A Cherished Moment...

It is always such an honor when I am asked to photograph those extra special milestones and events that are such an important parts of our childhood.  To capture beautiful moments that will be treasured for years to come is really something I take great pleasure in.  Last weekend I had the opportunity to do just that as the 2nd grade class of our parish prepared to make their First Communion.  It was such a beautiful day and the children were incredibly excited for this rite of passage in their faith.  Thank you to the Immaculate Conception of New Munich and Sacred Heart of Freeport, for allowing me the pleasure to capture this special day.  He is just one of my favorites...

Wee...it is so fun to be Three!

One of the fringe benefits of being the photographer in the familiy is that I get to capture many of the special happenings of those the closest to me.  One of my favorite things it photographing my nieces and nephews, I have 22 of them now!  Each of them have their own distinct personality, which makes their photographs unique.  This is one of my younger nephews Mr. Eli, and he is a pistol!  I am not sure where he gets his energy from, but I can assure you he is always on the go and he is a ball of fire.  It is so hard to believe that he is already turning three.  It seems like yesterday that I was taking his newborn photos.  I remember his WILD hair!  Oh, how the time goes by.  Happy Birthday Elijah!

Then...

And Now.

A special little blessing...

I have several people in my life whom I admire for a variety of reasons.  My friend Vicki is one of them.

Vicki is an absolutely amazing mommy and I cannot tell you how thrilled I was for her when she told me that they were expecting their fourth child.  Koda is the baby that doctors said that she would never be able to have...he is a true miracle.  I loved seeing the boundless joy in his mommy's face when she held him, the love that flowed from her was so apparent and beautiful.    As for Koda, he was amazingly calm and easy going; I am not sure he ever fussed.  Some people say that is pure personality, and although I think that has something to do with it, I definitely believe that the parents should be able to take some credit.  I loved capturing this amazing little guy especially those special moment with his lovely mommy!  Congratulations Scott and Vicki, he is beautiful!

A time for goodbye...

For those of you who have followed me on Facebook, you know that there is a very special little boy who captured my heart and changed my world.  It with a very heavy heart that I post this update.  Tripp lost his fight against EB on January 14, 2012 in the arms of his beautiful mommy, his favorite place.

I would encourage you to visit Prayers for Tripp and share your thoughts.

I have written two posts on Thls Little Light and if you would like to read them:

For This Tripp, I Thank You and Goodbye Little Light

I will forever be grateful for being touched by his light!  I love you little man.

Welcome to the world Allison...

Now that the holiday are over, I am busily trying to get back into the swing of things. I was very eager to get to photograph this little nugget who celebrated her first Christmas this year. Meet the sweet little Allison. Congratulations to Jenny and Wade on your precious daughter. Thank you so much for allowing m e to capture a few moments with her. Welcome to the journey, it is a wild ride!

Wiggles and Giggles

I am the mother of two very enegetic boys and so when I met these two, I knew it would be an afternoon with a lot of wiggles and giggles!  I just loved their enegy and their beautiful smiles.  Seeing their genuine happiness and joy is refreshing and it renews my spirit.  This is why I love what I do...

All in the family...

I did not have to go far to capture this fun family.  Tim and Lori actually live just down the road from us and happen to be a relative somewhere along the line.  However, anyone who knows Stearns county knows that everyone is a cousin to someone. they have a beautiful family and recently just welcomed a granddaughter.  It was such a pleasure to meet her and have the opportunity to capture some laughs as we tromped through the fresh snow!  Thank you Tim and Lori. 

Isn't she just precious...I absolutely LOVE babies!