3.18.14

Breah

When Breah’s mom contacted me to do her Senior sessions, I was both excited and soooo nervous!  I live about an hour away, and I had never been to Marshall, IL, before, so I didn’t have the same “game plan” that I usually do for sessions.  I wasn’t familiar with the area, so I arrived in town about an hour early, just so I could scope things out and get a feel for the town.   We did both a Summer session and a Fall session, and both of them were so much fun!!  I enjoyed getting to know Breah and Angel SO much.  It ended up working out perfectly, even though I wasn’t so sure what to expect.  And honestly, I think I enjoyed the excitement of not knowing what to expect.  I had to depend more on myself, instead of falling back on routines.  I need to do more of that.  🙂

I hope you enjoy Breah’s session!  She is more beautiful on the inside than on the outside, and that’s saying a lot!!  😉

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March 19, 2014 - 7:30 am

Amanda Harris - So beautiful angel she sure has grown so much and I bet it was a blast doing pics u all are so fun to be around never a dull moment lol again very very beautiful

3.10.14

Star Wars Party

For my son’s birthday this year, he decided he wanted to go with a Star Wars theme.  We had just introduced him to Star Wars a few months before, and he really liked it! (I’m not sure if he or my husband was more excited by this)  So I got on pinterest…a LOT, to figure out some fun things to do.

First, I found a link that showed how to make lightsabers out of pool noodles, duct tape, and electric tape.  Just cut a noodle in half, and tape away.  Voila!

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I also found some awesome masks from Bessie Pooh.  Not only does she make Star Wars masks, but she makes all kinds of Disney characters as well.  Here are my kids modeling some of them (there are 10 altogether, but we only made it through these before they lost interest in my impromptu shoot):

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I had such a hard time deciding on a cake…there were SO many that I loved.  We went with this one, and my talented cousin, Mica, made it.

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And finally, here are the kids in action at the party:

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Each of them got to take home a lightsaber and mask when it was over (you’re welcome, parents!) 😉

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2.18.14

Train Game

We’ve had a lot of cold, snowy, icy weather this winter in Indiana.  After a while, you start to feel a little stir crazy being inside so much.  We play outside in the snow here & there, but that’s really not enough.  So the kids & I came up with a new game, using some toys in a different way.  We call it the “train game”.

First, we set up 2 sets of track, right beside each other.  We made sure that each track has the exact # of pieces, even though they’re not identical in how we set them up.

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Then we put two trains at the starting point.

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The youngest player goes first, and you roll one die, moving your train along the same number of track of what you roll.

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If you land on either piece of the hill you get to go to the next piece.

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Every time you roll a 1, the bridge either opens or closes.  If you get to the bridge and it’s closed, you have to wait until either player rolls a 1 to open it back up.

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The first player to reach the finish line wins!  We’ve had so much fun playing our train game, and it’s definitely helped to keep our minds off of the weather.  🙂

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2.12.14

Roxy + Marc

We’ve had a cold & snowy winter, more than it’s been the past few winters.  I’ve enjoyed being snowed in here & there, but I’m at the point where I’m dreaming of Spring and warmer weather.  Roxy contacted me after the last snow we had, wondering if it would be possible to do an engagement shoot in the snow.  We were able to throw a quick session together, and everything came together perfectly.  There was even just the right amount of snow falling, making it a little magical.  Their session made me happy that the cold weather is still here…for *just* a little longer  😉

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2.12.14

The Strubingers

My third & final photo shoot with Heather & her family in 2013 🙂  Heather & Rachel planned this photo session as a gift for their husbands’ parents this past Christmas.  It almost didn’t happen because of the weather.  It was cold and misty, but it let up just enough for us to get some pictures outside.  I’m so glad it worked out, and that they were able to pull it off.

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