Keatin

My oh my, so much has changed in Keatin's life since we last saw her when she was turning one! She is now 2 and on the verge of becoming a big sister!


I have no doubt she will show her little brother or sister the ropes and instruct them on what they should be doing...alot. Look what she did at the session! Yep, she was able to get both her parents AND her dog on the platform swing! Would she get on it with them? Nope, she just wanted them all on it together while she observed. What a hoot!

She loves her dog Crimson and I'm pretty sure the feeling is mutual (even though she made him get on the swing above). Notice where Keatin's arm is for the hug? It didn't bother Crim in the least that she hugged him mid yawn! So sweet!


Keatin has ca...ca...crazy arms when she runs, it is hilarious!! She uses ever ounce of momentum her arms can give her. :)




Keatin - I can't get over how much you have changed since last year! I loved all your talking and directions you would give! I am so excited for you to be a big sister in December, I know you are going to be a great little helper!

Reed family

Why not start out with a bang? I mean seriously this is so cute...I'm always a sucker for siblings holding hands and having fun!


Emily was ready to get going with pictures the second we stepped foot in their door. It wasn't long before we realized why...she had been watching America's Next Top Model and was ready to strut her own stuff. It was HILARIOUS!!! She was pulling out everything!!


Owen was the happiest little guy....he was busy, but he was so stinkin' happy, I just wanted to squeeze him!


Yeah, I said Owen was busy....but we could keep him from running away by placing him on his daddy's shoulders....and he was happy as a clam up there! Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that he could sneak attack his dad's face????




Emily and Owen - You two were a pure delight! You know that you are kids and you could have at least given us a little harder time....we expect it :) You know....like refuse to take a picture, cry, temper tantrum....come on, give us some challenge to work through! :) Thanks for having fun with us and giving us all sorts of things to laugh about!

Mya & Mea

Oh how we love these girls! If you've been a blog follower for a few years, you already know that I LOVE their style! Man alive, these girls are always dressed in the latest fashion!


This time they were talking up a storm and it was cracking me up! My heart especially melted when they would say their own name or each others name and it would come out oh so clear. So sweet! What do you think Mya is thinking about as she looks at Mea? Oh to be able to read their little minds!


OK, confession time....I was SO confident when they all got out of the car that I WAS going to be able to tell them apart this time. Did I mention I was SO confident? Well...um...yeah, I stood corrected....oh man!! OK, next time....next time I will get it right on my first try! These girls are going to have ALOT of fun pulling tricks on people as they get older!

Eric brought out the fisheye to have some fun with the girls...they were a little curious why he was getting the camera within reaching distance. :) Notice the finger on the lens to the left??!?!? FUN!


How cute are all the expressions and interactions here?!?!


I have saved my most favorite image in the world for last....this one is screaming to be blown up HUGE on the wall!! I just love it so much, it would make such a big impact printed BIG....2 little girls in this big world...they don't have a fear in the world...only curiosity is all over their face. I mean, seriously, does it get any better than that?!?!?


More pictures can be found here.

Mya and Mea - I always seem to say Mya's name first and am now wondering if everyone does that or is it just me?!?! You girls have us wrapped around your finger and we always look forward to seeing you again!! I just can't get over how fast the time has gone! I think back to your first session when we were all in your pink room capturing your sweetness and we stayed there the whole session because you couldn't roll too far out of our reach. Now you are 2 and we were making tracks all over trying to keep up with you! WOW! I love that we have been able to capture all of your milestones! Can't wait until next time!

Neglected
Hello faithful blog readers! I apologize for my absence in recent weeks. I have been a bit more active on our facebook page. If you want to see some recent sessions, check it out here!

I'm getting back into blogging SOON! Stay tuned!

IPVA video
OK...so....we hope you find as much humor in this video as we do! If you saw my post on facebook on Saturday night, you would have seen a picture of us at Target buying all the Toy Story characters. We were prepping for the Iowa Professional Videographers Association (IPVA) annual shootout we had on Sunday. In a nutshell, our directive this year was to work with another company to create an advertisement for the IPVA.

Well, if you know us, we like to have fun....so we wanted to make the shootout lots of fun too! We had about 4 hours to write a script, shoot all the footage and voiceovers and edit the footage before it was show time. If you aren't familiar with the behind the scenes of video, trust me, it's ALOT to fit all of that into 4 hours!

We had SO much fun working with Eric of Nepo Productions out of Cedar Rapids to come up with the video below.



P.S. If you go to the IPVA website, we know our name is no longer listed and we don't know why...we are working on getting it back up there. :)

Cooper

Good heavens, this is our 4th time photographing Cooper and everytime we see him, I just can’t get over how much he is growing. He is now 3 and ON THE MOVE! Or maybe it would be more appropriate to say that he’s ON A SPRINT! He is so very fast now and he knows that the idea he has in his mind is definitely better than what anyone else may suggest. :)

Looks like he's run into an obstacle huh?? NO WAY!! I think his face tells the story....and totally cracks me up!! I have a feeling his mommy and daddy have seen this face a time or two :)


He has the softest little voice that is chattering a lot, but I couldn’t always make out what he was saying because he was so soft and he was generally walking with his nose to the grindstone the majority of the time….like I said, he knew where he wanted to go! Pretty sure this is a response to one of my silly ideas....his face says it al!!


There were a couple of times I caught him repeating what I had just said and it totally cracked me up!

I am obsessed with this picture for a number of reasons. The first being that he is actually SITTING! If you know Cooper, you will know this is a rare moment! The second reason I love it so much is because it shows just how big the world can be to a little kid. I often focus on close up images, but I just love how this one captures his small little body in front of the huge trees behind him….LOVE IT!


He has quite the little imagination and he was having TONS of fun "in the jungle".


Cooper – Little buddy I loved that you gave me hug right away! You are one cool little dude! We love that we get to see you every year and capture your little personality! Can't wait to see again!

Ashley

We had such a great time capturing Ashley’s senior pictures! We laughed….oh boy did we laugh!



When Ashley was showing me her different outfits, she got to the purple “baggy” shirt. (cough) Excuse me Ashley, did you JUST use the word “baggy” to describe your shirt?!?! I mean, it was was stinkin’ cute and all….but not so much baggy Ashley! ☺


Ashley loves horses and goes to shows most weekends. We were only around the horses for a little bit with her but I KNOW she is going to be an awesome vet when she finishes school!


After we took this shot, her sister and uncle took 2 of the horses and as her uncle was changing the halter, his horse ESCAPED!!! Yep, next thing we heard was her sister yelling that the horse was on the HIGHWAY….YIKES! They chased it back into the yard and the horse had fun playing around and avoiding capture…..UNTIL the master of horses, Ashley, got into the mix. Within a matter of minutes Ashley had the horse captured and back in a halter. Thatta girl Ashley!


Just minutes after the big capture, she was poised and ready to get going with her session….still looking like a million bucks…Sheesh! I suppose if she can pull off making a “baggy” shirt look hot, what can’t she do?!?!


Ashley (aka The Horse Whisperer) - You are so sweet and we are so excited that you are going to be in Cyclone country with us next year! You have such a bright future and we wish you all the best!!

Leah and Allen
We met Leah and Allen for a sunset session on Lake Okoboji.....ahhhhh, yes, beautiful! I'm totally lovin' the sunset flare on the right!! Yes, I am obsessed with sun flare!

(note the little creature to the left of Leah's feet! It's Wally!!)

Their session was even more exciting because they brought their new baby Wally along for the ride!! Do not view this next picture unless you want to fight off a severe case of puppy fever for the next week!


We met them again the next morning after sunset to take in some beach and green space time.






To view more images visit their facebook sneak peak here!

Leah and Allen - We so much enjoyed our time with you capturing your love story. You two are absolutely adorable together and we loved being able to witness your love and hang out! We are pumped for your wedding!! Hurry up and get here! :)
P.S. I want to steal Wally....I'm just sayin' :)

Jessica and Matt
We met Jessica and Matt on a beautiful day for a walk around the park to capture their engagement pictures. See....picture perfect day!


I did a lot of paparazzi style shooting on this session....I think I had Matt a little concerned! :) I was doing a lot of hiding behind trees, leaves and flowers to shoot through them....trust me Matt, it worked! :)




We got this fun new chalkboard and had some fun with it. Cute, huh? :)




Jessica and Matt - Thank you for enjoying the afternoon with us! We love how laid back you are and that you trusted our ideas....crazy as they may have seemed! :) We are so very excited for your wedding! We are going to have a blast together!