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sneak peeks

bunches of sneak peeks for my families who are waiting (so patiently) on their pictures.

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just a shot per session…one i liked for one reason or another.

happy wednesday.

Kara - Hmm…don’t you want to travel to Virginia and take pictures of my three little ones? You’d love them and I would love your photos of them, I’m sure. Awesome work.

traci - gorgeous photos. i love the emotion in them all!!! those boys in the red and white tshirts – melt my heart. adorable.

Kristy - great pictures. do you do it as a hobby? or a lil business?

lydee - wow! fabulous! i love them, so many emotions, so many wonderfully captured moments.

emily - you have been busy! i love the one of the siblings (with the girl in her brown & blue boots. which i want)

pve - you sure make know how to make a living look fun.
is it fun?
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Jennifer - You are super talented girlfriend! Love your blog…

Ashlee Archibald - every picture is gorgeous!

Tracy - Oh my goodness, Meg – you have OUTDONE yourself on these – they are ALL GORGEOUS! I sure wish you lived in the Northeast close to New Jersey so you could take mine too! But, if ever we are in Kansas, I WILL be looking you up! HA! Great job and the families are all going to LOVE them! :o)

Pineapple Princess - Fantastic photos! You always leave me wanting to see more! 🙂

Diana - You are truly blessed with an awesome creativeness! You are sooooooooo good at this. Each and every shot captures something special in your subjects. Makes me wish I felt better about myself in photos to have you do this for me. *sigh* Maybe someday…..

Gina - Great pictures (as always!) and LOVE the new header!!

Helen Wall - These are fantastic. You’re just good. Love all the smiles!

Ashley Ann - I am tired just thinking about how much work went into that many sessions…and how much is still going into them. Great work, I bet you are making some anxious and excited parents with those sneak peeks!

Katie - How fun! I love every last one of them! Of course – a little biased towards the ones I know! I think my son’s comment at some point during that morning was “It’s hard to look tough in a collared shirt”. And my daughter has her own style with those blue boots! Love it!
Can’t wait to see them all! But I’m positive it will be worth the wait.

Joy Cronauer - what kind of lense are you using…please, please tell!

alice - wow! you’ve been busy! i love that pink wall and those blue cowgirl boots 🙂

Jaimie - you take amazing photos! : )

Bailey - Great pictures! I love that sweet tiny NEW baby!!

Karen - hehehe I love the third to last one…that kid looks like he’s yelling “YEAHH!!!!! A BUBBLE!!!”

Cris - WOW that is ALOT of pictures. All amazing….

Jen - I love them all but ESPECIALLY the one of the little sister hugging the big brother. The look on his face (“Oh all RIGHT. Yeah. I like her.”) is priceless.
I wish you lived in Pennsylvania!!!!

jennifer - The first one is my favorite, of course, since she is mine!
We got our CD yesterday and wow! You are amazing! You really captured Kate. Her little personality shines through in the pictures. Thank you, Thank you! Let us know when you are open for more sessions.

katy - Heavenly angels!!!!!!!!!!

Joel Rodell - You’ve got serious gift going on over there.

Ruth - oh i love them ALL!!! especially the one with the hot pink background… that lucky girl’s hair is FIERCE! you are so talented 🙂

anna - wow! those are all so good! with each one, i kept thinking, this is my favorite. no, this is my favorite. they are all SO good!
how far will you travel?

Kate - Hi! Oh my goodness! Great colors, great smiles 🙂 Thank you.

patti - wow! you’ve been a busy lady! the photos are great! well done!!

jennifer - Those are all beautiful pictures, as usual.
Of course I’m biased towards the ones that are of people related to me! 🙂
And I’m loving your new header too!

kasey - holy smokes you’ve been busy!!

sarah - Beautiful as always 🙂

jody - great pictures.
love the new banner.

Brice - Love the picture! It is EXACTLY what we were looking for.

Heather @ Cookie Mondays - oh, that little newborn peanut! i can imagine your work is worth the wait to all these lucky families. and, YEAH, when are you coming to california again?

Keri ~ ForeverFoldingLaundry - Gorgeous! Are you making a trip out to Cali anytime soon? 😉

Jody - Absolutely Stunning pictures! Beautiful work!

Stephanie Carroll - The newborn is perfect.

Sara - You take beautiful pictures. I wish I lived near you, so I could have you photograph my family *whistful sigh*

Heidi - Megan – you were so easy to work with which made it a great experience for us all. The kids told us they had so much fun (and they never say that when pictures are involved!) The treats were definitely an extra bonus!=)

Amanda B - hmmmm…can we officially say you are a photography ROCK STAR!! You are making the BIG TIME way too fast Megan!! These pics are amazing…you are SOOOO good! I keep thinking I really want to get some of Mason and Taylor together…they MAY be in a better stage now and willing to work with you. Who knows though!

Allikayes Mama - Great pictures, you busy thang!!

Miranda - Those pictures are WORTH the wait! You capture some amazing kiddo faces.

rachel - gorgeous pictures, you HAVE been busy! Love the new banner too 😀

shelly - Oh my, look at all of that cute baby goodness!!! (My favorite though, is the bright blue cowboy boots…and the brother trying to look all tough…priceless!)

Amy Walker - Hi Megan! Just thought I’d pass this along…I know the family in the ninth picture, they live in Augusta also and our kids go to school together and we also go to church together! I thought that was pretty cool, small world:) Great pictures by the way, you are very talented:) Have a good day, hope your enjoying the fall weather!

Starnes Fam - Can I squeeze “Little Brother’s” chubbo legs? Oh, my, he is a punkin!

Mindy Harris - woah…you have a lot!!! LOVELY. thank you.

ckiser@chem-castltd.com - that newborn…..sigh……..

Renea - LOVE the eyes of my boy Colt. We had so much fun that day and I can’t wait to see the rest of them! All of these are so great! You are so awesome!

Mother Runner - wow! meg. they are awesome. you have been busy.

Peggy in TN - The eyes in some of the pictures are so intense, I felt like I was being looked at (or through). I love your artistic eye and ability to capture the subjects sole. You rock! ~Peggy in TN

Katie Reeder - Your pictures are so amazing. I wish I lived much closer so you could take pictures of my family. I have a phobia of getting my picture made…but somehow I think you would make both the experience and photography beautiful!

Kathy - Love them all! Tough to pick the best I bet.

Toni :O) - Wow…stunning photos…you are SOOOO good!!! Wish you lived here in MI so you could take our pics too!! Amazing!

adrienneK - you have been BUSY!!looks great!!!

Jess - boy are you ever busy! great pics…as usual. it sure is great to see all these smiles this a.m.

lora - You have the best job!

Penny - You have such a gift at capturing that special something in a person! I wish you were closer and able to have a session with my girls! It is wonderful that you are able to do something you really enjoy. It shows.
Happy Wednesday back to you~!

Kristine Robb - hooray! i can’t wait!! but i know you are busy so i am staying patient!!!! yaaay!

Lori - What gorgeous photos! I hope these families know how lucky they are to have access to your talent. Makes me want to move to Kansas!

Sharla - Yeah, I’m so excited!! I love the one of my boys – and hey, me and the hubby don’t look TOO bad either. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

se7en - Oh my goodness, love the photo’s especially the newborn… but that paint box header is simply stunning!!!

Dawn - You are an amazing photographer! I wish I lived close to you so you could take pictures of my family!

Wendy - What beautiful subjects, Meg! You do amazing work. Wish you were in my neck of the woods to take our family pics. 🙂

Anna Marie - Dang girl you were up late! Cute pics 😉

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caden

those green eyes are beautiful….purely handsome.
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he is into football and golf…and brought both of them.
 
and don't you love his hair do?
i could tell he loved it too….seriously…he did.
the face in this picture has nothing to do with his hair.


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isn't he a cutie?

he was full of energy and kept me running…but it was worth it.
he is just adorable.

thanks sarah.  :)

Tracy - He’s a real cutie! LOVE those eyes and the hair! Great job as usual, Meg!:o)

Julia - I love the one with the golf clubs – great perspective.

Stephanie - Beautiful pictures! Also, just wanted to say that I LOVE your new header picture, with the watercolor paints! LOVE IT! It definitely goes with the blog… mixed watercolors… “whatever” :o)

traci - yea meg. those are awesome. what a doll!! i love them all, but the last one with his golf equipment – priceless.

Kathy - OMG those eyes! He will be breaking hearts in 10 years! Wow what a cutie..great shots!

Starnes Fam - He is precious and will be pure trouble when he’s older with those good looks. Such an adorable child!

Alicia - Meg you are so talented! The next time we are in KS visiting Shana I am definitely going to make sure and book you…hopefully next spring! The snow we had this weekend made us all stir crazy. But tomorrows Monday…yay, it’s a school day!

Penny - Oh my, isn’t he just the cutest. I love the look on his face in the second to last one! Meg, I enjoy your blog so much. Thank you for posting and sharing!

sandy toe - Such wonderful color in your pictures!
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jennifer - So cute! Those eyes are beautiful! If I had a boy, that would so be his hairdo!

carissa... brown eyed fox - too cute… so true!
and YES… oh my… those eyes… wowzers!
each and every one of ’em is SO good!

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kendra’s pics

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kendra had me out to their farm for her family photos
and for all the cousins to be in one picture together.
it was tough…the little guy on the right was holding a toad to help him smile.  
 

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the oldest cousins…cute as can be.

little brother picked up the wagon handle all on his own.
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cute kendra and her hubby.

she set up this little table out in their field….it was dreamy.
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the kids were tired.
to get a smile i did something i have never had to do.
i caught a toad and was waving it all around my head.

it worked! 

kendra it was a really fun night.  
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Mindy Harris - wow, beautiful children!

Tracy - GORGEOUS family! LOL about the toad! HA!

traci - a beautiful family. wow!!! they are going to love the photos.

jennifer - When I taught kindergarten, I did a lot of things I never thought I would do to capture the attention of the little ones. But a catching a toad and waving it around…I’m impressed! Beautiful pictures!

carissa... brown eyed fox - a toad… girl… IMPRESSED!
it worked… and it worked great… look at them!
really good Meg!

A.Love - oh, i just can’t stand toads!! 🙂 they mortify me 🙂
what a fun chance to get out and exercise on the move creativity!!

Sandy - beautiful children and pictres. I love the black & white of the little girl looking up at you.

alyssa - i love the light in the last pic especially. I may need you to come take my family’s picture. my brother is not getting around to it…
by the way, we could totally make that flower mobile at our craft weekend.

Kendra - Awe, thanks for the sweet words. We really enjoyed having you out to our place! I just used the pictures you took of my hubby and me for a post about our 5 year anniversary. They were just the perfect pictures for it! And everyone loved the updated family and kiddo pictures we gave out! Thank you again for coming out to take them! And sorry about the toad=)

Kristine Robb - you’re right! so dreamy!

Sarah @ Clover Lane - Great as usual…I love the couple shot especially.

Stina - such cute pictures. and amazing what you came up with to get them to smile. 🙂 Talk about small world, did I just see waffle over at the preschool blog? Had NO idea you two knew each other.

Staci - Sweeeet family 🙂 Wish I could’ve seen you waving that toad in the air!!! heee heee

H-Mama - these are great. i always say that there’s a story behind every picture. enjoyed the glimpse behind the scenes. 😉

Renee - What a beautiful family! Thanks for sharing. Wish you could photograph my brood, Meg. Sigh. I wouldn’t even think to ask you to hold a toad. Ewe. xoxo

Lorilee - Awesome photos. Adorable kids.
Blessings,
Lorilee

jennymama - You continue to amaze me with your pics-you are simply the best! I wish you were nearby!

pve - just cannot get that toad out of my head.
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Kathy - I love the pictures especially the last family one! Really cute family! Great job Meg!

Lisa - They really are beautiful pics. My favourite: The one with the table in the field.

Christina - Amazing!
Seriously, if you are ever in Dallas, will you pretty please with rainbow cake on the side take my family’s pictures? At least my kids?
You don’t have to answer that…BUT if you did I promise you will not have to wave a toad around. 🙂

Heather @ Cookie Mondays - The part about waving the toad around made me laugh out loud! Beautiful shots 🙂

Starnes Fam - Precious family and precious pictures. Our photographer in California did all sorts of silly things to amuse our 2 and 3 year old. It’s not an easy job!

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senior pictures

i can remember when logan was a baby.

i thought her name was so cool.

and now she''s all grown up…and i feel old.

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isn't she gorgeous?

(thank you cindy for letting us use your barn)

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she is a softball player.

and a big sister.

her mom wanted some pictures with logan and her brothers.

handsome family don't you think?

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ha ha ha ha ha….

logan it is impossible to take a bad photo of you.

if your career plans don't pan out you could always try modeling. 

have a fabulous senior year! 

Chanel Handbags - IT IS hard to look at the Capitol in Washington, DC, without a frisson of excitement

Meg - she is beautiful…I remember her in 4th grade…I was her teacher.

Kristine Robb - G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!!

Diana aka "knzus" - such beautiful children all… they grow so fast… i’m watching my own grandkids race through life now… too soon they will be all “growed up” too {as my 5 yr old granddaughter puts it LOL!} beautiful photos as always too! LOVE it all!

adrienne - black and white softball pic my favorite! cool barn!

Staci - BEAUTIFUL!!!!! JUST beautiful!!!!!!! And oh yea….the U2 concert….we are going to the one here in OK in October and Black Eyed Peas are gonna be with them!!!! CANNOT wait!!! I hope you enjoyed!!!!

Sandy - they are all really good, but I especially love the one on the ball field.

Tammy - Wow, beautiful pictures of a gorgeous young lady! Time get’s away from us so fast!

Kelly - LOVE that last photo!! Kelly

Erin - She’s gorgeous!! I loved babysitting Logan and her brothers! Awesome kids and fantastic parents (Hi Michelle!!!!) You did an awesome job with these photos, but it makes me feel really old to see her all grown up 🙂

patricia - Give the girl a “Louisville Slugger” – She is a beauty!
Reminds me of my senior photos, me against a tree.
Youth is priceless.
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se7en - Amazing photographs, I just love the last one!!!

Melanie - What a GORGEOUS young lady – glad she’s not my daughter or I’d have to have a baseball bat at the ready, lol!

traci - she is beautiful meg and you did a marvelous job capturing her spirit. i love taking seniors photos. so much fun.

Gina - Fantastic…and I LOVE LOVE LOVE that last one! Too funny!!!

danyele - meg…the shots are gorgeous! and i love the softball shots too! classy and fun! and logan is gorgeous…she just looks like she’s super sweet and humble.

Jennifer T - Dean and Michelle’s Logan is a SENIOR? I can’t believe that she is that old. I remember when she was little – going out to marion co lake with them and others and she was only 7 yrs old or so – I guess that was at least 8 years ago. Great pictures. She is so beautiful. I wish my senior pictures were half this good.

sandy toe - What wonderful pictures!
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andrea - adorable, just like the one that took her pictures 🙂 yes i mean you

Sarah W. - These are BEAUTIFUL!!

Sarah - Seriously, your pictures are getting better and better, and I didn’t even know that was possible they were so good before! Awesome job, beautiful girl, love the setting.

amy j. - Beautiful pictures! The really great thing is that she is just as sweet as she is gorgeous! I can’t believe how grown up Trevor looks all of a sudden!

Michele - Good job!!!

emily :] - i love the first b&w at the barn. she’ll treasure these pictures, i know i love mine:)

Amber@alittlemorecrazythancool - My senior pictures were H.O.R.R.I.B.L.E. The guy wouldn’t let me smile my normal big smile so they all look like they’re not even me! Now I see all of these cute pics online and I want a re-do 10 years later!!!!!! 🙂
Great job!

jennifer - gorgeous!

Ruth - I was such a dork at school… she is so lucky to have these pictures to treasure!

Laura Phelps - I SOOO didn’t look like that in high school.
or ever, for that sad matter.

Jennifer - Wow! She is so pretty. The pictures look very natural. I bet you captured her personality perfectly!

Kathy - Great pictures such I pretty girl!

Toni :O) - Stunning photos…my goodness…beautiful gal and beautiful work…you captured it all! Well done!

Michelle - Every single one is beautiful. You’re background choices have me scouting out old barns along the roadside!

Kelli Unruh - i used to babysit logan too! such a sweet sweet family. it’s so fun to see her again. you really did a great job capturing her personality megan!

Amanda - Gorgeous! I so want to re-take my senior pictures. I used to babysit Logan and her brothers. This makes me feel old too!!

angela - FABULOUS!!!

Simply Lanny... - Love these picture’s she is such a doll:) I’m sure she loves them too… Happy Monday.

Sharla - These are great – she is so pretty. Love the b & w baseball one – she looks so natural.

Jaime @ Simply Arizona - LOVE the pics! Gosh Meg, I seriously wish I lived in Kansas… you take FANTSTIC photos. If nothing else, maybe a vacation is in order! 😉

Jaime @ Simply Arizona - LOVE the pics! Gosh Meg, I seriously wish I lived in Kansas… you take FANTSTIC photos. If nothing else, maybe a vacation is in order! 😉

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bald babies

my boys were bald…and i loved that.

this guy was a sweetie.

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he's had his picture with this horse every month since he was born.

i love when people bring something special along.

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we found a puddle and i was so happy his mom said it was ok to get wet.

SO HAPPY!

that is real life.

kids love puddles….so why not get that shot?!

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oh my.

that belly is just too much.

i can barely stand the cuteness.  

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there is his beautiful mama.

she just moved here & i am looking forward to getting to know her better this year…

and squeeze on her baby.

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and there he goes.

he's done with me.

that's the usual routine.

alisha thank you for a fun morning.

see you at church…i'm so happy you moved here!

kerry is too.

baby gifts - So adorable. I love his picture playing in the puddle. Cute! ^_^

Erin - My kiddo was bald until she was a year old. And she’s a girl. She still barely has hair. I remember going to the store with her in an all pink outfit, pink carseat, pink shoes, pink blanket…..and people still asking “how old’s the little fella?” CRAZY PEOPLE!!
Maybe the next bebe will be a boy and it won’t be a problem.
Now I’m off to go get my girlie a pair of overalls because that is SO adoreable on a girl or boy. I half forgot they existed!
What a sweetie, great pics! : )

Liz Miller - Meg,
I love the B&W puddle shot!! So Sweet!!

Jennifer Dawn - Your pictures are awesome, and I would love for you to take some shots of my little one. Alas, we live very far away from you. If you ever happen to pay the state of Tennessee a visit, let me know. 🙂

Patrice - I just happened upon your blog and these pictures are amazing. I mean UH-MAY-ZING!
They make me think of my little Sampy (Sampson)…sigh. He’s just in the next room over. Sleeping. But still…..I miss his cute, chubby, baby, self. 🙂
Patrice

Sarah - Oh God…you are your baby pictures. Seriously, you are killing me. Those cheeks! That bald head! Those overalls!

Kristine Robb - oh and we were living in chicago on 9/11 also. my husband worked in the hancock and they were evacuated. i was teaching and was supposed to comfort a classroom of kids when i didn’t even really know what was going on. it was so sad and so chaotic.

Kristine Robb - *laundry counts as a room!
*take your time with the pics!
*enjoy your vacation!

Joni Lloyd - Hi Meg. I know I’ve been missing for a while reading your blog, but I have a favor to ask you. I know your readership is really high, and I remember all that you were able to accomplish in helping with Cora’s playground. It was a story that touched my heart and I felt honored to have contributed in my small way. My favor is this, I have a friend who needs a bone marrow transplant and needs to get as many people as she can to register on the marrow.org site to get swabbed. It’s a numbers game for her, so the more the better her chances are for a match. I just posted her story on my site: http://lloydmountain.blogspot.com and I’m hoping that you can help me spread the word? I would really appreciate it. smiles, Joni

Sarah @ In A Dream - Great pics! I love the first puddle one! You have such a great eye and your pictures really show it!

Vera - The chubby feet… aaaah!! heaven!

Lisa K in FL - Everytime you post portraits, I grieve again the fact we live many states apart. I need you to do pictures of my kiddos.

Jocelyn Stott - Wow – he’s a keeper. That belly…oh that belly. Why are babies so perfect???!!!?!

Christina - I agree with someone else…those toes are so wonderful!! They are lifted up out of the water in one of the pictures…too cute!
Mama and baby are both lovely!

Miranda - I love bald babies too…these pictures are so fantastic. I mean really, just gorgeous.

carissa... brown eyed fox - that water reflection shot… “shut your mouth”… GOOD!
have you checked for leaks lately? talent is pouring out i tell you… like cats & dogs!

Joni Lloyd - darling pictures. i love the blue background..really pops. and i squealed a little when i saw the puddles…too much fun!

emily :] - i love the b&w puddle one. & the last one. sooo cute.

heather - I love these pictures!! (I’ve been following your blog for a while, and I love it too!) The puddle ones are SOOOOO cute!

Cate O'Malley - Love those puddle shots!

adrienneK - omg the picture of him with his little tongue out is too precious!!!

Tammy - just adorable!!!!!!

Kathy - Seriously they don’t make um cuter!

Sara - Look at those darling little baby toes! So cute!

sara - you have such an amazing talent, capturing the best moments! he is a cutie pie for sure!

misty - oh he is so CUTE! i love the pics of him playing in the puddle! cute lil belly! i just love baby chub!

joycee - Ok, I’ve had my “cute baby fix” for the day! He is adorable, a real butterbean!

Susan - Adorable! I’m partial to bald babies my self and I have a friend who actually told me that if her baby was born hairy she would have to shave it!

Michelle - Wow.
That b/w shot and the last one are some of my faves of all your shoots. Just gorgeous. Great job!

Toni :O) - Great, great GREAT photos! Love his belly and his cuteness!

Jennifer - TOO cute! I really like the puddle shots. Our street is flooded right now. We might have to take some pictures, not that they would be half as good as yours, but we might just steal that idea!
LOVE the belly pictures. Wish having a sticking out belly was still cute at 34! HA!

megan duerksen - tiffany….that door is THAT blue.
crazy right?
i love that door. 🙂

Tiffany Morris - Love these pics! One question… the blue wall in the first picture… did you color that with Photoshop?
Hugs – Tiffany

purejoy - love the reflection of him in the puddle.
oh to have the unbridled delight of new discovery!! no wonder Jesus singled out that childlike faith!!
hope you have a blessed weekend (thinking ahead, of course!)

Penny - What wonderful pictures. Once again, you have really captured the moment. The puddle shot is my favorite. Those little feet are just yummy! I am way past wanting a baby, but I did get a twinge. Keep taking those wonderful shots!

Jess - oh meg, how could you? stop it already! this little guy is absolutly bringing my baby fever back! my little guy was a baldy too. awww i miss those days so so much.

Michelle B - So very very cute!

Julia - ooh, I love that belly!

Dawn - Your pictures are amazing! I love that last shot, so adorable!

Ruth - oh these are just perfect!! that puddle shot and the last one… you are so talented. and what a beautiful family!

pve - ok, his mom, looks like his big sister, and forget that bald head, i wanna take a bite of those sweeeet feet!
nibble nibble….
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Sam - Awwww that first puddle picture is my fav. He is super cute!

rhondagill@comcast.net - Loved the black and white puddle shot. Perfection!
Rhonda
Oregon

amy d - major cuteness!!!! love the last, with his overhauls all rolled up!

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dana banana

now that we live in kansas again…

i get to see my childhood friends more often.

we didn't have that for 10 years and i am grateful for it now.

(the double spacing of this post is making me NUTS!!! why does it do this?!)

dana and i were cheerleaders together.

oh the glory days….

back when i had no problem wearing a skirt so short i couldn't even sit on it.

i wonder if i can find an old picture from back then….when i was skinny.

another time.

we've moved 4 times since those days so who knows where that would be by now.


anyway….i took pictures of her daughters this summer.

at her parent's farm.

it was a photographer's dream location.  

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they are such pretty girls.

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i love freckles.

and red heads.

and turquoise blue eyes.

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it's weird that we both have kids as tall as we are.

how are we that old?

when did this happen?

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it was fun dana.

let's get together soon.

i'll see YOU at the craft fair…at least we don't have to sell pork sandwiches at a cheer fundraiser anymore.

how about a cheer for old times sake?

Let's STOMP and CLAP and MAKE A LOT OF NOISE to show that we're BEHIND OUR BOYS!

GOOOOOOOO HHS!

{{{{{spirit fingers}}}}

…….that is embarrassing isn't it?

Vale - Marce – I love the photos from France!!! How biuutefal! As I viewed them I had the voice of Edith Piaf & La Vie en Rose singing in my head! jajajaja No but seriously, they are biuutefal! I want to see allll of them! When can i see them?? I want to pick some so I can frame in my apt.Congrats!!

Chanel Handbags - IT IS hard to look at the Capitol in Washington, DC, without a frisson of excitement

Holly - THAT’S ALLY?! No way.

carissa... brown eyed fox - laughing out loud! so funny! cheering it proud! whoop whoop!
btw… dreamy location AND dreamy shots! those are GREAT!

michelle - super cute girls. you captured them beautifully.
i see someone already told you about the shift/return button on typepad. that took me forever to figure out!
your pictures make me want to go out and have fun. 🙂

Sarah V. - Once again, great pictures! And the cheer at the end cracked me up.

pam - WOW. those are awesome. 🙂

Lisa - Oh my those eyes are stunning!

Lisa K in FL - Beautiful portraits, as usual! It was fun to hear about your fun memories of cheering. My daughter just made the squad and this will be our family’s first time making some fun cheer memories – I’m looking forward to it 🙂

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Great pics. Love those freckles. You are so funny. Loved your cheer at the end;)

collette jensen - i love your reading-guest room. it is so bright and happy. you are very talented. i don’t know if i have commented before, of course i came across your blog from someone else. and i think if i remember you have 5 kids, and anyone who has 5 kids like me is a friend of mine. love your blog!!

Dana M. - Megan, thanks for doing these pictures of my girls. They turned out better that I could have expected!! I hope we do many more photo shoots in the future. And yes, people do call me DANA BANANA!!
Hey Meg, remember this one?…..”We got the best view, we got the butt view!!” One of our best football cheers!! 🙂

Amanda - I am drooling over the freckles. They are perfect.
And that matching shirts on the non-twins? THANK YOU!! I do this and I love to do this and I am SO thankful to see that another mom does this cause I think it is PRECIOUS!
Thank you.
I will stop shouting now.
God bless!
Amanda

Staci - Oh the cheerleading days 🙂 The skirts were short, yes…but NOW….sheesh….it is like HALF of the bloomers (do they still call them that??) show!!! I am proud to say…I can still fit into my cheerleading uniform!!! Hey, it’s reeeeeally tight, but still, I can do it!!! SO CHECK ME OUT….clap clap 🙂 I love it that you are still close with those friends! Her girls are beautiful! GREAT pics….oF COURSE!!!!!!

DreamGirlLisa - Great post and great pictures. Beautiful girls 🙂

Lindy - Another amazing photo shoot! What beautiful girls (all three of them)!

Gina - amazing photos! TFS.

elizabeth - Those girls are both beautiful. The redheaded, freckled one reminds me of a girl on the cover of a Lois Lenski children’s book — I can’t remember which one, though! Thanks, as always, for sharing your sensibility with us!

Summer - These pictures are so sweet. I wish I had my good friends close, they are so important to me too!

purejoy - i love freckles and red hair and arresting blue eyes, too. but the little one?? precious and faerie-like.
nah, more like a sprite.
adorable!!

Mindy Harris - Good grief, you’re good.

Kate - Have a great day! Your pics are amazing! 🙂

Whitney - Megan, those photos brought tears to my eyes, and I don’t even know these people! So beautiful and touching. You are a great photographer.

Sarah @ In A Dream - Yay redhead love! (I’m a redhead, sorry, just love it when people compliment us not insult us). The pictures are gorgeous, as usual. I love the location, and the girls are really beautiful. It’s nice to meet up with old friends, isn’t it?

elizabeth holder - Hey – when you are typing in type pad and hit “shift” and “Enter” key at the same time, it will start a new sentence without the spacing of a new paragraph. Then you won’t have such large spaces between sentences.
Hope this helps

Taking Heart - Loving the freckles, you framed all of those shots beautifully!

Laura Phelps - I like it when you CHEER.
And that red headed girl is STUNNING. The LA stage mom in me wants to throw her in a magazine. BEAUTIFUL.
And hey…I’ll show you my skinny pictures if you show me yours!

Kelly - I love that you added spirit fingers to the end! 🙂

amy d - amazing photos! love that eye color…want that eye color!

Keri ~ ForeverFoldingLaundry - Gorgeous girls, & gorgeous pics! Love the one with the lollipop.

Penny - What beautiful girls. Once again you did a fabulous job!

Vera - Those girls are gorgeous!!

Kathy - great pictures such beautiful girls!

Jess - Great pics. This post makes me miss my cheerleader days. Good times. And it makes me feel better that I’m not the only one who can still remember the cheers!

Shannon - btw — love the last picture!

Shannon - You just dated yourself –I think that cheer has been retired!! Happy Labor Day — are you cooking out or is mom? lol

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shelley & rene

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i love the internet.

i love blogs……did you know that?  

through the internet and linking from blog to blog shelley found me.

she said she didn't have photos at their small wedding and was hoping i could take some for them now.

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then when her appointment day came it was rainy.

she drove over an hour so we just tried to make it work…finding covered spots.

she didn't want to reschedule because Rene's parents were visiting and she wanted pictures with them.

it was sweet.

his parents' english was very limited….we had a LOT of laughs over me trying to explain what to do.

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rene was quite a crack up..comfortable in front of the camera for sure.

so funny.

they laughed at each other the most.

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they are having a baby in the fall.

starting on a new journey…their first baby….so excited for them.

thank you finding me shelley.

it was fun…even in the rain.

best wishes for a happy baby and wonderful marriage!

Nicole - Hi Meg, I found your blog through several blog links as well and have been reading for some time now. I love your pictures, your creative endeavors, and reading about your family! Thanks for posting!

val Russell - You do just as good of a job taking pictures of grown ups as you do babies and kiddos!
Love these.

traci - what a beautiful couple. their love for each other shows through in their smiles. i have goose bumps right now. awesome shoot meg!!

christine - some of your best photos!!!!

Christina - Oh so lovely! You have a magical (no, it’s totally a talent) way of capturing moments, and personalities! These are so wonderful. What a beautiful couple, actually both are!

elizabeth - I love these photos. There is something so warm and loving about them — and the photo of the parents — all so happy and filled with love. Thanks for sharing!

Staci - NEAT.NEAT.NEAT!!!!!!!!

Jess - I was so surprised when I looked at your blog today. I know Shelly! Joel and I went to China with her way back when we were in college. I haven’t seen her forever. The pictures are beautiful!

danyele - i love that! what a great couple…and super fun too!

Elma Riedstra - What beautiful people and pictures!!!

Lorilee - Great photos. Shelley and Rene look like fun!
Blessings,
Lorilee

Krys - They are too precious! I LOVE the way he is looking at her in the 2nd (?) picture 🙂 The parents are just as sweet – what great pictures!!

pve - Aw – If pictures could talk, then we would not need you, so i for one am glad that picture do not talk.
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angela - You do such a great job capturing joy!! I can feel the happiness!

Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Those are just great Meg. Don’t they just look like the happy couple and the parents…too cute!

Ashley Clark - I noticed you are using a Canon Rebel XT. How do you like it?How many mp’s is it? Do you need to buy a lens separately for it, or does it come with the lens attached? I’m going to be buying a new camera soon and I was thinking about that one.
Love your blog. You seem like a very fun mom 🙂
Ashley ♥
http://ashleyclarkphotography.blogspot.com/

Jenni - I actually know these two very well and felt quite surprised when they were the subject of this post. I must say, they are dear people! I came upon your blog via The Macs. Gotta love the blogosphere.

Trasie - Beautiful!!!

Julia - So sweet – I love the one of the parents kissing.

Penny - Beautiful pictures. They look like a lovely family!
Good job!
I wish you lived closer, I would have you take pictures of our family. My youngest daughter just got a new camera (Nikon D40) and is learning, she loves photography. She says she isn’t in to photographing people though!

Rachel - That post just made me so happy…thank you for sharing!!!

Jennifer - They look so happy! As always, great pictures!

Shannan - This just really made me smile. 🙂

TRACI - Awesome!! They are a couple you just look at and think, “I would like them.”
Each picture turned out great.

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