Win a free session with Davista Photography (las vegas!)

i'm so sorry, i promise minnesota people.. i love you! this is the 12 days of giveaway for the Vegas family events and magazine 

to enter the contest for a chance to win a free family session click on the image below! you have 5 days to enter! 

Covered bridge, zumbrota with the warren family!

This family is truly some of the most important and favorite people in my life. From high school, when Jordan and i started to become great friends, Liv and i played sports together and Harriet was one of my teachers, and even got to put a basketball medal around me :) when i was sick, they always showed me love and now more than ever i consider them my family. 

i can't believe how blessed i am to have them all in my life. (i won't cry.. i won't cry..) when i go back to Minnesota, i stay with them. We get to catch up and i get to feel family love (mine are all so far away!) i know they'll always be there. now, enough about my sappy story. 

They let me photograph them on a chilly 30 degree day with freezing cold winds! it didn't stop us, and as you can tell, we still had a little bit of fun! i assure you, we did actually get more cute smiling ones but i had to share a few laughing. 

one of my favorite brother/sister duos. they never have fun together. they don't have any inside jokes, and they definitely don't like one another. i hope you're catching my sarcasm. 

i wanted the last photo to show Jeff and Harriet and after almost 27 years of marriage, they're still absolutely crazy about one another. And here's an insider!- Every year Harriet still tries on her wedding dress on their anniversary. i LOVE that.

i dearly love them and appreciate everything they've done for me. and yes, i'll be staying with them again in May. i've already called the couch (my favorite over the bed) and basically the whole basement as mine! I hope you all have great families that you can always depend on, and if you have a story about it, i'd love to listen! email me! 

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Family Holiday san diego trip

over thanksgiving, Brandon and i got to travel to san diego (with my mom and her husband!) it was such a wonderful trip. there are tons of photos of the puppies, but i'll save those for instagram. 

i wanted to share a few from our trip and then some of our Christmas photos, which i'm so excited about, i just ordered the Christmas cards today too, which turned out pretty cute! 

This thanksgiving, i was so thankful to be able to spend some extra time with my husband and our ridiculous puppies. My mom got to meet them for the first time finally and loved them! :) so thankful to see my mom and her husband and take a trip to a truly beautiful area of California. Also for cheaper hotels with free breakfast and allow pets with no extra charge. 

more photos to come of course! 

i hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving and spent time with family. 

Alice in wonderland!

Evelyn and Julian were perfect subjects for her idea of Alice in wonderland! It's their tradition to get photos around Halloween time together. it's absolutely adorable. we found a park that worked really well, even though it was warmer than we expected, he did great in the bunny costume! 

Here's a few of our time together!

im so thrilled with how they all turned out, and how perfect the park looked for a little more whimsical look! i purchased most of the cute details at savers, and now.. shhh.. they're around my house! After seeing this tradition, Evelyn, i think i might steal it when i have kiddos! you look so fabulous :) 

do any of you have some traditions that you have to do every year? i'll tell you one of mine for Christmas. Amy grant Christmas music while decorating. it just has to happen, in fact i listened to amy grant while i went for a run yesterday. yes, it pumps me up somehow.

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Lodermeier family on the Farm

Such a wonderful morning, although it was pretty cold! I had the chance to go out to Brent and Christie's farm and photograph around their lovely home! i absolutely love going back home to Goodhue and photographing farms that i used to drive by without a thought, they're beautiful. 

so here's a few from our chilly morning together! Finn and Sofie did so good! And once Sofie warmed up, she was a complete ham for the camera. loved it!

Finn got some pretty big smiles too, once we found out, he loved the stairs the best! and mom and dad making him giggle behind me :) 

 i wasn't used to all that 30 degree weather, it's been two years since i left las vegas during a colder season. i basically was a big baby. but i had such a fun time photographing your family and your adorable kiddos!  

sidenote!: don't forget about the contest going on click on the link HERE to enter a frame contest going on, until nov 15! valued at $40. and super cute for any 5x7!