{ Too cold for smiles }

The hardest thing about this time of year is trying to get a smile out of the little ones. It's too dang cold. I put my bulky, ugly, heavy coat on, some gloves on my fingers, and I forget that my cute clients aren't quite as warm and toasty. :)

We ran into only a minute of this problem today, but managed to warm up a bit by throwing rocks in the river. It kind of took our mind off of the chill in the air. For a minute. HA! But look at this lil' lady. How cute is she?

And, in case you wondered, her boots were my favorite part of her outfit! :) GO FIGURE.

{ Miss Tara }

It was so fun to meet up with Tara and her family yesterday! I haven't seen these kiddos for so long and they have grown so much. The weather was beautiful, and they were all so easy going! We were finished way too quickly, and I felt like I didn't get to visit enough. :(

However, we did have plenty of time to get some "hang-able" images for mom's wall!

Thanks again, Tara. It was so fun to see you guys again!

{ FREEZING }

Oh my! What was I thinking scheduling a session in such chilly weather? These poor kiddos froze their little bums off! They were little troopers, and after rotating them out of the warm car for their "turn", I think we got some fun pics.

And this lil' lady was NOT about to smile, for any reason, or any bribe. :) We danced, we sang, we pulled faces, we bribed, we threatened. This is about as close to a smile as we could get. I obviously need to work on my dancing skills. LOL.

Don't be shy, speak up! What do you think?

{ Welcome Winter! }

I have a love/hate relationship with winter. Love the snow, but hate being cold!

Unfortunately, cold is exactly what we were as we tried to capture this darling family.

However, we thought warm sunny thoughts, and we survived! Here's a tiny glimpse of the fun images we managed to snag yesterday.

So glad we braved the cold!

What do you think? Love them?

{ Baby "O" }

It was so fun spending some time with this newborn girl today. Not to mention, having a great time with her parents too. Isn't she a little dollface? I took every opportunity that I could to hold her, and I sure didn't want to see her leave.

Thanks, Court, for letting me hang today. You guys are very lucky, and you're going to be incredible parents!

{ Crista's Sneak Peek }

I went to bed last night, watching it snow, and preparing to cancel our session today.

I am so glad I didn't, because the weather lifted enough for us to get some awesome pictures! Love this family!

And, since our husbands snowmobile together, we can't be toooo disappointed

that it snowed. :)

Crista's adorable granddaughter.....

Grandma spoils her, I'm pretty darn sure. :) But, let's face it, I would too!

{ Miss K }

This is my best friend. And her mom, Kirsten. :) I had been looking forward

to seeing Miss K for a week now, and it was so fun to hang out for a bit today.

We don't get together often enough. She was very prepared to

pose and to ham it up, and she was

quite proud of her modeling skills. So fun!

{ Nikki's darling family }

A quick drive north took me to Nikki and her darling family. These kids were so great, and were so willing

to break out the poses. Especially the silly ones. Loved it! It was so fun to see

these kiddos interact, it is obvious they love and take care of each other. I watched this

little diva's big brothers help her climb over and under things in order to get to our "spot",

and even caught them helping her get that darling hair just perfect.

Heart warming, I tell ya! :)

Thanks again, Nikki, you're a lucky lady to have such a fun family!