THE BURSON FAMILY || SUPER-HEROS!!

I could tell right from the beginning that Patti and I were going to get along great. She LOVES  pictures and we had such a great time planning her family photo shoot. We had to reschedule a couple times because of weather and scheduling conflicts, but it was worth the wait. We met on a […]

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Children, Families

I had so much fun meeting up with The Adams Family while I was in Utah {yes, I’m still playing catch up from a month ago!} Kim and I went to high school together MANY years ago!! I’m so grateful for social media so we can stay connected throughout the years. The first thing I […]

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Children, Families

THE ADAMS FAMILY || 3 BOYS AND LOTS OF SPORTS

THE CONDIE FAMILY || SPECIAL FRIENDS

I don’t even know where to start with the Condie Family. There are just some people who walk into your life and you are never the same again. These are those people. I met Annalisa and Greg during a very dark time in my life, I was struggling with depression because I was struggling with […]

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Children, Families

I come from a big extended family, I have something like 38 cousins on my mom’s side and 13 more on my dad’s side. When we get together for family events, there are a LOT of us {at the last reunion I think the count was 115 direct descendants on my mom’s side}. That was […]

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Couples

JASON AND KELSEY || BEAUTIFUL UTAH MOUNTAINS

THE GROENEWOLD FAMILY || KIDS WILL BE KIDS

There really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist  until you love a child. ~Anne Lamott   I am naturally an extrovert. I love being around people. I’m a talker. I am comfortable in most new situations, so you would think that reaching out to new people and meeting new people for photo […]

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Children, Families

I love meeting new families. I love being able to capture the joy and the challenges of having little ones. When your child doesn’t act like they usually do, I always try to assure mom that this is totally normal, that ALL kids act like this at pictures. I’m a new adult, I have a […]

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Children, Couples, Families

THE BECKER FAMILY || DUPAGE FOREST PRESERVE

THE KORELLA FAMILY || DOWNTOWN DOWNERS GROVE

I was so excited when they asked me to take their family pictures this year…..mostly because I knew their family would be SO easy and so fun. These girls are the cutest little hams around. They were all into the posing and doing exactly what I told them to do….they really needed very little direction […]

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Children, Families

For Labor Day weekend I went to Minnesota to visit one of my best friends, Meagan. She had a new baby 7 weeks ago and I HAD to go and see her. We pretty much stayed in the house and played dress up with the baby most of the weekend. We ventured out of the […]

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Children, Families

THE JOHNSON FAMILY || AND FRANCIE