Family {K} - adoption day!

What a beautiful family! These are some of the most amazing people I've ever known. This morning they adopted their 7th and 8th children (in addition to 3 biological, and countless others who call them "mom and dad" just because they're so good at it). Mr. K is our pastor, and Mrs. K is a perfect pastor's wife to him. They are living out the lives God has called them to like not many people do. They are the ones who inspired us to become foster parents, and it has been life-changing for us. This was not a full session, they just asked me to take a quick shot of them post-adoption.  Thanks for sharing your hearts and your home, and the love of Jesus, with so many who need it. 

Pictures with Santa

I had the extreme pleasure of being the Santa photographer at our local floral and garden center last weekend. They had a holiday open house, and had invited a bunch of local artists to come set up a booth and sell their wares. I'm tellin' ya, in my free time, I shopped and bought a bunch of beautiful art for Christmas gifts. It was awesome. And taking pictures with Santa was super fun too! So, if you're inviting Santa to your holiday party this year and need a photographer to take pictures, let me know. I love it. These are pics of my kids. Hubby brought them in to sit on Santa's lap. Three out of four did great and loved Santa. The fourth, not so much. He's my sensitive one. It's ok with me.

{S & C} Best Friends

These lovely ladies both had family pictures done in the last few weeks, and they wanted to get some girlfriend pics together too. So we walked around downtown Elkhart and found some fun spots! How cute are they with their matching sweatshirts?

a little seasonal fun

it was VERY windy that day!

Family {G}

This amazing couple has been blessed with 6 kids. SIX KIDS! I have 5 and I think my life is crazy. Wanna know what's even more crazy? They have been married 16 years, and all 6 kids share the same mom and dad. That's pretty much unheard of these days. What a privilege it was to capture this family on camera. It never ceases to amaze me that kids in the same family, coming from the same gene pool, can end up with so very different personalities. I love it.

Family {W}

I am so happy with how these turned out. We went to my favorite park, which has the perfect mix-up of scenic backgrounds - railroad tracks, water, trees. This was a fun, creative group of people who were willing to try some unique pose. The fall colors are amazing right now, and helped make for some beautiful photographs.

Family {C}

Notre Dame

A couple fun shots from Notre Dame when I was there a few weeks ago. It wasn't my first time on campus, exactly, but it WAS my first opportunity to walk around and really check it out. It's a really beautiful campus. The first picture is the famous Golden Dome, as I was standing right below it. The sky was a beautiful blue, and the sun was shining right on Mary giving her a beautiful glow. The next pic is the inside of the dome, standing right below. Beautiful art work.

Family W

Another gorgeous family portrait session - four teenagers! (That'll be me in about 10 years) They were delightful to work with, and I look forward to working with them again in the coming years.

Family Z

This was my 2nd time photographing this family. The first time was last year around Christmas time. They are dear friends of mine, and what a joy it is to watch their family grow. Love you guys!

Family C

This family, all the way from California, has one daughter at ND and another at USC. They all congregated on the campus of Notre Dame for the big football game on Saturday, each wearing their own college sweatshirts. What fun!

Baby T