::{Daley}::

I want you to notice two things about this picture... the first is that this family knows how to have FUN and they also know how to laugh together... a lot! Secondly, I want to direct your attention over to the tall guy on the left, Sam. DO YOU SEE HIS BREATH? Yes, it was that cold! We did a morning shoot the day after Christmas. Let me tell you, I was bundled up with my oversized jacket, scarf, and gloves! They were such good sports to drag the babies out in the cold. We did make it a pretty quick shoot though, and I don't blame them one bit!

You will be seeing more from these two models below. I've already put in a request with Amber to let me do an engagement style shoot with them for my portfolio. Amber and Sam know how to work it for the camera. I just can't pass up that opportunity!

I love Camille (below). Her and I took an English class together our freshman year in college. Oh goodness. We have some pretty funny secrets about that semester! Haha. She is now married to Jace's first cousin, Ryan. Aren't their babies cute? All of the Daley babies are adorable!

Little Annie has the prettiest eyes!!

Ruth Ann said when she asked me if I could do pictures for them that she wanted candids that showed that they were having fun. Doesn't this next picture accomplish that?

Thanks Daley's! It was a pleasure.

::{One more}::

Here's one more of Michael & Whitney. I usually don't take this long to edit, but because I haven't started booking sessions yet for 2010 I've been taking my sweet time editing this session along with a senior session I did right before Christmas. I love when I have the time to really look at a picture and figure out exactly what it needs. Editing is definitely my creative outlet for me at times. I hope that by taking on fewer sessions this year that I can spend more time enjoying and learning while in the editing process. Anyway... here's proof Whit that I really am working on your session!! It shouldn't be too much longer.

P.S. I WANT THOSE BOOTS!!

::{Whit . Michael . & Brig}::

My hubs, Jace, was scrolling through my blog tonight and as I was looking over his shoulder I noticed that there have been SO many fun shoots I've had that I haven't blogged. My bad. Maybe I feel a new resolution coming on? I {LOVED} this shoot and I couldn't skip over it. These beautiful people must be seen!! Michael and I met back in the day when my best friend was dating his best friend. They lived 5 hours away and we'd always go on road trips to see them. Whitney and I met in college and one of my favorite memories of her and I was us jamming out to Michael Jackson's 'Billy Jean'. Good times! Brig is... well, what more can I say than he's just adorable! Whitney and I are planning his and Ellie's wedding. Whitney and Jace's dad are like 3rd cousins though... so is that legal? Maybe not such a good idea after all. Wow, enough rambling Erin! Please try not to drool over these:

Beautiful Mama!








This shot has been in my head for months. I had to wait for the perfect models to pull it off. Thanks for cooperating Brig!





Funky edit. I'm diggin' it.

::{read the second to last paragraph please!}::

Doing this shoot made me crave a little sister for Ellie... even if the thought only lasted .2 seconds :)

These cute little sisters were BFFs and loving all over each other the entire time. Never before have I photographed such hams!! It was awesome. I didn't even have to ask them to smile. Just stick them in front of the camera and vwa-la! Perfect smiles.

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There are many changes going on around here... the biggest being that I'm taking a good long break. I blogged a while back that I would be taking December off, but it may be longer than I had originally thought (maybe another month or two). Nothing major going on... I just want to be a wife and mom for a little while. If you are interested in booking a session, please email me and I will let you know if and when I can accomodate you. If I am not available at the time that you are needing pictures, I know a couple of great photographers that are. Thank you for being understanding, and please continue to check the blog as I will continue posting!

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P.S. I will pay someone 5 million dollars if you can tell me WHY IN THE WORLD I can't center my pictures! I upload to flickr or photobucket and then copy and paste the html into blogger. Then I click on the picture and click on the center button. It always shows up centered in my post while I'm writing, but then it does a left alignment in the post. HELP!

Love this...

The only bad thing about being behind the camera all the time is that I don't have any shots like this of me and my baby. Anyone want to take some pictures of Ellie and I? :)

::{Giddy Up}::

You might be able to tell by looking at these just who stole the entire show. No, it wasn't the horses. It was Jackson! This little man is absolutely the cutest little cowboy. A new location with some very large props was a little nerve racking at first, but SO much fun!

Family sessions are in full swing!

I am busy busy BUSY this time of year! Turn-around time for receiving your pictures is now three weeks. Thank you for your patience.

Here's a peek from my most recent session...

Cutest ::{little man}:: & his mom

Tonight was fun. I felt very comfortable tonight, which isn't always the case when I'm at a shoot. I had a great family, with a great wardrobe, and a great assistant. And to go along with this cheesy "great" theme... I got some great shots!

One of my favorites... so far. The looks on both of their faces are perfection.

::{Robbins}::

I had a great time hangin out with this family! These kids are some of the cutest that I've worked with, and SO well behaved! I couldn't believe how good they were. I said do this, they did it. Seriously, what 1 and 3 year old does that?!

I couldn't go without giving a shout out to Lindsey, the mom. She makes the cutest accessories for your little man or girly girl! Everything from hats (she made both hats that her kids are wearing below), cutest onsies ever, baby booties, and more! I had to put in my order after I saw the cute things she makes. Click HERE to check out her Etsy shop. Need a massage? She's also a message therapist!

This is one of my favorites of all time! You might not think it's anything special, but I've found myself staring at it thinking, "I can't believe I took that picture!". Haha. I know. I'm a dork.





Isn't this such a fun sibling shot? We didn't even tell them to do this! They just love eachother.

Thanks Lindsey! It was a lot of fun. I'm excited to do trades with you in the future!

::{Carters}::

Last week I attempted to take pictures for this cute family. The focus of the shoot was on their little one year old who was having a birthday the next day.

It started like this...

And soon turned to this...
I don't blame her! I'd be cranky too if my nap was cut short.

I knew we were going to have to re-schedule because I'm good, but I'm not THAT good! Haha... totally kidding. So here's what we did. Photo shoot with Brooke (the mom)! I could see it in her eyes that she thought I was a crazy woman when I turned to her and said, "K, pose for me so I can take a facebook picture for you!" Haha. We all got a good laugh and ended up with some dang cute facebook pictures for her.

And here are a few more of the family together...

We're getting together tomorrow to finish up the 1 year pictures, so look out for those.

Mary Annie! {& Dusty}

Have you been dying to see the results from THIS GIVEAWAY I did in July? (Just let me pretend that you've all been waiting at the edge of your seat.) Well, you're still going to have to wait a little longer! Mary Anne came to collect her prize a few weeks ago and we had a blast with this session. She is one of my BFF's and it was SO fun to see her and her cute family. I'm not done editing, but I will give you a little sneak peak. There are definitely more of these to come! They are some of my favorite to date. Make sure to let me know what you think!

Love you Mary Anne! Thanks a million for trusting me with doing your pictures.

{Don't forget that you have a chance at winning a FREE SESSION! Details HERE.}