Waylon

A few Fridays ago I met up with cute little Waylon and his parents for a fall photo shoot.

Those blue eyes! love them.

Angie is a faithful blog reader and always so encouraging. Thanks for that Angie!

We went and hung out in the alley for a little bit...

Love these two...

Thanks guys!

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Today is a good day. I have lots of work to do, but no shoots. This means that I might just get to stay in my jammies all day long. It also means that I will be crossing lots of things off of my long list of things to do and I love that. Fun times with friends are planned for the weekend, plus two shoots mixed in. Hope you have a great weekend!

I met Pioneer Woman and I have the grainy photos to prove it

I know I have clients out there waiting for their sneak peek, Angie you are next! But I wanted to tell you about how I got to meet Pioneer Woman along with about 400 other people last night and took some really grainy photos to prove it. It was dark in there folks.

I've been reading Pioneer Woman for about two years. Its one of the blogs that I always go back to. Ree is funny, real, a really good writer, and loves photography. She is also an amazing cook and just came out with a cook book. So when my bff Beth called to tell me that she was coming to St. Louis for a book signing I got pretty excited. Beth, her sister Robin and I went together to hear her talk a little and get our books signed. Here is Beth asking PW a question about what kind of cowboy boots she recommends. It was pretty cute...


and brave! When I talk in front of a lot of people my voice gets even higher than it already is so that only dogs can hear the words, and the words seem to come out of my nose instead of my mouth because I stop breathing. So...needless to say I let Beth do the talking.

There is Marlboro Man hanging out in the background. He signed my book too. He was super sweet just like you would think he is.


Then we waited in line for oh...3 hours to get our books signed. Oh well, good talking time. Here is our self portrait...

Man I need to get my eyebrows done.

And then finally it was our turn. She was so nice...


And then as I was leaving she asked if we could be best friends. Ok...thats a lie. But I could see it in her eyes. She did give us free t-shirts! Well, us and everyone else...but whatever. She loved us.

Neil + Annie + little George

A few years ago I photographed Neil and Annie's wedding. It was beautiful, they are a beautiful couple and were so fun to work with.
So when I got an email from Annie a few months back I was excited to hear from her. And even more excited that she wanted to set up a shoot with me and introduce me to the newest member of their family. Meet George.....
Love those eyes!

We played in the park together...

And then tried on his new boots...


Thanks guys! He is adorable!

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You know how you have friends that feel like family? Friends that you know you will laugh with? That love you for who you are? That you can go without seeing for months and when you get back together its like you never left? We spent this weekend with friends like that. And it was really nice.

I'm feeling a little melancholy today. Maybe I'm just missing those friends in that slow moving little town. Or maybe its the fact that I noticed yesterday that almost all of the leaves are off of the trees already. I just love fall and I hate to see it go. So, today we are going to seek out fun, look for the last of the orange leaves, and maybe have some chai. Yes....definitley chai. Have a good Monday!

aaron + sarah + 2 adorable kiddos

Remember last Friday when I had 4 shoots in one day? Well, my first shoot was with a cute family who met up with me bright and early in my neighborhood. Aaron and Sarah and their two adorable kids.
Just look at the eyes on these two!



Oh my gosh....the cutest!
If you are looking for good ideas of what to wear for a family shoot this family really got it right. Layers, accessories, fun color pop... love it!



Just when I thought our shoot was over...she looked at me like this...


I love my job. Thanks guys!

Today...just one shoot and a lot of other work to do and then we are off on a little road trip. Have a great weekend!

matt + katie + sophie

I met up with my friends Matt and Katie and their sweet girl, Sophia, for a shoot on Halloween. I love doing shoots with them. I've had the pleasure of doing a few and its always fun.

They are laid back and fun and well...just a really cute family.I had a vision of Sophie in this chair in a field when planning our shoot and it turned out just how I dreamed it.
my fav....she is so adorable. And that hat!
Thanks guys!

a + m

Once upon a time Allyson was a cute little girl in junior high and I was one of her youth group leaders. I continued to play that role and watched her grow up through high school, and have been blessed to keep in touch with her through her college years. And now....I can't even believe it but she is getting married.

I love those dimples.

I finally got to meet the lucky guy at their engagement session. Mike is so sweet and clearly is in LOVE with Allyson and that makes me very happy.

fav...

I kept thinking..Oh my gosh they are so young! But... Shane and I were just that age when we got hitched.
Love you Allyson! Congrats you two!

the winner....and a tiny baby

Thanks to everybody who left a comment! Its a busy morning around here so rather than wrangling Monkey Pants to pick a name I used random.org to choose the winner. And the winner of one of Jen Hahn's awesome holiday cards is #13.... Angie Bishop! Congrats Angie! Shoot me an email and we will go from there. I love a good giveaway.

To those of you who didn't win you should still head over to Naptime Studio and order your holiday cards from Jen. Such cute designs!

And now for a cute teeny tiny baby. I met little Chase a week or so ago when he came over for his first photo shoot. I love this one of him snuggling with mom...


so tiny...

We tried out a few new props. Love both.


Welcome to the world Chase.