Fall Family Fun

Mom wanted a couple family pics for her Christmas cards this year Had to post a few from that afternoon....and of course of our resident ducks up at the cabin! Huey and Louie have officially been blogged haha. Here's one of the hubby feeding them their dinner :)

Senior Pics

I met up with Matt a couple weekends ago to take some senior pictures- I thought it was so cold that day! But now we have all this snow coming down outside and I would do anything to have that warm-ish weather back! Here's a sneak peak of some of your pictures Matt! Such a photogenic guy!

The leaves are poppin!

I met up with some friends this past weekend and we were able to get some awesome

shots displaying the bright fall colors. We also headed downtown to get

some fun shots in the city. Enjoy these few I'm posting!

You girls look great :)

Full Moon

I couldn't resist snapping a quick shot of the full moon we had tonight.

Love these beautiful fall nights!

The girl is growing fast!

Here are a few shots of my adorable little cousin!

She was the happiest little girl during this session and her dress is so precious!

Her big brother was a huge help in making her laugh during this shot :)

MORE pictures!?

My friend Lindsey and her husband Jeff were gracious enough to spend a couple hours with me so I could try out a new lense. We had such a good time and it turned out to be a gorgeous

afternoon at a gorgeous location! I just love the horses, the barn- it was all perfect!

Thanks again Lindsey and Jeff for suffering through yet another photo shoot!

You guys look amazing!!!

She's Here!

My friend Melissa's beautiful little girl joined their family after a LONG wait!

But as you can see, she is precious as ever and totally worth the wait.

Here are a few pictures I snapped of her during a visit one week

after she was born!

Just look at this little grin :) Looks like she's up to something!

The End of a Season

As much as I love fall, it's still so sad to slowly watch all the leaves begin to turn and my flowers slowly fade away! Below are some shots I took over the past week

while out and about.

Nothing too exciting, but still some pretty shots before we head into the fall season.

I can't wait to get some beautiful pictures of Michigan's most vibrant season.

Until then...enjoy!

One of the cornfields near our house...the stalks are slowly losing their green!

Ahh! One of the first leaves has fallen off the tree in our front yard - and while I was snapping a shot of this leaf one crazy little fly landed on it! I couldn't resist :)

I just love how the sun is shining through the clouds in this picture.

So Inspiring

In setting up this blog site, it has been so great to hear feed back from people on what they think of my pictures. The reason for this is mostly because I need constructive criticism from all of you! The only way to improve is to learn from my mistakes and errors in the shots I do. So please please please leave comments for me to get a feel for your opinions!

I have spent a lot of time (well hours actually!) reading blogs of other photographers and seeing all the different types of photography that is offered. It is truly amazing the talent that is out there. One of my favorite blogs is also a friend of mine, and recently my husband Pat and I did one of the newly popular "trash the dress" sessions with her to celebrate our upcoming 2 year anniversary. It was so much fun! Pat was a little nervous about this at first, but after looking at the pictures there is nothing he needed to worry about. They are so fun and Alexis is an absolutely amazing photographer. If you have a chance, please check out some of the fun shots she captured! here is a link to a slide show of the pictures http://www.studioxplore.com/kristin_pat/index.html

and here is a link to her blog http://studioxplore.wordpress.com/

Alexis! You are so amazing and such a great inspiration to all aspiring photographers! Thanks for such a great afternoon :)

They Grow So Fast!

I have known Melissa for over ten years and watching her and her husband start their family has been so fun. They have the most beautiful little girl and she's about to become a big sister any day now! Picking some of my favorites from their session was so hard-- enjoy the ones I narrowed it down to!

Serious Smiles

A couple weeks ago I met some of our friends to take some family portaits. Cutest little guy- but had quite a few serious moments! Was still fun and was able to get in some cute shots! Enjoy some of my faves!

This one is too cute! Crew are you trying to tell me to wait before taking the picture!?