Kelli Nicole Photography - Houston Photographer » Family Portraits http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog Newborn, Baby, Modest Maternity, Wedding, Family Photography Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:56:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3512 Kendra & Hadley – Minneapolis http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2010/02/11/kendra-hadley-minneapolis/ http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2010/02/11/kendra-hadley-minneapolis/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:40:23 +0000 Kelli Nicole http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/?p=1247 It's official, I LOVE Minneapolis!  I have more pictures to post from my trip, but first I did this photo shoot with this cute girl and her mama, who drove down from North Dakota!  Kendra (along with some friends) runs a photography business in Fargo and I'm so flattered that she made the drive down to do some pictures!  Of course, she did get to see her sisters while she was there as well (and they helped choose the location, thanks!).  During my time with them I found out that Kendra has 3 sisters and 1 brother.  So, in order - 2 girls, then a boy, then identical twin girls.  That is MY family!  So funny.

Kendra's sisters gave us a general location for a shoot, basically a cool area of Minneapolis, and I searched for it on google maps and then did street view.  I instantly found this amazing multi-colored wall.  I may have to make another trip in the summer just to discover more spots like this!

I think this first one of Hadley looks so sweet.  You can see the snow that was falling on us!

Isn't it awesome?!  I want one.  Some building owner in Houston please do this.

Kendra managed to get this 12-month pettiskirt on Hadley's 2-yr-old body (thank you elastic).  Doesn't it make you want to go buy one for your little girl??  I love her shoes and the gray shirt!

Drove to another spot that I happened to spot during the drive.  Good thing I wore my rain boots as the snow was very deep and I was in the midst of it!  I tried to clear a spot for the two, but Hadley kept complaining about her feet being cold if she was set down.  So strange...:)

I did these all in the airport or on the plane today!  There are tons more, but I couldn't wait to get a few up :) .

]]> http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2010/02/11/kendra-hadley-minneapolis/feed/ 4 W Family http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2010/02/01/w-family/ http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2010/02/01/w-family/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:08:10 +0000 Kelli Nicole http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/?p=1220 When I was in California in October (I know, this is a long time coming), I was buying some jewelry from Leisa (check it out here, I LOVE her stuff) and she asked if I did trades.  Absolutely I do!  I got to get way more jewelry than I was planning on :) and she got a photo shoot of her adorable family.  It happened to be a really rainy week and we had to cancel on the day we planned for, but last minute Leisa was able to pull together everything for the shoot on another day.  Her husband was at work and happened to be wearing that shirt (which has orange stripes) so she planned their outfits around it and I can't believe how cute it turned out (well, I can, since she is so darn crafty).

They ordered this one for their home, I know it will look awesome!

I think this one is soooo darling.  I LOVE pictures of my older siblings holding me when I was a baby (though unless my name is written on the back it becomes a guessing game of which twin is it).

This little guy was right around 6 months and couldn't be happier!

Chances are, if you ever see me wearing jewelry, it came from her.  Thanks again!

]]> http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2010/02/01/w-family/feed/ 5 The J Family http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2010/01/22/the-j-family/ http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2010/01/22/the-j-family/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:00:02 +0000 Kelli Nicole http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/?p=1201 I photographed this beautiful family when I visited North Carolina last year and I was lucky enough to do it again this year!  The whole shoot was a breeze and it was so much fun!  We wandered around downtown Wilmington and discovered some really great spots.  I LOVE the way their outfits all came together.  The girls had such cute outfits that matched some of our locations perfectly!  Little miss "S" here was a perfect model the entire time.

Despite the general aversion most people have toward clowns, I think this next shot went better than expected.  This comedic fellow jumped into one of our pictures, though I only got two shots before "S" decided this was much too close for comfort!  After sufficiently frightening the children, he pulled a peanut out of my ear and made a blonde joke. 

"R" is such a great big sister!

These girls love their daddy!

This may have been my favorite part :) .  We stopped for hot cocoa (and a cinnamon bun for the girls) and I placed them next to the window for some lovely window-light.  They didn't even notice me.

This shot with the whipped cream makes me want some right now!

A little clothing change and some sugar in them and then the magic happens!

We got a lot of dancing, giggles, and all-around-craziness.  It was perfect.

Sugarrrr!

Thanks for the fun day!

]]> http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2010/01/22/the-j-family/feed/ 4 Downtown SLC family! http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/11/20/downtown-slc-family/ http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/11/20/downtown-slc-family/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:05:00 +0000 Kelli Nicole http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/11/20/downtown-slc-family/ Had such fun with this family going downtown in SLC! I absolutely loved their sense of style and the colors they put together!





The next two are two of my favorites!!







]]> http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/11/20/downtown-slc-family/feed/ 3 Laura and her kiddos http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/11/19/laura-and-her-kiddos/ http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/11/19/laura-and-her-kiddos/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:34:00 +0000 Kelli Nicole http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/11/19/laura-and-her-kiddos/ A few of my favorite pictures from one of my amazing repeat families! I so much love to watch the kids grow up :) . I couldn't believe how long and blonde little Kate's hair had gotten. So amazing that they all have different hair color too!







]]> http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/11/19/laura-and-her-kiddos/feed/ 4 Scott, Liz, and Will http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/09/29/scott-liz-and-will/ http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/09/29/scott-liz-and-will/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:03:00 +0000 Kelli Nicole http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/09/29/scott-liz-and-will/ I knew Liz when we were in high school in the bay area (she was a year ahead of me and at my rival school). I was super delighted to hear last year that she was expecting a baby and it was so great to finally meet her family! Their little boy is SO darling I could barely stand it. Despite the unexpected chilly/misty/windy weather that we often find in San Francisco in the summer he was perfect the whole time.


Aren't they the cutest family?!? Liz and Scott's first date was a double with his parents, lol.




A quick stop at Kara's Cupcakes to warm up also proved to be a great place for pictures!









What do dads do best?? Play! We almost always gets some real fun smiles when dad goofs off.

]]> http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/09/29/scott-liz-and-will/feed/ 7 Linnea and Mark engaged! http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/08/02/linnea-and-mark-engaged/ http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/08/02/linnea-and-mark-engaged/#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:36:00 +0000 Kelli Nicole http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/08/02/linnea-and-mark-engaged/ I got to go into San Francisco with Linnea and Mark (and their adorable 4-year-old twins) to do a few engagements for them! I love doing shoots in big cities because there's SO much variety. I did several shoots this week in the city and they're all different.

I was doing this first picture of Linnea and Mark when the twins just jumped into the picture, lol! They are so adorable!


Mark used to play for the Giants, how cool is that?! His name is on this plaque in McCovey Park, right outside of AT&T Park.








After pictures I got to go down on the field and take some pictures! It was so much fun. Congratulations! Thanks so much for the fun afternoon!

]]> http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/08/02/linnea-and-mark-engaged/feed/ 4 Toolson family http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/06/10/toolson-family/ http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/06/10/toolson-family/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:12:00 +0000 Kelli Nicole http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/06/10/toolson-family/ The day after Andrew & Carrie's wedding I photographed the groom's side of the family while they were all still together! They're one of the most beautiful families I've ever known!














Keep an eye out in Pottery Barn kids for this one :)


After successfully ignoring and pushing away his sister this little guy suddenly lurched at her and threw that chubby little arm around her neck. Adorable.

]]> http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/06/10/toolson-family/feed/ 6 More of my family http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/05/27/more-of-my-family/ http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/05/27/more-of-my-family/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 03:31:00 +0000 Kelli Nicole http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/05/27/more-of-my-family/ Ran across these today...from about forever ago. I suppose I forgot about them, but I loved some of these so much I wanted to share (plus it's easy to blog when you suddenly come across several already edited pictures)!










]]> http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/05/27/more-of-my-family/feed/ 6 Max http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/05/04/max/ http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/05/04/max/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 00:34:00 +0000 Kelli Nicole http://www.kellinicolephotography.com/blog/2009/05/04/max/ Here are a few pictures of the little guy as soon as he came home from the hospital at 2 days old! He weighed in at about 5 lbs 12 oz. He was born on April 24, so now he's 10 days old! Can't wait to see him again.


Daddy with the new big sis while Max took a nursing break.

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