Family Easter Session!!!

Yes, you read that right . . . EASTER session - hahaha!!!  My lovely family is always the last to get to see their photos!!!  They collectively have all the patience I lack ;-)  Easter was the perfect time for us to get do some family photos that include little Miss Brileigh (my adorable one-year-old niece) . . . and all FOUR generations!!!  I was sooo excited to do it!!!  And for those of you who have seen me run around jumping on stuff or dropping to the ground to get the shot I want . . . you should see me running around like a crazy person with a tri-pod, while trying to focus on what I want AND be in the photo - hahahaha!!!  I am quite certain I look like a maniac (cue '80s music).  Thankfully, my fabulous aunt Tonya volunteered to help me with one of them after watching me run (I don't normally run) several times to jump in the picture.  She did an awesome job!!!

Soooo . . . in honor of Father's Day (because I'm sure my dad will appreciate it), here are my family photos:  Luke, Kristi, Brileigh, Tonya, Granny, Grandad, Deb, Dad, Justin, Meagan, Pa, Nanny, Me, Patrick, Ethan, & Haley

PS -- for my fabulous families with 4-6 children . . . you think our sessions are wild now . . . just wait 20 years!!!  It is a PARTY!!!!

Brileigh with her dad, grandmother, & great-grandmother!!!   

Chera + Five!!!

I am sooo excited to share this super fun maternity session I got to do with Chera and her children Cheyenna, Logan, Aleea, Gavin, and her soon-to-be bouncing baby . . . girl or boy!!!  That is right . . . Chera has decided to be surprised by baby number five!!!  I have to be honest, I don't think I could do it . . . the suspense would drive me wild, but it is sooo incredibly fun!!!  Sooo . . . I will update you all when we find out if she has a new daughter or a new son.

We started off by taking an innocent stroll through the historic covered bridge . . . seems relaxing enough for a 9 month pregnant mom and her four children, right??

. . . and then Logan decided to chase the turkey / duck / goose (seriously, we couldn't decide what type of duck / goose this was, but it had turkey-like features) . . .

The most HILARIOUS part was that my mother was assisting me, and the large bird flew right at her!!!  Screams echoed through the bridge!!!

Such a beautiful family!!!

Who needs to throw pebbles in the river when there are boulders around!?!?

And then we got to really play . . . in PAINT!!!!  I'm not sure if I had more fun taking pictures of this or if the kids had more fun doing it!!! 

Soooo much fun!!!  And then . . . the kids climbed trees!!!  And if you remember be being shocked that squirrels can climb up brick walls . . . well, imagine how shocked I was when I found out little boys can climb up tree trunks . . . with no low branches!!!  I was so shocked, I totally missed the photo op, but here are some of Cheyenna, Aleea, & Logan climbing a 3-story high tree (also amazing to me)!!!