Kansas City | Lifestyle | William

Meet William.

Newest member of the Denton house…and much less furry than the other children of the home.

Here’s the other children of the home. See…much furrier.Although, I do adore William’s hair.  It’s such a beautiful color and he’s got plenty of it.He’s even got a little fuzzy mustache!  And he’s already got attitude towards Dad. HAHALOVE BABY BOTTOMS!Um…yeah…did I mention the attitude towards Dad?  Well here’s some more photographic proof.No better honor than to have wedding clients turn into lifelong clients and friends.  It’s always surreal to me to watch two people create a home and grow a family.  It happens everyday…it happened to me…but it’s still captivating when you really let it sink in. It’s an awesome thing to experience.

Congratulations Ben & Jessica!  You’ve made such a beautiful home and baby.  Thanks for inviting me to document another big milestone.

Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary | Lifestyle | Liam

Well it looks like Brooke (Aka:  Tiny) finally got tired of being the tiniest…and made herself a tiny human.

Meet Liam.

I met this cute-giggly-tiny-24-yr-old Brooke in this Paramedic Program in 2015…and now she’s this even-more-cute-giggly-tiny-26-yr-old Mother.  Two years feels like such a very short time to have so many big life changes.  Motherhood definitely looks good on her though.  Makes me happy to see her happy.
A kick to the face….literally.
If this kid’s smile doesn’t make you happy, I don’t know what will.
Him: “What do we do with our hands?”

Me: “Hold hands.”

Him:  “What do we do with our arms?”

Me:  “Whatever feels natural.”

…um…sorry Brooke.  HAHAHA
Sometimes you just need to put a plug in it. HAHAHAI thought I was being clever by scheduling this session for the morning.  Beat the summer heat.  …well, we beat the triple digit temperatures but not the humidity.  OH THE HAIR!!!!
Yeah Liam…I’m right there with you.  That’s how I feel about Nature, too.  Lots of Ew.And this is the face I received by the end of the HOT session.  Someone is not amused.  CRACKS ME UP THOUGH!!!!Congrats Tiny to your sweet Teeny Tiny!

Abe & Jake’s Lawrence | Wedding | Kenna + Tyler

I’ve been sooooooo excited for this wedding…and to show off these images!

I’ve known and photographed Tyler for 12 years.  He is a true gentleman.  When he brought Kenna to the family photo session last fall, it was so obvious…he was the happiest man on Earth.  And on this day…their wedding day…if there is something more than happiest man on Earth, than that is what he was.  The temperature outside was near record breaking heat…the hotel’s AC was broken…the venue’s AC was broken.  Didn’t matter.  You could not slap the smile off his face if you tried.  At one point we were standing in the lobby of a hotel, and hovering around a water cooler, throwing back shots of water…..Tyler says “…I feel like I’ve been waiting my whole life for her.”  THAT, MY FRIENDS, is the kind of love I crave to photograph.

Because of the heat…Tyler was a smart cookie and decided to bring 2 white shirts so that he had one to change into before the ceremony if he sweated through the first one.  Little did he know that his beautiful Bride was using one of the shirts to wear while getting ready.  He was convinced she was going to get it dirty. 

His reaction to her wearing one of his shirts.  But like a good husband….he’d do anything for her. …oh..and that shirt came out unharmed.  Documented PROOF.  🙂Proud PapaRAWRRR!!!!I adore the way he looks at her.  It’s the sweetest thing!B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!!!Well hello handsome“Hello Ma’am…”Did I mention the AC was broken in the hotel AND the venue?  About the only hint of relief was next to the window unit…so that’s where they stood having their pizza lunch.LOOK AT HOW CUTE THEY ALL ARE!!!!!  LOVE!!!!Oh…and someone forgot to tell me that PURE AWESOMENESS was going to occur during the reception.  One of the coolest things I’ve ever seen at a wedding.  Tyler and Kenna performed the EPIC Dirty Dancing scene to PERFECTION!!!!
Besides Tyler and Kenna killing it on the dance floor, just as amazing was their team of dancers!  It was CRAZY AWESOME!The best part!I adore you guys…CONGRATS!

Overland Park | Lifestyle | Newborn Jack

#bestdayeversequel

I feel like he already knows sign language…but I do not.  Cool points to the person who can tell me what this gesture in ASL is.  I feel like it looks like the letter “I”.

Remember when you were a kid and would be so excited to find the surprise toy in the bottom of your cereal box?  That’s about the same feeling I have when I go through the images from a newborn session.  There’s ALWAYS at least one of these treasures in every session.

#happy

#milkdrunk

#gothefOcktosleep

#highfive

#themurleyshavecreatedahashtagmonster

Zamzow | Family | Topeka

Once again…my camera gets to photograph my beloved Zamzows.  I dearly love this couple.  Got to photograph their engagement…then their wedding…and this makes (I think) their 3rd family session.  They got two BEAUTIFUL children…and this time I got even more Zamzows to feed the camera.

It was a hot, and humid summer morning…but we survived…and I gots some fun pictures to tell the tale.

A little behind-the-scenes peak at what parents have to do something to get their children in the shot.  HAHAHAHAHA  …oh and fun fact, though their is not photographic proof…just before this picture, I fell off that bench straight onto my rear.  Woke up the next morning with a nice bruise.  But at least I did it in front of the whole group…got some laughs out of it. HAHAHAHA

Did I mention how much I adore this couple?

…because when you’re trying to get portraits taken, you should definitely have someone do your hair.  BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

A special tribute photo…the adults mimicking the children.  I LOVE IT!!!!