I can't call this work - Quad Cities Family Photographer

Sometimes I just have to pinch myself after a photo session. It's just amazing how easy some families are to photograph...and then they come back for more pictures and I get so excited to photograph them again!

 

This is one of those families...it's families like this that make me realize I can't call this work...it's too much fun to be "work".

 

Natalie and Kaitlyn have grown up since our session almost exactly 1 year ago.

They are so adorable that they grace the header of this blog!
Some things never change...there's a good chance they'll be gracing the header of my 2013 Jennie Peakin Photography blog header as well!

Oh Natalie.
She is ALL personality!

And her older sister, Kaitlyn is as well!

I'm tellin' ya, these beauties are super fun and super sweet girls!

 

And there was no fighting here...100% sisterly love.
I need a daughter...maybe 2...if they could be as fun and loving as these 2, I wouldn't hesitate!

And sometimes I let my kiddos "work it" for the camera and do whatever their posing heart desires.
These girls absolutely took advantage.
LOVE these next 2 images!

 

And as you all know by now, the candid moments captured are my favorite!
I am pretty much completely in love with this shot!

Thank you yet again for a great session, Christ Family!
You all are UH-MAZING and I love photographing you.
Same time next year?
Or maybe we can work on picking a date that isn't freezing and windy! ;) 

 

Love - Quad Cities Family Photographer

This family is such a great group! They are one of those kinds of families that you feel like you've known forever, the moment you meet them!

 

They are the real deal...and so fun to work with!

 

These two sisters, Emma and Chloe were SO FUN to photograph...they worked it like they'd been modeling for years! :)

Remember Samone?
I photographed her several months ago at a ripe 4 months of age.
She is now 11 months old and more beautiful with every day!

And so so loved...

 

And these girls...oh.my.adorableness!
These girls love their cousin so much!

...and I think they kinda love each other too! :)

It's clear why there is so much love in this family.
They have got so many examples of true love to see every day.
And this family loves fully, it is so clear and so amazing to see.

 

 

Thank you again Szegda and Wires families for spending some time with me!  What a pleasure it was to meet you and photograph your beautiful family!
Thanks for making my job FUN!

Growing Family - Quad Cities Family Photographer

It was my pleasure to photograph these gorgeous children and their parents yet again this year! They are a fun, laid back group...I love photographing them. :) This year was EASY! The older ones in the group were old enough to cooperate and the little ones were too little to know anything different than sitting there and being cute! And cute they are! Each and every one of these children are so stunning. I think that there are some seriously good looking genes in these blood lines.

 

From left to right...

Stella (3 mos young), Lillie (7 years), Carter (3 years), Kaalyn (10 years), Myla (4 years) and Wesley (8 mos).

 

Let's start with the baby.

Stella.

If she doesn't make your uterus flip, I don't know what will!

And she is so sweet!  I didn't hear her cry once...

Mommy Love.
Stephanie and Stella...love the yawn!

Carter...handsome brown eyed boy.

He was so good...3 year olds are difficult.  Parents seem to always think that their kids are not doing well, but I love the candid moments captured when they are just being themselves.  And Carter was one of the easiest 3 year olds I've photographed!

And he loves his sister.
These are 2 beautiful children to say the least!

And I am pretty much in love with this shot!

What a gorgeous family (inside and out!) they are!

Moving on to the Petersen Kids...
Wesley (I'm a bit partial to this little dude's name;))
I mean, he had me giggling the whole time.
Seriously, he is a HAM and had the hair to match...I will personally go kick some rear end if either of his parents cut his incredible hair!

Oh my, he was FULL of expressions!
Never got upset in the slightest...happy the entire time!

Myla is a beauty for sure!
She is all 4...and last year, she was all 3.
I feel like she changed the most since last year.

 

And Lillie knew JUST what to do in front of the camera!
She may have a modeling career in her future.
She was FUN to photograph!
Those eyes, that sweet smile.

That personality!

Kaalyn is the oldest of the bunch.
She was so mature and motherly with all of the kids.
Adorable.
And 10 can be an awkward age, but she just might be one of the most pretty 10 year olds I've seen...no awkwardness here!

And she is just too sweet.

The Petersen Kids...picture perfect.

And the whole family.

After 3 girls, they completed their family with their little boy and now I can hardly remember what their family looked like before him!

And I have a feeling the kids can hardly remember what their lives were like before he and the newest little Stella too.
They all truly love each other so much.
They were a complete JOY to photograph!

 

Thank you Gorsh and Petersen Families for allowing me to photograph your stunning families yet again this year.  I feel so blessed to have met each of you and it's an honor to capture your families in pictures!

Beautiful Family - Quad Cities Family Photographer

I was so excited to photography this adorable family last night. Samantha is someone who frequents our home as our baby's teacher. Her work with him has been so important in his developement and she is part of this "super team" he has surrounding him to help him grow and develope in the best way he can. We owe Samantha so much for loving and caring for our baby and I was thrilled to be able to meet and photograph her family. She and I hit it off from the start. She is fun and laid back and that's just how the photoshoot went!

 

Adam was a trooper as well...I've been blessed with a string of very cooperative and willing husbands as of late...he was one of them!

 

And Eden...oh Eden.  She was in love with my camera...like wanted to TAKE the pictures.  I loved her.  I totally would have taken her home and kept her forever...such a sweet little girl!

 

At 14 months old, this one is INTEPENDENT!  It was so fun chasing her around and snapping pictures of her.

 

 

 

Yet again, I left the shoot feeling like I NEED a daughter. ;)

So grateful to have Samantha in our lives and in our baby's life.  We look forward to working with her as he grows and developes and hopefully I can talk her into taking pictures of her adorable family again!

 

 Thank you Samantha, Adam and Eden for a fun hour downtown!  And thank you even more for not wearing your Penn State gear!
Go Hawks... ;) ;)