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The Hosey Family – Fall Family Pictures in Mokena IL

The Hoseys had a very special reason for their recent photo session...they were celebrating their 10th Wedding Anniversary!  What a wonderful idea!!  Truly, so much changes in that span of time and it's so easy to not stop and take a moment to look back and give thanks for the many blessings that you enjoyed through the years.  Thankfully, photos help you stop and take those moments.  It's when you're looking through your photos (on the walls of your home, on your phone, wherever) that it really hits you how mu[...]

The Xenidis Family – Fun & Adventure in Downtown Joliet

I love that I get to take pictures of this beautiful family each year!  I'm thankful for their friendship and I love seeing how their kids have grown!  ❤️ If you’d like some family photos (especially now that fall has officially arrived), please click HERE to get in touch with me and we can plan a date! You can also email me at [email protected] if you have any questions.  I’ll be happy to answer them. 🙂 My website can be found HERE.  My Facebook Page can be found HERE  [...]

The Raatjes Family – Fall Family Photo Session in Downtown Frankfort IL

Well, I believe this is year #3 of my taking photos of this awesome family. ♥️ The best part of it all?  Though the kids have grown since I last saw them, they are just as fun and wacky as they were when I first took their photos (Erin, their mom, calls it the 'dickens' 😂).  Being silly and the ability to laugh, have fun, and enjoy every moment of life is a skill that kids specialize in, I believe.  Too bad that we seem to lose that as we grow older.  I love silly people...I really do.  And I love bei[...]

The Neuhaus Kids – Frankfort IL Photographer

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...[...]

The Malone Family – Forest Preserve Family Photos in St. Charles IL

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[...]

Standard vs. Mounted Prints…what’s the difference?

I really love printing my photos and I LOVE having them displayed on my walls at home.  They're snapshots of my life...my childhood, friends, family, my wedding, my kids...everything I have loved about my life.  How could they not make me smile whenever I walk by them? Because I love prints so much, I want it to be easy for you to get your family photos displayed around your home too!  So, after your family pictures are taken and you get the link to your gallery, you can order prints without leaving the site..[...]

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 Guintas – 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration!

I think that once you've been married for any length of time, you have great admiration for those who have been married for 50 years.    Marriage can be tough...as a couple, you really do experience times of 'better' and 'worse', times of 'sickness' and 'health', times when you are 'rich' and times when you are 'poor'.  And when two people truly honor the vows they made on their wedding day - and stick together for 50 years, it's truly something to celebrate. The Giuntas have done just that...and their family c[...]

Welcome Baby Luke!! Chicago Area Newborn Photographer

Do you know what I really miss in my life?  Babies.Why am I thinking about babies today?  Simple.  Get a load of this gorgeous little guy...Mr. Luke. /*! 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 */ .element[...]