Sweet Baby Henrik

Before we take a "blog-cation" for the holidays, we thought we would end 2012 with sweet portraits of Baby Henrik who was born earlier this fall!  What a handsome little baby boy!!  We felt like we already knew Henrik's parents as we have photographed so many of their extended family over the years!! It was fabulous to meet the newest member of the family. Henrik's mom brought with a beautiful blanket from his room and we jumped at the chance to have it be part of the portraits we created. He was so content and snuggly with his blanket. Henrik is super sweet! There is so much happiness in celebrating new life. We are so excited to be a part of his as he grows, sits, babbles and walks and talks, capturing each amazing milestone. Enjoy your families this holiday as we enjoy ours! We will return to the blog in the new year and until then we wish everyone a happy and health holiday!

All I want for Christmas....

Okay, so I couldn't resist!! These images of Lily without her two front teeth made me think of the classic Christmas song we have all sung at one point in our lives!! So fitting for this 6 year old who lost those two teeth earlier this year!! We love this milestone but like all other childhood stages, it, too is a fleeting moment!! Before you know it, that big empty space in their mouth will be sprouting those grown up teeth that seem too big for those little mouths!!  It is great that Lily and Violet's mom was able to have us capture this moment to cherish forever!!  These sisters are a hoot together and we love their smiles and giggles!! 

Family love!

We created these beautiful images of this family earlier this year on a lovely summer day-not too early in the day as pre-teen/teen siblings don't tend to rise early in the summer months!! This brother and sister were very sweet to each other and we had fun with Abby in her cowboy hat!  Look at that style!! We love these images of them and are so happy they are thrilled with their new family portraits proudly displayed in their home for all to enjoy!!!

Christopher-Class of 2013

Last night I took my 11 year old to see the local high school's holiday production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas!  So well done, it was hard to believe that these were teenagers producing and acting in it!  I was pleased to see that one of our high school seniors whom we photographed this past summer, was performing in the production of White Christmas! Christopher is a senior who seems to wear a lot of hats at school and does very well balancing it all!!  He was excellent in White Christmas and I am sure his family is super proud of him!!  We had fun photographing Christopher and spent some time in studio and on location around the studio.  We even worked in a nod to his love of baseball!!  Enjoy the rest of your senior year, Christopher!!  We are sure it will be a great one for you!

Backyard Fun!

Minnesota summers are the best-everyone who lives here would agree! And what could be better than hanging out with this cute family in their summer backyard?  Franklin and Lewis are brothers who are no strangers to this blog!  Over the years we have captured them and their family at various times in their lives, documenting their growth, development and relationship as brothers. We adore watching them grow up! On this occasion, it was all about playing, running and having fun with each other and their fur-brother, Stu!  Being 3 and 5 years old is pretty darn good, I'd say!!