The 5 cousins….

My sister & I have 5 kids between us and we (or should I say our Mom) decided that we should make an attempt at getting all 5 of them to cooperate for a group picture…..  Now I must rewind to the last time we tried this….  The littlest one was about 18 months and the oldest about 5.  One of my boys would have nothing to do with wearing the matching shirts we tried so hard to find, and the rest were just a bunch of wiggle worms.  To top it off I was just getting started in this whole business and didn’t have proper equipment, blah, blah, blah.  You get the picture!  The only good one we got was of their feet after we lined them up on the deck and gave them freezies!  Yup – that would be the picture on the blog!

I must say, this time went MUCH better.  Funny how a few years experience can help things!  We went out to a great location near here and played hide & seek, climbed in trees & just had fun.  I’m so glad we finally have a few great ones of all 5 of them together….Thanks Mom, for getting us to try again!

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The things you do…when you’re two…

…like drive your cars on your new baby brother!  Oh Christa & Jason, you have your hands full with these two little guys!  I thoroughly enjoyed our session (and visit).  With kids this age, you never really know what you’re going to get.  I had to smile at this first one!  I’ve edited some I really liked.  Hope you find some you love too!

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How I love babies!

I had the pleasure of spending last Saturday afternoon with a great family.  They brought little Macklin – what a serious little man sometimes – and oh so cute!  I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!

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In the snow….

I had the pleasure of spending last Saturday with two great people.  Next time I do a shoot in the snow though, I will be sure to wear snowpants!  After some shots outside we came back to do some inside ones.  I can’t wait for their wedding in August!  Here’s just a peek at a few of my favorites…

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Finally…..

I’ve finally decided it’s time to start a blog!  I’m hoping it will be a place for everyone to check out what I do.  I was looking back at some older shoots and realized that I’d like to share some pictures from those as well as sneak peeks from the new.  It’s so much fun to be able to capture those little moments that mean so much.  You forget so quickly how tiny those little hands and toes are or the expressions between brothers & sisters, mothers & fathers.

I’m having a tough time deciding where to start, but I think I’ll post a few of my own children.  After all, they are one of the big reasons I got started in this fantastic journey!  Many of you have probably seen these before, but I think they really show what kind of kids they are!  The first one is a favorite from quite a while ago…

Last fall we decided to go for a walk and maybe find some new places to take pictures along the way.  The boys were so excited to find the bridge!

Here’s hoping the year ahead brings wonderful things to you all!

Tara

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