Category Archives: photographythese aren't my peonies. they are at the house next door.
these peonies have to be very old…the bush is huge and it has so many blooms.
they are the perfect shade of pink.
enjoy.
        i want to paint a wall this color.
or my nails.
definitely my most favorite flower.
that's what these kids call me. i'm their sunday school teacher.
they are always so happy to come in and play.
we had a good time taking these pictures…they showed me the turtles…i gave them candy.
win – win.
 i am friends with their parents too.
so i think it wasn't too bad for them taking pictures…even though i didn't bring them candy.
    we were at the arboretum for the rest of our time.
the weather was so beautiful.
everything was blooming.
it was gorgeous…i don't know why i don't come here more often.
 that hair is my favorite.
oh yeah…her smile too.
and her big big eyes.
but oh that hair!
     good times.
thanks eric and elizabeth…your kids are always fun for me.
i especially liked reading them books during wardrobe changes.
i am going to bring annie back to play there soon…i'll call ya!
sooooo cute. And yes you need one. That is one BEEEEEAUTIFUL family…dripping with love! What a sweet family!! You take fantastic photos. Precious beyond words. Those kids are so adorable!! Great shots! Love her hair! adorable! the picture with the yellow flowers…sooo cute! Beautiful! I’ve never seen their kids either, so thank you! what a cute family! the little girls hair looks like my three year olds hair 🙂 Gosh they are GORGEOUS. What a lovely little family. Gosh, what a sweet, sweet family! I love the squatting on the rock pic, great job Meg! so sweet. Beautiful! I also love the “hair” shot, but then, I’m a bit biased. 🙂 The Arboretum is a great place to take pictures. You really captured the fun of the day. Excellent photo shoot! Beautiful family!!! Beautiful photos. What a gorgeous family. great photos meg. love the sun shining behind the little girls hair. good shot. they are adorable. i love the name sydney. it was always on my list for girl names.
i "met" sydney's mom shannon through a link.
i linked her…and she came over to see who was linking her.
i stayed at her scrapbook retreat home.
and loved it.
if you can get here with your girlfriends….you should.
i am going to do go back too.
she asked me to take pictures of her youngest daughter.
it was special girls day.
sydney was as smiley as could be and loved having her OWN pictures.
are you ready…because she is the cutest little blondie you've ever seen….
    so happy.
the entire time.
  oh it gets even better….
i couldn't stop clicking away with miss sydney.
   she brought her dance costume.
it was A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.
  her mom wanted some in her costume that would be very different
from the typical "dance picture"
i'd say we accomplished that.
 shannon…i hope these are all you were expecting and more.
there are many many more to see.
i can't wait to get back to maple memories!
thanks.
– I discovered your blog a few motnhs ago.. and when I grow up lol I wanna be just like you!!! you have captured everything I love about people.. my poor family is really tired of my saying no.. she did it like this and thats what I want!!!As for this little darling look out world!! shes coming to take over! I can feel the spunk clean thru the internet!Thank you for posting your amazing talent.. so the rest of us have something to inspire to be!Mindi aka HoleyCow Designs Absolutely gorgeous. I think I have to move to Kansas. Wow! Those are some really gorgeous photos! The little girl is beautiful and your photography is amazing! I am now addicted to your blog! One of my blogger friends (www.ruespeanutbutterandjellylife.blogspot.com)asked everyone for their favorite blogs and then she compiled a list of those blogs and that is how I found yours. I started browsing through on Monday and couldn’t stop reading through until I ended up at your very first post!! (sorry laundry mountain-but you’ll still be there tomorrow)Your photography is inspiring and I am now looking forward to getting my Canon more than ever. Your home is absolutely A-MA-ZING- and you have MY dream kitchen, down to the smallest detail. The activities you do with your kids have given me tons of ideas for mine. Most of all I appreciate and respect how “real” you are. I love that you let people know that is isn’t always easy raising kids, how you show pictures of your laundry pile and messy house. Thank You for that! I am inspired beyond inspired and your blog is now a favorite daily destination. Keep up the great work! Everyday I start my day out on the computer like this….. balance my checking account….. (get depressed!) check out my friends blog (out girl out) then check your blog. Then check my mail. I just have to say everytime I look at your pictures I just want to pack up my family and all of our belongings and move to your town. It always cheers me up and looks so cute! I have lived in st. louis my whole life and love it however I have always dreamed of living in a small town! Thanks for letting me live my dream through your pictures! have a great day! Christy Lewis she is adorable and boy does she know how to “work it”. great job meg!!! oh, that last one is my favorite! just precious!!! What you are able to capture is amazing! Great photos! OH MYYYYY! You did good! I wish you could photograph my munchkin. 🙂 Oh. My. Gosh. HOW ADORABLE!!!! My best friend Shannon Phillips is a photographer here in Tulsa… I’ve been watching your style evolve and you remind me so much of her style– which is INCREDIBLE! Way to go. 🙂 She is the cutest thing! Such great pics! Simply STUNNING! My uterus is aching for a girl. I am far too outnumbered here. LOL great pictures!!! wish we lived closer so your could snap some of maddie LOVE the picture with the pink door-plus the unusual dance pic. Perfection!!! I absolutely LOVE your photography . . . especially when it’s in places you don’t typically think of. Have you been on the http://www.momtog.com site?? I took my password off my blog finally if you need another blog to check out http://www.nicsdays.blogspot.com Meg, You did a beautiful job of capturing Sydney’s personality! She is one of the happiest kids I’ve ever been around. I love the picture of Sydney and Shannon. Thank you for sharing. that’s it. I am meeting you at LAX for some quick pics of my Annie in a tutu on the runway your pictures make me want to dance. Hey Meg. so cute!!! you do such a great job! scrap book retreat house?!??! oh my how awesome would a weekend there be?!?!? The pigtails! What I would do for pigtails again! these are INSANE!! i love the first one, with her mum… the bubble one, the jump one, the ribbons on her cute dress… and the depth in that black&white one against the tree is incredible! you have skillz, lady. and she’s gorgeous! What a cutie!! Once again, absolutely gorgeous pics. You amaze me. I so wish I lived close to you. I would love for you to capture my girls. my, you are a busy lady 🙂 that little sydney is too much! do you think she has a career as a model too?? sooo cute!!! great shots in the dance outfit! love it! I love your blog, Meg! I have you linked on mine under “people I don’t know but wish I did.” 🙂 These picstures are adorable – wanna come down to Nashville and do a shoot?? Meg, I don’t even know where to begin!! You captured Sydney’s personality so PERFECTLY!! She is my sweet, fun loving, beautiful girl…and you captured it ALL!! Now, I need to get pics taken of my older two or they will begin to wonder why ONLY Sydney’s pictures are plastered all over the house!! 😉 THANK YOU!!! YOU ARE AMAZING!!! Meg, How adorable! I tried to pick a favorite but I couldn’t b/c they are all soooo cute! Megan you do an awesome job!! she is so very pretty~ WOW! Those photos are beautiful! And Sydney is adorable! Love your blog! Megan, these pics are amazing! Looks like you’re getting some good action in your photog biz. That’s awesome! Where do you find the awesome locations? I’m toying {very much toying} with starting a little something myself … eventually. Too scared right now. These are beautiful. Wow you take amazing pictures! She is so cute and i love her name too. not that your others have been lacking, but I think these are your best yet! LOVE the dance costume ones, especially the one of just her legs and waist. Very artsy, good framing. oh.wow.! she is gorgeous and so are the photos! the one of her jumping is absolutely perfect! wow…pictures are great! love the costume shots! i think your pictures are getting better every time! thanks for sharing them! -jess OMGoodness these are soooo cute! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the one in the doorway with her dance costume!!! These are FANTASTIC! Sydneys’ an absolute DOLL. I may have to have me a girl! with pics of my sunshine girl….    when you click on this it looks better.
all i can think of is the muppets….janice…yeah like fer sure man.
  none of these are "awesome" but it's fun playin' over at picnik making them all different.
I love all your pictures! You find such creative places for your backgrounds. Are they just places around town that you have come across? wow! beautiful photos! all pics are awesome when they are natural! You do a great job, My dad was a photographer for the Wichita Eagle and my step mom had a studio and I just want to tell you that after years of growing up around great photography you do a wonderful job!!! Hey! It’s me again. I’ve been following your blog for a while and I absolutely LOVE it! When I decided to have my own blog your’s was the first one I put as a blog that I follow. I know you’re super busy and don’t feel obligated at all but I was wondering if you maybe have a few extra minutes in the day maybe you could come by and check out my new blog? Maybe give me some pointers on how to get some traffic coming? I hope you have a wonderful week! Fab photos! Speaking of photography, I came across a website for Lisa Cohen photography that I’m sure would be right up your alley. Reminded me of your style. Hope you’re having a fun week. Meredith xo Hi! These are gorgeous! Your daughter is so pretty. Do you use photoshop? I have just started with blogging and tinkering with photoshop. How do you get your photos to upload so large? They look great like that! Ooooh, that warm sunny look is just yummy. Great job. are you kidding me? they are ALL awesome. I LOVE these….to me, they are each awesome…. I LOVE PicNik! Its the best! She ALWAYS has a sweetness about her – you can’t help but smile. It’s fun to play!! Love the pics. i love those meg. such a pretty little thing!! she is soo cute with her mouth full of new teeth! She’s beautiful and the light is gorgeous. And I love her shirt. Great pictures! And I LOVE picnik!! she is so adorable and all of the photos look great! picnik is my favorite….cross process is usually the first tool i go for…love it! hope you had an awesome weekend!! love those pearly whites. I disagree they are all awesome….and like the others she is a mini you. Beg to differ – they are all awesome! Beautiful colors and light and character:) She looks a lot like her mama! The photos are awesome! I can’t wait for school to be out for the summer, so I will have some time to try playing with my photos more! That first picture looks so much like you! Oh, I’m not the first person to say that. SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE YOU!!! TOTALLY!!! (with a little bit of Annie!) VERY ADORABLE!! 🙂 The Muppet reference is awesome! She really does look like her in that pose. She is such a cutie, and Annie is her little clone. aren't those the cutest names?!! italy turns one year old this week.
 and she's learning to walk.
(you need to click on that picture…i love the joy on her face…freedom!)
  they are all too cute.
emry was so ready for me…ready to smile.
   i just loved every one of their pictures.
    emry got a treat from me for being so good…he opened it right away.
instant smiles.
 these next three are my favorites….
   jenae and phil…thank you!
i had a really good time.
i hope you love these as much as i do.
I LOVE the black and white upside down boy one!! And I LOVE the name Italy- my husband thinks it’s too close to my name though, Talia (pronounced: Ta-LEE-a) Great photos. I love that one with the brick lining the window. You are good… where do you go for these wonderful backdrops? Wish I lived by you… I’d love a family pic that looks like a music album! these are so cute! wow, you sure know how to make everything look good whatever the name or country is called. love the clarity… Great Pics!! I have an Emery too!! But mine is a sweet little pudgy 9 week old baby girl that I am feeding one handed as I type this!! ha! I love the black and white of all four but that last shot looks like a print ad! Gorgeaous photos- as usual. 🙂 I wish you were close. I’d have you take our family’s pics. You are amazing:) Wow, beautiful pics! great pictures, you are so talented these are so great! I absolutely LOVE love the least one of them all walking, it’s so GOOD! How can you be so good at so many things? These are awesome…LOVE the family ones…and those are the hardest pics to take…I know!!! Seriously beautiful! these are great! love the shadows in the last one. Amazing photos and what a cute little family!! Can you make me look 20lbs lighter in a photo???? Can I just eat those kids up? They’re so adorable! As always, lovely pics! Wow, that walking down the street picture – EVERY family should have that picture of themselves… *I* want that picture of *my* family! GREAT photos! No wonder you loved them all! Simple and sweet… very cute family. great pics…meg, you really are awesome. So darling! Those are great shots! Beautiful family! Beautiful pictures! Beautiful location! These are great! You’ve gotten really busy, really fast! Good for you!! Those are the greatest pictures (of someone other than my own wonderful kids) ever! LOL You are the BOMB! Wow I’m with Candice… I live in Michigan, but Kansas here I come 🙂 last one is my fav!!! great work. so beautiful, I live in California but I think it might be worth it to come there if my pictures looked anything like these! So cute, and fun! These are dynamite! Love the last one! gorgeous photo’s! any chance you’d fly to cleveland to snap some photo’s of my family?  she had the biggest eyes…..i was loving them!
  we blew lots of kisses.
don't you love an air kiss from a baby?
 check out their matching eyes….so cool.
she was sticking very close to mama.
very close.
  "hold you"
 the little tongue…i love that as much as i love little baby teeth.
and this…the full palm feeding method.
 her M shirt and birthday tutu were too cute!
to keep her happy daddy gave her his cell phone.
doesn't that just scream 2009?!
it's like history right there in your family portrait.
then they played a song for her on the phone….a song that madison downloaded accidently….twice.
it was soulja boy.
how funny is that?
 thanks jalayne and jarod.
she did good for how chilly it was…and meeting a complete stranger in a field…after a long car ride.
🙂
I just laughed out loud in my office. I can just hear Madison’s parents trying to explain how their baby downloaded soulja boy…twice! :0 Great Pics!!! So wish you lived close enough to take pictures of my own cuties. 🙂 Great snaps! I personally know this family & Yes they are Wonderful.. Inside & Out. That Maddie is a sweetheart. I love the high chair!!!! Where did you find it? I love her cute sweet eyes! Awwwwww, what a sweetie pie! You capture her little personality beautifully 🙂 fantastic shoot~ Great pictures. I love that leafy background you get to use all the time…so beautiful! Such a perfect age of pure cuteness! Adorable little girl and what sweet pictures! The high chair is great – what a find! I meant to say wonderfully! 😉 Such a cutie! You captured their family wonderful! 🙂 She is cute! Love that tutu shot! Love the two little teeth! And the whole-hand feeding. I miss having a baby around… some things never change Hi Meg, this is my first time commenting but I always check your blog, but when you put the picture up of this cutie and then wrote Hold you, my heart melted, my son son’s this all the time and it makes me smile! you are an amazing photographer and so talented, creative! wow! I love coming here…ok, off to sit in the back round again! Very cute! Was the high-chair yours or theirs? Very unique. I like! gorgeous family and little one! love it!! her eyes are amazing!!!! What a gorgeous family! I love the pictures! She sure is a cutie patootie! I love this lil’ peek at the baby “chiclet” teeth in the fifth photo…too CUTE! I don’t think many of us would be happy after meeting a stranger in a field after a long car ride. Unless, of course, the stranger had coffee. As always, your pictures are amazing!!! I love how vivid the colors are! Madison is so cute…and that tutu!!?? 😉 hold you…..ohh, that takes me back~~both my babies said this one….soooo sweet! meg, you are awesome. great pics. yummy cutie pie. awww…she’s just precious. how come i want another one now?! i blame you, meg. you and your reach-through-the-screen-and-squeeze-those-baby-cheeks photos. those baby pheromones are killing me! thanks a lot!! 🙂 Those eyes are amazing. What a beautiful family. Okay what a cute little family, Madison looks like she didn’t even mind 🙂 Happy Thursday… just a few pictures of my sweetie pie neighbor baby. she is so easy to photograph…so smiley and those sparkly blue eyes.
     i told you she was sweet.
beautiful! the curls and the eyelashes are to die for! love them! looks like she just belongs in the garden. little blossom. The second picture is my favorite. It just makes me melt! Such a cutie! Great shots…she is adorable in all that green outside goodness. Also – WOW I made Meg’s list of “happy things”?! Great way to end a night 🙂 You’re not kidding. She’s precious! You inspire me to work on my photography skills! That is the cutest name ever. Love it. What a sweetie ! so i’ve been a “follower” or blog stalker, as I prefer to call it, for several months now. my question is how in the world do you get the amazingly large photo as a header? is that something that only typepad blogs can do? she’s gorgeous. just like her momma. 🙂 (sorry russ, i think she gets all the cuteness from jenn) OH! She’s a cutie! Kelly I was going to ask if you made her shirt then I saw the comment you posted. She is such a precious girl! very sweet…wish you could come by tomorrow to photograph my youngest who turns THREE! So cute!! Great photos! I “follow” your blog and love it! (always thought “follow” sounded stalkerish) anyway oh woman who owns the best house ever… I will be sweetly jealous until I am living in a character myself! That house should have a name! Anyway, I’m a SAHM in Texas who has been inspired by you! I have now started (last night) my typepad blog for just ME! I have a kid blog;)… thanks for showing us your best! Question: I’m waiting for supports’ response but does typepad let you type on your pics like you did on the 3rd floor post? If not what software are you using? I am the college graduate who took computer science twice… not too in the know about tech stuff! Also, what kind of camera do you use? Ciao~ Hi! I’m a follower of your blog and love your pictures! I’m looking for someone to take one year pics of my daughter. Do you run a photography business or just do it on the side for friends and family? BTW…we live in Wichita. Her mommy made her shirt. Jenn is much more talented than me on her sewing machine. she can make real quilts and bags AND even knows how to read patterns!! 🙂 Ooooh. my uterus has pangs. Oh, that curly hair!! that hair! so sweet. i see pom-pom trim and zig zag stitch so i’m also wondering if you made that cute shirt! what a gorgeous girly. Did you make her shirt?? One more reason I would love to be your neighbor!! That would be native Kansan. For the record, I’m not a state living oh so far away. Proofreading, smoofreading. Can I just say that your blog is such a breath of fresh air. I’m a native Kansas living oh so far away for the past two years. I just discovered your blog and love it. She’s a cutie pie! Did you make her shirt?
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Lollipoplin - You are SO GOOD behind the camera!! 🙂
julie - absolutely beautiful!! I want some!! 🙂
Bethany - Aww….this TOTALLY transported me back to Kansas! Oh how I miss it! My parents have two peony bushes out front and this instantly reminded me of them!! They attract lots of ants, but they sure are pretty!! Thanks for the memory…I needed that today!
Sarah - Thanks for sharing these photos. I love peonies but can’t get them to grow in my yard. It makes me very sad and it also makes me want to ask “is this house peony friendly” before we buy our next one.
Carrie K - stunning…
let me know if you find that nail polish… 🙂
pve - So perty!
Pink lips….moi!
Jennifer - i live for these colors..
dawn - Peonies, purple lilacs, and sweet peas — my top 3 flowers. 🙂
My friend REALLY wanted peonies in her wedding bouquet. And while they were in everyone’s yard (all over Minneapolis/St.Paul) they were SUPER DUPER expensive from the florist! We debated doing a little pruning around town — but she finally went with tulips instead. They were beautiful too — but they weren’t peonies!!! I think of her every time I see them.
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - Lovely! Those pictures were terrific. I could almost smell them they were so close.
Jessica - Peonies have to be one of the top 3 of my favorite flowers. I love them so much and they smell amazing! I was in PA last week visiting my family and cut a large bouquet out of my cousin’s yard to enjoy while I was there. I live in south Louisiana and don’t get to grow these beauties 🙁 Thanks for the beautiful pics!
Ann - I can’t wait for mine to bloom! What beautiful pictures! I saw the comment about you in Country Living…I will anxiously await my copy in the mail! Will you autograph mine? -smile-
CherryTreeLane - The pictures are gorgeous!
I say go for a wall in pink! (says the girl that painted her living room Orange)….
the tulip lady - YOU….young lady are in Country Living…just got my copy in the mail today. And the cute as a button little Miss Annie. Rock on sister friend!!!
Andrea from Orlando - So beautiful! Thanks for sharing. I wish they would grow in Florida.
NewlyWoodwards - You are really adding to my obsession over peonies. I’ve been going gaga over them around here.
Marie - One word. GORGEOUS!
Blessings,
Marie
Hannah - Woah girl! Why were you up at 4 am?!
Those peonies are gorgeous though!! Beautiful pictures!
Jenn N - My absolute favourite flower. It took me six years but I finally have one bush that looks like it will bloom in the next few days. So happy about that!
By the way, beautiful pictures.
Cissi - Lovely flowers!
missanne - they’re so lovely.
i love how intricate they are.
so many layers
such a gorgeous color!
leigh ann - Love the peonies! I also posted some that I started from my Grandma’s garden years ago. I love tham because they remind me of her. 🙂
Thanks for sharing!
Aubrey - I have got to go to the nursery and buy come peony plants already. You have me converted. And I really hope that my zinnia seeds I still have yet to plant will grow in time–you’ve got me converted with those too. I just wish our growing season was a little longer…
Laura - I needed something pretty to look at this morning. thanks!
Patti - peonies are my favorite flower. i hate that they are only around for such a short period of the year. but i love them just the same. i hate to say it, but it would be hard for me to resist snipping a few of these! 🙂 thanks for making my day with these beauties!
Lanny Stanard - My Peonies are almost bloomed and I can’t wait… Hope your having fun on your vac…
Lanny 🙂
Kathy - So beautiful I love them.
ElizabethE - Good Lord — those are some gorgeous photos. I love that long scroll of pink. I love peonies!
Dina - First off, what are you doing up at 4am posting pics of peonies???? Secondly, I’m in Wichita and our’s have already bloomed and gone. – definately a flower I wish would bloom all summer long:-) Beautiful pictures:-)
juliann - Megan – i love peonies too; my favorite, favorite. too bad the bloom doesn’t last too long!!!!!!!!
Juliann
Elisa - I have been cutting all of mine and bringing them inside so I can smell them all day. Love!
Lori Danelle - Love peonies!!! I’ve been planning on adding some to my yard for years now, but can’t decide where to put them.
Also, the year before I got married, my bedroom walls were that color of pink! I LOVED IT!! It was incredible. That particular shade wasn’t too girly, it was much too bold to be considered “girly.” If I remember right, even my now husband liked it, but I would never make him sleep in a pink room!! I would love to have a room that color again. . .Luckily, I have 2 girls!!
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Trina McNeilly - I love peonies too.. I’ve never had them. I bug my husband for them everyday, Mr. Landscaper. I think I shall have to send him this post. Hope Cali is great!
xx
Casey - Gorgeous flowers!
Julia - Peony Pink sounds like a nail color
Chasity - deep breath….ahhhhhh. they smell soooo good.
chasity
Darby - I love Peonies… unfortunately we can’t grow them down here… too darn hot!
brooke - wow gorgeous…these have been my favorite flower for some time now and i recently purchased seeds from an etsy dealer promising they are fast, tall, and full growing so we shall see!! if they look anything like your neighbors i will be overjoyed!
Ashley Ann - Wow…I would be tempted to go under the cover of night and make a bouquet for myself…surely with that many blooms they’d never notice. Beautiful.
Joni - Gorgeous photos…in fact, it’s pretty hard NOT to take an excellent photo of a peony! Mine are set to burst open any day now! LOVE IT!
XOXO
joni
Joanie @ The Bright Side - What beautiful photos! Our peonies haven’t bloomed yet. I can’t wait after seeing your pictures!
Anna@Boogers,Bibs,Books&Bubbles - I LOVE peonies! Definitely my favorite flower, as well. There is a peony farm about an hour from here and I want to go there so bad. I was so bummed when I found out that they weren’t in season for my wedding bouquet. I love how full and plump they are. Beautiful pictures!!!
Anna@Boogers,Bibs,Books&Bubbles - I LOVE peonies! Definitely my favorite flower, as well. There is a peony farm about an hour from here and I want to go there so bad. I was so bummed when I found out that they weren’t in season for my wedding bouquet. I love how full and plump they are. Beautiful pictures!!!
Wendy - So pretty! I wish my Peonies looked like that. I’ve got a “bush” that’s about 2 years old and has yet to get bigger than a foot and a half tall. Yeah, I’m the world’s worst gardener.