{petersen family}

so this is why i got into photography... being able to photograph my family. here is my older sista, "rocky" and her cute family. i loved saying adios to my hubby and kids as i walked out the door for this photoshoot. i got to spend the evening having some "me-time". just enjoying being able to capture my lil niece, "boo-boo" doing what she does best. be cute. raquel is 6 months preggo with baby boy, brock, and totally rocked the belly. love them.

{poelman family}

first off, 5 young kids... serious props to natalie and david. i had to keep pinching myself with how well they listened and got along. fun bunch.

{hawkins family}

so i have to say that this has been my most loyal family. this is the third year that they've had me take their family's pictures and i'm beaming with pride, love, adoration - okay, so i'm just flattered that they will be replacing last year's pictures with these ones.

{aubrey}

love the name ;) so we started her out in this sweet little outfit and then nicole busted out this tutu and i squealed with delight. i've always loved playing dress-up, this was so fun. aubrey was such a sweetie and had a cool lil bond with her daddy. i loved how patient and tender he was with her.

{lachelle +colin}

the only way i could get colin to give me his genuine smile was when i had him super close to lachelle. these two have a definite spark between the two of them.