Squishy Man

I love lil babies!  They are cute, innocent and oh so squishy!  At 5 days old, they are so super flexible that posing is not an issue unless you are like squishy man  aka Luke!  When he should have been sleeping, he was not so he had his own agenda and eve rolled over for me once because he was not amused with the pose I put him in but I still love him!!  I told him earlier this week, while having a cuddle session, that he will always be squishy man to me (even when he turns 16)!  The cutie with him is big sis Morgan!  Coming later in the week another lil one and her family!

Just Trying to Update a Little!

Yes, I have fallen behind on this blog!  Only because I have been busy with clients and family!  I am so sorry for not sharing sooner!!  I recently did a shoot with my friends Chris and Tina and then another shoot with their whole crew!  Talk about fun! 

This is the classic His, Mine, Ours family!  They work like a well oiled machine and it is awesome to see how well this blended family works together!  I just love them all!!

The Calhoun Family - Mattoon, IL Family Photographer

This family was so much fun to work with! All I had to say was squirrel and the whole family was saying it too! It comes from the movie "Up", which I have never seen but will know rent to put this seemingly innocent word into context!

The Boy With The Beautiful Eyes!

I love doing a session with a cute little family and this family was no exception to that! Mom, Dad and soon to be Big Brother were ready for all the photo action that was coming their way!

I love this last photo and NO I did not request that Dad catapult his son into the air but it made for a great photo!  All I did was add a little texture to make it more epic!  LOL!  I think Mom almost had a heart attack!

The Holland Family

This cute little family found me when they were searching for wedding photographers for her sister's recent wedding (yup Mr. & Mrs. Butler)!  Anyway, Dad is in the Navy and was not here for the wedding but he did get to come home for a few days a week later so we set up a shoot!  Now little M was less than cooperative until we started discussing the ice cream he would get as a treat following the shoot if he smiled and listened!  He is so stinking cute and has tons of personality plus we have arranged a marriage between him and the Diva!!  Only kidding!!

Bringing You up to Speed!

I have been a tad bit lax in my blogging lately so here is one big blog post to bring you up to speed with what has been going on behind the scenes here!!  First, Baby W, we started a session and then he was not feeling well so we tried again after his nap but he was having NONE of it so we finally rescheduled for another day and finally got some results!!

Then came the final Pictures In The Park fundraiser for my friends who are going on a missions trip to Jamaica next month and I am proud to say that we raised $350 for them to go toward expenses!!  Here are some shots of the two final families!

This family was so cute!  Big Brother J was great with high energy and was a true joy to work with!  Little Brother T, however, wanted NO part of any of it so he was one tough customer!!

Then there was this adorable family!!  When dad got out of the car he said "Do you remember me?"  I had to look for a moment but YES I did remember him!!  We worked together more than 10 years ago at the local phone company!!  He is not a fire fighter!!  Wow, what a career change!

Anyway, that gets you up to speed on this end!  Tonight I have an engagement/family session in my hometown!!  Tomorrow I will photograph the Ordination of Jaret, whom I did fund raising for and then Monday will bring a family session!  Later this week I will be doing some more Senior portraits!  Let's just say that I am keeping busy!!  I promise to update you more often!!

Pictures In The Park - Part 4

Here are some of the families who participated in Pictures in the Park this past weekend to help raise money for my friends Jody and Jaret who are going on a missions trip in July! I have one more date, May 15th that is dedicated to this project so if you are in my area call me and I will get you set up!!