It also had this adorable bridge that over looked a little pond. The family looked SUPER cute in their Christmas attire and they were all really fun to work with. The twins have a special, special bond that radiated through the camera lens and made me wish I had a twin brother.
Thank you all so much for having me take your family portraits this holiday season. I had a great time and I hope you like them as much as I do.
It's funny because this little tree setting is in the most unlikely of spots. I love that the leaves on the tree were falling off and that the branches were kind of bare. I can't wait to go back in the spring and see how they fill in.
I actually got the, "Sitting in a tree...K-I-S-S-I-N-G" idea from my very talented photographer friend Karen Demamiel. She did some amazing family portraits in a tree and I really can't take credit for the idea.
I absolutely LOVE this red wall. It photographs really well and is a lot of fun to use in pictures.
And then there is the brick! They really hammed it up for me during these next few shots. It happened to be very close to pouring rain and I can't even begin to tell you how COLD it was! My hands were numb and all of us were shivering but they still managed to be silly.
Aww....thanks guys for having me take your portraits! I had a great time and I can't wait for the wedding next year! 
So, I had to throw this one in...this is my brother and I when he came back from Iraq the last time. We (my mom & I) got to fly to South Carolina and meet him at the flight deck when he got off the plane. We watched it land and had to find him out of the 500 other Marines that came home that day. With tons of tears and long hugs we welcomed him back home! Thank you Joey for serving our country and making the sacrfices that you did. I love you oh, so much!! 
Here is the picture of the first post that I did but this time in color. I am so thrilled that even the baby has a smile on her face!
There were tons of laughs on this shoot which made the day that much more fun. Which brings me to the next set of pictures of the boys with their Dad...
Matt came up with that last pose all by himself! I was impressed by his spontaneity and I must say that this happens to be one of my favorite portraits of their session. But as much as I like that portrait my heart and soul belong to this one...
In her post she talks about being in a class at WPPI where Tamara Lackey (another recent addition to "The List") was speaking. Basically (I am not doing this post any justice...you have to read it from Susan) as a photographer we are more than just button pushers...in Children's photography it is all about the photograper being able to connect to a child's soul. Which brings me back to the Kindred Family...
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