WELCOME TO THE WORLD BABY DYLAN!!!

The baby is HERE!!! My baby boy was born on March 13th! We are thrilled to have Dylan here and healthy!!! Praise the Lord!!! We will be posting some pics over the next few weeks and photo sessions will start back up mid-April, so be sure to contact us SOON as spring and fall fill up QUICK! Hope you are enjoying the unseasonably warm weather!!!

Des Moines Wedding: Kevin & Julie

The day was completely magical. Family and friends gathered to celebrate the wedding of Kevin and Julie. Both were calm and collected and they looked fantastic!

Beautifully decorated with fall decor (something dear to Julie's heart) with an ice cream bar during the reception (totally brilliant idea!) The details were just amazing! Bright reds against the stark white of the dress was just stunning!


It was so beautiful outside (even a tad warm!) We were able to go cruising out to Waterworks Park for some awesome shots!




Congratulations you two on a blessed life together!!!!

Happy New Year & Happy Distractions

Hi, All. Welcome to a fresh new year!

Just for fun, we thought you'd enjoy a look at one of our dear friends and her family.

We were honored when Kathleen asked us to capture some memories of her family. We were honored -- and a bit nervous because Kathleen is a FABULOUS photographer and artist herself.

Anyway we loved our time with this happy group. We zipped around on golf carts on this photoshoot (that was a first). Big Sis was delightful and loved chatting with us and pointing out all kinds of detail. Little Sis was adorable and had no problem ignoring the photographers as she played and lived in her own little world.

And Mom and Dad? Well, this picture and caption says it all.

Here's to a year of happy, healthy distractions! Enjoy. God bless.

Mr. J: turning THREE

It hasn't been that long since we were together taking pics of Mr. J's older brother. But this time around it was all about Mr. J and some family photos! I am in shock that Mr. J is THREE YEARS OLD already! Time flies! And its been SO much fun capturing photos through the years for him!



Mom is AWESOME at dressing them in coordinating outfits that just make them SPARKLE in pics!!! LOVE this family pic and the definite fall feel!!!

And how seriously cute are they??? No wonder their kids are so stinking adorable!!!




Thanks B family for another great session!!!!

Class of 2012 Senior Photography: Lisa

We LOVE Seniors! They are always ready to pose, strut their stuff, and look fabulous!!! Lisa was NO exception!!! She is absolutely stunning and graceful!!!

She rocked it doing more serious poses...



...but she was also absolutely adorable with that contagious smile!!!



We had such a blast with her and were thrilled with the great shots!!! Thanks Lisa for letting us capture this special memory with you!!! And a special thanks to the Stuffs for letting us use their fabulous yard for some of the photos! You guys rock!!!

Growing Up

We have had the immense pleasure of photographing this family 3 years in a row now. And each year I am SHOCKED at how much those kids grow!

Miss H is blossoming into the most GORGEOUS teenager....LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTER MOM!!!!

And Mister N is just so adorably cute!!!

We traipsed through downtown Des Moines in the Court Avenue area and snuck into gross broken down alleys and found abandoned buildings (and had great stories about what we thought HAPPENED in these abandoned buildings). It was a beautiful, WINDY day and we had such a blast again!! Thanks for sharing your smiles with us G Family!!!

9 Kiddos and 1 Hot day at the Salisbury House

It was a HOT day!!! We are taking in the high 90s! And we had a family of cousins who were ready to roll!!! They were INCREDIBLE troopers!!! And stinkin' adorable!!! LOVE THOSE BOOTS!!!

They turned on the smiles and charm....

And somehow we were able to capture all 9 with great smiles that day!!!! You guys rocked it!!! Thanks for dealing with the hot weather with us!!!!