I just love the radiance that surrounds a new person, and the joy that emanates from their loved ones. Ava and her mother had a fun time watching the approaching storm with us on a warm afternoon. We also took a few in her heirloom infant gown, with her 90+ year old great grandmother. The combination of ages were beautiful to behold.

As you will remember, Ramona and her family are dear friends of ours. We took some shots of her at just over one year old at the beginning of summer, enjoying her backyard with her family. I love how expressive and excited Ramona always is, something she gets from her parents no doubt. Also enjoy a quick little video Brandon made of this fun shoot.

I had a fun morning at English Landing Park in Parkville with Patrick and his family last weekend. Patrick is about to be two and most definitely a whirlwind of energy. Patrick likes water, pointing, running, and more running. Thanks for the opportunity to document this time, it goes so fast!

Javier turned two a few weeks ago and we were honored to be in on the festivities. Baseball, birthday, and.. and cell phone? Apparently cell phones are the universal ultimate child toy as Simone also loves to snatch ours. I love how he refused to put the cell phone down when trying to hit the pinata. So much fun & lots of love with this family.

I wanted to share an image that is dear to me. Brandon took a portrait of Simone, myself, my mother and grandmother on Easter of this year – a 4 generation portrait. After recently losing my grandmother after a long illness, this portrait remains, and was so dear to her she requested it be shown at her service. This is why we choose to document life; to provide a visual testament to our loved ones. To remember to cherish every moment as they all go too quickly. To provide the imagery to spark memories for years to come. And maybe, 100 years from now, provide insight for your great grandchildren, and theirs, and so on.

Corinne, Erin, Brandon and I spent a warm summer afternoon taking their engagement photos in near north Kansas City (all of us Northlanders at heart). We started out with coffee at LatteLand and ended up in the amazing selection of wines at Red-X. It was a blast and found it was appropriate because they are going to Napa for their honeymoon. Can’t wait until October, thanks for a fun afternoon!