Oh my goodness...these faces!! What handsome guys. I had the pleasure of taking photos of these three last fall, and I was so happy to have the opportunity to do it again this year. I love to see how they've changed...how they've grown. The youngest is not quite as open to the idea of getting his pictures taken as he was last year...so there's that, LOL! 😂 But, just like last year, his older brothers were there ready to lovingly step in and help - which still warms my heart. I really hope I get to see t[...]
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Oh, October...one day you're freezing cold with gusty winds and flurries. And on other days...you're beautiful, warm and golden! I'm thankful that the photo session for the Modder family took place on the latter. I couldn't have asked for a more lovely afternoon for taking pictures of this beautiful family!! We laughed a lot and enjoyed walking around this spot in Tinley Park where the fall colors were about the most spectacular I've ever seen![...]
It's always exciting to try out a new place for photos (new to me, anyway 😉). I love when places look like they're so secluded and far away from the world...while they're actually just off a busy street! To me, some of the photos below look like we traveled to old ruins in a far-off jungle, but in actuality, frisbee golf enthusiasts are playing nearby while other park visitors (and other photographers) are milling about just doing their thing on a nice Sunday afternoon. I love it! Thanks to the Prins fam[...]
What a weekend our family had! Friday night, my husband and I played shuffleboard in Chicago for the first time while our kids stayed with Nana (Shuffleboard was really fun!). We got home later than we had anticipated, so the kids and I were a bit tired for a Junior Bible Quiz meet we had early Saturday out in Naperville, but we were fine. I was very proud of our JBQ team and how it did overall. I love JBQ (and Teen Bible Quiz) and am so happy my kids are involved in it at our church. So - after church yes[...]
I always love seeing my old friends and neighbors, the Xenidis Family! When my family lived in Frankfort, our driveway was was right across the street from theirs, so we had many opportunities to just visit with each other and chat as the kids played. I miss that, so I'm thankful I still get to see them each year for family photos!! Their beautiful kids are growing up so quickly...[...]
This lovely mom scheduled her family's photo session as a little birthday present to herself (a great idea, I must say!!). But she had another really special reason she wanted these photos taken of her family...someday, she wants her little boy to see them for a very specific reason:"I would like some of the photos to show my son's trach, and g-tube as well...not a lot, but some.I want him to know, years from now, what a brave little rock-star he was/is.In a couple years, if all goes well, they will both be remov[...]
What an honor to photograph my best friend and her beautiful family at a lovely spot in Joliet.
A hockey player, a gymnast, and an ice skater...I've known these awesome kids for about seven years (we used to be neighbors!) and, looking at them now, I can't believe how accomplished they are at such a young age. My kids have missed them since we moved and I have missed talking and laughing with their mom at the bus stop! 😂 Needless to say, I'm happy we still get to see them from time to time. It will be so exciting to see where life takes these wonderful, talented kids...[...]
There was a girl I knew years ago who was in the youth group at Calvary Church in Naperville. I was one of the youth leaders there at the time and she was in my group. We became friends and had lots of fun talking, singing together, riding around in my jeep, and just hanging out. She actually sang at my wedding!!Courtney was one in a million, that's for sure, and it was an honor for me to have her in my group.Now, she is a mom herself with a loving husband and three beautiful kids. Her friendship was a bles[...]
I loved taking these photos of dear friends of our from church. This wonderful family simply couldn't be any cuter. Love them!