You may remember this sweet little face from last fall when Parker was just a newborn.  I am always amazed to see the changes from newborn sessions to the 6 month/up sessions.  They go from teeny little ones to precious little people with lots of personality.  Well, Parker was an absolute delight for this session.  It was obvious that he was a big fan of his mommy and daddy and his wagon was a close second. ;)  As always, it was wonderful seeing you guys again...can't wait until next time!

Such a precious little guy...

His expression in this one melts my heart...a favorite, for sure.

Another favorite...

Love those little toes...

Oh, how I love capturing precious moments for families.  I never tire of looking at how each family is engaged to the needs of one another.  Such a beautiful thing...  We have captured this sweet family before, but they were only a family of 5 at that time.  Now, they are an adorable family of 6.  I loved seeing how they have changed, yet have stayed the same.  We did their session on their property last time, as well.  You will soon see why it is the perfect place for photos.  It is quite the little haven for their growing family.  Thanks for giving us this opportunity once again.  Hope to see you all again soon!  Many hugs...

They are so cute!

This is their home that can also be their home-away-from-home.  They even brought sand in so the kids could have a beach area.  I could live here...

Since this was his first photo session with me...I grabbed a few extra. ;)

Airplane!!

They sure do love their little brother...

A favorite...

Just a little guy...

I just loved this little session between a mom and her two little girls.  We have known this family for quite some time.  A few years ago they moved to Texas and only get to visit every so often. :( I was rather excited that it worked out to see them during their busy time in the midwest.  Daddy had to head back for work, so this session was just the girls.  Lots of pink, lots of ring-around-the-rosies, and lots of giggling.  The perfect session for 3 beautiful girls.  Sara...you know how much we miss you guys!  Glad we had a bit of time to catch up.  Hugs to all 4 of you!!  

All of these (above and below) melt my heart...love them!

A squirrel ran across the top of the bridge.  It was quite the site to see... ;)

I'm not going to lie...I was a bit nervous going into this session.  You will soon see that there were 6 little ones...under the age of 7!!!  I had envisioned them all going complete opposite directions with me trying to chase them down for at least one photo.  Well, they exceeded our expectations by a thousand percent.  They were all so well-behaved and absolutely precious.  I soon realized that having 6 little ones can make for some chaotic times, so doing a family outing that includes getting your photos taken probably didn't seem like such a big deal. ;)

The best part of all of this is that we shot Kris and Megan's wedding about 9 years ago (I believe) and we went to school with Megan at IWU.  Since they've been married they have been traveling here, there and everywhere to accomodate Kris' role with the Marines.  It was absolutely wonderful being able to catch up with them after all this time and see the wonderful road life has taken them.  Kris and Megan...I hope that we get to each other again-much sooner than later.  Thanks for giving us this opportunity!  Hugs to all of you!

Yep, 6 of them...from left to right-7, 6, 5, 4, 2, 6 months.  I'm still amazed! ;)

Such a beautiful family...

Isn't he a doll??

These girls are going to have the best of times together...love it!

Love this one...

There are many a times while documenting our wonderful families where I just want to hang out with them for a while after the session...especially this family.  Some of these faces may look familiar from Aaron and Andrea's wedding last September.  We had such an amazing day with them last year that we knew this time around was going to be just as great.  We laughed a lot!  Even in the midst of the crazy heat, we enjoyed catching up and capturing them.  Rogier family...thanks again for giving us this opportunity.  It was so very worth the drive!  Hope to see you all again soon! Hugs to you...

We drove to Kentucky for this session.  Andrea's parents own a lakehouse and they all find themselves there many times throughout the summer.  Andrea's dad would live there if he could.  It truly is a haven where they can enjoy life together.  It only made sense to do their family session there...too many memories to cherish.  

We started at the field across the street.  The water was a pretty busy place that day, so we stayed close to the house.

I totally remembered what was said at this point to get the expression above...memories. ;)

This was quite the workout and the boys loved it!

Two of my favorites from the session...

Aren't these boys precious...my goodness!

This dinner bell belonged to Andrea's Grandpa...such an awesome heirloom.

This truly sums up their session...lots of good laughs with truly amazing people.  Again, so good to see you all!