Whitney turns 1 {Forest Lake Minnesota Child Photographer}

What a fantastic session this turned out to be. The whole family was present, the kids were looking adorable and we had cause to celebrate: Whitney just turned 1! We even ventured outdoors for some pictures and boy, am I glad we did. The sun was gorgeous in the early evening sky, making this family look even more amazing than they are!

Whitney, the birthday girl.  She was born on 1.11.11!  Awesome, huh?

This dress was her mom's at her age.  I adore it.  I just love vintage yumminess.

How precious is this?  Her big bro is holding onto her foot.  LOVE!

And now she's eating it.  He he.

Big bro Grant is always up for some posing!

And Kevin even gave me a smile or two as well!  These boys are handsome!

I love this picture, the light, the subjects, the emotion.  Stunning.

Whitney is daddy's little girl, what a precious photo.

And the purdy family of 5!

And last but not least, the birthday girl in an adorable outfit in some amazing light!

Belly Laughs | Week 2 | A Project 52 by Evoking You

My entry this week for Belly Laughs.

I love this image of my sweet Little Red. She is so goofy when she wants to be and I just adore her freckles and gaps in her teeth! I want to savor this image forever! Go check out the other entries this week!

Mirror | Week 1 | Evoking You | Project 52

I'm participating in a Project 52 through the Evoking You forum and this week's theme is "mirror".   I titled this one, A Note For My Love :)

Go check out the other awesome entries!

Family {Lino Lakes MN Family Photographer}

I normally don't shoot full extended families, but when my neighbor April asked if I would do a session while her family was in town for Christmas, I could hardly turn it down, especially since they are such a loving family. It turned out to be an incredibly beautiful December day here in MN so we ventured outdoors. The sun was shining and it was the perfect morning for a session.

April and her sweet family.

Adorable Elliot.

The whole gang!  3 generations.

Grandma and Grandpa with the grandkiddos.

Uncle and cousins!  Such handsome men!

Sebastian, he's adorable.

Robbie, what a great kid.

Grandma and Grandpa, I just love this shot.  So loving and sweet.  

Cousins. They were getting a bit cold at this point.

And another of the whole clan!

Lily {Lino Lakes MN Child Photographer}

I spent the morning with the most adorable little 2 year old girl.  She was all toddler and oh so sweet. 

So cute!

Wow, stunning!  Her eyes are incredible.

We had to get a few fun shots in for her birthday!  Just had to bribe her a bit with a sucker, but I think they make the shots!  That and her adorableness!

Happy girl! 

We headed outside for some last minute shots and can you believe it's almost December?  It was beautiful out. 

Lily getting some lovin' from mom and dad.  Such a sweet and fun shot!

Sweet Angel Baby Boy {Lino lakes, MN Newborn Photographer}

Meet sweet 7 day old Ronan!  Ronan was a perfect angel for the whole session.  He slept for almost the entire time, a photographer's dream! 

A little world traveler already!

An adorable baby burrito!

Perfection!

Sweet baby tootsers.

Ronan with sweet big sis Vivian.

And the sweet and loving family of 4!  Such a fun and happy family!

Vivian was more interested being behind the camera than getting her pictures taken.  Future photog maybe?

Archer {White Bear Lake MN Baby Photographer}

The weather couldn't have been the complete opposite today from yesterday.  No sun, lots of wind and cool temps.  But, that didn't stop adorable little Archer from being irresistibly cute!  Archer belongs to an old high school friend who I haven't seen in many years, it was great catching up for a bit and meeting her sweet little guy.  Isn't he just adorable?

Ahhh, just look at those eyes!

So sweet!

I love baby feet.

I never could understand why boys are blessed with awesome eyelashes, no fair, that's for sure!

And we had to snap some last minute pics of beautiful mom with her baby boy!  I love this shot.

It was so great to see you both today!