Kennedy and Logan, Grand Rapids children photography

Meet Kennedy and Logan, so cute, funny, and precious! I've known these two since they were bumps in mom's tummy. This was a really special session because I've known Kennedy and Logans' parents, Steve and Alyssa, from the early years. I knew them before they met to the day they exchanged their vows, and now the birth of their little family. When Steve called me to do a session as a birthday surprise for Alyssa, I was so honored and excited to photograph these little ones....although I'm starting to feel old because it seems like not long ago they were tiny babies...where does the time go? Steve, major props to you! I admit sometimes I have these ideas of grandeur...dirty downtown buildings, bright colors, and lollipops. Having no children of my own yet, I don't clean up kid messes everyday so while the idea of a downtown session with lollipops sounded fantastic, I quickly realized their was an aftermath mess of lollipop goo, then dirt stuck into the lollipop goo, and then dirt stuck into the lollipop goo smeared all over shirts, pants, shoes...you get the picture. EEEK....love you guys! Thanks for letting me get them all sugared, silly, and smeared...then send them home with you :) Here's some of my favs.

and the mess begins!


Getting messy is fun!...a child after my own heart


Dirty downtown rocks are awesome!
Rocks are awesome, especially when they're dirty with sticky hands!

Sophie turns 4!!

First and formost I need to sincerely apologize for my blog failures.  In the midst of the this crazy season I find myself neglecting my blog more and more.  I hope to catch up at some point, I have so much to share!  To start with my attempts to catch up here is a shoot I did quite a few weeks ago.  This is Sophie, she just turned 4 and she is adorable!  Sophie and I had a photoshoot last year for her 3rd birthday and when Emily emailed to schedule her 4th birthday shoot I said "already! it's been a year already!"  Wow, time really does flyby!  Sophie was such a pleasure to shoot and she LOVES the camera.  I couldn't have asked for a better four year old!  Thanks for letting me shoot you once again, I can't wait for next year now, I'm quite sure that her 5th birthday will come just as fast :)

Jeff and Megan are Married!....for four years!

Let me introduce you to another awesome couple, Jeff and Megan.  Jeff and Megan are kind and generous people who have allowed Kurt and I, along with three other couples, to invade their home every Sunday evening for the past 10 months    We all met through Ada Bible Church when we joined a small group bible study last fall.  Jeff and Megan are our study leaders and have quickly become great friends.  It's so wonderful to see God working in our lives, bringing us together and developing our friendships with one another.

On July 9th, Jeff and Megan celebrated four years of marriage and Jeff's gift to Megan was a photoshoot with me!  Pretty exciting for the both of us I would say!  Jeff and Megan, like so many of us, haven't had nice pictures taken in such a long time and were way over due for photos that were as unique and fun as they are.  Thanks guys for shooting with me and allowing me to be the crazy photographer I am, even when my ideas sound something like.... "Okay I'm thinking dirty highway overpass, and graffiti train cars"...probably not exactly your idea of an anniversay shoot.  
Meet the real Jeff and Megan, cool, collected, and serious at all times....or not

Jeff, you make the best goofy face EVER!  I was nice though and didn't post the drooling one!

Thanks guys, shooting with you was Amazing!