Cade, Gage, & Dane

These three boys happen to be some of my absolute favorite kids. I have known them since the day they were born and we have spent lots of family time together with their family. In early December we headed out in the cold (are you seeing a pattern here???) for a quick Christmas card photo session.

Foster Family

This was another session on a cold, cold December day....but the Foster family braved the cold for some family photos with me. We started at Central to take some Christmas photos and then headed out into the cold for some less formal pictures.

I've shot in this location way too many times....but I love the look the snow gave it!

Royer Family

Sara is one of my closest friends. We also teach together. I was excited when she asked me to take family pictures for her.....especially when she suggested an awesome location. Unfortunately we picked one of the coldest days in December - especially for outdoor photos! Brrr!!





Definitely my favorite!!!

After we did some family photos, we headed to Sara's parents' house to take their annual "cousins" photo for Christmas.

There was a perfect light snow falling, so we headed back outside for a quick Christmasy feeling photo. Love the snowflakes!!

THANKS for such a fun day!! I always miss my family at Christmas and it meant a lot that you let us be a part of your family for a few hours.

Aadi | 18 months

Miss Aadi is another return baby. ....I took her 1 year photos in the summer and recently took photos when she turned 18 months old. Being an "on location" photographer without a studio can be tricky during the cold months, so I was beyond excited when Aadi's Mom suggested a location and contacted them to get the "ok". She picked the library because of Aadi's love of books !

Charley | 1 year old

I first photographed Charley when he was 6 months old and I was so excited when his Mom asked me to take his 1 year photos. I love being asked to photograph babies again as they grow older and to document the milestones in their lives. Charley was so fun to be around and I fell in love with his big brown eyes!!

Season Ender....

Jacob's goal all year has been to make the 7th grade basketball team....and he was so excited when he found out that he made it. He knew that his playing time would be limited, but he was so excited to be a part of the team and was looking forward to the opportunity to improve. Unfortunately, his basketball season ended on Wednesday night. During a drill during practice, another player came down on his ankle, resulting in breaks in 2 different spots on his right ankle.
He got a temporary splint at the ER on Wednesday, and the following day had a hard cast put on at his orthopedic doctor appointment. He has been in a lot of pain and has been pretty down about not being able to play basketball. The last few days have been pretty rough and I'm hoping his pain level starts to improve soon. It's not easy to watch your child suffer and not be able to do anything about it.

Please keep Jacob in your thoughts and prayers. He has another ortho appointment on Wednesday to get more x-rays. At that point we will find out if he has to have surgery or not. He is trying to deal with the pain as well as low energy and the "why me" questions. He knows this is going to be a slow recovery process and I'm hoping he can remain patient and try to keep a positive attitude.



Showing off his "get well gifts" - a new VW basketball sweatshirt from Coach Froelich and Coach Bagley and a bell (to call me when he needs me) from Grandpa Covey. I'm a fan of the sweatshirt....not so sure about the bell though!

Showing off signatures from his 7th grade basketball team and other family and friends...

Suzuki Family

The Suzuki family is one of my favorite families to photograph (and yes...they are related to the family in the previous post. Ty and Matt are brothers). I have been taking photos of Meah since she was teeny-tiny and then started taking photos of her baby brother, Cohen when he was born last fall. I always have so much fun taking pictures of them...and this time was no different. Tami suggested we take photos at the farm where her dad grew up. I instantly fell in love with the location and all the fun spots we could use. The temperature was a little colder than we would have liked...but after rescheduling twice (once for a tornado warning!!), we toughed it out and got some great photos!!



I love taking photos of Meah. She has the best little personality and is always dressed too cute! She talks a mile a minute and always has lots to share with me!

Cohen has grown so much since our session last spring. He did a great job considering how cold it was!

This photo reminds me of one I took of Meah when she was about this age.

This "pose" was all Meah's idea....and I LOVE how it turned out!

Suzuki Family

I have photographed the Suzuki kids a couple times, but this time I got to take photos of the whole family. Cindy asked if I would be willing to meet at their home in Rockford and then drive to a covered bridge in Indiana. Of course I said yes!! I love when clients suggest locations - especially awesome ones like this covered bridge. We had to reschedule due to nasty weather and a tornado warning - but we finally got a beautiful fall evening for our session!


They have 3 kids - Taylor, Ian and Kade. They were so much fun ....which made my job pretty easy!