Family Photo Time!

It is that time of year--the time for the family photo!

I have photographed this family several times and enjoy watching the kids grow!

I couldn't decide which family image I liked better--the ornery one or the sweet one! :)

The Eye--Update

Just a quick update on the eye! Thanks for all the messages of concern--I appreciate them!

It is healing. I am still having trouble with it, however, and have to continue my meds for an entire month and go easy on it. I will be sporting my glasses most of the time for a while too. (I wore my contacts for a couple hours to a Gala last night and I'm paying for it today.)

But, as with most things, I will survive. Shorter periods on the computer (which totally stinks!!), a million eye drops, a few more trips to the doctor, and some more sleep and I'll be AOK.

Mike and Audra--Engaged!

Good gravy did we have trouble getting this session in! I think we literally scheduled and cancelled at least 4 sessions due to bad weather--the only thing left to upheave us was a tornado, I think. ;) But, we prevailed--about a week before the wedding, we pulled off a short session on a cloudy day. And fun we had!

Stay tuned! Wedding images of these gorgeous people are coming SOON! :) (And, yes, their wedding day had gorgeous weather--we got it ALL out of the way with the engagement sessions! lol)

Eye Ulcer

Greetings all--I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

I have suddenly developed what seems to be an eye ulcer (exactly what it sounds like--a hole/tear of sorts in my eye), and it is wrecking havoc with my ability to work. I am visiting the computer for very short times, but have to limit my time here greatly to reduce eye strain.

My affected eye is patched (bring on the pirate jokes) and I am in a great deal of pain--thank goodness for painkillers. I've spent ALL day in bed because I can't see anything and the pain is great at times. If I'm not better quickly, I'll be bringing in help to complete all outstanding orders and cards--so no worries to current clients--but this may add a few days to original timelines.

Thanks for your patience and understanding--Kim

Great Wolf Lodge!

Don and I took my girls to The Great Wolf Lodge this week over the Thanksgiving Break--we had a blast! Especially fun for me was the chance to play with a new camera--a waterproof camera!!! I was able to get underwater shots of the girls in the pool and didn't worry a bit about my camera while we went down waterslides and walked around in the sopping wet environment. The pics are point and shoot quality, but man(!) what fun! I got some ok shots for a first time play with it--I'm looking forward to this summer with lots of natural light pouring in a pool and using some goggles to guide my composure!

Emma underwater!

Carly underwater!

The girls loved the big waterslides--Don and Emma went down and flipped over completely! It threw him off the tube mid-slide!

Carly and I heading up to a slide!

My girls!

Ol' Blue Eyes

I adore the big blue eyes on this little guy! And the cheeks.....and the smile.....and.... ;)

Fabulous Siblings

What an amazing yard and amazing kids--and I love it when they just get to be themselves....great things seem to happen!!

Played a little with this one!

My Sister!

My sister needed some professional headshots for a new website and career in motivational speaking, so we did them! We couldn't decide which we liked best, so I'm posting several. Any opinions?? :)

Fall Family!

There was such great color in these images, I had to collage them together--this gorgeous family could easily fill the pages of any trendy family magazine!

The Skater and The Gymnast

What a fun session! We truly catered this one for the kids and went 100% with their interests--it was GREAT!

We hit the skate park and then a favorite park for the kids to do their thing!

Fall Fun!

Sometimes I love a session so much that I have trouble narrowing down what I'm going to put on the blog--I've had several of those sessions lately--this one included!

There is something very special about photographing a family in their own home--there is a comfort level there that can't be achieved anywhere else! And these photos will have more meaning to this family forever!

Thank you for having me in your home--for the second time!

Lauren and Derek Get Married!

I am sooooo far behind in blogging, but I will catch up! :)

Lauren and Derek had a FUN wedding and reception at Nara in downtown KC--they were one of the most expressive couples I've ever had the pleasure to photograph!

The wedding kids trying to get a sneak peak at the bride when she came up the stairs!

Lauren and her Dad wait patiently for the word to proceed

We hit the streets outside Nara and had some fun

Portraits of the bride and groom

Flowers!

A rockin' reception--one of the best cake cuttings ever!