THE KAIRIES FAMILY || MEANT TO BE SISTERS

I’ve know Christine since before any of her kids were even born. My first memory with her was a her oldest daughter’s baby shower. I’ve taken their pictures for years and I’ve been at all of their special events. We spend most holidays with their family. I’m pretty sure we were only born to different […]

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Children, Families

These are my friend Marie’s cute kids. We took family pictures too, but just like me she’s saving those for her Christmas Cards. {I’ll add them later} I am so happy she moved to Illinois a year ago so that I could be friends with her, and her family. EDITED: This is my FAVORITE family […]

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Children, Families

THE HANBERG FAMILY || NAVY PIER CHICAGO

LULAROE || SMALL BUSINESS & NEW FRIENDS

If you haven’t heard of LuLaRoe, I’m not sure where you’ve been living for the last two years. 🙂  I found them a little over 2 years ago and have made SO many friends through LuLaRoe and their community. Also, BONUS, I love their clothes. I had so much fun with Lindsay capturing the joy […]

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Headshots

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

THE KORELLA FAMILY || DOWNTOWN DOWNERS GROVE

THE EDWARDS FAMILY || TROUT FARM PARK

Oh baby, look at this sweet little family and their gorgeous parents!! Could these be any more perfect? These little ones were a bit of a challenge {aren’t they all?} but I am always so excited when I know mom and dad are feeling like it’s SO much work…{and it is, believe me, I KNOW […]

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Children, Families

Oh my word, this family was SO fun to work with. The littlest one is a spitfire and she kept us on our toes all night….you’ll see in the photos that she caught some grasshoppers and wanted to kiss them {ewe!} and then she wouldn’t put them down because they were going to get away! […]

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Children, Families

THE SASSACK FAMILY || GROUP HUGS

J’S BIRTHDAY MINI SHOOT || THE BIG FOUR

This little {almost} 4 year old has a birthday coming up next week. We did a fun little birthday mini-shoot with him last week. I LOVE these big number balloons, so I wanted to get some pictures with them….unfortunately if you are from the Chicago area you know how windy it ALWAYS is, so we […]

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Uncategorized

These little kiddos were SO cute and so fun to photograph….and such a challenge. {I’m always up for a challenge, especially for family photos}. I love the bright colors, their sweet smiles and the beautiful sun. This mamma {and her mamma} are AMAZING!! I am so in love with these pictures, they are my new […]

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Children, Families

THE HOYT FAMILY || PARKING LOT FRIENDS