April Picture Challenge

April is almost here. Spring has been blooming outside and we have been taking advantage of every warm day. After dinner walks, park days and playing outside are our favorite activities, although I wouldn't be upset if it got a little warmer!

DIY Easter Photo Shoot

Yesterday I put together a DIY Tutu Easter Basket. The instructions with video can be found here. Today, I decided to use our new tutu basket as a prop in an Easter photo shoot. 

DIY Tutu Easter Basket

For the past couple weeks, I have been thinking about the fact that Easter is fast approaching... But I have done nothing to prepare for it. I think we will probably be coloring our Easter eggs on Saturday night!

March Picture Challenge

March is here! Today in Indiana, it is rainy and dreary which actually makes it feel like spring! That being said, midwest weather likes to bungee jump around as the seasons change, so I won't be surprised if we have another snow or two before warm weather is here to stay.

In honor of the impeding spring, I am going to be doing a March photo challenge! I will be sharing the pictures primarily on Instagram, but you will probably be able to find them on a few of the other social media sites if you keep your eyes open.

Senior Picture Ideas for Guys - Poses, Outfits and Locations!

When my nephew Christian needed his senior pictures taken, I jumped at the chance to take them for him. Although I am far from a professional, I have dabbled in photography since high school and have always loved the art form.

My niece was planning on joining us with her digital SLR camera, so I left my fancy camera at home and used my iPhone exclusively. I understand that the quality may not be quite as high, but I can work an iPhone camera!!!

#TBT Pregnancy Announcements and more

I've been doing fun projects for a lot longer than I've been blogging, so I decided that every Thursday I will do a Throwback Thursday post that recounts a pre-blog adventure.

This week, I am sharing the pictures we took that introduced the people we love to the news that we were expecting a new baby. It was so much fun that we did announcement pictures for our gender reveal and new baby photos.

Luckily for us, my dad is a fantastic photographer. He doesn't typically take pictures of people but he makes an exception for our family :) Feel free to check out his awesome photography gallery and blog.

We did the photo shoot in Gavin's playroom because one of the walls is a chalkboard. There were a couple different poses and setups.

Monthly Baby Pictures

When it comes to baby pictures, Pinterest has an unlimited number of options. I only wish I had thought of any of the creative photo ideas when Gavin was a baby. While I was pregnant with Olivia, I spent hours trying to pick different ideas for cute baby pictures. Even though I am by no means a professional, I have always liked to dabble in photography. One of the things that I knew I wanted to do was to take monthly pictures of her.

Today is Olivia's 8 month birthday. Every month we take the same pictures using the same props so that we can see her growing up throughout her first year of life!