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another sweet belly....

A few weekends ago, I met Trent and his wife at their home for some maternity pictures. They are such a lovely couple who are sure to have a lovely baby. Candace was glowing and beautiful in every way!

Trent and Candace, you are both wonderful, and I can't wait to meet your baby!

oh girls

After a weekend with some of my family (all girls which I'll post about later.) I thought I needed to give an update on all things girly:
A few weeks ago Emma got her ears pierced!!!! I know there are just two little shiny flowers on her ears, but she looks so much bigger to me. She has been taking such great care of the new earrings, and I'm so proud of her. This is like a right of passage for Emma in her girlhood....



Since school has started, I've lost some of my lunch buddies to their careers. Erin was nice enough to meet up with me on her only free lunch hour per week. We ate some good veggie sandwiches!

And I got to spend a few days with another one of my favorite girls, Audrie, last week. I forgot how hard it is to do things with one arm. My respect was renewed for all you moms with little ones. I miss her already...

On Saturday, I photographed a wedding with my second shooter, Rachel...who is also a girl.....
In other girly news, my friend Michelle had her sweet baby girl, Gracie Jane. She's so lovely, I can hardly stand it. And you may think I'm crazy, but Gracie will laugh and smile if you try hard enough. It's not just gas I promise!

sock hop

This summer, Emma went to her first sock hop with a couple of friends. She wore some leggings instead of socks. She had so much fun...that she wanted to come home early. I'm betting that we won't mind if she comes home early when she's at her high-school dance.

veggies galore

I'm really missing summer and the bounty it brought us in the form of fresh veggies from my Dad's garden.
However, Martha Stewart tells me that fall veggies are wonderful as well. I've been reading a huge cook book that Nathan gave me 8 Christmases ago. We've also been discussing where and when to get started on the soil for a small garden here at home. We may be out of luck with all the shade we get, but I think we should at least give it a try. With advice from our parents and other smart family-gardeners, I think we can make it work. Wish us luck!

Josh and Ashley

I met Ashley and Josh at Old Main on a very muddy day. Thankfully, we had beautiful weather and a lot of fun.









Ashely, You and Josh are great together. I can't wait for your reception!

wait for it.....Awwww.

Just say it now...you can't look at this boy without oohing and awing over his perfect smile.















Jenny and Rhonald, Cole is growing so fast, and I'm so proud to be a part of capturing some of those smiles. Your family is such a pleasure to work with and I can't wait to watch him grow through my lens!

oh Gavin!

A little while ago, I met Tara and her perfect family at the river for some fun in the sun. I think you can see that Gavin has such a big personality.









Tara and Steven, I don't think you could do a better job raising such a perfect little boy. I love you guys!

Ruth's family

What do you get when you you have FIVE sons, ONE daughter, assorted in-laws and grandkids? Too much fun! This is Ruth's rather large family. I had a blast with them.....I think at one point someone's shirt even came off!








This pose was a tribute to a picture they have from quite a few years ago. I hope I did it justice.

And these two are where this family started.

Ruth, you and your family are a delight to work with. I can't wait until next time!

ride emma ride

Earlier this month, the kids and I read a book about a third grader who was learning to ride her bike. The story inspired Emma to try again to learn to ride her bike without her training wheels. For some reason, she was very short and frustrated with me, so Nathan took her to the school parking lot which did the job! He called us about 20 minutes later to say "you have to see this". Jacob and I jumped in the car and when we were nearing the hill by the school, we could see this speed demon racing across the parking lot training-wheel free!







He's such a good daddy!