Laurelin and Gabrielle {My Girls}

Last weekend, we headed to Decorah to celebrate family day with my husbands Army Reserves unit.  While we were there I took a large group portrait for the unit.  Since I had my camera with me and Decorah is full of GORGEOUS location, I decided to take my girls out for some quick portraits.

The Frey Family

The weekend after Thanksgiving, I met up with some of my dearest friends for their family portrait session.  Since the weather was quite chilly we wanted a nice indoor location, so we selected the Coralville Marriott.  If you remember their portrait session last year (you can see the blog post here), we chose the Marriott as their portrait setting last year too.  Not wanting to duplicate the session we did last year, I tried to take a fresh approach and use new locations within the hotel itself.  I think the portraits turned out great!

The Nash Family

Meet the Nash family.  They were amazing enough to brave the heat a few weeks ago for their family session in Iowa City.  For the session, we headed to the Iowa City Dog Park.  Sounds strange, I know.  But I love the Iowa River Power Restaurant bridge and the grassy field near the dog park.  They make great locations for portraits. 

Allie & Andie

It's been a while since I'd had the pleasure of photographing Allie, so I was excited when her parents scheduled a mini session for her and her newborn sister, Andie.  The weather was windy and chilly despite the bright sunshine, but both girls did a great job.  I have to admit it, I love willow trees.  I them they are beautiful and are wonderful backgrounds for portraits.  The willow tree in City Park was filled with beautiful bright green buds and was a lovely setting for the session.  I love the colors in the girls' outfits.  So simple and fun.  They really make Allie's blue eyes stand out stunningly. 

Laurelin & Gabrielle {Snow Session}

I loved photographing the fun, though chilly, "Frozen" session I did with my youngest.  So, I decided since the snow as falling again, I'd take both my girls out behind our house for a fun session in the snow.  This was again, another very brief shoot.  We were outside probably eight minutes tops, but I adore how the photos turned out.  I think the girls had fun too.  There were quite a few silly giggles shared during the session.