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15/52 – Movement

I have to admit that this image idea looked a lot cooler in my head. This is the Leaning Tower YMCA in Niles, Illinois or as my kids call it, “The Tipping Tower of Pizza.”  I envisioned a picture shot from low down to make the tower look kinda ominous, taken at night with blurred...

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14/52 – Home

We get an amazing cookie care package at almost every holiday from my Auntie Karen, and the other day an Easter package arrived at our house.  My aunt has been making fancy cookies ever since my cousins and I were all little kids celebrating holidays at my mom’s house.   Today my cousins and I...

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Cute siblings

These two were so patient with me a few weeks ago, modeling while I was testing out some new equipment.  They were featured on the ClickinMoms blog  as part of the equipment review I wrote, and I really wanted to feature them on my blog too.  Aren’t they so cute?

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13/52 – Nature

We had a little spring break lunch adventure at IHOP to get “The Lorax” pancakes.  The lunch came with some seeds, inspired by the movie’s message of conserving nature.  My kids are planting these seeds, really thinking they are going to get a truffula tree to grow.  Hopefully something (anything?) will sprout!

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a harp, a frame, and a fuzzy hat

I am catching up on blogging past sessions and wanted to share some highlights from a great session with a gorgeous 15-year-old.  It was totally snowing on the day of her shoot, but I was so glad she still brought her harp so we could incorporate it into a few shots.  And look at those...

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