These little girls are the sweetest!

This family, which I totally love, had grandparents and a great-grandma visiting and wanted family portraits. We went to a local park on a perfect summer morning. I always like to do the big group pictures first.

And then - sister pictures!

Oh I love this one. So sweet!

They liked my princess tent!

I miss having little girls! I'm so happy that I could play with these sweeties in the park. Their little bare feet in the grass just seem like summer to me.

If you're interested in more information about a family photography session, my website has lots of info about how I do sessions. Or you can call or email me if you have questions or would just like to chat about it, no pressure.

Birthday portraits for some brothers that warm my heart

I have kids. And they get along pretty well. (Mostly. It's getting better the older they get.) But my kids have always been pretty hands off with each other. (As I type this, I'm remembering a bad streak when they weren't necessarily teeth off all the time... luckily that was brief and long ago.)

These sweet brothers totally warmed my heart with their obvious love for each other.






Love these little guys!






Their mom has them get a birthday portrait every year holding their previous birthday portrait. I love this idea, isn't it sweet?










I loved getting to see them again this year! What darling happy little boys. Thanks to their awesome mom for bringing them!

If your kids need a birthday portrait this year (has it been a few years?), my website has lots of info about how I do sessions. Or you can call or email me if you have questions or would just like to chat about it.

Vintage styled children's photography

A few years ago I did some antique-style portraits for children. I loved them but haven't done too much with these since then, except one really darling little boy. This winter a local mom asked me about antique portraits, and I was thrilled to get all my props back out again.

So, this little girl was hilarious. She started out a little shy, which is very normal by the way. She was not too into the tea party, until...


she realized that the little bunny we were trying to get her to hold would be much funnier to push off her lap. It worked like a charm - funny every time!








The bunny was up on the chair... for now!


She also loved the book of children's poetry. So many fun pictures.








Look out, bunny. Ha!




What a huge pleasure it was to get to play with this darling little girl one morning. I absolutely love it when children start out shy and uncertain but end up in peals of laughter.

If you like the vintage look and are interested in doing this with your children or family, give me a call! I'd love to set up a session. These pictures were done inside, but also I think we could also set up a really neat theme outdoors when it gets nice out again. (I can't wait!)

If you like the idea of a creative theme, but the vintage style is not your thing, I have other creative photography ideas posted here - look through and see if you feel inspired to do something creative with your children! I'd love to work with you.

Brotherly love

Another year is close to wrapping up and I have really enjoyed the photography - looking back I feel like I've enjoyed this year's portraits more than usual. Of course I'm trying to figure out why that might be - maybe it's because I have the absolutely nicest clients. For example, these sweet little guys:


I've loved meeting this guy for photography since he was just turning one year old.


He loves to pose for the camera and I love telling him jokes!


Every year he gets a birthday portrait holding last year's birthday portrait (and so on) - I love this fun idea that his mom does such a great job with.


So we have the super happy-to-pose brother, and then we have the brother who needed a little more time to get comfortable before he was ready to smile - which also honestly feels so good to me because I love it when little people open up. We tried a bunch of fun games, and eventually it all came together with some blocks and jokes from his big brother.


Yay! I never want people to settle for less than the real smiles, so to me it's so rewarding when the silly tricks and games work and really make babies happy!





Thanks so much to their mom, who I really enjoy getting to talk with, for bringing me her sweet boys for portraits! Happy birthdays!

If you're interested in more information about a child or family photography session, my website has lots of info about how I do sessions. Or you can call or email me if you have questions or would just like to chat about it, no pressure.