Meet the Follansbee family and their precious little lady — who we learned they affectionately call “Bear” (aaaaaaawwwwww!!). We met up at Oakwood Park in Cottage Grove with these three to capture their family photos for a mini session, and you can’t help but fall in love with this little cutie!

How cute is this little guy?! It’s so fun to think back to what feels like just yesterday -but was most definitely last winter-when I was taking their maternity photos on a very wintry night (think sliding through stop signs on the way home because so much snow was on the ground). Here he is, already so much so the center of attention and soaking it all up while seamlessly loving each and every one of those around him. A lot of these smiles came quite naturally once he fully woke up from nap — but Baby Shark definitely doo doo doo doo-ed him into the super smiler you see here!

As I write this, it’s currently an 80-something degree fall day — and the first day of fall! It’s amazing how quickly the weather changes as life changes in this stage; one season catapulting itself into the next. It’s a lot like how quickly life is moving by. We took the Metzger’s family photos two years ago as their little girl was about six months old — and now she’s three, and they have another little guy! Time flies when you’re having fun?! And when you’re busy with three kids ;) What I love about these sessions is catching the specialness of each age of the child but also capturing the relationships between the family members.

​Ahh the preciousness of a newborn baby girl – you can’t help but want to snuggle with them (which is challenging considering all the social distancing going on these days!). We were so honored when Stephen & Lori asked us again to come into their home and document their newest bundle of joy. We spent a few moments indoors capturing the tiny features of their adorable little one – the tiny hands, cute button nose, and little toes – can’t help but love it! And then we spent of the rest of the evening out in their backyard amidst a beautiful late summer evening with cousins, grandparents, & family all around.

One of the most precious things on a wedding day is watching friends and family come around a couple to celebrate them, and I think we all can say that the past few months have made that rather challenging with all of the COVID craziness we have experienced. That’s why Rebekah & Lucas decided back in June that even with everything going on, they were still going to get married – they didn’t want to wait any longer and were so aware that each and everyday brings a new set of challenges that they no longer wanted to tackle individually but together as a united team. This is why they chose to have an intimate ceremony -- or minimony or even microwedding depending on what you want to call it – the idea is the same for all three, celebrating two becoming one with your closest family & friends. This meant that the wedding celebration they had planned at Hope Glen Farms in Cottage Grove also got a bit delayed, but these two didn’t give up hope, which is what brings us to this beautiful wedding celebration here. (Ps – the treehouse is even cooler than it looks… and it has a secret room behind a book shelf!)