Laumeyer | Baby Tate

Look at this sweet little guy! He was such a good sport during this photo shoot. He put up with all my flashes with very little fussing. His parents were great sports as well...also putting up with all the my flashes. Thanks so much guys! You have an adorable little man!

Getting ready for Christmas

We finally had a free afternoon to pick out our Christmas tree and begin the decorating process (and it is a process with a toddler)! I think we picked a good one; Akaela seems to agree - all night she tried to hug it.

As a photographer shooting other families often, sometimes it's easy to forget to shoot my own family. This season I'm trying to remember to record these moments for us as well so we can look back on them later in life. These are a few of my favorites!

New York City - Day 1

I'm on vacation with my husband! I love New York, but this is an extra special trip for us this year. On top of the fact that we finally get some much needed alone time, we never had a fall in MN, and typically that's my favorite time of year. The weather here has made up for it - sunny, warm, and take a look at the colorful leaves we are seeing here!

Aaron & Suelynn | Family photos | Minneapolis

I think Suelynn, Aaron & I may have taken advantage of one of the last and only nice days of Fall this year! We got outside Monday afternoon and headed to a park near their place. They are easy to photograph....almost seems like they're still newlyweds, although I think all of us that married the summers of '04, 05 and 06 have now officially outgrown that title. Thanks for a fun afternoon you two!

Bredenberg family photos | Champlin

I had a really great shoot on Sunday afternoon with a terrific family! Jason & Leigh had both sets of parents and both their grandmas over for a late afternoon meal. This group definitely has a lot of fun together. We got some awesome shots inside and outside - thankfully the weather cooperated!

Although everyone was looking good, Jordyn was really the star of the shoot...she knew just what to do in every photo to get the group laughing...





Leigh wanted to get a picture of them jumping together, but she didn't like that Jason was jumping higher than her...


I think she won in the end.

Aaron & Jenny | Minneapolis

My little brother is engaged! Aaron & Jenny will be married on July 24, 2010. I had the honor of taking their engagement photos today. I wasn't sure how long Aaron would be able to put up with me, but Jenny truly brings out the best in him...typically I wouldn't call him a real patient guy, but he definitely was today. Even with the fresh snow and the cold temperatures, we braved the outdoors for a bit, and then headed inside the Guthrie to warm up. These two have a lot of fun together & can't stop laughing, and that made the shoot easy and fun!

Love you guys - can't wait for next summer!