We had such a stunning and colorful fall season here in Indiana!  I always look forward to capturing this next family, and we had perfect golden light, gorgeous scenery, and a fun time!  I’ve known Sean and Kristen for years, and I’ve had the honor and privilege of documenting their sweet family since welcoming their adorable daughter Mason into their lives almost 6 years ago!  Mason is independent, imaginative, caring, and a true delight to be around!  We roamed one of my favorite area locations to capture some family portraits before coming back to our house for dinner.  What a great evening we had!  Enjoy some of my favorites from our session!

Oh, did we have the most gorgeous fall afternoon!  Golden sunshine, vibrant fall color…did I mention dreamy golden sunshine?  It was the perfect day for a family portrait session with some of the most kind-hearted and sweet people I know!  Having Daniel, Julia, and Alaina in front of my camera – for their first ever family portraits! – was such an honor!  Daniel has served this great country of ours, and for that I’m so appreciative and grateful!  And the way he makes his two favorite ladies light up with smiles and bursts of laughter, well, that’s just an added bonus!  We roamed the local pumpkin patch to capture some this trio’s charm and happiness on an incredible autumn day.

Happy New Year, friends!!!  I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season!  Winter seems to finally be settling in, as I look out my window and see mounds of snow and ice!  Time for hot cocoa, sledding, and cuddling up with warm blankets and a good book!  For now, it’s time to play catch up in blogging some more gorgeous fall portrait sessions! This next family – aside from being beautiful to photograph – was so much fun!  Jamal, Brandi, Ella, and Miles love to spend time together, indoors and outdoors, smiling, laughing, playing board games, venturing to parks and favorite museums.  It just so happened that it was Miles’ 2nd birthday on the same day as our session!  What an honor to share his special day with him!!!  Here are some favorites from our evening!

This sweet family stole my heart during their session!  I’m so lucky to meet such wonderful people!  Brad and Rasmy are so kind and so genuine, and they’re the best parents to two adorable kiddos, 3 year old Alex and his sister Lily who’s 1!  Together, they are a happy-go-lucky bunch that love life and making every moment count.  We had a perfect fall evening for their family portraits, around their cozy home and colorful neighborhood.  Enjoy some of my favorites from their session!

It seems like it was just the other day when I first met Graham for his newborn session!  He celebrated his first birthday in October, and visited me at the studio for some portraits and a fall themed cake smash!  His mom, Kristen, mentioned that he wasn’t that into his birthday cake, so maybe this time he’d be excited for some icing and cake!  It turns out that he was more interested in the mini pumpkins, bumpy gourds, and colorful leaves than any frosting with sprinkles!  None of that mattered because we got some handsome portraits of this happy and sweet little guy, who had just started walking not long before coming over!  Graham, thank you for sharing your afternoon with me! You are just adorable!!!