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Boys will be… beautiful
Posted on 05. Dec, 2009 by maryanne.
Every year for some time now I have been going out to my good friends Keith and Kelly Anderson’s farm to photograph their beautiful boys. I love it. When you see the images below you will know why. They are so full of life, and we always have fun running around her farm from place to place laughing and giggling. I can’t help laughing listening to them talk to one another, drop right on the spot and wrestle in the mud, chase chickens, and sometimes, I get them feeling pensive. The youngest, Ethan, is an old soul. He is the most like his mommy, I think. I can usually catch him standing with his hands in his pockets thinking about something important, I am sure. He is a love bug too, and I could just squeeze and kiss him all day. The middle one, Jonathan, comes up with the most amazing things to say. When I told him I couldn’t go with them to see Santa that night, he quipped ” it is such a hateful world”. I laughed about that all the way home with my Johnny, who assisted me on the shoot. Their oldest, Jack, is so funny too. He also comes out with hilarious things that sound like they came from a twenty-something man. All of them, amazing, and adorable.
Their mom, Kelly, is one of my dearest friends. She is wonderful through and through. She is a veterinarian, and therefore an instant hero for me. I always wanted to be one when I was a kid, but lacked the chemistry grades in high school. She has both beauty and brains. You can’t beat it. There is always a potpourri of different animals and rescues at her place. She has a heart of gold and the animals always seem to find her. I am always at home there myself. It is a good place to be.
Enjoy the beautiful Anderson boys.~
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Kids in Costumes
Posted on 28. Oct, 2009 by maryanne.
Recently as I was chatting with a friend about how to better photograph kids, she came up with a great idea. I was lamenting that I needed to find new ways to help kids feel comfortable, and that I hated trying to take stuffy pictures of kids all lined up being forced to sit and look at the camera all the while getting everyone more and more stressed. ” I just want to photograph kids being themselves,” I told her, ” in their own environments.” That’s when she came with the idea of photographing one of the play dates that her kids had with other kids in the area. ” And being Halloween, they could all wear their costumes!” I was in. A perfect set up for me. I would just show up and capture the kids, in cute costumes, just playing and having fun. Yes! I ended up with so many great photos, I couldn’t narrow them down much, so… here are a bunch of pictures! 
We had a ladybug, two firemen,some princesses,a butterfly, a ballerina, a pirate and a rock star.
Enjoy these sweet photos. I sure enjoyed taking them, and even processing them.
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The Simmons Girls
Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by maryanne.
I love this family. They are near and dear to my heart. Craig is a fellow worship leader with my husband Chris at 12 stone Church and Kristin has served with me on the dance ministry for several years now. Chris and I have known them since they fell in love, and Chris even officiated their wedding. Riley came along very soon after, and then her sister Reese. Their family is like ours in so many ways! Riley and Reese are so unique from each other and yet both completely beautiful. So glad I got to spend time with them this week. My only regret is that I didn’t get Kristin in any shots, as she was hiding behind the scenes. Craig tried to hide, but we pushed him in for a few shots anyway. Enjoy the lovely Simmons girls.
