On Saturday morning I woke up bright and early to spend some quality time with a little man that I sure hold dearly to my heart, Mr. Peyton. He was born one year ago on Good Friday and he is about a week away from his first celebration (and opening some darn good little-boy presents). His Mommy, daddy and I headed out to some good morning light in a nearby field and enjoyed every moment of it. Peyton's blue eyes, inquisitive look at the camera and easy-going nature make this little boy a DREAM to take photos of! I am tellin ya, as he gets older those big baby blue's are going to get him in trouble with the ladies.....(but I think Mom might already know that :)
My fave.....isn't this light just rad!!!????!!!
Mr. Grumpy face....
I *heart* this family photo!
He already looks like such an "old boy" since I last saw him at 6 months so I am eager to see his grown in this next year! Happy Birthday Mr. Peyton....I hope you get many trucks, trains and puppies at your birthday party! :)
He already looks like such an "old boy" since I last saw him at 6 months so I am eager to see his grown in this next year! Happy Birthday Mr. Peyton....I hope you get many trucks, trains and puppies at your birthday party! :)
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......or should I say Ms. Helby and Ms. Hadie!!! Sadie doesn't say her "s" for her or her sisters name so all afternoon I was hearing "Momma....can I hold Helby??? Mommmmm, can I hold Helby???" I was stinkin cute.
Shelby turned 3 months old a few weeks ago when I got to go visit and Sadie is on the brink of turning 3 years old and is the best big sister that Shelby can ask for. They both looove the camera, which makes my job easy, and are way fun to play with.
Sadie was beaming for the camera...I am tellin' ya...she LOVED it! :)
Shelby turned 3 months old a few weeks ago when I got to go visit and Sadie is on the brink of turning 3 years old and is the best big sister that Shelby can ask for. They both looove the camera, which makes my job easy, and are way fun to play with.
Sadie was beaming for the camera...I am tellin' ya...she LOVED it! :)
I told you that Shelby was a peanut....she is BEAUTIFUL and full of smiles!
She was Ms. giggle pants for quite some time while we were playing together! Ohhh soooo darn cute!
And then Sadie and I got a little silly and started jumping on the bed together. It was a BLAST!
I couldn't get over how many cute little rolls that Shelby had.....I mean....look at them. Don't you just want to cuddle her, hold her and give her kisses....well I did! :)
And don't you just LOVE Sadie's eyes in this one???
We were searching for butterflies outside...and of course in the dead of winter in Wisconsin...no butterflies in sight. Maybe next time........
I couldn't get over how many cute little rolls that Shelby had.....I mean....look at them. Don't you just want to cuddle her, hold her and give her kisses....well I did! :)
And don't you just LOVE Sadie's eyes in this one???
We were searching for butterflies outside...and of course in the dead of winter in Wisconsin...no butterflies in sight. Maybe next time........
I can't wait to spend time with these little ladies this summer! :)
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Angie says:
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lisa says:
Emily, you are amazing with kids and I absolutely LOVE how the pics turned out. Thank you soooooooo much for the great experience. See you in May:)
(03.12.09 @ 8:19PM)
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On Saturday I showed up at the Erickson's home looking to find Samuel and Micaiah but instead I was greeted by 2 cowboys and their horses (and some robots too....but they really only participated for a short time! :) I was given horse roping lessons, finding and shooting a bear lessons and of course how to tie up your horse so it doesn't run away lessons. And their little sister, Gracie, even got to sit on a horse for a few seconds before she was booted off so the horse could go find the next mean man.
We had so much fun and I didn't realize how fast time can fly when you are roaming around the house on your horse trying to find the "bad man" and the "mean bear"! Whew....I think we did catch both of them though (although I am not quite sure because the "shooting" was still going on while I was leaving)...
We had so much fun and I didn't realize how fast time can fly when you are roaming around the house on your horse trying to find the "bad man" and the "mean bear"! Whew....I think we did catch both of them though (although I am not quite sure because the "shooting" was still going on while I was leaving)...
And Micaiah had to find the PERFECT spot for his gun....tucked into his pants of course! :)
And Gracie did get a chance on the horse for just a few seconds before she was booted off by her big brothers...
The face that Samuel is making is sooo funny to me...this one may be my fave from the day!
Thanks for the cowboy lessons boys!
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Brenda Erickson says:
Thanks for spending some time catching the kids in action...they spend time almost everyday in their cowboy get-ups and are always ready to catch a bear. You do an incredible job capturing the moments that we will always be able to cherish. We love you!
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Kristine Wendt says:
WOW!!!!!! These bebes are HUGE. I cannot believe how big they are getting. The photos are fab, EM! I love their outfits...not that you arranged for that probably....but....LOVE the session!
(02.26.09 @ 5:29AM)
Cheryl Sikorski says:
What a bunch of beautiful bambinos! We love them!!
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Caz, as Mommy and Daddy call him, is just 10 days old and ohhh sooo tiny. He has dark dark hair and dark beautiful blue eyes and he certaninly knows how to flirt with the ladies already....well....maybe just me :)
He was born last Saturday and already has Daddy wrapped around his little finger; by the time I left on Tuesday night they were both sleeping soundly in the rocking chair. Mommy was happy that she was able to take a load off for a few minutes while they cuddled!
He was pretty happy to get his photos taken although no smiles yet. He even zonked out for a few minutes so that we were able to get some sleepy pictures too...
This basket just cracks me up! I had to use it!!!
He was born last Saturday and already has Daddy wrapped around his little finger; by the time I left on Tuesday night they were both sleeping soundly in the rocking chair. Mommy was happy that she was able to take a load off for a few minutes while they cuddled!
He was pretty happy to get his photos taken although no smiles yet. He even zonked out for a few minutes so that we were able to get some sleepy pictures too...
This basket just cracks me up! I had to use it!!!
I am tellin ya...watching this little guy snooze made me want to pick him up, throw my camera down and just cuddle the night away....
And of course we had to get the little toes and fingers!
And on to some photos with Mommy and Daddy!!!
One of my faves...
I LOVE these family photos.
I LOVE these family photos.
Welcome Mr. Caz! It was soooo wonderful to met you!
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jamie says:
I heart CAZ (nice job gari) and nice job emily for your beautiful pics!
(02.12.09 @ 2:31PM)
Gari says:
oh, my goodness!!! i couldn't imagine anything more perfect!!! (except the little guy himself:) ) I am SOOOOO excited to see the rest! these are amazing!!
(02.12.09 @ 3:09PM)
Kristine Wendt says:
I love these pics! I love these pics! He is so adorable! Nice work Em!
(02.12.09 @ 3:48PM)
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You may remember an emotional story that I told on my blog about a little girl named Addison and her new adoptive parents Cindy and Jesse! Well, a whole year has gone by and Addison is already one years old! I spent some time with Addy and her favorite little teddy bear (Mr. Bear) on Saturday while we dressed up and played with some old strings of pearls and some of Mommy's shoes.
I arrived to see that not only was Addison walking but she was BEAUTIFUL (and don't you just loooooover her curly hair?)
I arrived to see that not only was Addison walking but she was BEAUTIFUL (and don't you just loooooover her curly hair?)
And then.....the tutu comes out! She L.O.V.E.D it......
I told you she was BEAUTIFUL!
And these next 2 are my faves from the day...
ANNNNDDD off we go outside. She was completely mesmerized by the snow and wasn't quite sure what to think of it :)
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As promised, you do get to enjoy some more fun from the Evans household; I went over there on Tuesday to snap some photos of Lela, who is already 6 months old! We had a ton of fun playing, dancing and trying to get Lela to smile. As you can see her sisters ABSOLUTELY ADORE her and once she grows up to be able to play dress-up-princess with her sisters they will be thrilled! Mia is counting the days until she can show Lela how to color all of her favorite princesses and Kayla just wants her to walk so that she can teach her princess dancing....little does Lela know that she has many days of learning ahead of her! :)
We started off the morning with all 3 girls in their pink chairs (appropriately labeled for each girl of course!)
We started off the morning with all 3 girls in their pink chairs (appropriately labeled for each girl of course!)
And as you can see from some of Lela's faces, older sisters can be pretty overwhelming if you are a little girl. I don't think that she can open up her beautiful blue eyes any wider to give us adults the hint of "um....get me out of here before I cry.....because I am getting smushed and squished and I don't know what is going on.........."
Annnnnddd then out came the tutu's---each girl had one! It was amazing!
And then Daddy started with the tickles!
This one is by far my fave from the day! Isn't her expressions just hilarious???
And Lela had to show off her grumpy face (although still pretty darn cute for being mad)!
I love you the Evans family! I hope you all grow up to be real princesses! :)
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Wow Emily! You catch all life's simple moments and create memories that should be cherished for all times!
(03.18.09 @ 4:16PM)at first when I saw the photo link, I was like, who's Peyton? I honestly didn't recognize him at first glance! These photos are awesome em! I love his " old man" clothes in the first bunch.
(03.18.09 @ 4:32PM)Even though you are working with such an excellent subject, your photos make him look even better! Thanks for capturing Peyton's young years for us.
(03.18.09 @ 6:06PM)You do an excellent job. If anyone I know is looking for someone to take pictures, I will definitely recommend you!
he would LOVE Maren and Maren would LOVE him! Have to introduce them! :)
(03.18.09 @ 8:29PM)Emily, I admire your work and love what you do! I can not believe how big Peyton has gotten either since we did the photo's in June last year! Very nice work!
(03.19.09 @ 11:02AM)Love that hat! It's amazing how quickly those little ones grow!
(04. 3.09 @ 12:44PM)Emily- you are just so talented! What beautiful shots of his eyes!!!
(04. 8.09 @ 10:09PM)