Halloween - start to finish

My babies playing outside in the beautiful Indian Summer weather (I am neglecting to remember the snow from last weekend).  Hava & Gabe had such a fun time today.  We started the day playing in the leaves, then off to lunch with our friend Julie...then after naps we got ready for the fun night ahead.  We went to "Pumpkin Patch" at Calvary Baptist in Roseville.   The kids got to pet baby goats (which Gabe thought was a dog), chickens (silkie chickens, are so beautiful...I want one!) donkeys, rabbits and a ferret looking thing.  Then off to go trick or treating around the church, the kids got TONS of candy...then we rode on a horse drawn hay ride.  This was so fun, especially with the weather being so beautiful.  After that we went into the glow room, got our picture taken and came home to trick or treat in the neighborhood.  It was so cute.  Gabe absolutely loved taking the candy and putting it in his bag!  Fortunately our neighbors know us and thought it was cute!  It was so much fun to see all our neighbors dressed up!  My favorites, short of my Vikings...were the Roeckeman's baby Jack was dressed up as Yoda, Rachelle was Princess Leia and Kyle was Hans.  They were perfect! It was so fun.  After going to a few homes, we came back home and gave some candy out to the kids that visited our home.  The kids loved it!  They were dancing and running around the living room waiting for more kids.  (Hava had one piece of candy and Gabe doesn't even know he has candy yet!)  So tomorrow will be fun I am sure!

I hope you enjoy our pictures!

girls day

Hava and I went on a date to pick out some pumpkins and go out for hot chocolate last weekend.  The boys stayed home and watched football.  We had a really good time with our matching hats and all.

It was nice to have just time alone with the girls!  I loved concentrating on just her.  Gary and I are going to start "dating" our kids, each week doing something alone with just one kid.  That way each of us can have that special alone time with each kid.

Mr. Rupert

Let me introduce to you...Rupert!  Well, that is his womb name anyway...

He is due in a month and Megan and Dave are more than excited to have him here.

Dave is a bassist of Gary's band "Schonefeld" (well, it isn't Gary's band, but the band Gary is in!)

Thanks guys for letting me take your pictures.

The Mogren Family

I'd like to introduce Alex, Carter and Macy.  Could they be any more adorable.  I had to resist picking Macy up and taking her home!  Those boys...very handsome.  These are new clients and I had a great time shooting them.  The weather and foliage was beautiful.  It added to an already beautiful family's shoot.  Thanks Amy, for your business, and for letting me shoot your kids.

Beautiful People

Jamie, David and Ellie...what can I say...this family is just plain beautiful.  I couldn't take a bad picture, from their perfectly coordinated outfits, the curls in the girls' hair, amazing eyes, and Ellie who completely stole the show...It was a great photo shoot.  I shot Jamie and David's wedding last year.  It was a beautiful event.  I am honored to continue to work with them as a photographer!  Congrats on your first year!  Both of them serve in the Army and will be deploying come the end of the winter, so keep them and all those serving this fine country in your prayers!

Thanks again, for letting me in your life...and allowing me to do the "monkey dance".