I love this FAMILY!

This family ROCKS! I loved them all! They are very energetic and just some of the sweetest people. We had scheduled the shoot to be in the beautiful outdoors, but it was FREEZING COLD; so we improvised and did almost the entire session inside Aunt Gwen's house. This session was a ton of fun! Here are some of my person favorites:

The girls...how sweet!

This is one of my top three favorite photos from this shoot.

Grandpa: This is the spunkiest man I think I have ever meet.

Aunt Gwen with all her nieces and nephews in the background.

Ashley is one of my best friends, here she is with her hubby Kyle, I love Kyle, too. She is due in August with their first child.

This little guy was sooo cute.

This is Bryan and his mom. Bryan is going to be going to Iraq here in the next month or two. Please be keeping him and his family in your prayers!

What a sweet family.

Mary Jo with all her "kids."

Shot Party

Kelly Manno set up a "Shot Party" this month that was an absolute blast! About 19 photographers from the surrounding STL area got together and photographed a model and a married couple. Here are some of the pictures from that evening.

We split into two groups...here is Tony and my group. We looked like the paparetzzi. While we were shooting a couple stopped us and was like, "Who is that?" LOL

Here is our first model, Laura, she was such a natural model...she just did everything modelesque.

And here is our married couple, Jeff and Tasha, they were soooo much fun to work with, too.

This was my favorite shot of the night.

As promised, more pictures of Caroline!

Here are some of my favs of Katy's birth and Caroline's Day After Session.:

Bruce's reaction to Caroline is priceless! He was the MOST excited dad I have had the pleasure of photographing.

Katy's first glances of Caroline.

I love this picture because of the perspective!

Dad's first touch.


(Nothing need be said...)

Caroline likes being in her daddy's arms.

Katy and Bruce, CONGRATS! Your daughter is beautiful and healthy...what a blessing!

LOGOS!

Tony and I just had logos made! We went through Cara McKinlay's Sweet Shot Graphics. Cara did a great job...she was easy to work with and flexible.

All you photographers; she can help you with your website, blog, business cards, logos, etc. All you brides; she can help you with invitations, programs, direction cards, etc. Check her website out and let me know what you think of our hot new logos!

P.S. I just really LOVE pink!!!

Birth Story Teaser

Please join in welcoming little Miss Caroline. She was born last Friday evening to proud parents Katy and Bruce.

This is just a teaser...one pictures...I know, mean, right??!?!!? I try to get all my birth story package clients their DVDs within ONE WEEKS of the day after shoot, so I am busy editing but will post more pictures after I am done.

Skylar and Patricia's Pregnancy Shoot

I used to teach fourth grade at WCCS and one of my closest buddies there was Susan Nelson, an incredible middle school teacher. Well, Susan's eldest daughter is Patricia who I actually met on a college church trip to MI...again, what small world.

I showed up to shoot her pregnancy shoot at her house because she was on bed rest for a few weeks and we did not want the maternity shoot to turn into a birth session. And thankfully, it did not. She did deliver though this past Friday to Mia...CONGRATS Skylar, Patricia, and entire family!

This is my favorite one...they look like professional models!

Marc and Katie

Katie and I played volleyball at Concord Sports Club when we were like in 6th grade. Then, we went to high school; and played volleyball together at WCA...and now, I am their wedding photographer. SMALL WORLD! LOL! (Oh, and to make life a little smaller, Marc teaches at the school my mom works at and my brother goes to school...we are connected in a lot of ways!)

We went on their engagement shoot at Queeny Park. I had been looking forward to this shoot because Katie has this amazing and contagious personalilty. Marc and Katie had a GREAT shoot...it was a blast...see what you think:

I just love her expression here.

This is my favorite shot.

Katie's ring is HUGE and just beautiful! (Good pick Marc!)

The end.