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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 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!

The Laffoons {extended family}

farrah — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:23:31 +0000

This summer I met Gretchen. She’s a stylish mom with a radiant smile. In conversation she told me that her family had a tradition of taking family photos every fall. Her husband Gary is originally from Jefferson City and they had recently moved the family here. I was very excited a few months later when she asked me to capture their extended family, too. So despite grey skies, we set out for a fun session in mid-September at the Governor’s Garden. We began with Gary and Gretchen, and their two adorable boys Jackson and Austin.

I love the one on the left catching all their giggles with the capitol in the background.

And so the boys wouldn’t have to sit still for too long, we played a game of peek-a-boo in the openings in the stone wall.

Next up was Al and Sue who will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary next year.

Cathy (middle) is Al and Sue’s daughter, and her daughter Madeline makes the third generation.

And here’s the whole extended Laffoon family, plus one of just grandparents and grandkids.

Boys will be boys and, boy, did they climb on everything!

I plotted with the boys to see if they could show me how they “get” their grandpa’s nose and ears. Al confessed later that he’s know to “clown” around.

We ended the session down at the landing so the boys could check out the trains. Austin was a little alarmed at first by how loud the train’s horn was…

But he warmed up and waved as the train passed by – a perfect ending to a fun shoot with the Laffoon family!

Thank you Gretchen and Gary!

Chris + Lindsay {engaged!}

farrah — Tue, 18 May 2010 23:59:14 +0000

Chris and Lindsay are so in love, and it shows in their photos I captured this spring in Jefferson City where they will settle once they marry in August. The couple dressed dapper for our first series of photos in Lindsay’s backyard. And as the session progressed, their love and playfulness only showed more!

I love Lindsay’s sweet, but mischievous glances to Chris in this next series.

Va va voom! Look at that dip!

The sweethearts slipped into some more casual clothes and we ventured over to the governor’s garden and the landing to take advantage of the spring blooms as a beautiful backdrop.

I love how intimate they were in the next few shots, letting me sneak a peak while they whisper “sweet nothings” and steal kisses.

A quick stop by one of the fountains in front of the capitol was next. Fortunately, Lindsay stayed dry!

We next skipped over the few blocks to the newly revitalized Old Munichburg section of town.

We ended our day at the Welcome Inn, a great little corner bar in Old Munichburg where the couple spent many of their early outings getting know each other while battling at shuffleboard.

Here’s to happily ever after!