I am so glad that I met Tori a year ago! She is an incredible photographer, and I seriously LOVE getting to second shoot with her at weddings! I was thrilled to get to photograph her beautiful family today! It was cold, but they did great, and there was even an awesome snowball fight at the end! Enjoy their sneak peek!
I finished off my last fall family photo shoot today, and it was so so wonderful! I know I have said it a million times, but I feel incredibly blessed to get to meet such wonderful families! I have the best clients ever! This family, my goodness, so adorable, and incredibly sweet!!! Enjoy the Douglas family sneak peek!
There is just something about a baby bump, gets me every time! I LOVED getting to spend the evening with the beautiful, fun, loving Hoffman family! Enjoy their family/maternity sneak peek!
This little peanut spent the first 6 weeks of his life in the NICU, and he is the most adorable little thing ever!!! I just loved getting to meet Parker and his wonderful, loving parents! Enjoy his newborn sneak peek!
This engagement session was SO special to me! My little brother Joe finally popped the question to his WONDERFUL girlfriend Rachel! We are SO thrilled to have her in the family!!! Joe is an incredible pilot, and he proposed to Rachel in the airplane! It was amazing! So of course we had to do their engagement session in front of the plane! Enjoy their engagement sneak peek!!!
I loved getting to spend the evening with the Garden family! It was so much fun!!! Enjoy their fall sneak peek!
Another session with a beautiful family! Enjoy the Stelzer family sneak peek! Enjoy!
"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." - Elizabeth Stone
What a joy it is to photograph precious new babies! Enjoy a little sneak peek of Grace Suzanne and her adoring siblings!
This family is always laughing and having a great time, and I had so much fun hanging out with them yesterday! Here is the Wilkinson's fall family sneak peek! Enjoy!
It was such a treat getting to spend the morning with this wonderful family! These cousins have a blast together, and I swear they could all be in a magazine! Enjoy the Burgett Family sneak peek!
Enjoy the beautiful Millen family's sneak peek!!
These boys.... oh.my.goodness. The cuteness is unreal! I loved getting to spend the evening with Jake and Ty! We had so much fun!!! Lots of giggles! Enjoy their sneak peek!!!
Another gorgeous evening spent with an adorable family!Enjoy the Stallman Fall sneak peek!
75 degrees on November 2nd? Amazing. 75 degrees on November 2 nd and a session with an incredible family?!? PERFECT. Loved getting to spend this gorgeous evening with the wonderful, Harrel family! Enjoy their sneak peek!
​I prayed and prayed for my son Micah to have great friends in kindergarten and God blessed me beyond belief with this WONDERFUL family!! Brayden is Micah's buddy, and I LOVE Tiffany so much! It was such a blast getting to do their family photos this year! Enjoy their fall sneak peek!!
Prepare yourself for the CUTEST kids EVER! I loved getting to spend Halloween morning with this amazing family! I am in love with these photos! Enjoy the Desmet Family sneak peek!
The weather was so uncertain tonight, but thankfully, the wind died down and the rain held off just long enough to do some fun family photos! How sweet is this family??! Enjoy the Spanjer Fall Family sneak peek !
Listening to Lydia telling sweet Judah how much they love him was the sweetest thing. He is a happy little guy! It was so fun getting to spend this gorgeous evening with the wonderful Kohrs Family! Enjoy their sneak peek!
This family was SUCH a blast to work with! I had so much fun! Enjoy the Simmonds Family sneak peek!
Ok, prepare yourself for cuteness overload... this family. So. stinking.adorable. Wonderful inside and out! Enjoy the Almquist Fall sneak peek!
​ I cannot say it enough, but I LOVE when my clients interact with each other during a shoot! It makes for my FAVORITE images! The wonderful Sualy family always has a ton of fun, and it was so much fun getting to spend this gorgeous fall evening downtown! Here is their fall sneak peek! Enjoy!
Getting to spend this evening with the Feyerherm family was wonderful! I love sweet Eva and her smile! Enjoy their fall family sneak peek!!!
It was so great meeting Elizabeth and Rich in our journey group at church! I LOVED getting to spend the morning with their ADORABLE son Cooper! I mean... his smile... melts my heart! Enjoy his sneak peek!
It was 80 degrees today... and it is OCTOBER 20th..... I am so happy I got to spend this gorgeous evening with a very very fun family! Enjoy the Bene sneak peek!
I feel so blessed that I get to meet so many amazing families! I LOVED getting to work with this wonderful family! The kids were all INCREDIBLY great, and I just love how sweet these cousins are to each other! Enjoy the Lamberty Family sneak peek!
This family is the SWEETEST family ever! I loved getting to shoot their photos last year and now this fall! These girls have THE most beautiful eyes! It was so fun getting to do a 4 generation photo as well! Enjoy their family sneak peek!
With all of the fall photos lately, I haven't had any chances to snuggle some babies, but I got my chance today! Loved getting to spend the afternoon with this little peanut! Wesson, you are the MOST amazing baby! Slept the ENTIRE time and was a dream! Oh and he has some pretty awesome siblings as well! :) Enjoy his newborn sneak peek!
I was SO nervous when Cagney asked me last year to do her wedding, but man I am so glad I said yes! This was the most beautiful wedding, with two people who love each other SO SO much! It was all outdoor, and the weather was INCREDIBLE! Enjoy a little sneak peek from their day today! Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Tipton!!!
​The Leeper family invited me to their GORGEOUS home out in West Point Nebraska! It was SO SO gorgeous I wish I could shoot in locations like that every day! It was so much fun, full of laughter! Enjoy their sneak peek!!!
Another gorgeous fall evening here in Nebraska! I loved getting to spend it with the wonderful Foster family! Enjoy their sneak peek!!!
I love getting to work with these two on the worship team at Christ Community, and it was SO much fun getting to photograph their maternity session this evening! These two are incredibly adorable, and SO fun to be around! I had a really hard time narrowing these down! Enjoy their sneak peek!
I cannot say enough about his family. I love them to pieces! It was so much fun getting to spend the evening with them on Sunday. Enjoy their sneak peek!
I always love meeting fellow Vikings fans, and this afternoon I got to photograph some! :) I loved getting to spend this afternoon with the wonderful Lucht family! The love in this family, is so so beautiful! Enjoy their sneak peek!!
This year getting to shoot weddings was something I never thought I would do! But it has brought me to meeting the most wonderful couples and getting to experience that special day with them! It is such an honor, and I have loved every minute! Last night I got enjoy the most wonderful country wedding at Matt and Karissa's beautiful home! Enjoy the same day previews I showed at the wedding!
I know I say this pretty much every time I post, but I seriously just have the BEST clients ever! I loved getting meet the entire Petersen family yesterday!! Enjoy their sneak peek!!!
​There were so many moments from the Brugler wedding yesterday that were so incredibly special. The day was beautiful. The love these two share is something so special. The way Zac looks at Katie.... and the way she looks at him. You can see the love they share! I feel SO incredibly blessed that I got to photograph their day! Here is their sneak peek!
The rain cleared, the clouds parted and we were able to have a BEAUTIFUL evening for some photos! Love this sweet family! I also cannot get enough of their furry new addition Ted! What a sweet little guy!!! Enjoy their sneak peek!!!
I met Sarah last year in MOPS, and I LOVED getting to photograph Casey's one year photos. Tonight I got to photograph her entire beautiful family! Oh my goodness... this session... we had THE most beautiful light! And I am So happy with how these turned out! Be prepared for some MAJOR cuteness, and BEAUTIFUL blue eyes!!! :) Enjoy the Terry family sneak peek!!!
I swear to you, I have the MOST wonderful, beautiful clients EVER, and this family was no exception!! Once again, I had the joy of spending this beautiful fall evening with the Batchelder Family. They were SO wonderful!! Enjoy their sneak peek!!!
​This evening. I just cannot even begin to tell you how amazing it was!!! Fall is here, and I am SOO excited to share with you one of my first Family sessions for fall!! The Boone family was so wonderful! Cadence' smile... oh man that girl, she has such a beautiful smile! I cannot get over it!!!! Please enjoy their sneak peek!
I felt so honored that the Holcombs chose to use me as their newborn photographer! It was so much fun! I have never photographed multiples until today! McKinley, Keeley, and Reid. And of course we can't forget their big brother Lincoln! They did an amazing job. Here is their sneak peek!!
*Shout out to my wonderful friend Kristin Polkin (Kristin Polking Photography) for helping me today!! You are the best!!!
My wonderful friend Renee wanted to do a fun little photoshoot with her daughter Penny. Penny loves her baby dolls, and she is the sweetest little mommy to them! I had so much fun doing this shoot! The are both SO beautiful! Enjoy their sneak peek!!!
Once again, this sweet family was so much fun to be with! I just loved getting to snuggle Landry! She was SO great! Check out her newborn sneak peek!!
I love all of the families that I get to photograph! But I have to say.. I left this session with a huge smile on my face! This family loves to be together and it shows! I feel so incredibly blessed that I got to meet this family! We had so much fun! Chris and Bonnie are celebrating 45 years of marriage this year, and they have really done something right! Enjoy the Brabec sneak peek!
This morning I got to meet Landry. She was born just yesterday morning, and she is the sweetest! She has a full head of black hair and is SUCH a doll!! She is so incredibly loved, with wonderful parents, and adoring sisters! Loved meeting this sweet family, and I cannot WAIT to do Landry's newborn photos!
I am so happy that I got to meet this family last fall! I have had the joy of getting to do family photos for them, and then newborn photos for their sweet little Emma! And now Emma is 6 months and Hailey is 2!! I love this family, they are SO wonderful to work with! Enjoy their family preview!
The last time I talked with Shawn was in 5th grade! It was so fun getting to see her again, and meet her adorable, and SWEET children this evening in Mitchell! These kids... Im telling you, they are just so great! They must have a great mom!! :) Here is their sneak peek!!
Technically Elias is 13 months.. but it has been such an honor and a joy to get to capture his 6, 9 and now 12 month photos! He is such a handsome, happy little guy! Here is his One year sneak peek!!
It was SO stinking HOT this evening! Oh my goodness! I learned a few things this evening, 1. I need to wear waterproof mascara while shooting in 90% humidity..... and 2. It does not cool down after rain in Nebraska..no no my friends it becomes like a fiery furnace.... BUT I digress....sweet
sweet Henry is 6 months old! Yay!!!
He is SUCH a cutie! And LOVES getting tickles from mom!
Of course we cannot forget his two big brothers! Beau and Sam!
"The best Dad's get promoted to Papa"
Father's day is on Sunday, and I get to be with my dad this year! I was thinking about my dad, and what an amazing example he has set for me. How he always points me back to Christ and how he loves my mom SO well!
I couldn't have asked for a better dad! But the best part is seeing my dad with my boys! So Dad, thank you. Thank you for being an amazing example, thank you for seeking Christ in everything. And most of all, thank you for being such an amazing Papa! I love you!
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Caroline and Meredith both have June birthdays. It was so much fun getting to capture a little of their personalities as they enter a new year! These girls are not only SUPER adorable, but they are SO much fun! Enjoy their sneak peek!
I first met Ben and Libby when they joined our "newly married" group at church almost 6 years ago! We have been great friends ever since, and they just had their THIRD baby, Eden Katherin. She is such a doll baby! My family packed up and headed to Grand Island this weekend and we had so much fun! Here is a little sneak peak from Eden's Newborn Session!
Ok, it may be an understatement when I say I LOVE this family! When my boys hear they get to go play with Eli, Avery and Isla.. their faces light up, and I know why, they are the most wonderful friends ever! I had the joy of getting to photograph them tonight. It was so much fun! Enjoy a little sneak peek!
Micah is out of school for the Summer and to keep myself from going COMPLETELY insane... I have been trying to plan a small activity each day. On Tuesday we painted with Bubbles. I am not a mom who naturally enjoys "playing" so forcing myself to do some activities has been so good for me!
It was a LOT of fun, and today was Baking Day! So we made some gluten free cake bars!
Oh sweet babies! This little peanut was SOO perfect! Noah is just 6 days old, and has the most handsome little face!! I loved getting to give him some snuggles this morning! Enjoy his sneak peek!
Okay, okay.. I know I am posting a bazillion sneak peeks.. but I just loved this session SO much I had such a hard time choosing!!! I liked Katie from the moment I met her, and when I found out she is marrying a Zac who is an Engineer.. I knew we would get along great!!! We had so much fun! This couple was a BLAST to work with! Enjoy their fun engagement session!!!
Yesterday was the perfect spring day! I had such a blast meeting this fun family! I loved getting to capture their sweet interactions! We were all laughing the whole time! Get ready for a cuteness overload!!!!! Enjoy!
I had the pleasure of spending yesterday afternoon with this wonderful family!We had a lot of great laughs! Enjoy a little sneak peek from our session!
Spring just makes me SO happy!! I was incredibly excited when my good friend Shannon wanted to get some spring photos! The trees were SO beautiful this evening, and this family is BEYOND adorable!!! I love this family, they were some of our first friends in Omaha, and I laugh non-stop when I am with them! Enjoy a little sneak peek from this beautiful, spring family shoot!
Alright, so I got to do an AMAZING engagement session tonight! I learned a few things... 1. when driving to a new location, make sure your cell phone is fully charged. 2. Bring your cell phone charger to all shoots. 3. When said cell phone dies, don't be afraid to stop at a random farm house and beg to use a computer.....
​ Yes that all happened tonight.... :) BUT when the kind lady let me use her computer and I was able to find the right house, I got to meet this sweet couple! Matt and Karissa! They just got engaged a little over a week ago, and my goodness... they are one good looking couple! Here are just a few sneak peeks from their beautiful session.
It is so fun for me to have such a great friend who is also a photographer!! Kristin and I had so much fun practicing with the lighting in her garage today! There is nothing sweeter to me than the interactions between mother and child! So So adorable!!
Today was the most amazing day! Not only did I get to relax on the beach, but I got to do my very first beach photoshoot... and it.was.insane. Insanely awesome!!! Thank you so much to my wonderful brother and sister in law for the chance to photograph your beautiful family!!! Enjoy the sneak peek!!!
My brother loves to surf, so it was only right to put Luca on the board!!! I love this so much! :)
I absolutely ADORE all of the newborns that I get the honor of photographing, but there is something SO special about getting to photograph my very first nephew!!! I am an aunt for the first time, and getting to meet sweet Luca this week in California has been so so wonderful! As I write this, sweet Luca is happy as can be just munching on his pacifier. It brings back such sweet memories of my boys! Here are a few of our indoor shots, and trust me... there will be beach family photos to come..... :) :)
I had the absolute JOY of spending the afternoon with PJ. Probably the cutest one year old ever!!! We had so much fun playing with balloons! Enjoy his One Year sneak peek!
Can't forget Mom and Dad!!
Towards the end of the shoot PJ figured out he could have even more fun with the balloons .....until
SNAP! I love the look!!! We all had a great laugh! What a cutie!!
It was amazing getting to witness this little one coming into the world just 6 days ago, and it was wonderful getting to capture some newborn photos today! Enjoy Maeve's sneak peek!
I was so happy to see her sweet smile!
Its was so sweet to capture some brother sister moments! :)
I loved getting to snuggle this little peanut this morning! Stacia is 10 days old and she was SO good for this shoot! She slept the entire time! I loved getting to see her sweet brother Nathaniel with her! LOVE! Enjoy a little sneak peek!
I got to photograph this stud at 6 months and now 9 months! And he was just as cute as ever! Enjoy a little sneak peek of Elias's 9 month photos!
There is nothing sweeter than friendship! I loved getting to spend the evening with my wonderfully talented friend Kristin Polking (Kristin Polking Photography) her daughter Kaitlyn and her friends Blythe and Eve! What sweethearts!!! Here is a little peek of the evening!
Today was such an amazing day, Megan and Rob allowed me to be a part of their little girls first day, by photographing her birth. It was the most miraculous, amazing thing I have ever done! I was blown away being able to witness the immense strength Megan had to have her daughter naturally. It was incredible. Here is a look at the day, from labor, to deliver, from meeting Grandma and Grandpa, to the first diaper change. It was so wonderful getting to capture these moments! Enjoy!
Ok, you guys, tonight was THE perfect night!! It is March and we had the most gorgeous sunny evening! I was THRILLED to get to spend the evening with the most adorable family! They are expecting their first baby in April!! Not only are they such a beautiful couple, but would you look at Arnold... my goodness, what a sweet little guy!! All I had to do was tell Arnold I would take him on a walk, and he looked right at the camera! Oh, and he smiled just because he is awesome!
I love love love this photo!!
"I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always, as long as I'm living, my baby you'll be"
I loved getting to meet this sweet family today! I am telling you guys.. I have never seen an older brother be so sweet to his sisters before! It was wonderful!! Skylar was a dream! Such a beauty! Enjoy a little sneak peek!!
Today I had the joy of photographing this beautiful family!! They braved the cold Sun-room for this shoot, and I love the way the photos turned out! Here is a sneak peek!
I just love how Asher would say "cheese!" Such a cutie pie!!!!
So much love!
I love love love this photo!
I had the privilege of spending my morning with this sweet, adorable and incredibly good baby girl!!!! Isn't she just a dream?! I was so excited because my good friend Kristin of Kristin Polking Photography and I were able to set up a small studio in an office space her husband wasn't using (thank you Ross!!!!) and this was the first shoot we got to do there!!! It was WONDERFUL! I need to shoutout to Kristin for assisting me! Thank you so much!! We had a blast, and I loved getting to snuggle sweet baby Emma! Enjoy a little sneak peek!!
And we cannot forget Big Sister Hailey!!!! What a lucky girl Emma is to have you!!!
Casey is One!!
I just love everything girly, and with two little boys (whom I love dearly) the photos I get to take of them are usually them wrestling, or doing something gross... SO to get to take photos of a little girl is a dream come true for me! Casey is the most adorable little thing, with eyes that will blow you away! She is beautiful and a sweetheart! Here is a little sneak peek of her one year old shoot!! Enjoy!
Casey escaped!!! Loved the sweet smile I got as she started cruising off of the floor!
I mean, is this not the perfect pose?!?
We went up to Casey's adorable room and took some photos of her just reading her favorite book! "You are my Sunshine"
I told you those eyes are unbelievable!!!
I know, I know... more pictures of my boys.. but its winter, and frankly not as many shoots to post soo... you get my children! It has been fun for me to practice and get some fun shots of my boys at the same time! :)
Micah stopped napping a LONG time ago, and when Landon stopped a year ago I was SO sad. I still make them have a "rest time" but I have to admit, I have a hard time keeping them apart! So most days I just let them play together in Micah's room. Here is what happened today!
I am so glad that it is FINALLY warm enough for the kids to go outside and play in the snow!
Micah had fun throwing the snow!
My kiddos have been sick this week, and there are only so many Pokemon episodes I can handle... so I watched some videos on using natural light in your home to get great portraits. So I thought I would give it a try. I used our North facing window and set a science board to the right of them to reflect some of the light. I think it worked great! And I love the expressions my boys gave me!!!
The good ol' "Don't Smile" Trick, Works everytime!!!!
So much fun getting to do this St. Patrick's themed cousin photoshoot! Aren't these kiddos just adorable?!?!
I got to spend a morning with my wonderfully sweet friend Kristin, playing with our new cameras! Of course we roped our children in to posing as models, and can I just say that Kristin's daughter is so so adorable! These were my favorite shots!
The other day I was sitting with my 3 year old watching him play with a magnet. He was so interested in why the large metal button stuck to the magnet, but the button wouldn't stick to the table. I would hand him other metal things, when they would stick he would giggle and say "look mom!"
It was so awesome watching him explore. Then I noticed my coffee mug sitting right next to him. My sister in law made me the mug for Christmas. I LOVE it! It has a camera on one side and on the other it says "Find joy in the ordinary".
I quickly snapped this photo and I can't get over how much it means to me. It is sweet to me because of the memory behind it, but more than that, it is special because it is what I want for this new year. I want to find joy in the ordinary. I love being able to meet new families and "capture beautiful" moments in their lives. I want to push myself this year to be watching for those "ordinary" moments during a session. I don't want to just simply "pose and shoot" but I want to also snap the photos that reflect the family's personality. I am taking these slower months to practice. Practice really noticing the ordinary. Finding joy in it, and of course... taking photos! :)
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