Eric & Lauren, engaged

Saturday, I had an engagement session in Sparta with Eric and Lauren. They grew up in Sparta and went to high school together, so it was only appropriate that we take pictures there. We took pictures by the lake and then headed over to Eric's mom's house. They showed me some spots that they want to take pictures at for their wedding in October, and I can't wait! It should be beautiful colors then (and a beautiful couple!).

On a side note, I stopped at a gas station before I met them and the clerk said "Have a nice day to me." I followed up with, "you too." He said, "No, I can't I'm working." I laughed and said that I was too. I wanted to follow up with, "but I LOVE my job!" I didn't though, but seriously, I was WORKING on Saturday when I took these pictures. How cool is that? :) Thanks for the fun afternoon, guys!

Max Friday

Like magic, now that Max is 7 months, it has become increasingly more difficult to photograph him. He does this now when I put him down.




Also in the last few weeks, I'm really starting to see myself. I still think he looks more like Ryan, but when I look at pictures of myself at this age, there are some spooky similarities. He is becoming more and more of a little boy and less of a baby everyday. It is so fun to see him grow.

Now for something completely different

This month I ventured into a different area of photography - jewelry. I was asked by KQ Jewelry to photograph her collection. She doesn't have a web site right now, but if you are interested in her jewelry, I can give you her contact info.

I rented the 100mm Macro lens, and loved it. I'd very much like to add it to my collection. Here are some of my favorites.

Engagement session reminder

Just a reminder to all of you 2008 couples. If you haven't yet scheduled your engagement session, you should get it touch with me ASAP. My free dates are quickly filling up. Check the "availability" section of my web site to see my free dates.

Easter

Hope everyone had a good Easter! We had a dusting of snow in the morning. Ugh.

Definitely not like this today

Oh, March in Wisconsin, you are no fun. I took these pictures on Wednesday, and now today our steps are covered with snow.

Brand new

Today, I go to visit with this little sweetheart.

7 months

Max turned 7 months yesterday.

Our own family photo session

Saturday, we had our own family photo session at our house with Krystal Muellenberg a photographer from the Cashton area (click the link to see our sneak peak). Last fall, Krystal contacted me after randomly finding my web site. I am so pleased that she did. She's an awesome photographer and I am very happy that we've met. I have taken hundreds of pictures of Max, but we don't have very many at all with either me or Ryan in the picture and definitely not with us both. I love the pictures so far. I can't wait to see the rest, and I can't wait to order some prints! Thank you, again, Krystal. You rock! :)

Oh, and she previously tagged me. So, I suppose I better fess up some answers.

What was I doing 10 years ago?
Well, I was a senior in high school. I worked at Box Office Video in Viroqua, and was anxiously waiting to get out of Dodge to go to school at Michigan Technological University for Computer Science. Ha! :) I did graduate from MTU, but with a degree in Scientific and Technical Communication instead, and now look at me!

Things on my to-do list
-Add some new products to my web site.
-Send out a mailing to all of my 2008 wedding couples.
-Clean my house is always on my list, but I always manage to fill my time with something else. :) Though having Krystal over last weekend helped a whole lot.
-Get Max to sleep through the night. Blah

Bad Habits
-Still biting my nails
-Not closing the lid on the peanut butter jar (sorry, Ryan)

Places I have lived
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
New York (for one summer)

Things most people don't know about me
Hmmm, I guess that I stay in my pajamas for most of the day and do almost all of my business from our loveseat in our living room. :)

April and Boyd, engaged

Yesterday's engagement session was extra special. April is an old neighbor and grade school friend of mine. She and her mom found my booth at Wedding World, and we both had small heart attacks when we saw each other. I was so happy when she and Boyd decided to book me for their wedding. April and I had a ballet class together when I was in first grade and she was in kindergarten, and we also rode the same bus to school. We spent lots of time making up dances to Paula Abdul and C&C Music Factory. It was great to meet Boyd and I'm so looking forward to their wedding in October!

The other reason it was special? I finally took that photo by the La Crosse sign! I swear there is ALWAYS a car parked in front of it. April and Boyd even had the perfect colored coats to complete the picture. I have been doing a happy dance for the past 24 hours. I have to say though, it would be more perfect if that tree had blossoms. Oh well, always something. :)

Rub-a-dub-dub

I didn't take many pictures of Max this week. Just 3 pictures will have to do. I've been wanting to put him back in the tub now that he is sitting, but he tried to chew the sides!


Update: I couldn't resist. I took some more pictures this afternoon. There was pretty light in our bedroom again.


I'm getting a little tired of our blue wall, but I don't think Ryan would agree with me painting it just so I can have a different color in my pictures. :)


Max is teething like crazy. I took his pacifier out and he start sucking on his big toe. He is just too adorable.

8 years old

We think that our dog, Freckles, is about 8 years old today, his proclaimed birthday. He used to be my subject of choice until Max came along. I feel bad that I don't photograph him as much anymore, but whenever I try to take his picture he is either sleeping, looks depressed, or turns away from the camera. Oh well, he's still pretty cute, and he's still my little baby snuggler. :)

Links of interest - the wedding edition

• Style Me Pretty: All sorts of good ideas for your wedding, and all of the pictures are gorgeous.
• Wedding Bee: A blog, wiki, and forum run by 20 real brides.
• Wisconsin Bride: A local magazine...doesn't look there is much on the La Crosse area, but fun to look at.
• Wedding Podcast Network: So many podcasts to listen to, so little time. Where was all of this when I was planning my wedding?

And one on the way

Saturday, I had a maternity session for a very lovely couple expecting their first baby in May. They have such a cute house; I'm kicking myself for not incorporating more of their furnishings into their pictures. Even though it was an overcast day, their house had great natural light. Here are a few of my favorites.