Monday, February 6, 2012

gone bananas

we went bananas this weekend for anna banana's first birthday!! my sister katy, my mom and i had so much fun planning this party... maybe a little too much fun, but hey, we had to go all out for the little squirt's big day and it's kinda what we do... ;) 

here's the pics of all the party details. 

pics of the birthday girl to come!















Tuesday, January 24, 2012

so old

can't believe it's been eleven (technically ten in these pics) months since this little chickadee was born. i've always been a baby-lover, but i never knew i could possibly love a baby as much as i love little Nan.   i just love this girl to pieces! 

here's the latest photo shoot of the squirt. be on the lookout for posts in the next few weeks from her FIRST birthday!! :)









Monday, January 23, 2012

"...Like Thrift-Storing!"

for this beautiful couple's engagement shoot, i knew i wanted to do something a little different. i had recently heard of an engagement shoot where the photographer followed the couple around on a typical day and let them be in charge of where to go, and i thought the idea was brilliant. erica and joe were nice enough to be my guinea pigs for this idea, and i think they were just as excited about it as i was! joe drove us around the city from spot to spot, with each location revealing significance and deeper meaning to their relationship. from the railroad tracks (where joe could relive his childhood fascination with trains) to the brick wall and ladder downtown (where a role switch up occurred and erica got to be the firefighter for the day...thanks for being such a trooper with these shots joe! ;) to the bar where they first met. As we were wrapping up the shoot, and talking about how much fun it had been to hit up so many spots around the city, joe made the perfect comparison...."It's like thrift-storing through the city!"

I had so much fun with you guys! thanks for spending the day with me!
hope you enjoy the preview!!






beautiful ring!!











Tuesday, December 13, 2011

brotherly love



blogger has decided that it doesn't want me to write an intro today, so here it is after the first picture. i was lucky enough to take pictures of one of my high school teacher's kids. it was so fun getting to catch up with her and getting to meet her little guys. they were both such sweet boys. the new little man was so cooperative and was just so precious. in between feedings/diaper change for him, i got to play with the next michael jordan. big brother has got some serious hoops! it was fun getting to photograph him in is element, with the trains and basketballs and of course his pup! hope you enjoy these pics as much as i do!









the next basketball star....seriously. 


I think this last one might just be my favorite of the day. such a sweet moment!