This is one of my favorite families!  I love getting together with these guys and watching C grow!  This was the 5th time I've photographed them and it just gets easier and easier.  C has always been a looker, but he seems to get more and more handsome every time I see him.

Happy Birthday little buddy!

I photographed L when she was much younger and now she's walking all over the place and trying to be as independent as she can!  We started off in her room and I love the way light pink walls reflect light into little faces.  Beautiful

We called these her "jazz hands" which is how she held them every time she walked around.  So cute!

Happy birthday!

You may remember this family from Kelly's maternity session, and Sloan's newborn and 9 month session.  It was such a blast to get together with them all!

Sloan is such a sweetie and sure loves his mama!

I about died when I saw these shoes.  Love them.

Sloan looks adorable and Aidan is cracking me up in this one!

Aidan is such a sweet big brother.  He was very cooperative every time we did a brothers shot!

Looks like this crack me up and then I usually get a more natural "normal" smile after they pull a face like this!

I'm pretty sure this is the kind of play that most dads do with their sons.

These next three are hilarious. This kid changed his expression so quickly over just a few seconds.  The first is my favorite!

 I had a great time!  Can't wait until I see you again .

It's crazy to think that the crazy holiday season is sneaking up on us!  I know most people probably haven't even started thinking about it yet!  If you're interested in doing a session for Christmas cards or gifts the deadline for the session is November 3rd.  The deadline for orders (Christmas cards or prints for gifts) for Christmas is December 5th (book orders will need to be in by Thanksgiving).  If you're interested in gifts for another holiday please contact me.

And because no post is complete without a picture, here are a couple of shots of my cousin's cute kids!

Seriously?  Cutest. Picture. Ever.

I got to meet up with the Ramirez family not too long ago and photograph a couple of darling little boys!  "E" here is 5 months and soooo chubby.   Love it!

Big brother "A" had to warm up to the idea of taking pictures, but he sure didn't complain when we started a round of swinging!  He has the most adorable smile!

See?  Isn't he adorable?  And those curls...oh how I love dark curls.

The boy who made me an aunt 10 years ago hit the double digits today!  I have so many memories of this guy.  The first time I ever felt him kick (in-utero, of course), my sister leaned over me while we were sharing a bed and he kicked me in the bum!  When he was born I went around telling all my friends in high school that I was an aunt.  I couldn't have been happier and he couldn't have been more perfect.  I even vividly remember taking care of him overnight when he was around 6 months old; I woke up frequently to make sure he was still sleeping on his back and breathing!

Cade, I can't believe you're growing up so fast.  You're the coolest 10-year-old I know (and the sweetest, best at sports, and most definitely the most handsome).  Happy Birthday!!!

I photographed my oldest sister's family back in October in Minnesota and not even the rest of my family ever saw these pics!  Here ya go, family.

We got this little stool for this shoot and I'm so glad we did!  Max thought he couldn't get off it since his feet didn't touch the ground, so it was the only way to get pictures of him by himself.

At the time, this Buzz Lightyear doll was his favorite thing in the world.

Swords are his other favorite thing (and don't even get him started on basketball).

Ty is getting so big.  I'm going to be in complete denial when he starts dating (which will hopefully be when he's 25 as he's totally oblivious to girls at the moment).  I wish I had pictures of him as a baby online, but that was back when I shot all film!

Doesn't Tessa look sweet?  Don't let her fool you .

Dang, the kids in my family have some blue eyes!!

I got to spend Christmas in Minnesota building snow tunnels and it looked a bit different than it did in October .  I officially love Minnesota and can't wait to go back!

Photographing young siblings can be such an adventure!  Neel and Tara gave me a workout, but it sure beats a treadmill!

When you have an older sibling around 3 and a younger one around 1 1/2, the older one frequently is very accommodating to mom and dad's request to put his/her arm around the younger one.  It may start like this...

But it always ends like this (usually in mere seconds)!  Those little ones are so independent and not always so excited about the excess love and restriction they're receiving.

I'm pretty sure this is when I'm telling him if he looks hard enough he'll find Thomas the Train inside my camera.

It was such a fun afternoon that I hear Neel keeps asking when "Aunt Kelli" will come over to play .  That just melts me!

I hope you have/had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  I'm so grateful I get to spend the week with these little monkeys.