Amber's Family Session

Amber is a co-worker of mine and when she mentioned that she needed new pictures of her and her daughter I immediately jumped out of my chair and said "Ya know, I do that part-time."  Shameless plug, I know.  But Amber is super sweet and agreed to let me take her photos, and asked if her boyfriend Mike could come along too.  When I asked her what her style was and she responded "kinda country" I knew we had to go to Cedar Hill State Park in Grand Prairie, TX.

If you can't tell by the above photo, Amber's daughter, Madi, is a hoot!  Seriously, this girl should have her own Disney Channel show.  So much personality for a 7-year-old.  And I love it.  And Mike... well the first time I met him was right before this photo shoot and he said "I brought my red high heels and leopard thong... too much?"  Needless to say, I knew this day would be a lot of fun.

Amber did a fabulous job on coordinating outfits for everyone.  I love all the fall colors she chose.  Good looking and funny family.  Mike also has three kids who live out of state and will visit for Christmas.  Crossing my fingers that he gives me a call to take some pics with them too!  I can only imagine how much fun they are if Mike is this hilarious.

A big thank you to Amber, Mike, and Madi for letting me be a part of these wonderful moments.  You are all such a joy! 

The Stahn Family

Forgive me while I catch up on my blog.  This holiday season has been very busy!

I met Tatiana and Clayton Stahn through an old friend several years ago.  I recently re-connected with Tatiana at another friend's baby shower and we got to talking.  Since having their son, Wes (who by the way is adorable), she realized they needed updated family pictures.  She had a fabulous idea to go to a local playground and let Wes do what he does best... be a kid.

I met with The Stahns at Casey's Clubhouse in Grapevine, TX.  This is by far the coolest playground I have ever seen.  It's got zip lines, and slides, and boats, oh my!  I love, love, love that they chose this place for family pics.  It was so much fun!

Fun fact: Wes loves the boat.  It's his favorite thing at Casey's Clubhouse.  And while he manned the helm he said his first sound effect, "beep beep!"  And I caught mom and dad's reaction on camera.

This is why I love photography.  For moments like these.  Thanks Stahn family, for being so awesome!