Growing up fast!

Look at these cuties!  It does not seem possible that we have been photographing this family since Brennan was a wee baby almost 8 years ago.  We have watched them grow and develop sweet personalities over the years.  It is so heartwarming to us to see their relationships as siblings blossom and grow.  We can't wait to see what the future holds for them!

Keeping up with Catherine and Nicholas!

The last time we photographed Catherine and Nicholas, Catherine was twirling around the studio in her tutu, Nicholas was riding his motorized jeep and Zac the dog was not a part of this super fun family!!  Fast forward a few years and we were delighted to have them back in the studio.  Catherine had been a part of our ZOOM Photography Camp for kids last summer so we have enjoyed keeping in touch.  This year it was time to update their portrait wall in their home with new portraits of the kids plus Zac the dog!!  It was a fun spring morning and one of our first times photographing outside this spring.  Ahhh!  It was heartwarming capturing brother and sister together and witnessing the special bond between Nicholas and Zac.  We can't wait to see these images displayed in their home!

PhotoStyled Fun!

An early summer morning, a fabulous family of 5 and perfect Minnesota weather (with no bugs!!).  Who could ask for anything more?!? Add to this combination two big brothers who simply adore and dote on their little sister and we had an awesome morning!! This family also was one of our Photostyled sessions which we launched last fall.  PhotoStyled sessions are for clients who want even more help in putting the finishing touches on clothing coordination and also for clients who "want it all"!  The cool thing is the styling process is still a completely collaborative experience.  We actually have two options for your styled portrait experience.  ClothingStyled provies additional help with clothing choices.  A stylist actually comes to your home and coordinates your family's outfits.  PhotoStyled takes this another step further marrying visual design with relationship photography to turn your session into a conceptual masterpiece (think magazine ad).  Not only do we provide a stylist for clothing design and extra help during your session (the stylist came to this family's session to help!), we also complete an in-home consultation to discuss unique portrait display options and ultimately hang your art for you while you ohh and ahh over your new art piece.  It's for when good enough, just isn't!  

Carefree Summer days!

These cuties are kind of like rock stars on our blog as we have been photographing them since their oldest, Brennan, was a baby!! Brennan is now 6 1/2 years old and brother Davis is 4 1/2 years old and little sister Eleanor is a big girl who is 2 years old!!!  We can always count on their mom pulling their outfits together into something awesome and this session was no exception!  We love their energy, smiles and giggles- and being outside for this session was so fun! Watching these siblings run, dance, climb and explore is what summer is all about.  We are so happy to be a part of your lives!

Flashback to Fall!!!

This is one of our last fall sessions in 2011 that we haven't had a chance to share yet. It was a gorgeous late fall day when the sun was absolutely delicious and warm. Mmmmm... We photographed brother and sister Olivia and Connor-it had been a year since we had seen them and were amazed at what lovely teenagers they have become. We are excited that Connor will be back at the studio this summer for his senior session which is hard to believe!! Where does the time go?!?

Is it January already?!?

We can hardly believe that it is January already! The fall and the holidays seemed to have flown by-in fact, we are still very behind on posting many of the fabulous fall photo sessions we had so since it is a new year, we are going to start off by getting caught up! (it certainly doesn't help that even though it is January, we are experiencing record highs for Minnesota so the fall doesn't seem that long ago!)

We photographed this super fun family on a cool October day and had fun with their three kiddos and dog, Clyde. Mom coordinated their outfits superbly - if we ever need clothing consultations, we know who to call!! We have enjoyed getting to know this family-Lucas, Olivia and Logan were a ton of fun to photograph and were such great sports on a chilly day! Their portraits are going to be stunning in their beautiful home!

It's great to be THREE!!

Sweet Julia is a regular cutie here on our blog as we have been photographing her since she was just days old and her older brothers long before that! We have adored watching these three siblings grow up! Julia is now a big girl who is three years old and keeps up with those older brothers who we also photographed together at this session. Julia is full of life and laughs-and has a slight obsession with footwear (which must be why she gets along with Melissa so well?!?!) We love the special relationship we have with this darling family and look forward to many more sessions in the future!

Morning smiles!

How is it possible that this family keeps getting cuter and cuter every time we photograph them? Maybe it's because Mom has a great sense of style and they all come to each photo session so well coordinated and dressed?! Whatever it is, they need to let us in on the secret! We love photographing them through the years as they grow into bigger kids with different interests and ready for new adventures.

Late summer morning fun!

It has been a couple of years since we had the pleasure of photographing this lovely family-in fact, it was when little Sadie was just days old; it was the middle of January and freezing cold. What a difference to this family session!! It was a stunning late summer morning in a nearby meadow with warm sun and lots of sunny smiles (and one of these smiles was missing a couple of front teeth)! We also spent some time hunting for the "perfect" bonfire sticks for 5 year old Payne which we were able to find plenty. The bonfire that occurred later that evening must have been pretty darn cool-and hopefully s'mores were enjoyed as well!