Katie is a Mommy, first and foremost. Her second strongly loved passion is photography. She takes photographs of her children at every chance possible. Katie’s love of photography has spilled over whole-heartedly into her professional world as a family photographer in the Saint Louis area.
This weekend was also the Larrigan family’s photo shoot. This little guy was such a trooper for our session! The grass was really wet, the playground was drenched… and as we found out at the end of the session, there were bugs about. 
 He and his big brother and sister were great despite all the craziness. Thanks so much to the Larrigan family for a great morning
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I’m sooo lucky! I get to watch these amazing little ones grow up! This little guy was one of my very first newborn/baby session’s – and now look at him!  He’s running around singing his ABCs already!  I’m always so glad when I get to see him again and catch all the little changes from session to session. Thanks to the Sottile family for a great morning!! 
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So this last week I was hanging out with my family. My whole family. A total of 21 of us fitting just barely into 3 vehicles with a UHaul taking everything (including the guy’s golf clubs… apparently they can’t leave home without them).  We all went down to the Florida Panhandle – Cape San Blas to be exact. We’d worried for so long about the oil spill and as it turned out everything was absolutely gorgeous! Clear beautiful waters and sandy white beaches greeted us when we arrived.Â
We had such a great time! In the morning we’d take the kids to the beach to swim and you know what – the water was sooo great that they actually could swim in it! And at the end of the week it was so calm that we could walk out quite a distance with the kids and let them swim with the little fish in calm shallow water. It really was amazing and the little ones absolutely loved every minute of it! And every night we each took turns cooking everyone a feast and we dressed up for dinner every night. We didn’t eat out once the whole week and not one of us missed out.  Then in the evening I’d sing on the deck with my sisters with the sun setting on the beach behind us… OK. So those of you that know me know that I personally didn’t sing toooo much (out of kindess to others) but it was great fun none-the-less. Â
My only regret was not taking my camera out more often. But even that I don’t regret too much. The time playing in the sand with my kids was priceless and I’ll never forget it. Pictures or not.Â
I wanted to thank my sister, Gianni, for stopping on our walk down the beach to take this shot of my family for me! I’m sooooo often not found in pictures…Â
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Sunday afternoon I went to the Moebes family shoot. We were soo worried about the storm and it turned out that we managed the whole shoot without any trouble. In fact, right when we were leaving the lightning started up.  I’d say that was perfect timing. I was sooo excited about this shoot I definitely didn’t want to reschedule this one – I’d done pictures for this family when it was just one little girl and now they have a beautiful little boy as well! It was great catching up! Thanks Moebes family for a really fun afternoon!
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Early Sunday morning was the Kwong family’s photo shoot. It was great to be at a park so early!  Definitely a wonderful way to start the day. Our shoot went really well – their daughter is such a smart little girl! Thanks to the Kwong family for a great morning!
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I just love, love, love Bee Tree Park! This weekend was the Bradshaw family’s photo shoot and the girls wore these completely adorable white dresses… that worked sooo well in the field of barely cut grass and wild flowers. I love that Bee Tree Park doesn’t always cut their grass.  It gives such a whimsical look to the shots! Thanks Bradshaw girls for a wonderful Sunday afternoon!
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Yet another birthday in the Beach house hold this week.  My oldest boy, Will, turned 5 just yesterday. Yes, so he is officially old enough to go to kindergarten. A fact that he repeated… all… day… long. That is when we weren’t defeating aliens with Ben 10 – his latest cartoon idol. It seems impossible that he could really be this old! He’s getting ready for school and carrying on conversations as though he’s 10 years old already. I’ve become accustomed to this behavior from Emma, but now Will… do they ever stop growing up? It’s exciting and I love that they are so mature. I’m happy for them and so unbelievably proud. It just seems like it’s all moving so quickly! In the blink of an eye my little baby William with the beautiful curly hair has turned into a little man. Â
Yesterday was my oldest’s birthday. My little Emma turned a big 7 and she’s so excited about it. Her birthday has become quite the topic of conversation around the house… for the last few months. Really I’d say since Christmas.  The countdown has been endless – calendars marked (yes, more than 1) to show the occasion and the excitement has been escalating. For her “big” gift we went for something that she’s wanted for years now – a classic, “Just like Me” American Girl doll. We made her wait until she had blown out her birthday candles to open the box and the result was priceless. I think we picked the right gift for our new big girl.   A doll, but not a baby doll. For my big girl… who’s not quite a big girl yet. Even if she thinks she is.Â
This weekend I was had the chance to hold a photo shoot with the Frank family. I’ve been wanting to get some photos of this great family since their youngest – twins!!! – were born just a year ago. Talk about a fun and active family! 4 kids ages 3 and under and look at those smiles!! Could you ask for a happier family??  What more can be said. Thanks to the Frank family for a great Saturday!
This weekend was a great session! It’s been years since I’ve been to Art Hill and somehow the fountain there seemed soo much bigger than I remembered it. And – notice this wonderful little lady’s skirt. Yep. It’s another peticoat. How adorable!!! Thanks McGinnis family for a wonderful evening!!
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