It seems like there's never a great time to get family photos done...well I like to think that there's never a WRONG time to get family photos.

You are who you are, right in this moment.  Your kids are who they are, right in this moment.  Why not freeze time through photos?

Family photos are to be treasured...and shared...and loved.

Meet the Hinko Family...

Shannon is my daughter's Aunt.  Adison looks so much like her Auntie, doesn't she?  When Adison laughs she SOUNDS like her Auntie Shannon.  It's funny, I've always known that they resembled each other, but something about putting a camera in front of my face studying Shannon and her expression through my lens made the realization that much clearer.

Same happened when I was photographing her son, Devon.

I had to pull the camera away from my face and laugh.  I turned to Shannon and said, "wow!  He looks like your dad."

Crazy how genes work, isn't it?

These boys were so stinking cute together...true brotherly love!

To see more of the Hinko Family please click here

Northwest Indiana Family Photographer.

Oh Miss Kiara.

Probably to date, my less sleepy newborn yet.  I loved the challenge...and really love the results we got once she was finally to sleep.

:) love her toes, her belly button and her chubby little cheeks.

look at that beautiful baby hair...

Such soft pink skin.

Thank you to Kiara and her family for allowing me to be a baby whisperer.  It was all worth the work. :)

To see the rest of Kiara's photos click here.

This is how I feel too.  Time flies.  For real.  Time. Flies.

So much so that Mr. Koyie is ONE!!!  How is that possible?  How is it possible that a young lady that I use to baby sit for is now a Mom to a ONE YEAR OLD???

Not to make this about me getting old...but damn.  I am getting old. 

Koyie is just a happy, energetic boy.  A boy through and through.  

He likes running.  He likes dirt.  He likes bats and balls.  He is named after a Cubs player afterall. :)  I will have to work on him to convert him over the dark side. ;)  GO Sox.  (Koyie, come to the winning side. :))

I don't think I will have any luck with converting him....lol.  Mom and Dad are big Cubs fans too.  PSH. ;)

It was a pleasure sharing this special day with the Hayes family.  Many, many more years of love to come.

Happy Birthday little buddy.  MMMM cake.

Click here to see more from Koyie's ONE year old session.

Tip for one year old sessions?  BE READY FOR ANYTHING...and quite honestly EVERYTHING.  It's a go with the flow kind of session.  I love chasing after and just capturing them in all of their one year old glory.