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It was February 19, 2018. It was a Monday. Our little babe was due on February 18, but since that was a Sunday we didn’t have our 40 week appointment until that Monday morning. I was feeling like there might be some contractions starting. This was perfect! Our midwife was working that day, our photographer […]

We should probably explain how to say his name. Chances are, you puzzled over it for moment before moving on, figuring it wasn’t worth attempting! Imagine saying “victorious” then just take off the “vic”. That’s the simplest explanation. His name is Norwegian so if we had strong Norwegian accents we’d actually say “Tor-yoos”, but we […]

  With the birth of our 4th child quickly approaching (9 days til the due date!) we thought it would be fun to share the births of our 3 other children and build up the anticipation just a little bit more 😉 Also, our oldest is the only one who ever had a blog post […]

It just made sense to do these family photos at Gathered Oaks. Andrew and Tessa have given blood, sweat, and tears to this amazing wedding and event venue in Alexandria, MN. Their little man has grown up here, spending hours rolling himself around the same dance floor that is occupied by newly married couples and […]

You never know what Minnesota will serve up for weather in September. The weekend before we were sweating it out in 80 degrees, but this morning we bundled up against the chill of 50 degrees and a lot of wind. It might have felt chilly to us but I don’t think these boys noticed it […]

This little family is so special to us. We’ve gotten to photograph so many of the major changes in their lives and we feel so honored! It really feels like their wedding day was just this last summer but 4 years have already passed! And now they are a family of three. We had so […]

The trees were showing off their Fall brilliance while the chill in the air reminded us that these days would be short lived…so we made the most out of each one. When the Ranweilers first arrived we could tell the boys were feeling pretty shy, but they sure warmed up quickly and gave us the […]

You might remember a post we wrote for photographers on tips for family sessions with kids (if you missed it you can read about it here) talking about how we work with children and do our best to help them have fun while also getting those smiles that are the “golden ticket” of family sessions. […]

After it had rained all week, this gorgeous, sunny day could not have been more welcome! The ground was still spongy but the light was perfect and the family was beautiful! Last week, we posted about some of our favorite tips for working with littles and we definitely used some of them while photographing the […]

Children are unpredictable. In fact, the only thing that’s really predictable about them is that they ARE unpredictable! So, how do we plan ahead for a photoshoot with kids? How can we make something unpredictable become predictable? Here are 5 of our best tips for working with kids. Tip #1: Plan Ahead. Sometimes, when we […]