Category Archives: Family

The R Family portraits

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For Father’s Day weekend, I was able to do a family session for the R family and also hang out with my dad back in my hometown area. Nikki became a fan of my work from everything that I post on Facebook and wanted some pictures of her boys, their family and her parents. Despite the heat, it worked out really great.

Nikki’s brother, Chad, was one of my classmates from kindergarten all the way through high school, and I have to say that the oldest brother looks a lot like his uncle to me! I had a great time hanging out in Easton with you guys!
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The whole family–including Grandma & Grandpa and excluding Dad–are St. Louis Cardinals fans. They all donned their redbirds jerseys and wanted to make sure that we got a back shot of them all wearing Pujols #5.
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Some trampoline action:
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haha…
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This guy was so cooperative even though he kept looking away from the camera!
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And finally, a dip in the pool… cannonball!
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Rose Family

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Bubbles! (And eggs & bunnies)

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I ventured home for the weekend to hang out with my dad’s side of the family and have a cookout on Saturday. We had a mini Easter egg hunt for Nevan (a whole 5 eggs!) and subsequently gave him a sugar overload. The next day, I went to church in Mason City with Dad and Nevan where we had some amazing biscuits and gravy (my favorite!). Then my siblings and Nevan and I headed to Havana to have lunch at my grandma’s and then go to the annual Roat Easter Egg Hunt. Aunt Katie is amazing herself and decorated and filled and labeled hundreds of eggs! There were 75 people in attendance and each child gets his or her own egg that they have to find. There’s also a prize egg every year which is a big incentive for the kiddos.
This is Uncle Jerry with his Easter Bunny hat
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Look, it’s me!
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Papa Joe gave the kids at Grandma Roat’s each a bubble wand
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Jack kept saying “Die, bubbles, die!”
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One of my favorite photos of the day. This is Trevor trying to not get his picture taken, running away from me. Didn’t work!
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This kid is going to break some hearts. Of course, I’m biased.
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Getting the candy goodness from Grandpa
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