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Category Archives: children

Happy Birthday Aidan!

September 30, 2009 Posted in children

It’s been 15 years since I’ve been in high school. 15 years! Wow. Heather and I had the wonderful opportunity to reunite with some of my classmates a couple of months ago. During that time, I reconnected with my high school friend Shelley. Her sons b-day was coming up and so she asked if I could photograph it. Turns out that Shelley doesn’t do b-day parties half-hearted. With about 80 people attending, it was a blast. Tons of presents, monkeys (you’ll see), cute kids, decorations, pizza, cupcakes and even a piñata.

The party was originally scheduled to be at a park but because of torrential rain it had to be moved last minute to Partyville in Hixson. Lots of huge inflatable play areas for the kids to play in. The kids loved it. Check out some of my favorites!

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The b-day boys cake…

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Jackson Bakery made these. I didn’t get a chance to try one but seeing how fast the kids were putting them down, I’m assuming they were amazing…

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The b-day boy was kind enough to conveniently pose by his sign. Making my job easy!

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Shelley with one of the cutest babies EVER…

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Lots and lots of presents!

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The wonderful host…

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Shelley trying her hardest to get “rug” burns on her elbows…

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Daniel (Aidan’s dad) joining in the fun.

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Every kid there was awesome. Wish I had room to put every one of them on here but not enough room.

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Sleepy baby…

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Confusion…

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What’s a b-day without Ring Pops?

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The piñata. This one you just have to pull strings. Only one will let the candy pour out. Less chances for someone to get hurt and the host getting sued!

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Candy came out and with a blur of moment, there was a feeding frenzy of kids.

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Then tons of presents to open. Aidan’s favorite was his new bike!

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Thanks again for having me come out and spend the special day with you and your family, Shelley! Enjoy your photos!

The Bertholds | Lily Kate and Levi!

August 3, 2009 Posted in children, lifestyle

Warning: this blog post is not intended to be viewed by people who die of cuteness overload. Proceed at your own risk…

Levi and Lily Kate are just the cutest brother and sister combo that I’ve had the pleasure of photographing. They love each other so much and get along so well. I could probably do a whole two hour session of them eating ice cream in one spot. Everything they did was just so awesomely cute. My camera loves them!

Ice cream… with sprinkles!

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Eating ice cream outside can get messy… quick!

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haha… Lily Kate is looking at her ice cream like it’s the most fascinating thing in the world and Levi is starting to just pick off the sprinkles. Love it!

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Levi was all to willing to share.

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And his reward. So sweet.

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Check out the ice cream cone. It was getting really messy… and on top of that, she was rubbing ice cream in her hair! I got too close to Lily Kate a and she reached out and touched my lens a couple of times. haha

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The result of all the dripping. Most of it ended up on her dress. She didn’t care and was having a blast!

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Then it was fun time! Levi on his scooter.

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and Lily Kate with her ball.

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Then it was time to clean up.

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Bath time!

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Snuggle time…

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Do you notice something cool about Lily Kate’s shirt?

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How about a close up with a little hint above it.

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Love this photo of Lily Kate!

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So fun.

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Thanks again to the Bergtholds for letting me hang out with them and take some photos of their kids! I enjoy myself so much each time I hang out with them and I’ve enjoyed documenting these amazing kids as they continue to grow! Love it!

The Powell Family

June 26, 2009 Posted in Family, children, lifestyle

I got to spend a couple of hours with David, Tami, Preston and Hudson on Thursday. I’ve known them for a while now and even photographed their new born son Hudson in the hospital a couple years ago. We were first going to do this session in October of last year but postponed it till it got warmer. Well, it definitely got warmer! It had to have been 98 degrees outside! But we still had a lot of fun fishing and riding four wheelers. Enjoy some of my favorite pics below!