of a tradition.

Jamie and Rachel, it has been so much fun watching your family grow from 2 to 3. Thanks for letting me spend some time with this sweet baby girl!....and both of you of course....

fireworks and fevers

This forth of July didn't go exactly as I planned. I was in bed all day with a fever and lots of pain from a kidney infection. Nathan and the kids took great care of me, and by 4:00 I was ready to join the world...sort of. My neighbor Lori took great care of me too by providing some extra strength tylenol which seemed to do the trick. The boys cooked us dinner and we sat outside watching the kids and the dad's trying not to blow off their fingers. We had a lot of fun really. I'm finally back and feeling better.
Here's the card Emma made for me. Maybe this is really what did the trick.



My favorite line from the day came from Anna after the kids used some very colorful smoke bombs. To her Dad, "There's good news and bad news. I'm having a lot of fun, but you may have to get a new driveway!"

Jacob is a little pyro...and he was excited all day that we were letting him get this close to fire.

Hope you all had a happy Independence Day!