this was an extra special shoot for me…my good friend gwen, who you will see in these photos, took photos of my family earlier this fall.  she is also a photographer in the twin cities and a wonderful one i might add.  we decided this summer that it would be so wonderful to do a little photo shoot swap.  you would think that because we are photographers that we would have never ending supplies of photos of our children and families.   but, it is so hard mainly to “be in” any photos with our families.  so, this was my chance to allow gwen to leave her camera behind and allow her to be a mom and wife and not the photographer.  her family is so loving and sweet and we had so much fun.  i enjoyed every moment of our time together.  our day ended with little “b” presenting me with the most beautiful picture that she colored for me.  it made my afternoon…what a sweetheart.  when you see her, she will melt your heart. and, if you have a minute check out the photos gwen took of my family.

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i cannot say thanks enough for giving me the lasting memories she gave us in these photographs…  thanks, gwen and mike…your family is just lovely.  a lot more photos to come.

sweet signe rose is already 6 months and sitting with such perfect posture.  :)  according to her mommy, she has just learned to sit up…she looks like she had been doing it for months!  i love the expressions of this age.  they are priceless.  the toe eating and the rolls…these are the times we love so much and don’t want to forget!   i hope you enjoy meg and chris.  :)  lots more to come.

here is another family that i hold dear to my heart.  :)  and, i love taking photos for them.  except that our last visit was way too short…not enough time to catch up.  thanks, golberg family…love you all!

sweet baby jackson was just not in the mood to smile.  he was not crabby at all, but just not smiley and according to mom and dad, he is smiling a good share of the time.  shortly after i left this sweet love developed a high fever and had all of the awful flu symptoms.  poor baby…he was such a trooper to even let me take photos.  i must say that this little man has the most beautiful “sad” eyes and i hate that he was feeling so sick during our photo session, but these photos are so so precious.  no worries…we will get some photos soon of those gummy gums smiling!  :) i promised mom and dad that we would have a little mini, smiling photo session in a few weeks.  so be sure to check back!   natalie and dan, it was so nice to see you both and your sweet baby boy…

these little girls belong to my dear friend and i don’t need to say much except that they are precious and sweet and beautiful.  and, i love being able to take photos of them because not only do i enjoy seeing morgan and stella, but i love having quality time with their mommy.  :)  thanks, jess and kevin.  love.