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family love | Peoria, IL Family Photographer

July 26, 2010 – 8:06 am

whew! what a week I’ve had! 4 session galleries proofed and posted, 3 blog sneak peeks, 1 birth session finished, orders placed, a newborn session, STILL working on my new website unveil…plus, being a wife & momma. My life is busy to say the least, but I love it Last Friday (as in 10 days ago) I had the honor & pleasure of shooting a fellow photographer’s family! Sara from Treasured Images by Sara! It was such a blast! We did all kinds of fun things like romped around in a field of wild flowers, played in a pond, splashed in a fountain, painted toenails and had some fun with the family iPad! That was their session! Isn’t that fun? I’m sure it was more like a fun family night out for the kids….which honestly, is my goal for all my family sessions. She asked me to do what I love to do the most: don’t pose them and capture real life interactions between them. Just my style Thank you SO much Sara & Brandon for being so, so patient while I worked on these and also for being such a joy to work with. Lots of creative ideas and just fun people to be around…good times!

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Sweet little J turns One | Peoria, IL child photographer

July 17, 2010 – 2:48 pm

Here is a sneak peek for a very patient family. They’ve been eagerly awaiting seeing a few images from their session last Monday. Their sweet little girl was turning one, so we had the session on her actual birthday! She was soooo sweet! Gentle, inquisitive, happy…everything a little girl should be! She was having so much collecting sticks & pieces of wood. She was joined by big brother, mommy, daddy & Sadie the dog. It was a scorcher, but everyone did perfectly. Thanks again Tammy & Chad for choosing me! You guys were great to work with…I had a lot of fun! Mommy was worried I didn’t get anything…hope this puts her mind at ease

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Did I mention that she had the *yummiest* little baby feet ever???

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B Family sneak peek | Peoria, IL Family Photographer

July 17, 2010 – 12:03 am

I am soooo behind on sneak peeks again. I’m so sorry everyone. Thanks for bearing with me. This session is from last weekend. I have 2 more sneak peeks that I’m planning to get up this weekend. Anyway, back to these guys. They are very beloved clients of mine who moved away to Colorado about 2 years, shortly after their first session with me. Well, they were back visiting family (who were also clients of mine 2 years ago) and decided to have a family session (including cousins & grandparents) while they’re back! It was fantastic to see everyone again! I can’t believe the little baby girl I remember is a 2 year old little lady now. Time truly flies. They decided to have the session at Papa & Nina’s beautiful home. It was the perfect location. Good light, good laughs. Thanks again Virginia & Evan for coming back…you guys are always a pleasure to work with (as is the rest your extended family). Enjoy!

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Sisters | Peoria, IL child photography

July 7, 2010 – 12:48 am

annnnnnd, we’re caught up! yay! Before I get to this fabulous sneak peek, I have some fun news to announce! You may have noticed a new logo/watermark gracing my blog images lately. Well, in about a week, Amanda E. Photography is getting a complete face lift! I’m so incredibly excited! I’ll be launching a brand new look, logo, color scheme, website and even the blog will get some updating! It’s going to be super fun. So stay tuned…

Now onto the images. This was a sisters’ session from this past Friday. And such cutie pie sisters they were. I had so much fun with them (don’t I always though?). They ran, they jumped, they danced, they loved, they laughed. I broke out Mr. Monkey, as I usually do, and the 4 year old absolutely fell in love with him. I mean, most kids love him (you’ll see him float in and out of images) but she REALLY connected with him. I felt awful when I had to take him back home But I promised her that at least she would always have these images of the two of them together. I hope she likes them. Thanks again you guys for traveling all the way from Chicago for the session! It was great to meet you and I hope you love the memories that were made…

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J Family session | Peoria, IL family photographer

July 5, 2010 – 12:18 am

whew, one more down, one more blog post to go! Tomorrow I’ll get my session from Friday night up and then I’ll finally be caught up! yay! Now onto this post. This was another wonderful little family from last weekend. Two little brothers this time. They are such buddies. So cute! Their mom was actually worried that all they would give me were “toothy grins” lol. And she was right, they were just full of smiles & fun times. We ran, laid in the grass, got shirtless and played “Hulk” (well they did, not me, lol), hunted for bugs and then the whole family went creeking. It was a blast! I love my job Thanks again Mandy & Jeremy! Enjoy…

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I’d also like to wish a Happy 4th Birthday to this guy

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R Family 1 year session | Peoria, IL child photographer

July 3, 2010 – 11:49 pm

Ok, here we go, sneak peek #2 of 4. Thanks again for waiting so patiently everyone! This session is from last weekend. We battled HEAT & Japanese beetles to get these shots. And it was SO worth it. I can’t believe this little guy is 1 already! You may remember him from last fall when I shot his whole family. Well, he’s all grown up now! He’s walking all over the place! And in teeny, tiny little flip flops no less (love these). He’s all boy! Trampling through the grass, collecting sticks, climbing up anything he can and lots of giggles…I love it. Thank you so much Greg & Sonya for coming back and entrusting me with your family’s images…I hope you enjoy them!

-A

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backyard summer fun | Peoria, IL Child Photographer

July 3, 2010 – 1:19 am

First off, let me apologize for being so behind on sneak peeks. I have 4 of them piled up and waiting to go now, so bear with me as I crank them out this weekend. This one is from last Friday night.

So this session was a little bittersweet. It was the final session of my very first baby planner. He’s 18 months old now (we skipped the 9 mo. session and opted for the 18 mo. instead). And I can’t believe how much he’s grown in the last 6 months!! At his last session he was crawling and just *starting* to look like a big boy. And now….he’s arrived! He’s running all over the place, he talks, he loves to play golf, he has a mouth full of teeth….just so grown up. It made me kinda sad. But we had a good time, despite my being overly sentimental, lol. This time, we just had a casual backyard/golf course summer session. All the good stuff like eating dirt, golfing, sliding, drinking from the sprinkler and of course…swimming with your clothes on! Thanks again Amy & Mike for all the good times these past 2 years. You have such a great little family! Enjoy a few favorites…

-Amanda

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new baby girl | Peoria, IL Newborn Photographer

June 3, 2010 – 10:55 pm

On Sunday, I had the pleasure of photographing a lovely family, having newly welcomed their first baby girl! Two proud parents and two proud big brothers. Oh and one proud doggy You can just tell how much they love her. She’s such a sweet baby. Perfectly quiet & content almost the entire time (except for her hated diaper changes, lol). And all 3 kids had the most beautiful names. Loved the names! Thanks so much for choosing me you guys! I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

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family fabulousness | Peoria, IL Family Photographer

June 2, 2010 – 3:04 pm

Did I make that word up? Oh well, maybe I did. It fits though. This family was just that…fabulous! They were brand new clients to me. I’m having a lot of those lately and loving it. Can’t wait to work with my regulars though also We decided to do an urban session and a more natural setting. Both worked so well. They had 3 of the best kids I’ve ever worked with. So sweet. The boys had gorgeous red hair (love) and all three had freckles (double love). The kids were just posing away, setting up all kinds of shots for me…lots of ideas…it was so cute. Big sister is a gymnast and that was super fun! She was flipping and flying and leaping all over the place. We were blessed with lovely weather and perfect light as well. And to top all of that off, I got a hug from big sister when we were done Couldn’t have been a better night. Thanks for being so patient with me, while I got your sneak peek up. I hope to get another one up tomorrow from my beautiful newborn session on Sunday. I’m loving being back in the swing of things. I love my job

Thanks,

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sweet baby girl sneak peek | Peoria newborn photographer

April 27, 2010 – 11:15 pm

I had another newborn session this past weekend. Can you believe it? 3 this month! I’m loving it! Another sweet girl this time. She was so dainty & girly. And she had THE most gorgeous skin. Such a sweetheart. She also has the most fabulous nursery! Fun animal prints & bold reds. And then there’s her hair bows…don’t get me started, lol. You can find her hair bows HERE. Really loved it! Thanks again guys for choosing me. I hope you enjoy your images…

PS: don’t forget, they get a FREE 5×7 print for every 10 comments they receive on this blog post!