IHOP - KC (4/08)

Allen, Sheila, Andrea and I headed to Kansas City to visit IHOP (the International House of Prayer) - what an amazing trip!

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Easter Andrea (3/08)

My pretty baby girl in her pretty dress for easter!

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Random Friends (and Sketch) (posted late 07 and early 08)

A smattering of pictures of different friends and my puppy.

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Faith (11/07)

Well after nearly two years, we finally got our schedules matched up and got together for a shoot... and we got some beautiful pictures :) The stunning fall foliage made an incredible backdrop!

Stephanie (11/07)

Stephanie and I had been talking about shooting for a while... had been kicking around an idea of the "warrior princess"... we finally got some time to shoot and we had a blast!

Daniel & Rachel (10/07)

When two of my dearest friends started dating, I simply couldn't resist taking pictures of them - aren't they simply darling together? We also took individual shots of Daniel and Rachel.

Rachel (10/07)

I got some beautiful pictures of the lovely miss Rachel when we got together to take pictures of her and Daniel :)

Daniel (10/07)

I got some handsome shots of my dear friend Daniel when we got together to take pictures of him and my beautiful friend Rachel :)

Brittany's Senior Pictures (10/07)

I can't believe my goddaughter is a senior in high school! And stunningly beautiful too (of course!). We got some great shots for her senior pictures.

Andrea at Sioux (10/07)

Late one lovely October afternoon - I talked Andrea into letting me take a few shots of her... gratefully, there were a LOT less bugs than when we had shot the Ashley's there the week before!

Andrea's 25th (9/07)

Our baby girl turned 25! We got her a quarter cake to celebrate her quarter of a century :) We had a marvelous time!

Girls' Night at Our House (7/07)

Sheila and Andrea came over for girls' night at our house and we had a little bit of fun with the camera! It all started while I was making cabbage and Andrea commented, "Hey that looks like a hat..." It was downhill from there!

The Board Family (11/06)

Some dear friends from church one spring-like afternoon in November! What a beautiful family - both inside and out!

Maria (6/06)

Alyssa, Alicia, and Maria headed on up for a fun all-day shoot. We went walking in the woods, got rained on, had lunch, strolled historic St Charles, and got coffee (thank you Alicia!). We had a blast :)

Alicia (6/06)

Alyssa, Alicia, and Maria headed on up for a fun all-day shoot. We went walking in the woods, got rained on, had lunch, strolled historic St Charles, and got coffee (thank you Alicia!). We had a blast :)

Alyssa (6/06)

Alyssa, Alicia, and Maria headed on up for a fun all-day shoot. We went walking in the woods, got rained on, had lunch, strolled historic St Charles, and got coffee (thank you Alicia!). We had a blast :)

Alyssa, Alicia, & Maria (6/06)

Alyssa, Alicia, and Maria headed on up for a fun all-day shoot. We went walking in the woods, got rained on, had lunch, strolled historic St Charles, and got coffee (thank you Alicia!). We had a blast :)

Brittany (6/06)

My beautiful goddaughter, Brittany, and I got together. I hadn't seen her in two and a half years since I'd taken some shots of her with Ashley. She's 16 now and more stunning than ever!

Jessica (6/06)

Jessica Akers came over to hang out one evening and (of course) I whipped out the camera on my silly friend! What a ham... not to mention beautiful :)

Tara (6/06)

Miss Tara let Daniel do her make-up and then they headed up and we had lots of fun and got some darling pictures!

Bridget (6/06)

I talked Bridget into letting me take a few shots of her... including some SMILING ones! They came out great and we had fun :)

Brad (5/06)

Mr B-rad came up so we could get some fun shots of him - we headed to the park (90 degree weather and all) and got some awesome shots!

Judy 1-year (4/06)

I can't believe it but Jill and Nathan's baby, Judy, is turning one! Still precious as every and so pretty in pink - we had a fun time getting some new pictures. :)

Melissa (4/06)

My buddy Melissa (one of the Revolution School students) let me take pictures before her trip to Mozambique this summer on a mission trip. So excited for her (and very proud!) - we just love her, she's been very much of a blessing to us :)

Jessica & the girls (4/06)

Jessica and I were finally able to coordinate our schedules for a shoot of her and her two girls: McKennah Rae (2 1/2) and Eva Riley (9 months). We got tons of good ones! All three of them are beautiful (and comfortable in front of the camera!) - we had a great time :)

Sean, Kim, and co. (12/05)

Sean and Kim came with their kids (Jesse, Kirstie, Shelby, and Seth) to get a family picture. What a fun family :)

Day-After Thanksgiving (11/05)

Sean and Kim had lots of folks over for a day-after Thanksgiving party. Loads of food and lots of good conversation was had by all!

Cindy (11/05)

My buddy Cindy (who goes to our church) came by for lunch and of course I talked her into spending a couple minutes in front of the camera. Such a pretty lady :)

Baby Peter (10/05)

Tim and Linnette were blessed with baby Peter in August of 2005. These are some shots of him at about two months. Sure hope this baby-thing isn't contagious!

Baby Judy (10/05)

Well, Jill and Nathan had their little one too, baby Judy. Here she is at 6 months old. She definitely takes after her mom - the camera loves her!

Baby Caden (10/05)

Well, my friend Michelle (and her hubby, Gary) had their little one - his name is Caden, and what a sweetie he is! Here he is at 3 months.

Kim & Kirstie (10/05)

Kim with her oldest daughter, Kirstin (aka Kirstie). Kim's hubby (Sean) even makes a cameo appearance. What a fun bunch!

Kim (9/05)

My buddy Kim (who, yes, looks like she could be my sister) came over to do my hair (which came out wonderfully - if I do say so myself!) and I strong armed her into letting me take a couple quick shots - they came out beautifully!

Vito & Pat's (8/05)

Allen and I went to Vito and Pat's (of Free Indeed Ministries) for some training. These are some shots from while we were there. At one point, Vito handed Allen a mic to share something and said "Get used to it!" :)

Liz (7/05)

This is my buddy Liz (Elizabeth). Allen and I met Liz and her hubby Jorge in our Dynamic Marriage class at church (Grace). What a pretty lady! :)

Jack & Calleigh (7/05)

Some sweet shots of Jack and Calleigh Taylor (Gary and Beth's children). And yes, the dark hand is Allen's!

Pregnant Michelle (6/05)

This is Michelle - a friend from work - with her hubby, Gary. Their son is expected in early July - yes, it's a boy - her fourth! Wow!

Pastor Ron's Grandtwins (6/05)

Our Pastor (at Grace) became a grandfather in a big way when his daughter had twins! These are some sweet shots of them at 7.5 weeks.

Joshua's Dedication (5/05)

On May 15th, Dawn dedicated to raising Joshua in a Godly way during a baby dedication service at Grace Church.

Babysitting Joshua (5/05)

Allen and I babysat Joshua - he's 11 months here. We had a ball! He was a little intimidated by Chester (at 114 lbs I'm not surprised!), but they became friends! :)

Jill 8 months Pregnant (3/05)

I can hardly believe it! Jill and Nathan are having a baby :) So strange to see the woman I've photographed a million times looking all... well... pregnant! See their engagement pictures here or their wedding pictures here. Judy (yes, it's a girl) is expected May 2005 :)

Joshua at 7 months (2/05)

Our godson Joshua at 7 months - you can tell he LOVES his godfather Allen! They're a cute pair! Now Chester, he's not quite sure what to make of still. :)

Christmas Eve Service (12/04)

These are some shots from Grace's Christmas Eve service - lots of baby Joshua at 6 months :) See shots from the service too.

Chuck & Randy's Wedding (11/04)

What an honor! I got to shoot Chuck and Randy's big day :)

These are some shots I combined and put into a book for them - it was a fabulous wedding!

Joshua at 4.5 months (11/04)

Allen and I with our Godson, Joshua - at four and a half months... he is finally getting used to the crazy bald man!

Joshua at 3 months (10/04)

Joshua is getting bigger! Here he is with Barb and Dawn (mommy) at one of our Monday night prayer meetings.

Joshua at 1 month (8/04)

Dawn's baby (Joshua) is growing up so fast! Here he is at one month... he's just precious!

Joshua at 2 weeks (7/04)

Here are a couple shots I managed to get off after prayer one Monday before a tired Joshua started letting everyone know he was ready for bed (aka crying!) - of course, this big yawn should have clued us in!

Joshua's birth day - June 27th (6/04)

These are some shots in the hospital right after Joshua was born. Notice no close-ups of mommy, but she was definitely there! Along with George (daddy), Ami and Jessica (his sisters), "auntie" Barb, and me (aka "auntie" Meg)

Barb (3/04)

Well finally my friend Barb let me get her in front of my lens! We knocked these off one evening before prayer group - later Jerre turned the camera on me (which seemed only fair since I do it to everyone else!).

Baby Katherine (3/04)

This is a series of shots of my good friend Mary, her daughter (Shelle) and her grandaughter (Katherine). These mark Katherine's first birthday!

Dawn (2/04)

This is my friend Dawn. She came over for a visit and I talked her into letting me take a few... she's so patient! This way she can show her little one "here's what Mommy looked like when she was 5 months pregnant with you!" :)

Lauren and Kathy (1/04)

Lauren and Kathy came over so I could take shots for the website I created for Kathy - since she brought Lauren along, I insisted on taking some of the two of them. :)

Jerre (12/03)

This is my dear friend Jerre. I've been bugging her to let me take her picture for a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time. Finally, I just grabbed the camera and snapped a few one night when she was over. :)

Brittany and Ashley (12/03)

Brittany came up and met my kids and then she spent the night with us. We had a ball! :)

Brittany, my goddaughter (10/03)

We hadn't seen each other in four years - boy has she grown up!

Mary's Surprise Birthday Party (8/03)

Lisa and Mark very kindly hosted a surprise birthday party for Mary's 40th (I know, she doesn't look a day over 29!). We had a fun time and lots of tasty treats!

Linnette's Sister, Laurel, and her family (7/03)

When Laurel came to town - she came by with Jerry (her hubby) and Jordan (her beautiful, ham of a daughter) to get some pictures done. There are some darling ones if I do say so myself!

Linnette one Saturday afternoon (5/03)

These are just some shots that I strong armed Linnette into letting me take one Saturday afternoon. :)

Jill and Nathan's Big Day! (a site I made them) (10/02)

A site I created for them of the shots I took at their wedding. Make sure you check out their engagement pictures too!

Susan J (10/02)

Talk about intimidating - try photographing the #1 photographer in town! Aside from that - we had an incredibly fun time. Hard to believe it's been over a decade since we shot each other! Susan did some pretty shots of me too :)

Rachel and her family (6/02)

After a year and a half of asking, Rachel and I finally hooked up for a photoshoot. I hesitantly agreed to her bringing her family, but I was so glad she did - what a beautiful bunch.

Jeff and Jen's visit (6/02)

Jeff and Jen came up for his highschool reunion and so Allen and I met them for lunch (with Lou, of course). It was nice to get to introduce them to my charming husband!


Jill's Engagement (3/02)

My close friend Jill got engaged! Nathan and Jill tie the knot in Oct 2002.

How time flies! Make sure you check out their wedding site!