It's all in the kiss

How much fun can two bestfriends have together? A lot. How much fun can two bestfriends that are photography buddies have together at a photoshoot? WAY TOO MUCH.

I was able to take my bestfriend {and assistant photographer} Tressa's pictures. She wanted to get some pictures taken of her and her lover boy for their Christmas Cards. I've known Tressa since I can even remember and we're so similar that when she throws out an idea - I'm on it, and I know what she's trying to do. This time, Tressa actually printed out pictures and we copied them :] Poor Lawrence had to cooperate - it was 2 against 1 in this scenario! Some positions were a little awkward, but others just happened naturally that turned out fantastic!

One of my absolute favorite pictures is their sneak peek; which I'm not sure if we copied it, or it just happened. Who knows, either way - I love it.

For a sidenote, Tressa - when you do pictures of Nick and I, you're going to be my stylist! I loved your attire!

XOXO Love you!

Sweet Baby Girl

A couple of our good friends Jesse and Amanda just had a beautiful baby girl - Isabella Jean Anderson. She's just a tiny little sweet pea! I got to visit her in the hospital and sneak a few pictures of her when she was freshly born, and now a couple of weeks later, I was able to get some family shots!

First off, I wish my house was as warm as yours! It was a great fall day for pictures, and not too cold outside, but cold enough to keep the house warm. Hard to believe that in the middle of November, we can be ouside without a heavy jacket on.

Second, Let's just say that there were definitely some funny moments that happened today... one inparticular when Isabella was laying naked on the ground! Haha, Jesse and Amanda - you know what I'm laughing about :] Another was when we moved the shoot outside and Bailey {family dog} would just not sit. She would lay down or roll on her back, but couldn't sit perfectly for us - spread eagle was her position of choice :] Crazy enough, I got one of her sitting and looking at me. I must have caught her in a split second before she went into laying down.

I still have some more pictures that I want to get, but we'll figure out when works for us all again! Thanks for the fun this afternoon and here's your adorable little peanut!

Sidenote: Anyone who is interested, Jennifer Minick was the one who made the headband and tutu, if you're interested in purchasing one, please let me know and I can give you her information!

My Bestfriend

Geri Allen was My Bestfriend contest winner! She was able to choose any location, any type of session (besides wedding), and with whoever she wanted!

Geri chose to have a family session with her boyfriend and their 3 wonderful kids. The location was at a park down in the cities {I can't remember the name already!}. Everything went perfect! My sister came with me and assisted me, carrying things and helping get the kids to look at me. Thanks Dot!

The kids were absolutely great and behaved so well! In the middle of our shoot, we stopped for a treat. The first treat was a carmel apple, followed soon by a cupcake - YUM!

Geri and Josh, you guys have such a great family! My heart melted completely when Calvin told me how much fun he had - and that Lucy wanted to hold my hand when we were walking back to the car. Makes my job even that much better to think that even kids can have fun at photoshoots and it's not just fun for the parents! I hope you guys like your teaser, and thank you again! Congratulations on winning!

Trevor is a Senior!

Mr. Trevor is a senior! Sandie, Trevor, and I all met up in no other than Harris!

This kid cracked me up the entire time! We started out at the Harris barn and then made our way around town hitting up any spot that looked intriguing. Suprisingly, even though Harris is super tiny, there are so many potential spots for pictures. Right in a row are buildings with all different types of textures that make awesome backgrounds. Sidenote: I've always paid attention to that detail even though most people would probably overlook it.

We made it to the railroad tracks and I had Trevor jumping to try and warm up; because of course Sandie and I had him change into a short sleeve shirt when it was pretty cold outside! The comments and jokes he was making made my whole night. He is such a good guy and so sweet. Let's just say that he was a great model and had some great ideas!

On our way back to the barn, we stopped at a brick background where were able to get some shots of Trevor with his bowling shirt and bowling ball! They turned out awesome! Here are 2 of my favorite shots, enjoy!!