Family {M} - Elkhart, Indiana Family Photographer

I had so much fun with this family. The Mama is a long-time friend of mine, and one of my favorite people. Dad did almost all the posing for these pics. I think I'm gonna have to hire him, he had such fun ideas! And best of all, the kids were SO well behaved! I don't expected it from 2- and 3-year olds, but the entire family was just wonderful to work with. And who would have thought we'd ever have great weather for an outdoor shoot in December? Beautiful. {click an image to view larger}

Family Bowling - Elkhart Indiana Lifestyle Photographer

About a year ago my husband and I started bowling on our weekly date nights. In February we bought our own balls and shoes, and this weekend we finally had an opportunity to bring the kids and bowl as a family. It was the first time bowling for 4 out of 5 of them (other than on the Wii), and I think it was a real hit. This particular bowling alley even has old-fashioned pencil-and-paper scoring! Turns out, it's just like riding a bike. It's been years since I've had to keep my own bowling score, but once I got going, it all came right back to me. And we even had an opportunity to teach the kids. I used the guise of "family bowling" to bring in my camera and get some fun shots of the alley.