a post of MY kiddos

I wanted to post a few of my kids from this past weekend.

we went to the studio on Thursday to set up and try out my new lens... they were not in proper "picture taking clothes," but they turned out cute anyways 

I love these of Erik.... check out that first one, he was trying to be soooooo cool. They just make me smile :)

then Friday morning as I was driving to my shoot with the Stoa family (their edits coming soon) Briar called and was so excted cuz she lost her FIRST tooth. I can never be prepared for events like this and of course I got a little sappy. It's such a big deal for these little kids, and an even bigger deal for us moms cus they are growing up, too fast (not to mention getting a funny little smile)

Here they are on the way to the parade on the 4th of July! So patriotic...

another set of Charchenko's

This is my BIL & SIL and my niece and nephews! We had a session last week, they wanted to capture some memories at their home, since it will soon be going on the market. 

We all know how special these homes become -- even though we are so happy to move on, it's hard to leave so many memories like walking a new baby through the front door for the first time, or watching your first child ride down the sidewalk after taking off the training wheels. 

So we took a few inside... Alex & Anna are 6 year old TWINS!

Anna - such natural beauty.

Sammy was a hard subject... he didn't want to crack a smile for me (I think he thought it was weird that Auntie Paula was following him around behind a camera) He's so cute all the same, and eventually I got some grins,

Alex, such a charmer ;)

Shelly wanted to capture them in their rooms too...

Then we headed outside!

Can't forget mom and dad...