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i had so much fun meeting katie and her family.
they sang songs….and said so many silly things that made me laugh.

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they brought me 31 containers of vitamins!
they collected them from friends and family and brought them to their photo session.
i was so happy!

katie…i know you had a hard day today and i hope these make you smile.
i LOVED meeting you and look forward to our next one.   

ps:  i adore your hair.  really really love it. 

Vcgkyhvrtlgt - pj queen-cute pjs,and a robe,hair in piggytails,teddy bear,sleep sprlees,and ofcouse a crown(cause u won the pj party get it?)devil-aong red robe/cape thing,pike fork,devil horns,and red make up.angelcat-which is what im going 2 be)whichfariey/buttterfly im 14 to so i no what u mean,i was loooking 4 one and all of the costumes in my size were slutty and really short(frist my mom would kill me 4 wearing them,second i cant 2 school,third i wondent wont 2 wear somthing so sutty)

OnlineSurveyJobs - Now THOSE are great family photos. I’d love to have something like that done one of these days with my two daughters and husband.

Carla - Just perfect, what a goodlooking family. I love the second one, of the two older children looking at the baby as if to say “isn’t she just so cute :-). And yes, mama’s hair is fab πŸ™‚

Kate B. - I am pretty amazed by all the great hair comments, I’m really just a lazy Mom. πŸ™‚ The polka dotted dress is from Target. And no, they’re not fraternal triplets – whew! Grace: 6, Judah: 5, Louise (Lulu): 2 1/2. Katie

Maeva - Please ask Katie where the polka-dotted dress is from! I’m really jeal!

Kimberlee J. - Love that turquoise wall…and the grayish steps.
Cute family photographed by a cute girl. NOT dorky!

Heather @ It's All Good! - So, so talented. God has surely blessed you!

Mindy Harris - what an adorable family!! those siblings look happy to be together.

Erin @ Cultivating Home - What happy children! These photos brough a smile to my face and joy to my day. I wished I lived closer so you could capture my family in photograph, too!

Anita - Meg,
I am giving you an award on my blog.
Please join the fun.
http://www.feedingmypickyeaters.blogspot.com

Heather - Love, love the pics. I’d love to be able to take such good pictures. Good for you!!

Dana@Strawberrytart! - What an adorable family! Those picture are great!

jennifer - Those are such great pictures!
I love her hair too. Such a cute cut and she pulls it off so well!

Christina - These pictures are really great…as always, you have such a way of capturing wonderfully real moments. My favorite? In the one where they are on the steps, the two kids in front…their feet are doing mirror images of the other. Awesome! πŸ™‚

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Oh, these pictures are GREAT! Her boots are adorable!

Flower Patch Farmgirl - I ADORE her haiiiiiiiiir!

Brooke - SO CUTE! I love the picture of her and her hubby. So many people warn us and scare us about what will happen when our family gets large….we will lose our marriage. But your family, this family, many families around me remind me that marriage is what you make it πŸ™‚ Love the pictures!!

Emily@remodelingthislife - I was thinking how much I love her hair too! I also love your hair. I have hair envy.
Great pics!!

amy jupin - oh my goodness.
cutest family.
love the orange.
and the pink.
and the generosity!
and that cute hair!!
and oh my you are really getting so very good at this.
you are a natural.
really, friend.
so so good.

Rachel Wathen - So strange how the internet connects people! I knew you in high school Megan, and knew Katie through MOPS when I lived in Abilene. Two sweet ladies. The littlest one was just a baby when we moved. Lovely family, lovely pics.

julia - That last picture is priceless.

linda - love her hair too!! cute pics, cute clothes, cute couple, cute family!!! so close in age…at first i thought triplets, then maybe fraternal twins…or just close in age? either way, adorable!

Kirsten J - What a gorgeous little family – and I agree about Mama’s hair – super cute πŸ™‚

Valerie@Chateaualamode.typepad.com - I wish you were closer to me to have you take my family’s pictures. I would love that. Keep me posted if you come back to So Cal.

Lisa - That was the first thing i thought when i looked at these pics. “She has great hair”. So Meg, are you gonna go short???
Great happy pics.
Ever thought about coming to Aussie, you could do our photos then. πŸ™‚

Sharla - these are great!

Jaime Melcher - Great pictures… adorable family! πŸ™‚ Thanks for sharing!

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Roy’s BBQ

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on saturday before sean's football game we got to eat at Roy's BBQ.
it is, by far craig's favorite BBQ in kansas.
i hadn't been in so long.  
i was excited about it too.

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it's in an industrial area of town and it's really tiny.

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you walk in and it smells like smoke….from the grill…really strong.
talby and annie held their noses for the first 15 minutes.

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the HAPPY and the not-so-happy.
as happy as craig was to be eating there is the exact opposite of how talby felt.
boo hoo.
we can't please everyone all the time can we?

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annie was happy…she got to have dr. pepper.
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i was happy.   
why wouldn't i be?  i had potato salad, my michelob ultra and the restrooms within 3 feet of me.

scott was with us too but wanted no photos.
he loooooves this food.
his meal was gone before the rest of the family even sat down at the table.

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they close when they run out of food.
it's happened to us before….showing up and they were out of food.

it's good.  
soooo good.

it's in hutchinson, kansas….and they have a website.  :)
 
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this is a new favorite picture of mine.
susan i hope you LOVE it!!!

(again….it's much more vibrant when it's not in typepad….so weird!) 

eds - I’ve always thought it’s so cute how little B has the same curly hair as his big brothers! Aw.

Wendy - “and restrooms within three feet if me”
Haaa! Too hilarious.

Michele - My husband and I have been known to plan entire trips around good BBQ joints. The Texas hill country has some amazing ones. We even bought a book titled Follow the Smoke: 14,783 Miles of Great Texas Barbecue. Can you tell we like BBQ, just a little bit?

Jennifer - Oh my! Your pics make me hungry. BBQ is the best, and I LOVE me some good potato salad with it, too. πŸ˜‰
If you are ever in the Austin area…you must go to Salt Lick BBQ. It’s mine and my hubby’s favorite BBQ joint. Some of the best in the state!
http://www.saltlickbbq.com/locations_driftwood.html

Bec - Talby is missing out if she doesn’t LOVE bbq. I could probably eat good bbq everyday. I got spoiled when I lived in TX.

the domestic fringe - Mmmm…the BBQ looks SO good! Love your beads…super cute.
-FringeGirl

crystal beutler - I am dying over the pictures of BBQ. My favorite food ever.

Routhie - My cousin loved Roy’s bbq! You’ve inspired our dinner tonight of pulled pork sandwiches with grilled buns. Cannot wait until I get back to TX for Thanksgiving and have some real bbq!

ali - I don’t think I have ever seen a picture of Talby not smiling!

heidi @ wonder woman wannabe - Those down home places are just the best! I think our kids could have quite the showdown in the pout department – Talby’s is pretty good, but my Owen, – well, lets just say he’s had a lot of practice! πŸ˜‰

Michele T - That food looks so good!! I love eating at local joints. I love that they just close shop when they run out of food. Makes sense, right? Does that happen often, ya think?

Daisy Cottage - Hey Meggie…
Just wanted to say hi and tell you again how much your blog brings me joy – thank you for all that you share….. what a fun post! We have a little BBQ place very similar to this too. Fun capture of the every day – you are too cute for words.
xo,
Kim

Sara - I like the hot beer, lousy food and bad service sign. hee hee.

MGF - LOVE love lOvE BBQ.
But I know that is how my family would react.
There’s always someone no happy about something

Whitney H - My grandparent’s live in Hutch but I’ve never been to Roy’s. Our family favorite is Hog Wild!! It’s a must everytime we’re in town!

linda lou - susan you have such a beautiful family (:
blessings,
linda

Jessie Hurst - The bbq looks so tasty and such a fun place. I made your stuffed shells tonight and they were a big hit. My two year old picky eater even hate two whole shells and said they were delicious! This will definitely be a new favorite meal at our house.

Lori - My goodness. There is NOTHING like a down home, hole-in-the-wall bbq joint. The best.

jennifer - Mmmm…. BBQ… YUM!!!
That’s such a great family pic!

AshleyAnn - I am jealous of your ability to always pull off the best jewelry…it looks great on you! The happily fed by BBQ smile looks great on Craig.

Melissa - I live in Hutchinson and you are right…Roy’s is the best! The bread is every bit as good as the meat and sauce. The commercials on the radio say that trains will stop on the tracks across the highway to go into Roy’s for lunch. It is yummy!

Christina - That food looks gooood!!
And the pic at the end is amazing! You got everyone smiling so beautifully!

amy jupin - talby’s pout is classic.
i’ve seen a few like that around here lately too…
ok, so you know i’m a southern girl now, so we have our fair share of bbq, but one of the best ways to eat it is
the stuffed potato: a big honkin baked potato, loaded with butter, sour cream and chives and topped with bbq. add any sauce as desired.
no matter how cranky pants anna is, she always perks up for the stuffed potato!!

Heather Richter - We had a new BBQ joint open up in Leavenworth, KS. It is pretty good and small. A nice deck to relax…”All Slabbed Up”. Great brisket! I have Craig’s face there, not Talby’s. Bless.

Katie Hammerschmidt - I looove Roy’s, too….but it’s been a while since I’ve had it. My parents (who still live in Hutch) usually have some of their sauce in the fridge. YUUUUM.
My next favorite Hutch restaurant is Ken’s Pizza. Then Anchor Inn….shall I go on? πŸ™‚ We’re heading back for the fair this weekend and I’ll be loading up on all sorts of fried stuff!!

Valerie - You’re making me hungry! Love a good BBQ!

kristi rediske - Sounds like a great place to eat! Makes me hungry! Love the family photo-so cute of all of them.

Elizabeth@BlueClearSky - It sounds like a wonderful place to eat. Nothing like that around here that I know of.
Great photo of that family, too.

amy d - that awesome family picture…what a bunch of foxes πŸ™‚

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Gotta love Kansas…if just for the bbq;) Love that pic of you shoveling food in. You crack me up!!

Carla - Wow, those boys have the best hair πŸ™‚

Transparent Mama - The bread looks yummy too. All barbecue joints should be owned by a guy named ROY!

Suzanne - Looks yummy! Here in Virginia we have the “Smokey Pig” – your joint looks very similar to it. Love me some BBQ!

erica - what a great photo! have you thought about making a flickr account and uploading your photos through there, and then using the html code (when you click on the photo in flickr it’s under “share”) to put them on your blog? i was having the same problem with my photos then found out that many sites distort the quality of your pictures when you upload through them. flickr does not, so they look beautiful when you post them to your blog. just wanted to share since i was having the same problem πŸ™‚

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Oh ~ now I want BBQ! Fun! Your jewelry is soooo cute in that pic! Have a great day!

Iris - Mmmmm…Roy’s BBQ. I’ve been there once…who would have thought a girl from Canada would have been to Roy’s BBQ. It is so deliciously yummy!! I finally found a BBQ sauce and a slow cooker recipe that is close to the yumminess of Roy’s, but will never be quite as good. When you live in the far north you do what you can to get close to the real thing.
BTW, I love reading your blog. You are an inspiration…and bring me back to my love for Kansas with the familiar places you talk about.

Heather - We don’t know much about BBQ here in Canada. Like, it’s still just a verb here. I’ve always wanted to try it, though. Think they do delivery?
The photo WAS fabulous of the curly haired boys. You probably already did, but I think a crop of just the mamma and the dark haired boy would be a good one, too. What a great shot. You really have great talent. In your photos, the people always look relaxed and that’s a real knack. A reflection of the sweet disposition of the photographer, I’m thinking.

Rebekah - Those kinds of places are the best. We have a place in our town called, “Carl’s Perfect Pig.” It’s pretty small, shamelessly pink inside, not at all swanky, and always packed. We love it.

Kelly - That looks good and I have to admit I am often more like Talby than Craig and Scott when it comes to bbq. Actually, it’s not so much that I mind eating it, I don’t like smelling like it like you described as soon as you walked in the door. I always want to go home and shower and wash my hair afterwards. πŸ™‚ Kelly

pam - I grew up in Hutch. I’ve never heard about this one. When we go see my parents we go to Hog Wild….we bring home a 6 pack of their sauce. We’ll have to try it next time we go down to see them. I LOVE Bar-b-que places that aren’t open a lot and close when they run out…they tend to be really good.

Staci B - Yum! Looks so good.
Here’s a tip to get your photos more vibrant on the web. When saving them, use “save for web and devices,” then make sure that ICC profiles is checked. That will make a huge difference.

deborah - aw….poor talby. i would’ve totally ate her bbq–to take it off her hands, of course. is that wrong?:)
best
deborah

Kimmy - My husband hunts near Hutch so he only gets to enjoy Roy’s a few times a year. But let me tell ya, he brags about it all year long afterward! I just sent him the link and said “I guess you aren’t the only Roy Fanatic out there.”

miss r - Mmmm I wish there was one near me.

Belinda - I don’t think there is a BBQ cafe in the whole of the UK, after seeing the foodie close-up I’m going to have to find out! Kansas is a little far to go for a BBQ, sadly.
Lovely blog, glad to have found you! Belinda

Keri - Mmmm… I wish there was a BBQ place around here that served BBQ on that kind of bread. That sandwich looks really good. Makes me want to go find one for lunch.

alamama - yum! glad to see that other people have kids who don’t like the food!

Kimberlee J. - Roys BBQ is the best…even though you smell like the place everywhere you go afterwards and people KNOW where you’ve been. I can’t believe you wore such a cute outfit. Smell those beads today. Do they still smell like hickory or mesquite or whatever they use? πŸ™‚

jeana - Oh I just love how all the boys in the last picture have CURLY hair. One of ours does and he hates while everyone else loves it…boys. Of course we love bbq here in TX and that looks great!

Gemma @ Musings of a gem - Yummy BBQ!! I’m jealous lol
Gemma x

Kristin - Great to know about the bbq place! Hutchinson is the closest “big city” to us, so we go there quite a bit. We will definitely try Roy’s.

Karrina - Alright, where did you get your beads? They are mouth watering!

Jodi - I L~O~V~E, LOVE BBQ!! I’m the only one in my family that could eat it just about everyday. We used to have a place like that in my hometown but the owner sold it and the new owners made it into a cafe of somesort…. :o)

Susan - Love it!
I showed Brayden the picture and he said “I want to see megan” so I scrolled up to the picture of you eating potato salad and he said “I like megan” πŸ™‚

Denise - I LOVE your jewelry, Meg! That quilt/blanket the family is laying on is awesome too.

Holly - we have a bbq place like that here…love it! What a cute family!

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making this for dinner.

hanging these in the dining room

admiring this fabric that just arrived in my mailbox

waiting for this print to arrive.

watching this……again.

snacking on these

drinking this

and i am editing pictures.

like these:

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nothing much else to say today.

california photo sessions….be watching for an email form me tonight.

 

Rebekah - So jealous of your Nicey Jane!

Stephanie@Geezees - What beautiful shots, love your photos!

Wendi Siyajuck - Dana looks gorgeous!!! Can you make me look that good too? hehehehe. I love looking at your pics.

Jessie Hurst - Thanks for being so inspiring! I found your blog from The Macs a few weeks ago and have loved reading all your posts. The craft Thursdays are one of my personal favorites and my boys love the Sharpie art. You have inspired me to cook which was one of my bucket list items. Tonight I made your chicken enchiladas and they were awesome. My husband loved them and was so proud of me:) Thanks again. I’m going to try something else next week.
Love your blog:)

Rach - Oh how I wish I had the energy to make that soup because I had to wipe the drool off my keyboard when I looked at it. Yum

julia - Ooohh! I love that fabric. I did NOT need to see that!

terri - nice. sweet. post!
you’re a busy girl!!!

amber - I watch Julie & Julia all the time too. My 3 year old thinks she should get to watch it too. One day, we’ll watch it, just her & I. Until then, I’ll just re-enact it for her….I’m sure she’ll like that. πŸ™‚

Dana@Strawberrytart! - I love that print! Thank you for sharing the link and found 2 of them that I have to have!

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - lucky California people!

Sugar Mama - Could someone please bring me a route 44 cherry limeade? I’m stuck in my home with 7 kids. Thanks! I appreciate it. ;o)
I haven’t seen that movie yet. I guess I should… since I love to cook and all. I’m just worried that I won’t agree with all of the great reviews.

jamie - i have those same exact IKEA curtains hanging in my house. {love} them so very much. and i more than {love} IKEA.

Michele - Thanks for sharing the recipe! Looks good. Great photos!

Amy Lynne - I love that print. I’ve had a rough week, but that reminder will stay in my mind. Thanks!

Jennifer - Stunning photographs, Meg!! πŸ™‚

Amy - Sounds like a good day to me! i am waiting for prints from Studio Mela too! I can’t wait!

Dana Banana - Love scrolling down and BAM there’s my beautiful family! Thanks for taking such great pictures, can’t wait to see the rest. It’s a great feeling checking our Christmas photo session off of the list!

Staci - Guess I need to see that movie! Just saw Valentine’s Day last night….I’m a littttle behind πŸ˜‰ And I am waiting on my Be Kind to Others print!!! Can’t wait πŸ™‚ But I’m thinkin’ I may need to one you got….I’m generally a glass half empty kind of girl πŸ™ Looking at that cheery print might help me to stay positive πŸ˜‰ And wow! Those pics are some kind of good πŸ˜‰

virginia - fact: i love that movie
question: when can we see the finished dining room awesomeness?
you could always take pictures of me, but ‘I never smile if I can help it…. Showing one’s teeth is a submission signal in primates. When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life’

Trish - you should be like Blue Lily and do all traveling sessions… I would have done the one while you were in Michigan πŸ™‚

the domestic fringe - Beautiful photos!
Enjoy your evening.
-FringeGirl

jennifer - Can’t wait to see the finished dining room pics.
LOVE Heather Bailey fabric! What are you going to do with it?!

Penny - The second to last picture just made me tear up. I don’t usually do that! You captured something really special there. The look on her face, the gentleness in the dad, the newness of it all. Beautiful!!

Jocelyn Stott - Can I come over for dinner? That looks amazing.

laurenjean - Love that movie πŸ™‚ I could watch it 100 times πŸ™‚

Leslie @farm fresh fun - Dear God, like I needed ANOTHER idea to copy from you. I’ve hearted the Katie Daisy prints foreva and finally got a few. Now you show me new Etsy print love. & Designer. Felt. Who knew? Love your blog and posted about you today! Please come to MD soon for a photo shoot?

elisa - your pics are gorgeous

Kelley - I followed your print link to Shelli’s shop and didn’t get out of there until I had four prints in my cart. LOVE her sentiments and can’t wait to get my hands on my own!

Nicole Q. - Love the print you just ordered! I was about to order the rain/rainbow one you mentioned — I loved it but it was sold so I think I’m going with the butterfly and I know I’ll love seeing it each morning! Enjoy your yummy soup for dinner!

Heather - i think your day sounds really swell. i heart that movie.

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - I LOVE that movie. I may have it memorized. Don’t tell πŸ™‚
Also, I think you should stop by AZ and have a photo session. The. Happy. En. Ding.

Rachel Schindler - Great pics! I love me a sonic, route 44 diet coke. I am addicted. Your cheesy potato soup looks yummy.

Brianna - Hi Meg, please excuse my ignorance, but what is American cheese? I notice that your soup recipe calls for it. I’m Canadian, and I have no idea what that is….

Julie - I really don’t miss much about the US (we live in Germany) except Sonic ~ silly I know, but I really miss having a cherry coke with all that wonderful ICE!! Our plan is to hit the nearest Sonic as soon as we arrive on US soil next summer! Can’t wait!!! I’ll be showing the Sonic link to my kids tomorrow. Thanks! πŸ™‚
Love the pictures ~ really great shots!

Chaos-Jamie - Oooooo those Maxfield eyes!

pam - Oh how we wish Ikea would open a store in Kansas City.

Christine Ishmael - when your ready to take pictures in Utah, let me know…I’ll get buttloads of clients for ya…fun post…I had to work for it!

Holly - sounds like a good day! We had craigs favorite for dinner the other night..yum!

Krista - That was like a hide and seek post! Love Sonic Happy Hour, I learned about it from your blog!

Courtney Walsh - love it. go you. πŸ™‚

Heather @ Cookie Mondays - can you detour to northern california?
this post was the highlight of my day πŸ™‚

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dying sunflowers

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i was here too late.
i may still drag my family out here anyway for some pictures in the dead flowers…if it rains.
it was dry dry dry out here…dust everywhere.
i had a one thought while clicking away with my camera "GOD IS AMAZING!"

such beauty all around me.
these are such a special treat…..like sunshine right in front of me!

AmyB - So pretty!!!

Beth - Can I use your sunflower pictures for an art class project? They are so much prettier than fake sunflowers. πŸ™‚

~LucyLu ~ - I love the sunflowers where were they? last time we saw you, you could not find them anywhere!
~LucyLu~

meghan - God is amazing. Those flowers are just little reminders…love it.

Laura - I’d like to schedule a photo shoot for the family in dead flowers portrait
LOVE that

candace - AMEN! πŸ™‚
Thank you for sharing the beauty of God’s creation.

katherine - I LOVE sunflowers, they are my favorite….your pics are gorgeous! And yes, God is amazing….love your blog too ~ Blessings, kathy

Courtney Walsh - LOVE sunflowers. they are so happy and fun. Your shots are super awesome! πŸ™‚

Transparent Mama - Amazing photos. You said you don’t use Photoshop. I am just curious what you use to edit them.

Lauren - Wow, these are sorrowfully gorgeous. And the close-ups–what design! I love those little details that He throws in there πŸ™‚

Taylor-Ann - I just love your photo’s. They always look so beautiful and these sunflowers are no exception. They don’t look dead at all.

julia - you could do a representational sort of photo shoot with the flowers. have your kids look sad/neglected, have them roll around in the dirt. call it “late in the season” or maybe “past due” something like that. As Tim Gunn says “Make it work”.

Elizabeth - I always think they look like women’s heads — here, bowing to the universe…

Biz - You are so talented!
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Gemma - I love sunflowers : )
Gemma x

Sugar Mama - Have you ever seen the dark red sunflowers? So pretty! I like to mix those with the classic sunflower. God IS amazing! How can that be questioned when surrounded by nature?

Privet and Holly - If you hadn’t said
they were half dead,
I never would have
known…..I was too
captivated by the
THOUGHT of a whole
field of these beauties…
Wow!
xx Suzanne

Heather - In the face of beauty, how can we not believe?

Angela - love your sunflower photos. even half dead they are beauties. the flowers, not your photos. love your new mirror by the way. i have one hanging in my garage waiting to be painted. turquoise or yellow. it can’t decide. indecisive mirror!

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - I’ve got your sunshiny sunflower print right in my living room. Makes me happy every time I look at it. They are an amazing reminder of God’s handiwork!

charity palmer - Sunflowers are my favorite flower πŸ™‚ And GOD is AMAZING! I love your blog!

Sheryl - Just wanted to say that you inspired me to run. Not run away, but run “just to that tree”. Thanks, I really want to get in shape and you are my inspiration to try running.
I also wanted to say thanks for giving my “Project Pillowcase” a boost — we ended up with 107 dresses to send with this group going to the Philippines! That is totally, TOTALLY awesome — and so much GOD.

Flower Patch Farmgirl - That last shot is plum-perfect.

Heather - Amazing indeed. Beauty around every corner…and everywhere in between- if we take a moment to look.
Meg- your photography is amazing! I can not get enough of it. What a gift you have been given!
Blessings,
Heather:)

Amanda - Gorgeous! I’ve wanted some neat pics of some sunflowers…but~
Please be careful out in those fields…There is a HUGE sunflower field behind my father’s house and I took my camera and started out there one day with the kids and he stopped and wouldn’t let me. He said they plant those for the (i think?) Doves because it draws them in and the hunters hide in the flowers and dove hunt…just passing that along πŸ˜‰

Amy - These photos are beautiful!

Kasey - These photos brought a smile to my face and brought back memories. When I was in the Middle East I remember seeing fields and fields of Sunflowers. It was amazing… kind of strange to see such a thing in the middle of Iraq, but it almost gave us a sense of peace. Very beautiful flowers.

shelly - Beautiful!
You’ll have to make a quick trip to il, my best friend has a little field of them that just started blooming late last week! (She gave ma a huge bunch of them…I put the lovelies in my livingroom and then my poor hubby started sneezing like a machine gun! Oh well…they look nice sitting on the porch too ;))

Tara - such beauty from God!!!

Holly - so pretty!

paige - so true! i love a glorious sunflowershoot too!

Tracy - Absolutely gorgeous pictures as always, Meg! You never cease to amaze me in capturing God’s beauty even in dead sunflowers. Awesome! :o) xoxoxo

PaisleyJade - He is! Beautiful photos! While we were in Israel we saw fields and fields of dry, dead sunflowers and I just wished I could have seen them in full bloom.

jaz - What beautiful amazing pictures (and flowers) !
Do you want to do our little photo challenge with us this month? The two topics are “Something Old” and “Beautiful” – those sunflowers would sure fit in the Beautiful category.
Gorgeous!

sarah - love it!
what did you use to round the corners of your photos like that? it’s so in right now…

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california girls??

i am taking a little trip in a THREE weeks to visit miss julie.

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she is going to fill me with the knowledge of dave matthews.
i will kiss her baby.
sleep in a bedroom of chalkboard goodness.
spray paint something.
eat carmel bugles.
or peanut butter fudge.
and sneak as many awesome quilts into my suitcase as i can.
or at the least….look at her cute quilts.


so my question for you SoCA girls…..

anyone interested in a photo session while i am there?

south orange county.
september 17 or 18.

email me:  cdduerksen@yahoo.com and we can talk details.

THANKS!!

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I AM BOOKED!!! thanks ladies!

gabrielle - Oh Meg..I would love to meet you….I live on the border of Orange County and LA county…where will you be? Maybe I can get Lisa McGarvey to come with me….It would be a blast! Friday is always good…looks like I have soccer in Fullerton on Sat.

crystal b - Man!!!!!!! I so missed the boat on that one! I love in So. Cal! Right down the street from Blue Lilly!

Rach - Wow, I really should check my blogs more often because it would have been a blast to book you. πŸ™‚ Have a wonderful time while you are here. Hopefully the weather stays on the cool side.

mel - You are going to have SO much fun! Can’t wait to see pictures & hear about your time with Julie!

Christine - I’m visiting San Diego this weekend…don’tcha want to come early???

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - That is fantastic! Have an amazing time!!

rebecca jordan - tell us all the secrets she learned from baking with betty. divulge everything when you get back!

april - Oh NO!!! I live in Orange County!!! I want a photo session…If you have someone cancel I want it ok??

Tracy Fisher - How about a photo shoot in Gig Harbor, Washington! Love your work.
Tracy (www.liveitupalittle.blogspot.com)

Laura - oh sure, NOW you come to California????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ashley - You are both my 2 faves!! Wish I could come too!!!

Kelley - Booked, really? That’s what I get for waiting to check blogs until the end of the day. BUMMER! I’m right in the neighborhood…LMK if you have a cancellation.

sherry - Seattle trip soon? I’m really needing a great fam. pic πŸ™‚

Jenni Carlisle - jealous…for both of you. off to wipe away the tears.

edie - I’m green with envy!!! I’ve been stalking your blog forever and then you introduced me to her. I probably should tell HER about my crush!
love ya and can’t wait to read about your fun adventures!
edie

shiela - I sent you an e-mail. I can’t control myself from being all excited that you’ll be coming to CA! Can’t wait! PLEASE HURRY!

Sara @ It's Good to be Queen - how fun!!! Can’t wait to read all about it!

April Walker - like i’ve told Julie… if only the east coast & the west coast were closer *sigh* … then this single girl would be able to come hang out with 2 cool mamas & soak up some of your fun & wisdom! have a great trip! πŸ™‚

Jamie - I just sent you an email. We live right next to Mission Viejo!

Elizabeth - I’d love to hear about a photo session. I live in Los Angeles —

Stacia - If only she lived in Colorado!

allison - California girl here:) I live in Laguna Niguel, not far from MV…I don’t need a photo session, but I just wanted to tell you to have an excellent time visiting! It’s pretty much a shooping and eating meca around these parts, so enjoy! If the timing is right you should try and hit either the Rose Bowl Flea or the Long Beach Flea…both are FAB!
Have a great trip! I’ll be looking forward to reading about how you liked our “neighborhood”:)
Allison

Lauren - So jealous Meg!! Have lots and lots of fun! (How could you not, right?)

Heather - i agree with regina, i’ve got blogger’s envy knowing that you’ll be hanging out together. if i didn’t live 500 miles away from julie i’d throw my family in the car, crash your party, and then ask you to take pictures of us.
have a happy friday!!

Regina - 2 of my favorite blogger mamas in one place ~ so jealous!! have fun!
you are both welcome to visit me anytime! πŸ˜‰

patti - it just became apparent to me that my sister-in-law and Julie could be neighbors! πŸ™‚

Holly - sounds like fun!

Tamara - While you are there, you can sneak in a Messy Flower in your suitcase for me! πŸ™‚ I have been dying for her shop to open, so I can get my hands on those adorable hairclip! Hope you have a great time!

Kimberlee J. - I’m so happy for you. I wish we all could be California girls…for the weekend, anyway. πŸ™‚

Julie - Are you sure you wouldn’t rather come to NorCAL instead?

Four Flights - I just sent you an email πŸ™‚

Katy Stone - two of my faves in the same place… yall will for sure have fun times. πŸ™‚
and let me know if you ever want to come to africa and photo shoot. πŸ™‚

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Oh Meg when are you comin’ to Minnesota?? You are welcome to come see ME anytime. I’d jump at the chance for a photo shoot. Just somethin’ to think about;)

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i am a busy girl.

and lovin' every minute of it!! 
  

the whyte house - i went to middle school with the second couple! hahaha.

crystal b - I adore every single one of these!!! May the force be with you …. using your talents for good.

Jamie Schrader - Awesome pictures! I have been taking a few pictures…mainly for my family and am loving playing around with photography. I was curious if you use an editing program and if you do which one? I love your blog and all the pictures you take, so creative!!

Kelly - oh that levi is such a cutie! kelly

purejoy - oh lawwww. they’re all so adorable. and to think i even recognized one… wow on that!!
the last one had me wondering…
pink or blue in there?

Karen Lehmann - omgosh and I was worried about two little shoots to edit…you are one busy lady…i hope i am like you when i grow up, heehee
the one of The Macs with their little Levi IS the most precious thing EVER…very nice job.

Sheila - Kansas sure has some beautiful people!!!

Vera - Love all of these, but the picture of Levi is one of my favorites that you’ve ever taken – you can just see mommy and daddy love oozing out of that one!! <3

adrienne - from your happy things… love the rock monsters best!! kiddo book review very cool (:

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - They are adorable. Great job Meg!

Beth - I was going to comment here and say which was my favorite, but then I kept scrolling down and was loving ALL of them! πŸ™‚

Holly - great photos Meg as always!

Sarah @ Clover Lane - Awesome as usual! You do families SO well…which is HARD!
Love your new look.

Caitle.wordpress.com - I love the kids faces in the last picture!

Juli - I love the capture of interraction.
The 1st photo, how the baby girl captivtes everyone. Isn’t that just the truth? Our whole family just can’t get enough of our baby girl (even at 2 yrs old!)
The little chunker of a baby on the bench…he looks JUST like his Dad! As we say here in the South, he is the spit right out of his mouth!
The last photo-the little boys’ expressions while Mom & Dad are lovey dovey. Love it! My son is always telling us to knock off the gushy love stuff!
All beautiful families & all beautiful kids!

Julie - Cute, cute, cute families. Gorgeous pics. I am going to eat Levi up!!! How much are you dying to see your pics???? Seriously!!!!

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - Oh my heavens! Look at all those baby toes! Love it, love it!

Jennifer De Los Santos - Kate saw the picture of herself and said “Der’s pwetty Kate”. So sweet. Thanks! Can’t wait to see them all!

citymouse - These are awesome. Makes me want family photos even more than ever.

Carrie K - oh Meg!! these are gorgeous!! so real and happy and just beautiful…the personalities just jump off the page!! Levi is my sentimental favorite…but i love the one of the girls watching their parents kiss…such a cute shot πŸ™‚

Phoenix_Rising - Oh how precious! I love the moments you capture. Priceless.

amy jupin - meg, seriously, all the pics are gorgeous.
mr. levi, adorable.
and that last one, is hilarious. those boys made my day.

jen - The fourth one of the baby on the bench is hilARious and adorable. And I love the last one too. Wish you were in PA!

Lora - So much cuteness!!

Jodi - These pictures are beautiful Meg!

tasha roe - beautiful families!
those macs sure make adorable kiddos!
love your pictures as always!!

Jennifer Brown - I love reading your blog, and often check it daily! Today I was surprised to see my cousins on here and their cute little boys (last picture). You take great pictures meg!

Dina - Such beautiful families! That last one …. LOL!!! LOVE IT!

AshleyAnn - Woah girl…you’ve been BUSY…you and your computer are doing a lot of bonding these days! Enjoy a coffee and chocolate break in the midst of all that photo goodness (if you are allowing yourself to have sweets)

Laura Phelps - SO GREAT! THAT FLOWER on that baby’s head! OH MY! I could eat her up!
I love when you feel good and busy and productive and creative….

Dana Banana - Seeing these makes me SO excited for our photo shoot with you on Sunday! Now if I could only figure out what we should wear…..

Wendy - Such sweetness and love. What a wonderful gift you have to be able to capture that! πŸ™‚

Kimberlee J. - I love all the little boys in plaid. You HAVE been busy.
Have you been shooting this week in the heat?

pam - Glory…I love the little man in the plaid shirt….look at that face and the last picture…priceless. You do a great job capturing joy.

Gemma - Lovely photos : )
Gemma x

Sophie - what adorable beautiful gorgeous family portraits! I love the one with the bubba with the flower bigger than her head! So many beautiful moments!

Jocelyn Stott - Wonderful photos! It is inspiring to see so much happiness!

Amber - Beautiful pictures! I too, love the ones of Cora’s family. Little Levi is so cute! πŸ™‚

Elizabeth - I almost burst into tears when I scrolled down through all those beautiful photos and saw Baby Cora’s mama, daddy and their new little boy.

jenjen - So cute! I want a baby…
xoxo
Jen

myrnie - All those babies…how can you stand it?! I’m PREGNANT, and they’re killing me. Great shooting!

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andrea….i loved your session!           

i could take your kids' picture everyday!
they could be models.

thanks! 

ashley - she looks like a young, blonde emma watson!

kristine - GAWGEOUS!

jeanne - WOW..these children are gorgeous!!!

Sandy - How cool to be the only girl with three brothers! She’s one blessed little girl. I bet they take good care of her.
You’re right – all of those kids are gorgeous!

Lorie - What great pictures. The family is gorgeous!

Dana@Bungalow'56 - Megan,
You found the coolest backdrop for these kids. I love the stairs, the metal and the brick. Each one is perfect. Where are they? The lighting is to die for. You took some pretty attractive kids and made them look stunning. A wonderful photo shoot. Be very proud.
Dana

Laura Phelps - two words for this family…
COMMERCIAL PRINT
seriously
college will be paid for

Kate @ Songs Kate Sang - These are great! You are right ~ they are a georgeous family!

karen - cuties!! love the dimples!

Mindy Harris - they look like abercrombie models! how old were they?

Lanny Stanard - yep that’s one cute family…

Suzanne - love the last shot- what a lucky girl to have 3 fabulous brothers.
beautiful family.

Martina - They are models!! omg this is awesome! These kids will be HEART BREAKERS one day! :)) so wonderful. great pictures

Lori - What great pictures! and cute kids!

Amanda - Such great pictures! Mom must be giddy over these πŸ™‚

sandy toe - the boys are very handsome!
great photographer you are!
sandy toe

stacie - You are an AWESOME photographer!! I wish I lived closer or could afford to fly you to Columbus, OH for an evening πŸ™‚ I’d love to meet you too. I’m having a crappy day today but I love reading your blog. You cheer me up!
Anyway, these kids are adorable! I have three boys and a girl, and this was a little glimpse of what my life might look like in about 8-10 years. I’m in the think of raising young ones now, myself.

Holly - oh wow Meg! Those are great! and Yes they are a great looking group of kids!

Lisa - The dimples on one of the boys…beautiful!!!

michelle from six in the city - Unbelievable pictures!! Just beautiful!

tara pollard pakosta - how adorable!
they are GORGEOUS!
I bet their parents are stunning too!
how cute that the girl is so blonde and
the boys are all darker haired!
seriously gorgeous!
tara

Staci - Um, wow!! You aren’t kidding gorgeous family!!! Great pics too πŸ™‚

Bec - Those cowboy boots on her were just too cute!

Megan Tyler - ALL of the pictures are beautiful Meg, but I would never expect less from you :)! I could take their pictures everyday too!

shelly @familyblt - Great shots! Totally good lookin’ kids!

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Those were great Meg. Seriously…they could have their own Disney Channel show.

Julie - I agree! Great looking kids and yes, they all look alike! Very cute! And GREAT photos!

Val - Great pictures! … all the kids have amazing eyes!

jennifer - Beautiful pictures Megan!

Lynda - BEAUTIFUL children!!!!!

Audra - You have handsome and beautiful children! They could be models-great pictures.

Christy - Awesome pics

Melanie - They are all very cute and they all look alike:)

Jennifer - Wow! These are gorgeous pics, Meg! What a stunning family.

Megan - What a great looking set of siblings! The pictures are wonderful, good job!

julia - the pics are great!

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