Gwennie in the mud

This was all my sister Mallory's idea to have her daughter play in the mud after our rain yesterday. I love how these turned out. Gwen loved playing in the puddle so much she didnt want to go in and get a bath.

Dancing Queen

Nicole wanted some photos featuring her dance. She s so talented. These images were processed with a vintage look.

Frozen - Lydia as Elsa

Lydia was pinning Frozen themed cakes to her mom's Pinterest board, and it got my wheels spinning. We have had a horrible winter here in southern Minnesota, with so many below zero days and feet of snow everywhere. It's March already, though, and I know the snow will be gone soon. Today was the warmest day since before Thanksgiving, and Lydia braved the chill so we could get these shots. It was so much fun thinking up this session, creating the costume all by myself (a huge accomplishment since I don't sew) and the post-processing. I love how this turned out!

Red

She has been my muse this week. Maybe we can do one more shoot before she heads back to Montana?

She has been my muse this week. Maybe we can do one more shoot before she heads back to Montana?

Happy Fourth!

We had quite a busy day with a family get together here at our house. My grandparents, mom, aunt & uncle, cousin, sister, another sister and her family, as well as friends were all here to visit and have a potluck with us. It was really nice and the weather was beautiful. After everyone left, we got some nice "All-American" shots of my step niece and step nephew.