All about brothers....

Today I took some more photos at the infamous Forest of Friendship here in Atchison. Seems to be quite the theme for some fall photos. Maybe because it's nothing but fall colors here lately? Well, almost not much longer, but it certainly is beautiful this time of year!

So today my client ended up being a contestant in my recent holiday contest! I got to meet up with her and her boys for some brotherly like photos! It's been awhile since I've taken photos of just a couple of boys, so I was a little excited. And they definitely made my job easy!

I LOVE these next two!

I love the angle of this one!

 I have too many favorites to really narrow it down to one, but I would say this next one comes pretty close to first!

Thanks guys, for letting me take your photos! Hope you like them.... and put them on facebook as Joseph said he would. =)

The Powers family!

So there is a simple solution to some great family portraits:

a gorgeous day + a gorgeous and fun family = awesome photos

=)

I met up with the Powers family at Forest of Friendship today and really had a good time walking through the park with them. Their little boy, Ryan, was such a funny little guy too! But he was also so good too! I didn't really have to tell him to smile or do much cause he was that good!

 

He also collected some leaves on our outing...

 We had to have some daddy time with baby Adyson!

 I love how his eyes are just peekabooing over sister as he is giving her a kiss!

 ^^^ Favorite of the fam!^^^

And these next two just blew me away so I had to do both! I mean can we say handsome!?

 Oh those eyes just melt my heart!

Miss Adyson is only 4 months old so we had to pull a blanket out and have some fun!

 And I think she has gorgeous eyes just like her big brother!

 

 Gotta love mommy time =)

Sometimes the boys gotta be just boys....

Thank you very much Powers family! I had such a great time hanging out for a little bit today! Hope you guys have a great rest of the year!

2010 Holiday Contest Winner!!!!

Are you ready for the unveiling of this years contest winner?!? I am!!!!

So this year we had a really tough choice on our hands! I couldn't narrow it down to the top five so I sent all my entries to my judges. So my judges had an even harder job! I got several emails from them that they couldn't decide and that it was really hard to make a choice. So I had a few that voted more than once because they couldn't make a decision. Then I had a few who had no idea! So.... we ended up with a three way tie!!! How crazy! But because we can only have one winner I made my husband draw a number out of a hat!

So the winner of the 2010 Holiday contest winner is..... Trudy Kau! Trudy was nominated by her niece Amanda Valliant. Amanda left me an amazing story about her Aunt and I think it definitely showed to the judges. Trudy, her husband, and her three kids have taken in two extra children from their extended family because of certain circumstances. The two babies were originally put in foster care where they weren't getting the care they needed. So Trudy went out of her way and paid for classes to be able to take these two kiddos into her home and give them the attention and care they need. What an amazing woman and family to sacrifice so much to care for two children that aren't their own!

So Trudy Kau and family, Congrats and I will be getting in touch with you soon!!!

And since it was such a hard decision this year, and since we had a three way tie, I am going to do a few extra things for this years contest. I was really touched by some of these stories and believe that everyone who entered deserve something for their troubles! So to the other two entries who were in the running from the three way tie, I am offering half priced sessions to you! AND for the others who entered but didn't make the top three, I am going to offer you $25 off a session! I will be typing up some emails and vouchers and will be getting in touch to all of you who entered within the next week!

So thank you to all my judges for helping with this hard decision, and thank you to all my entries for putting yourself out there and giving it a chance! I am a firm believer that simple acts of kindness can spread across the world! So with this all I hope is that kindness will continue to spread over the world, or the US.... or at least within our little town =)

Justin, Amy, and Rosalyn too!

Well this morning I found myself at the Weston Red Barn Farm taking some engagement photos along with a cute little lady as well! This was actually the first time I have been to the Red Barn Farm so it was nice to finally get to walk around and see the venue. Also good to check it out because this is where I will be shooting Justin and Amy's wedding next June! Can't wait!

We started out with all three for some family photos...

Then we let Rosalyn go play in the pumpkins...

Such a pretty little girl!

Amy's mom Cindy came along and walked around with Rosalyn while we took some more photos of the love birds. =)

 ^^^favorite! ^^^

 I couldn't decide which one was my favorite of the next two so you get both!

 Another favorite!

Thanks Justin and Amy (and Rosalyn too!) for having me take your photos today! Can't wait for your big day!