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A Christmas “Bell” {baby & family}

farrah — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:31:29 +0000

Baby Drew is back and this time he brings holiday cheer! At three months old he was adorable as ever and unlike his newborn session, he was awake most of the time…meaning I had a chance to capture his big blue eyes and sweet smiles he was sharing with his mom and dad (Stephanie & Chris).

We began with bundling Drew in a big red basket in front of their living room fireplace. Kudos to Chris for lighting the fire.

Next we brightened things up with a pop of festive holiday color. Look at that smile!

And for contrast we next tried out a crisp white and steel blue setting. He loved the soft, snowy fabric his mom picked out.

A quick change and it was time for photos of the entire family.

Drew started getting sleepy while he was in mom’s arm. So as he drifted off, we nestled him into a green wreath and the results were some of my favorite from the session.

Sweet dreams to this little “Bell!” And happy holidays to a great family!

Zora, Anna Lea & Their Favorite Things {family}

farrah — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:03:52 +0000

Zora and her daughter Anna Lea have several things they love to do together. And I love they asked me to photograph them doing those things. It was an out of the ordinary session that included baking (banana bread – YUM!), bike riding, and smiles all around.

Anna Lea making sure the sugar is sweet enough!

Dry goods mixed, now time for eggs…

Check the batter and add the bananas!

One last taste test and then into the oven.

While the banana bread baked and made the house smell yummy, we goofed around in their backyard.

I love this one…

Then these cool girls were off to ride bikes.

Back at the house we took advantage of this older home’s great architecture. Who could pass up this cute divided door!

Oh, don’t forget to check on the bread…

Thanks Zora and Anna Lea for a fun afternoon. It was awesome to get to photograph a mom and daughter spending time together doing the things they love. It made me think of my mom and am sure it will touch on fond memories for all the moms and daughters who see this post, too. Happy baking and biking!

The Gordons {family & pets}

farrah — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:24:05 +0000

Meet the uber-awesome Gordon family! Rebecca and Darren, along with their son Jared, met up with me at some great Jefferson City locations for a family session in early November. The weather cooperated and this family was beyond photogenic! We started our session at the Old Shoe Factory.

Just look at these two! I didn’t even have to prompt them to snuggle up.

We gave the lovebirds a break and snapped this series with Jared.

Jared and his dad striking a few guy poses…

And some so sweet ones of a great mom and her son!

And here’s the entire family – including Biscuit! What a sweet pup!

We shifted our session to downtown and captured a few images with the capitol in the background before taking advantage of some side allies for a different take.

In case you didn’t eat up enough of Biscuit in the family shots above, here he is alone. Check out those Hollywood poses from this Gordon family cute pooch.

Thanks for choosing me to photograph your family, Rebecca. I hope you had as much fun as I did!

PS Thanks to the Chamber Friday Coffee where Rebecca and I connected to make this photo shoot happen!

The Planks {family}

farrah — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:01:16 +0000

Bill, who I met through hYPe last year, and his family took advantage of one of my holiday special mini-sessions and I loved the results. His beautiful wife Beth and personality-loaded little guy Will made for a great session. We met up in the governor’s garden in early November to take advantage of the great fall foliage.

I love the next series, especially the one of Will and his mom on the left.

There were lots of giggles during the session, and Will had the most adorable expressions.

Like this one…

And the even cuter “showing off his muscles”…

The next series is at Lohman’s Landing, I love how the next two turned out…

Will takes center stage again. What a sweet boy!

Ending with this photo of Will between his parents. I love how he’s making sure he had ahold of both their hands so tightly, linking this terrific family.

Thanks Bill and Beth for letting me photograph your family!

The Olivers {family}

farrah — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:25:44 +0000

One of the great things about photography is it introduces you to so many wonderful people. In this instance, it reunited me with a childhood friend. Barbie and I grew up in a small town in southern Missouri together. We were in the same class and had plenty of sleep overs when we were young. At our high school reunion last year, we touched based and realized we were now in neighboring cities. That along with staying connected on Facebook gave me the chance to photograph her beautiful family!

Shawn and Barbie are the proud parents of adorable Audrey and sweet Dane. Let me tell ya, for a 2-year old Dane is quick. But I managed to snap a few of him amid his playfulness. Meanwhile, Audrey was quite the young lady.

I love this one of Shawn and Barbie.

A quiet moment after all the horsing around…

Closing with the ladies. I loved that Barbie brought hats along because her and Audrey like to wear them. So cute!

Old friends are the best – thanks, Barbie, for letting me meet and photography your beautiful family!

The Herveys {family & pets}

farrah — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:03:47 +0000

Meet the awesome Hervey family! I met Erin through the Leadership Missouri program this year where I learned about her work and her family. I was ecstatic to get to meet them when she signed up for one of my holiday special mini-sessions. We met at the governor’s garden on a beautiful fall morning where Brian and Erin, their adorable daughters Lauren and Lindsey, and super cute little guy Brendan gave me their best smiles.

Oh, and Truman the golden retriever, too!

Erin’s mother has a history of public service, so the kids made sure we snapped a photo in front of the building where she used to work.

The proud parents…what a great couple.

Each of the kids took a moment to pose for the camera. First up was Lauren, the oldest who set a great example for the others.

Brendan gave me his best “pirate” pose, while Lindsey posed pretty in between a few tickle fights.

Sisters!

From the landing, we scooted over to the old Shoe Factory in town where we wrapped up the session.

We made sure to let Truman be in the spotlight because he had been such a good sport, and who wouldn’t love that sweet, pale face!

A little throw back, retro feel to go with Brendan’s fun look as a farewell to this session…

If we had this much fun this year, I can’t wait to see how great next year will be! Thanks, Erin!

Sisters Ashley & Caroline {family & pets}

farrah — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:13:50 +0000

Sisters, sisters! Ashley and her little sister Caroline took time this October for a mini-session with their cute pups Gracie and Pedro. We met up at the governor’s garden and had some fun with the dogs in tow.

Smiles all around.

Meet spunky Gracie (above), and the pudgy but lovable Pedro (below).

Ashley, being the sweet big sister she is, set up the session for her and her little sister Caroline. Although they are several years apart, you can tell they have a great relationship.

Thanks Ashley and Caroline for a fun afternoon. And hugs to Gracie and Pedro!

The Walker Family {family}

farrah — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:22:10 +0000

Raylene and I know each other through the hPYe – the young professionals arm of the Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce. She has a wonderful smile and a vivacious personality. And it runs in the family! Her children, Alexander, Jameson and Zoe were all smiles for our mini-session in late October where downtown Jefferson City was our backdrop.

We began in the governor’s garden and then moved to Madison Street. I love the image above and the one below left. Zoe and Jameson had the idea to spread out and we took advantage of a fun look with the family staggered.

Mom with each of her great kids…Alexander top left, Jameson top right and the adorable Zoe below.

Raylene’s radiance just shines!

After fun in the leaves, we capped off the session enjoying some great treats at YoYums.

Thanks, Raylene, for letting me capture one of Jefferson City’s most photogenic families!

The Kleffners {extended family}

farrah — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:14:28 +0000

I met Ann earlier this year through Leadership MO. I was designated class photographer and that later led to Ann asking me to capture some family photos for her. And she has a beautiful family that is growing with some adorable grand kids.

Ann and Steve are the core of the family, with two married children and five grand children – the youngest just weeks old.

Here are all the grand kids together.

Amanda is married to Brian…

and they have Tristyn, Adam and baby Brianna.

Brad is married to Danielle…

and they have the darling Lauryn and her new baby brother, Chase.

The lovely Kleffner ladies…

And the charming guys…

Ann, it was wonderful getting to photograph your beautiful family! Thank you so much for the opportunity. I can’t wait to see all those adorable grand kids grow!

Ken, Kelsey & Lillian {family}

farrah — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:20:34 +0000

Ken is one of my oldest friends in Jefferson City. We met briefly years ago when he interned at the capitol and I was just starting as a journalist there. A few years later, he returned to Jeff City to run the YMCA’s Youth in Government program that I volunteer with. Needless to say, when we finally decided to forego the commute from Columbia, we had great friends from the start in town with Ken and his lovely wife Kelsey. Since then, they have added adorable Lillian to make three. I joined them the first weekend in October to photograph their family on a great, crisp fall morning.

We started at the capitol grounds and then made our way over to the governor’s garden.

Love those fall leaves! Lillian didn’t need much encouragement to kick and throw them around.

This photo of Ken and Lillian is my favorite from this session.

Lillian is high-energy and I did my best to keep up. Below, I caught her taking a quick rest on a stoop in front of the governor’s mansion. And I love the one of her and Kelsey – such great smiles.

We also spent some time on the beautiful tree-lined Madison Street.

We ended the session with a stroll through downtown…

Thanks Ken and Kelsey for letting me spend a great morning with you!