DEAR BLOG,

I am so sorry.
I know that I've neglected you.
I've ignored you.
And quite honestly, I have not even had time for you.

All of our friends probably think that we don't like each other anymore and I know it's my fault. I promise to never treat you like this again. You see, the past 2 months I have not even had time for myself or enough time for my family. So you're not the only neglected one!

I will make it up to you. Tomorrow I will be make a monstrous post to kick off the new year! And I may even be offering a fun contest as well.

Please wait for me. I won't let you down!!

To my friends....I MISS YOU, TOO!! But I'm back to the blog now. Stay tuned.....

WIHEBRINK [family]

One word to define this family: STUNNING! We had the perfect evening, warm weather, great light, well-behaved kids.... everything just fell into place for this session. Can I say how easy I had it? Lucky me! I look forward to seeing this family every year.

A little more serious version....so fitting for this spot!

IAN:

THESE EYELASHES! OH. MY. GOSH. I'm jealous.

DELANEY:

SO PRETTY!

AISLYN [two]

I hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I do. I adore the joy shown on 2-year-old Aislyn's face here! As usual, her eyes just glisten and are to die for! But, also as usual, I love the more serious one(2nd down), especially how her little curls stand out from the background.

Such happiness here!

A photo with Grandma.

Is this a perfect little smile, or what? I can see wall portrait written all over this one!!

PAIGE+ELENA [family]

I love the colors in these photos, and the girls were awesome to work with. I've been taking pictures of these two for about 4 years now. I think they are seasoned subjects! I can't show many of the whole family shots, because I don't want to give away any they may choose for their Christmas card design!

Paige:

I am loving this next one. I was talking to Paige's grandma, and she was just playing, and kept jumping off the retaining wall. I noticed her jumping, and quickly grabbed my camera and fired off a few shots. I love how her curls are bouncing in this one.

And I'm loving this one, too!! It was a really tiny dandelion. I wish it were bigger so we could see the fluffy seeds floating away.

Elena:

The whole family!

SNUGGLE!

IAN [family]

I think I need to officially declare October as Family Portrait Month. I do more family sessions in this one month every year than I think I do the all of the other months combined!

But, really, what a great time to get gorgeous shots of your family out in the beautiful fall leaves and cool, crisp air? And it's perfect timing for the holidays, to use your portraits for Christmas gifts and holiday cards!

Speaking of Holiday Cards.....HOLY COW I cannot believe how close they(the holidays, people!) are getting. Please, please get your card orders to me in a timely manner so I can enjoy some holiday time with my family, too. Watch for some card examples coming in the next couple of days, along with deadline information.

And, I can't forget to introduce our family below: The Wallick Family












And this is the mild, seemingly shy(but oh SO cute) Ian.

I absolutely love this one, his little shy smile is so sweet!

I'M BACK!

I know, I know....I have been boring you all with a totally stale blog! I was actually out of town last week, and returned to several sessions and lots of catch-up work to do.

Matt surprised me and took me away (that reminds me of that old Calgon commercial!) for a few days of "us" time without the kids. Although he barely gave me any notice about the trip, it was a wonderful time and needed break!

Thanks to those of you who checked up on me to make sure all was well. I appreciate knowing there are some who miss me when I don't seem to be around!

I promise that I'll keep the posts coming for a while. But since this is my busiest time of year, you may see a little less of me than usual as I try to keep up. Work first, post later! :0)

See below for the 3 posts I made earlier today.

ELI [newborn]

OOOOH, I just love little Eli's photos! He did very well, sleeping almost the whole session. He really let me pick on him. Ok, not really pick on him, but really move him around to get him in the perfect position. He and his big brother are very well- behaved! Sleepy, curly, scrunchy newborns.....my favorite!



A storyboard:













LOVE these lips: