and then there were 5.

I have such respect for all you moms out there! After I finished photographing this bunch over last weekend, I was ready to put my feet up! All I could do was laugh because when you have 5 little ones running circles around you just forget who you are, what you are doing and you just start snapping pictures as quick as you can. Of course, I kept it together and made things quick and easy with some tickling and my histerics, and I really think these images turned out so adorable if I do say so myself. I was so inspired by some of this gorgeous light we were having that day and I seriously love the expressions that you get with kids! So even though I may have felt a smidge overwhelmed at first, when you see the faces and the smiles and how happy they are by just being able to be themselves, it makes it all worth it. Kids are magical in the fact that one minute they are laughing and the next they are crying but the second you can grab their attention, they just give you the most beautiful expressions across their face, and it's those moments that I'll gladly take these 5 today and photograph them just being kids...tomorrow, who knows? Perhaps I'll tackle 10 or 12 kiddos!

Here you go girls! I hope your mom loves these as much I do...she's not going to see this right?! AHHH! Oh, and how are the cloths...did we get the stains out? I should really send a gallon of bleach to you Julie! I'm soooo sorry! Here are Cameron, Ryan, Jared, Kaden, and little Carter, all grandkids by the way and this is for their grandma...won't she just love these!

lance & brityn.

I never knew that kids could have so many expressions and look so completely different in several photographs taken within the same hour! It was a gorgeous day with blue skies on Saturday when we met to take photos of Lance and Brityn. She of course had been practicing those model moves because when I turned the camera to her, she immediately turned on the charm! I was loving it mearly for the fact that how many 6 year olds do you know that you have to bust out the funny faces, squealy voices and peak-a-boo's, just to get the smiles rolling out of them?! Brityn was fabulous and she even had some of her own ideas for posing, and they were just terrific! And though Lance is the older, tougher, oh so very much cooler older brother, and even though I'm sure I probably nearly ruined his day because it was "picture day", he worked it out and I got some really really awesome shots of him. I just really had a great time with these two and Donna you were an amazing mom in the sidelines and you gave wonderful suggestions and help with wardrobe and hair! A perfect assistant! Your services aided in perfectly gorgeous photographs of your darling kiddos and I just can't wait for you all to see these! Thank you for being wonderful to photograph and I'm so glad we had the chance to become friends! Without further waiting, here you go! I hope you love the ones with your other 4 legged child too! She was adorable as well!

**By the way...the first and the last photos here are 2 of my favorite FAVORITE kids photos EVER!

marcus & lindsey. engaged.

We headed down to Bloomington a couple of weeks ago for Marcus and Lindsey's engagement session. It was wonderful to spend some time walking around the campus of IU and photographing the two of them just being themselves and in love. You guys were both so great to get to know and I can't wait for your wedding now! I promise not to stand on any tables during your reception! Perhaps I'll just swing from the celings or something, or I'll rig up something so I'll come up from the floor during your first dance to photograph it all!!! HAahah! I know you'll both think that's funny! Seriously though, it's going to be a perfect wedding and I know you'll be stunning Lindsey, and Marcus is going to rock the tux too! I adore you both! Enjoy the photos...I'm gonna go stand on my table now and photograph my dog! Tee-hehe!

100.

Can you believe that this marks the 100th post on my blog? I couldn't think of anyone better to showcase for my number 100 post than two brand new twin baby boys that I just spent the evening photographing. This is only a little sneak preview of more to come! But I can't resist because I've spent the past hour or so saying how incredibly CUTE these little guys are and I think everyone needs to see them! Also, Brandi and Ryan's families are all over at the house, and I think this would be a wonderful surprise to show them! Brandi is the brainchild behind my terrific website that I think is just beautiful and my photography ventures would be nothing without her...I really mean that Brandi, I think you're awesome and you and Ryan will be (already are!) amazing parents! Holding back the tears now...allow me to introduce you to 10 toes, 10 fingers and 2 little gifts from God... Caleb and Luke.

friendly fro-tographer.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! This is about as close to getting dressed up for the ol pumpkin holiday as I get! I couldn't resist sharing me and all my fierceness with you all! I am literally busting a gut over the way I look here! It's my best costume EVER!!! I'm taking a trip back to the 70's with my alter ego, FRO-tographer! You can call me Franni! hahahah! Don't you love the vintage polaroid camera? It's soooo cool! Enjoy the weekend!


**For anyone who knows me...we so don't take pictures of me...this is HUGE for me, sharing 3 phots of myself to all of internet world!? What am I thinking!!!