Category Archives: babies & children

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baby grady

Amidst my fall ’08 weddings, my dear friend (and often wedding assistant), Heidi, had her sweet baby boy, Grady, and I squeezed in a little time one morning to take a few pictures of him. He is such a cutie pie and much bigger now since these were taken last October when he was only […]

happy new year everyone!

I have been extremely blessed to work with wonderful couples and families in 2008. I’ve shared with them as they joined their lives, celebrated an engagement, welcomed a baby (or babies in the case of my cousin who had twins), adopted a child, prepared for high school graduation. It’s the stories that mean so much […]

Pieter, Max and Ellie | saint joseph michigan children photographer

In November, I met up with these amazing kids at Kiwanis Park in Saint Joseph. The pictures were a surprise for their dad for Christmas, so I’ve been holding off posting anything until after the holidays just in case. I LOVED hanging out with these guys and just following them around for an hour or […]

the hill family slideshow

more fun with the Hill family. enjoy the show. 😉 requires high speed internet for best viewing.

the crump family slideshow

Had such a fun time with the Crump family. We were so blessed to have the rain stop during our session so we could shoot some outdoor pictures at the park. Here’s a little slideshow with some more of the photos. Enjoy! best viewed with high speed internet

the crump family | byron center family photographer

Our photo session didn’t start off how we had hoped. It was raining off and on all day but it was our only chance to photograph the whole family together, so we decided to make it an indoor shoot. Not ideal since I do mostly outdoor natural light sessions, but we made it work. Then […]

baby derek

I shared some pictures a couple months ago from Rachel’s baby shower and on Tuesday I was finally able to meet baby Derek, who is almost two months old already. Rachel and Kelle (one of my very best friends in the entire world) came over to my parents house to visit and I snapped a […]

baby grayer • slideshow

My gosh, I just want to gobble this little guy up. He’s so precious. Here’s a slideshow with some more of Grayer’s pictures. 🙂

the melzers • families | naperville family photographer

While in Naperville, Illinois visiting with old family friends this weekend, I was so excited to meet up with my friend Heather and her family at the nearby Riverwalk. She has such a beautiful little family and we had fun walking around together taking pictures here and there. Heather, I know you’re dying to see […]

grayer • babies

Mom and I went to visit Amanda on Monday. Our families have been friends for years and I even photographed Amanda’s wedding a couple years ago. We just had to meet her new baby, Grayer. He is soooo cute with those big handsome eyes. 😉 He makes the sweetest little faces. I kept thinking I […]