Adria

Recently, little Miss Adria came in for her Birthday Club session.  Along with her, she brought her doll, Meredith.  So adorable!

My Girls

While taking portraits in Lincoln's Sunken Gardens for my brother's family, I couldn't resist capturing my own two adorable girlies while I was there.  It was a warm evening, but my girls were ready to ham it up for the camera (which is so unusual!).  I was so happy they willingly cooperated.

Kaelyn {One Year Old}

 Hard to believe this little peanut is one already!  It seems like only a short time ago she was sweetly smiling in her sleep during her newborn session.  It is crazy how time flies!

Maryann, Lilly, Sebastian, & Sterling {Cousins}

Check out this adorable quartet!  I've had the pleasure of photographing Maryann and Lilly since they were babies, and I was excited to have them back in the studio along with their handsome twin cousins, Sebastian and Sterling.  Such a gorgeous group of kiddos!

Lilly {Four Years Old}

Lilly came into the studio recently for her birthday club session.  She was so excited to do a Vanelope Von Schweetz styled session and, I have to say, it was so much fun to do!   Lilly had a great time getting all dressed up as Vanelope.  I love how her portraits turned out.  Seriously, so cute!

Emma {4 Years Old}

 

 
This little ray of sunshine is the adorable Miss Emma.  I recently headed to Dubuque to capture her portraits.  She was such a good little model, the most cooperative four year old I've ever posed.  She loved getting dressed up for the pictures and was a little disappointed when we were done with the session.  So cute!  

Carter {Super Hero!}

Carter recently came in for his Birthday Club session.  It took him a little while to warm up, but once he did I think we got some amazingly adorable portraits of him as Spider-Man, Batman, and Super Man/Clark Kent.  I have to say the Superman/Clark Kent ones melt my heart.  Love, love, love them!  So cute!  How can you not love an adorable little guy in glasses and a tie, ready to save the world?!

Ava {Two Years Old}

Ava is two!  She came into the studio at the beginning of October for her portrait session and was quite the ball of energy.  Ava wasn't too keen on sitting for her session, but I think we got some fantastic shots of her despite how wiggly she was.  I adore the photos of her on our new gray vintage chair.  You can tell she is full of personality!

Garrett {18 Months}

Garrett and his big brother, Tanner, came into the studio recently for Garrett's 18 month session.  He was not at all interested in smiling for the camera or sitting still until I pulled out our little rocking chair.  He loved it as you can tell from his big smile in the picture above!  Too adorable! 

Carter & Adria

 Recently, I met up in Iowa City with the adorable duo that is Carter and his little sis, Adria.  Seriously, these to are the definition of cute.  Our location of choice for the evening was the Iowa City Dog Park.  Sounds a little odd I'm sure, but the grassy field next to the dog park is a location I adore, beautiful tall grasses mixed with wildflowers, love it!  

The Hatter's Tea

Last week, I head to Foster Woods to photograph this adorable Mad Hatter themed tea party.  In attendance were Alice, the Doormouse, the March Hare, and of course the Mad Hatter.  The girls had a ton of fun dressing up and enjoying tea and cupcakes.  I love how the photos turned out, so bright and sweet.

Cassidy's Crochet Creations

This past winter, Cassidy from Cassidy's Crochet Creations was so kind to make these BEAUTIFUL, warm winter creations for my girls.  As soon as they saw them, my girls fell instantly in love.  In fact, it was hard for me to even get them to take them off to sleep!  They are super soft and warm.  The colors are gorgeous.  Seriously, it doesn't get any better.  To see more of Cassidy's Crochet Creations check them out on their Facebook page.

Allie {One Year Old}

A few weeks ago, little Miss Allie once again graced my studio with her adorable-ness.  I last photographed her when she was just a tiny peanut.  Now she's up and moving.  My how she's grown!  I love her big blue eyes and her big smile.  She did such a great job getting her photos taken, quite a little model!  I look forward to the next time she's in the studio, seeing how much she has grown again.

Laurelin & Gabrielle {My Little Girls}

Every once and a while, I'm able to convince my girls to do a session.  They have grown up with the camera around and tire of it rather quickly.  But at the end of July, I was able to get them to put on their pretty new dresses and head out to Foster Woods for some portraits.  I am so glad we did!  The photo of them snuggled together laughing absolutely melts my heart.  They did so wonderfully and I am so happy to hang these photos on my wall!

Sophie {One Year Old}

Sweet little Sophie graced my studio this June for her first birthday portrait session. She was an absolute doll. I loved working with her. She was definitely a mover though and didn't stay still for very long. Still, I think we ended up with some adorable images!

Garrett {3 Months}

Hard to believe three months have passed since Garrett's newborn session. It is just amazing how quickly he's growing. He is such a smiley, happy little guy. He did so well during his session. I loved working with him. So adorable!