My adorable nephew :)

It's becoming a yearly tradition that we go to Bass Pro Shops to get my nephew, Keegan's photos taken with Santa. While we are there I also snap some of my own. This was a casual shoot, but a lot of fun and while I may be biased, I think he's pretty stinkin' adorable, so here are a few of my favorites :)

Merry Christmas!

Olivia & Avery

An old coworker of mine and his wife have two adorable little girls, Olivia & Avery, and they asked me to take some Christmas photos for them. Unfortunately, we couldn't go outside because it was pouring rain, but I think we got some adorable indoor shots. Thanks guys!

Melissa & Ben - Maternity

In August of 2009, I shot the wedding of Ben & Melissa who are now expecting a baby girl in early February. They asked me to take their maternity photos last weekend, and I was honored to continue documenting their journey. Congrats guys!

Rich & Nikki - Maternity Photos

Rich & Nikki asked me take her maternity photos a couple of weeks ago. Their baby is due this month. My guess is that it will be a boy. We will find out soon!

Super Sweet Maya

My new cousin, Meg, asked me to take photos of her sweet little two year old, Maya. She was so funny and expressive...I think they definitely have a little leader on their hands! She knew exactly where she wanted to go in the Cantigny gardens :) Thank you Maya for the sweet smiles!

Tavin - So Stinkin' Cute

My friend of almost 20 years (omg...wow) asked me to take photos of her son, Tavin. He wasn't so sure of me at first (he must not remember the awesome RC car I got him for his birthday :-P) but he was sweet and playful and we got some great shots!

Team Payton in Chi-Town

Two dear friends of mine, and former landlords, asked me to take their bride & groom portraits in Chicago's Millennium Park. So my husband, dog, and I took off to the city yesterday to meet them their for their shoot. Just a warning - Dogs are not allowed in Millennium Park. So my trooper of a husband wandered the city while I worked with Josh & Kaytee. We had a lot of fun and got some amazing shots. Gorgeous couples like them make my job easy!

The absolutely adorable Quinna

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to have an hour session with one of the cutest 1 year old girls on the planet. (Thank you Darin & Jen!) She was so funny and contemplative the whole time. She just wasn't totally sure of me or my camera, but she was quite the trooper and we got some great shots. Her gorgeous blue eyes against the oranges of the leaves are fantastic.