THE FRANKS KIDS || ALL GROWN UP

I've known Alexa since she was just a baby. I started watching her at my house when she was about 8 or 9 months old and she was a part of our life for many years. She came everywhere with us and did everything with us, it was kinda just like having another one of my own. I stopped watching her when Tyler was born, so it's been a long time since I've seen her - except on social media, which I LOVE!

I was so excited when Danyelle contacted me and asked me to take their pictures. I wasn't able to blog this before now because it was a gift for Christmas - and one of my FAVORITE gifts to hear you're giving to your loved ones!!

We had to re-schedule these 3 or 4 times because of bad weather. But we were patient, and we waited until we had a GREAT day. The sun was shining, the lighting was GORGEOUS and they were such great sports about taking pictures together. {you might not be able to say that about all siblings!} When I started editing them, I was in LOVE with them all!! I had a hard time narrowing it down, because there were SO many great ones - and I don't remember ever looking this gorgeous back in high school!! 

Thanks Lex and Tyler for such a great photo session, I can't believe how much you've both grown and I hope for ALL the best things for both of you and your futures!!

THE SEWELL FAMILY

Lindsay and I met through LuLaRoe and I was so excited when she said she wanted family pictures taken.....the girls were less excited! We were supposed to do them on a day that it rained all day - of course, it's been raining a LOT here lately, so we decided to meet early in the morning to do them at the girls best time of the day. we thought!

I worked my magic and we played a lot and chased them up and down the bridge over and over and over, but I'm very happy with how they turned out. I love the colors she chose, I love their matching shoes, I love the bridge.

THE BRIGGS FAMILY

I am having so much fun meeting so many new families this fall. The light and the colors have been beautiful. It's been warm a lot longer, it's been pretty rainy and the leaves on the trees haven't really changed yet, so I'm hoping that means we have a longer photography season and I can schedule some more fall sessions for the first few weeks of November!! - Every Photographers Dream!!

These two littles were pretty much done before we started, but I chased them around in the weeds and captured them doing exactly what they love best, being boys. I grew up with 5 brothers. Well, really I only grew up with 4 in the house with me, I have a brother who was born 2 years after I got married so I was more like a mom to him than a sister. I have a son who is 18 and I have 9 nephews.

I know that boys are wild and crazy. Boys are non-stop. Boys love dirt and bugs. But, boys can be so sweet when they want to be. I'm so glad I was able to capture these two sweet boys. This age is so hard to capture, but it will be gone before you know it and these wild and crazy days will be replaced with girls and dating and pretty soon your sweet little boy will be all grown up. Believe me, I know how fast it goes!!

THE ARRIAGA FAMILY

AWE! I loved working with this family. I could tell right away that they weren't extremely comfortable getting their photos taken, who is?, but I wanted them to have a good experience and to have photos they would love. I worked really hard to try to get them more comfortable in front of the camera, to get them to smile at me and to let them know that they were killing it!!!

They were so fun to work with, and they did SO GREAT!!! I loved being a part of their day!! {PS, these are the first formal family pictures they have ever had taken!} They warmed up to me and I hope they had a good experience. I know how uncomfortable having photos taken can be, but I hope to make your experience fun and pain free!! 

And bonus points if you recognized Krista and Mike from their session this summer!