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Milestones / Birthdays

Ryan turns 3!

This is the 2nd year I've gotten the privelege to see this little guy for a birthday photo shoot. What a joy! He's busy and inquisitive...and it's such fun following him around as he plays.

2021 Graduation Photos in Downtown Frankfort IL

An amazing way to celebrate your graduates - whether they're graduating 8th grade, high school or even college! Get some photos taken so you can all look back on this very special time in their lives. Interested in graduation photos of your student? Just email me at [email protected] and we can find a good date and time! :-) Of course, being in New Lenox IL, I photograph graduates from Lincoln-Way East, Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way West, but I'd love to meet students from surrounding areas as we[...]

Happy Golden Anniversary! The Mistina Family, Family Photos in Frankfort IL

Happy 50th Anniversary to this beautiful couple...look at the BEAUTIFUL family they have! /*! elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 */ .elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=".svg"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block} /*! elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 */ .elemen[...]

9 Month Baby Photos for Baby Johnny – Birdhaven Greenhouse, Joliet IL

Well, I've been absent from this site for a while (it is winter afterall :-), but I'm realizing I had not posted the last session of 2019!  Well, better late than never!! Here are highlights of 9 month photos of Johnny...a super cute little guy and his adoring mom and dad.  These were taken just before Christmas, actually, and he'll be celebrating his first birthday very soon!  We met at the Birdhaven Greenhouse in Joliet which is a perfect spot for family photos when weather is a little iffy. [...]

The Day Family – Baby’s 1-Year Birthday Photos, Downtown Frankfort IL

Babies are awesome - that's pretty much all I need to say.  I would love to have more of my own, but - alas - I'm getting older and I'm tired a lot. That said, I think that I'll just continue spending time with families who've been blessed with little ones and just keep snapping photos of them.  Take the Day family, for example...their beautiful baby girl was just a few weeks shy of her 1st Birthday!  She was bravely standing up on her own, and...oh so close to walking!  She is accomplishing so much during thi[...]

The Grosskopf Family – Summer Family Portrait Session in Downtown Frankfort IL

With the memory of an exciting pirate party fresh in her mind, this little cutie was all fun and giggles when her family and I met for photos in Frankfort IL.  They had just celebrated her 3rd birthday and thought some family pictures would be a great way to help celebrate the occasion! 🎂 Oh, she was silly, wacky and wonderful...and it was so much fun to take photos of her as she shared cuddles from mom, dad and grandma!!  [...]