Watching these girls grow…
Chicago 2011 Session 13 - “Happy Ending”
You were beginning to wonder if I would finish, weren’t you?
This is the last of the sessions I did in Chicago this summer. Lucky number 13. Originally I had 16 scheduled but I had a few last minute cancellations for one reason or another, and I ended up with 13. And thirteen ended up being PLENTY. I was worn out after thirteen sessions in four days, but happy.
I saw this family a few years ago when their oldest was only two, I believe, and now she has doubled that age and has a little sister to boot. This happened on a number of my shoots in Chicago - previous toddler clients that now were older but had a new toddler sibling. I turn around for one minute and look what happens. 
What a sweet family, and you know that I think having two girls is just plain awesome. Sister power. There’s nothing like it.
This was quite possibly my favorite sibling picture from Chicago. Totally cracked me up. She didn’t need that other eye anyway, did she?
Thanks so much to all my lovely Chicago clients! It was so wonderful getting to see so many of you again, and I hope that this is something we can do again, and again, and again. Until next time!
Thirty-Three
Thirty-three years I’ve known Red, since kindergarten (I’ll let you do the math on my age). That feels like a long time. Probably because it is a long time. We were raised in a little tiny farm town in Southern Indiana where everyone knows everyone, there are no traffic lights (save the flashing orange light in the middle of “town,”) and there is a church on every corner. It’s like Mayberry, only smaller. There was no Andy or Barney.
Red and I have stayed friends well beyond high school - going on 20 years, actually - and have seen each other through a lot of life’s milestones…college, boyfriends, weddings, children, etc. So you know it is special to me to get to spend time with her every year for their family photo session. And it doesn’t seem to matter how many years go by, it ends up being just like the old days, filled with lots of laughter, reminiscing and stories. It’s pretty darn cool, even for 29-year-olds like us.
Saturday Evening Sneak Peek
Three sweet beauties, a pretty evening and a lot of fun. Happy Saturday.
Little Man
I have the cutest family.
Look at how sweet they are. Couldn’t you just eat the little man up? And look at his hair…I love it. I can’t wait to see how that grows out. Something tells me I am going to be jealous when he has a full head of pretty dark curls. It’s a shame we won’t be able to put bows in it. At least in public.
In the midst…
In the midst of my fall work chaos, I decided I needed a mental diversion, something to let me channel my creative energy on a daily basis when I am up to my eyeballs in editing and staring at the computer for hours on end. Like a lot of people, I’m a Pinterest fan, and I always see so many cool and interesting things on there that I’d love to try but never end up doing. Because, as I mentioned, I am up to my eyeballs in editing. So, with inspiration sparked from Pinterest (but not copied), I decided to make a Halloween wreath for my front door. All my Halloween decorations are currently in the loft in our garage, waiting to be pulled down by my husband when he has a free moment (which are few and far between) so I can throw them around and try to make the house look festive. To be honest, I’m not always the best at doing that. Sometimes I prefer to not decorate at all, but this is disappointing for my girls so I can’t pull that off very often. This year I am feeling the urge to get my scare on though. And I am starting with my new wreath.
It took me a few weeks to get this together, and my oldest daughter helped me out here and there on it as well. It was easy, but time consuming, and cost more than I care to admit. But I love the end result. It’s very sparkly, and I am all about the sparkle. I’m already plotting another wreath for Christmas.
Chicago 2011 Session 12 - “Sisterhood”
Eee! Getting close to being finished with all my Chicago sessions from this past July. How I will miss seeing these faces.
The last evening in Chi-town was partly spent with this gaggle of girlies. Three bright and beautiful sisters that I have seen a few times before. I think they get prettier every year. Mom and Dad are seriously in big trouble in a few years. Invest in a big stick. Or a big dog. Or a big convent.
Cross Continental Chicky
I’d really like to tell you that this mother and daughter flew halfway across the world to have me take their pictures, but that would be stretching the truth. Quite dramatically. But let’s pretend for a moment that you don’t know that, okay?
Actually, they flew halfway across the world to spend time with parents/grandparents, and let me tell you how happy those parents/grandparents were! Little Missy packed her happy girl personality with her and brought it to the session, and she was an absolute doll baby. I can see why grandma and grandpa might be sad to see them head home. Soon this baby girl will be a big sister as well, so lots of excitement in store for their family. Maybe they should fly me to Holland to do the newborn session? Hmmm…have I mentioned that tulips are my favorite flower? ;)
Saturday Evening Sneak Peek
Later in the day I headed out to the farm for our annual bestie-friend family photo adventure shoot. This year we got to add an additional cute family member, which made it even more fun. And silly. There is never a shortage of silliness.
Saturday Morning Sneak Peek
Spent the day in the Louisville/Southern Indiana area Saturday for a couple family and friends shoots. My day started off superbly with my family of cousins. This is the first time I got to meet my newest little baby cousin, and oh my goodness, I could have eaten him up. Ten months of sweet perfection. May have to sneak him home with me sometime when no one is looking…
by Leigh
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