Minneapolis, MN Family Photographer { Strom Family }

Maple Grove, MN Tween Photographer { Camille }

2 years ago I met this little girl. She was just turning 9 & seriously one of the most beautiful girls I have ever seen. I would have never guessed that her mom & I would become great friends & I would get to watch Camille grow into a young lady. This past weekend we did her 11 year pictures. She is having a girl day for her party. Shopping, Mani Pedis, a fancy lunch & a movie. Fun right? So we thought how fun it would be to take some pictures at the outdoor Mall in Maple Grove. Despite the crazy sun we had & all the people shopping we got some fantastic pictures. Thank you Minnesota for your insanely warm weather. Last year we did her 10 year pictures we had a massive snow storm. This year it was almost 80 degrees! Check out the last picture to see how much she has grown. I couldn't believe it until I actually saw the pictures side by side! Happy Birthday Cam!

Mounds View, MN Kids Photographer { Chalk It Up }

It is that time of year again. The time where the weather is nice & all you want to do is spend every second you can soaking up it up. Before we know it, it will be snowing again. I know, I should hush up & not jinx it. lol We spend 90% of our time outside when it is nice out. Chalk is one of our favorite things. Last year we did some really fun chalk pictures & the kids have been itching to do more. So we busted out the chalk & did a few pictures. It was fun. Kegan wanted to do a Super Hero theme since that is his current obsession (next to Lego's) and Karie wanted an umbrella & some flowers. Both turned out adorable. Pretty sure we will have to frame these ones on their walls.

These would also make a FANTASTIC addition to any photoshoot! The possibilities are endless!

Minneapolis, MN Baby Photographer { Nolan }

I Heart Faces - Black & White

This months challenge over at I Heart Faces is "Black & White". I adore black & white images. They are amazing. Black & white images change the entire feel of an image & it is fun to play with that.

If there is one thing you should know about my family is that my kids & myself love mustaches. I am not sure how it started but I adore how the love has developed. Dress up for my son always involves me drawing a mustache on his finger as he runs around the house with it under his nose. On many occasion we have made them out of construction paper & shish kabob sticks.

Originally for this challenge I wanted to do something deep & meaningful with my black & white image but I kept coming back to this image.

It is so simple but it just makes me laugh. My little 4 is pretending to be a mad guy with a mustache but she just look so cute. I love her little scrunchie face. I could just eat her up. Then of course the mustache. The silly little thing that has created many many hours of fun in our house.

So put on a fake mustache & smile. :)