Minnetrista Family Photographer: The W Family

I had so much fun putting together this little slideshow for the W family. It always takes me a while to find that perfect song to go with the pictures, and sometimes I'm surprised at what I select. This time the moment I started playing Christmastide I knew it was the one. This is actually a recording of my sister's girl choir back when she was in gradeschool (so ignore the little coughs and rustling of paper in the background ... it's a live recording). I also have a recording of this song sung by the St. Olaf Choir, but the voices of these girls just fit so much better. Enjoy!

Note: photos never look quite as good in a slideshow ... view some of my favorite photos as still images in their sneak peek:  Click here.

Sneak Peek: W Family

I had a blast taking photos of this adorable family this past weekend. Saturday's snowfall left us with a lovely white backdrop and a great excuse to get outside and play! Here are a few of my favorite photos so far ... I have many more to edit, so stay tuned!

I caught him in one of his more pensive moments. In my next post you'll see many sillier photos of him : )

What an adorable family!

Ready for a smile? Take a look at this cutie!

Eagan Family Christmas Photos

You may remember these cute kids from earlier this summer (and the fall before). I had a great time taking some Christmas photos of them this morning! Now I'm officially in the Christmas mood and plan on spending the rest of the day digging out decorations and setting up the tree!

Look at how nicely Alaina holds her dress. So poised!

Ryan loves the pond - and ice! It is just starting to freeze ... I think he could stay out there all day.

I hope your hockey game went well today!

And a few moments later, they were a heap of laughter on the floor!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas .... : )

Eagan Children's Photographer: Carter

Here's a slideshow I put together of this little guy! He'll be 3 in January. Most of the ones where he's looking really serious standing on the deck are from when he was fascinated watching the neighbor mow the lawn. Such a curious little boy : )

Happy T-day!

Sneak Peek: Carter

I had fun playing with Carter on Saturday morning, just before the sleet/snow started to fall. Here are a few of my favorites so far:

... more to come soon!

Eagan Children's Photographer | Alaina

I had a ton of fun chasing around little miss Alaina a few weeks ago. This little two-year-old was so happy just to be outside in her pretty pink dress! She loved watering the flowers, playing in the fountain (she got really wet!) and chasing her older brother, Ryan. Note: the one picture of her lying on her stomach with her chin propped by her hand (in the slideshow) was not posed - she did that naturally! Same with the following picture of her lying back in the grass with her arms up near her head (also seen in photos below). Such a natural. And the story behind the last photo in this post: Ryan decided to borrow Alaina's watering can and run around giving all the flowers a drink ... of course she followed in hot pursuit! The first photo below gives you a better close up of this cute little girl running through the garden ... I love her little legs kicking off! Enjoy!

I took pictures of Alaina and the rest of her family last fall, and some the spring before.

Enjoy the slideshow!

Sneak Peek: Miss Alaina

 Silly girl! You've got to show us more than the top of your head!

Much better!