fall love

b&w ~ the old days

I'm loving black and white photo's right now. It takes me back to the old days when I would go in the darkroom to develop my photos. The magic of your photo slowly appearing out of thin air. Waiting patiently to see the results of your hard work. Now it's a click of a button, but I still love the results.

the bad

So, back to my story... a photo shoot with my kids (and my mom) was not so easy. There was a lot of goofing off, fake smiles,

dancing/fighting on the tables,

and one little boy that refused to admit that he had to go potty.

Despite that, memories were made and even a few "hallmark" moments ;)

the good

Taking pictures of your own children is a challenge. Here are some of the good... later I will share some of the bad and the ugly (well, so to speak ;)

Grace has seen plenty of leaf photos with the many photo shoots I've been doing lately and she couldn't wait to get in on this action! Little Luke almost blends right in...

Taking a walk with Moo-moo. And if you look really closely you can see Cole running up ahead.

Grace is the easiest to get to cooperate (she should be, at age seven!)

And then there's Luke...

It looks like he's carrying a huge branch when he's really just climbing the tree.
Ahhh.... the good (I know, the list is short.)

on the move

This beautiful, blue eyed girl was on the move! But if you could capture a moment, then it was totally worth it...

I love those eyes.

these moments

It's the shot in between "the shots" that I really love.

It's these moments that I truly desire to capture.

It's joy and laughter....

and love.

curiosity

Curiosity killed the cat, but made for a cute picture.

fast friends

Grace was quick to make friends with another little girl at my cousin's baby shower a couple weeks ago. I love this picture of Grace and Jillian. Remember when it was so easy to make friends? "Hi, my name is Grace. Want to be my friend?" And off they go...

Baby Zerek

Sweet, chubby baby. My friend, Rebecca's little man looks good enough to eat! More of baby Z to come... This shot was taken while we were out on the soccer field enjoying a game.

my girl

Candid photography is my very favorite. A moment captured in time. Not planned or posed... beauty at it's best.