Owen and Emmalyn

Last week my sister-in-law, my niece, and my nephew all made a quick and unexpected trip up from Alabama. It was so good to see them again although I did miss having my brother here. The kids have gotten so BIG in the past 4 months since seeing them last. Jessi (their mom) and I decided that we needed to get some updated pictures while they were here so we went out the morning they left and took a few! I had so much fun with them and I just love what we came up with!

Little Miss Emmalyn







Emmalyn, you are so beautiful! Luke, you better watch out! :o)



Stud-muffin Owen









Buddies





Carson and Stella came along too. Carson wanted to do everything that his big cousin was doing. So cute!




Emmalyn loved on Stella every chance she could get.


I love you guys and miss you already!

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Little Drew

Last weekend I met up with the adorable Wynsma family to take some pictures of their little guys! It's so fun to see people that you grew up with have babies. Jaime and I have been friends since I came to Allendale in the third grade. After school we even worked at the same bank for a little while. It's amazing how the time flies!


Here are a couple of my favorites from our session.

Thanks Casey, Jaime, Mason and little Drew for such a good time!

Love the puppy dog ears!




Look who is awake!


Mason wasn't quite sure about me taking his picture so we had his dad sit in on a couple. That helped for about a second!





Cute little tootsies.




I talked them into doing a quick family portrait. So glad they agreed because it is super cute!

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The best of 2009!

2009 was an awesome year.

I went to Las Vegas for the WPPI convention in February, did my first destination wedding, was a part of some beautiful and fun weddings, got to meet a lot of new families, was able to reconnect with old clients, and met a lot of new friends along the way.

I could say this over and over again but....I LOVE MY JOB. Sure, it is not glamorous all of the time but it really never gets old for me. I love thinking of new ideas, looking for the light, getting to know people, and bringing the images alive through editing. I feel like one of the luckiest girls alive to get to do what I love.

So, I won't make you wait any longer! I have put together my top 100 pictures from 2009 for you to enjoy. It was so fun looking back at these again and reliving all of the great moments. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

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