Camping- Port Austin!

For those of you who know me I absolutely LOVE camping!  Every year since I was little my family and my moms 3 sisters and their families go camping.  It is probably one of my favorite things about summer.  We can all hang out, relax, have canoe races, and stay up super late making smores and telling jokes around the campfire.  It is kinda funny because our family is so big it is a little hard to fit everyone around one campfire, but we always manage to do it!  I know when I get older and my cousins get older and have families of our own we will still carry on the tradition.  Well last year when I was in Chicago my schedule was so crazy I had to miss it.  It was the first time since I was little and I was so sad:(  BUT now that I am home this year I already have the time off and guess what, while we are there my sister is turning the big 3-0!!!!  

Anyways, this past weekend was my first weekend off in a month and I wanted to make it count.  My Aunt Deanna and their family go with their other side of the family every year for 10 days!  It just so happened my cousin Tyler had to work during the week so he was just going up for the weekend.  My Aunt Deanna said I should drive up with him and I was so excited, of course I said YES!  It was also my little cousin Lindseys 10th birthday and I absolutely adore her and I was happy I could spend her birthday with her.  I definitely needed a day away to relax and hang out with family.  I have added some pics of my trip and thank you so much for having me, I had such a good time!  Love you guys!!!!

There is nothing better than a campfire overlooking the  beach!!!

They were also having a show with all these sweet old campers!  Marianne these are for you!

This one had a little flare...

My cousin Tyler modeling for the camera! ha

Me and Ty skipping some rocks on the beach!

A little blurry but me and Aunt DD :)

Cutie Pie Linds with the Michigan Cookie!

I am definitely ready for camping next month with the whole fam!  

Madison- 3 Year (almost ;))

It was finally a nice sunny day!!  I was heading up to meet 2 lovely ladies, Madison and her mom!  As soon as I got there I was greeted with a big hug and a "hi Ms. Kathy!!!".  Madison was such a cutie and was not shy at all.  When I told her that her earrings were pretty she said "they are aren't they?"  Ha!  She was cracking me up.  I had so much fun chasing her around and trying to get a pic of her sweet face because even though she didn't act shy at first, she was a little camera shy.  One of my favorite parts was when her mommy told her to tell me what she says before she gets a picture taken and she yells 'CHEESEBURGER" with that cute little smile.  It was so good to meet Madison, thanks Jackie for asking me to do this, I had a blast!  Madison even cried when she had to leave me...how SWEET is that?  I'm not happy I made her cry but it made me feel special;) ha.  I would be happy to take Madison's photos for her 4,5, and every year after that too.  Hopefully I will see you two ladies again soon and I hope you enjoy your first round of pics!

CHEESBURGER!!! :D

Tristan + Warner Fam :)

It is not the first time I had the pleasure of working with the Warner's.  It hadn't rained in a week and then on the way to their house there were the darkest clouds I have ever seen!  Of course right when I get there, there is a downpour and here comes Tristan's dad (Rob) coming out with an umbrella for me!  I didn't think my little umbrella was watching over me that day but we did what we could inside.  Finally it stopped and we had a nice little window to take some photos outside on their beach :)  I had so much fun with you guys and you are starting to feel like family:)  Tristan was so cute and always on the move and little Abigail made an appearance as well.   I hope you love your photos and thanks again!

Amber and Pat~ Engagement Photos

These 2 will be getting married in a couple months on a nice lake with close family and friends.  They have been together for a while now and it was a pleasure taking their engagement photos and meeting their dog Mason!  All 3 of us have crazy schedules so it took a little while to set a date but I am glad we finally did!  The weather was super hot so they brought some water for Mason in case he got thirsty...now these two are going to be great parents one day! wink wink ;)  I had a lot of fun with you guys and I am so excited for you two!  I hope you like your first round!

Tracy and Fam

So this was probably the most humid day I can remember in a while.  We took these pics last Sunday when it was a monsoon outside!!!!  I got to our spot at around 5:30 and there was one sunny patch over us, but when Tracy and her cousins came the clouds starting rolling in again.  I was sooo nervous but my little umbrella must have been over us because it did not rain at all...it was a miracle!!!  So Tracy and her Bro and cousins wanted to do something for their Grandma for christmas so they thought a little photoshoot with some sweet pics was a good idea.  I was so happy when they asked me and I had so much fun!!!  All of their personalities came out and I had the best time with them.  Here is a preview of your pics so far...I hope you guys like them!

Val~ Trash the Dress

I was looking forward to this shoot for a while now...I think mother nature knew and kept me waiting!!  Me and Val had to reschedule the shoot a couple times but it was worth it because we landed on the perfect day.  Me and Val were on the dance team together in high school and she wanted to get some fun pics in her wedding dress.  Her husband Matt is in the marines which is awesome so we got some pictures with some fun things of his;)   You can definitely tell these two are soul mates by the way she talks about him, she has a twinkle in her eye.  I am definitely not a mushy person, but it is true!!  He is going to be gone now for about 2 months but Val just a little longer!  I am so happy for you two and I hope you love your pics so far;)

Jenna~ 1 year photos

I was delighted when Erin got in touch with me, we knew each other in high school and it had been way too long!  I was so happy to take pics of her little one and of course the whole fam!   Jenna turned 1 on May 29th and has the cutest smile and has eyelashes a girl dreams of!  We had a rough start but this little girl is so dang cute it is hard not to get a good pic of her.  I also had a lot of fun catching up with you Erin! (sorry you had to listen to us being girly Danny:))  It was so good to meet your family and I hope you guys like your first round of pics!

Look at those beautiful eyelashes!!