Anyway…we met halfway in-between at Spicer’s Orchard in Hartland.  It was a bright sunny day, and we had a TON of fun.  I didn’t want to leave them!  And don’t they have the yummiest eyes ever?  They look like melted chocolate!

Johnny & Kristen – I hope you like these photos of Katiana & Jonas.

How can you NOT love these faces???  They are in order, D’s the oldest by a year – no, they’re NOT quads.  Then the girls.  C, C, and O.

Here’s one of my faves – I asked her to pose and she did this – I did NOT put her in this position!

Anyway, they came over last weekend to have dinner at our house (as we often trade back and forth) and so I asked the girls and their brother D if they’d be up for some pics.

D’s big birthday is tomorrow – he’ll be eight!  Aren’t they SO adorable?

Alana had the help of older sis, and fashion guru, Rachel, for her wardrobe and she looked amazing!

Here are some of my favorites from her session.  And yes, there are more here than normal b/c I couldn’t pick which ones to share!

Eli was one of the sweetest babies I’ve worked with.  He hardly fussed, except when he was getting a bit tired of being in the spotlight.  He has the best eyebrows and the clearest eyes of any newborn I’ve seen.

While I was there, I couldn’t resist snapping a few of his beautiful big sister, Maia.  Aren’t those curls too much?

Here are some of my favorites:

I will be out of the office starting today and all calls and emails will be returned on Monday, August 23rd.

If you haven’t noticed, my blog has been showcasing my most recent sessions…and not having any sessions for a while makes me sad.  So…in order to fix that, I thought we’d do a CONTEST!

Guess how many pictures I will take while on vacation!

Here’s how it will work:
Leave a comment at the bottom of the post. You only get one guess so make it count. In your post put the number of pictures you think I will take while on vacation. The person that gets closest to the number wins! Posting for comments will close on Saturday, August 21st at noon EST and the winner will be announced on Monday, August 23rd.

So what does the winner get?  I will announce the winner along with the prize on Monday…but since school will be back in session soon…think big!

One hint just to help you along: Just this morning I took over 30 pictures of my boys while we were eating breakfast.

And…without further ado, here’s something to tide you over while I enjoy a bit of time off with friends and family.  Some of those pics from this morning.

Here’s my beautiful baby (not so much a baby anymore, but still…)

And a close-up of my older son:

When I return, there will be a new look to my in-home studio…I’m very excited to reveal that when I get back.  Please bear with me as it may be under construction for a couple of weeks…but it will be ready for Holiday portraits!

Derek’s a senior at Clarkston High this year, graduating in 2011, and he’s not only good-looking, but he’s smart too.  He just attended a program at Kettering University in Flint.  He may be the next Bill Gates.

These were taken on-location at my brother’s home.

At first, he wasn’t too sure…but once he got a taste of that yummy frosting and the decorative candies, he went for it!

One of my FAVORITE clients to work with, Toye, brought him over for his first birthday pictures!  Sorry for the delay, Toye & Jennifer, on getting this up!  More to come later today!

I had to share this one!  He’s so cute I can’t stand it!

She was a DREAM to work with and had just gotten her braces off, so I had a lot of fun acting silly to get her to laugh at me.

Dani & Nadine – I hope you enjoy your sneak peek.  The rest of the gallery will be up shortly.  Here are some of MY favorites from our session: