Kiel Family

Some of you may know Cherise by name or email because she does my album design and is my editor extrodinare:) Now you can put a face and family with the name. Her husband Barry is in the Army and she wanted to get some family pictures taken before he left, that is about what it takes for me to shoot outside in July in Arizona! I cannot imagine how hard it is to be away from his family and the amount of energy it takes for Cherise to take care of the kids and me, which is like having an additional two kids or possibly three. I am extremely thankful for all she does for me and how she has given me so many hours back to spend with my own family. I am thankful to Barry and all those who take time away from their friends and family to serve our country as it is a true sacrifice.

I have gotten to know Tyler and Emma over time and they are so well behaved and beyond cute. Tyler is always full of questions and the way he takes care of Emma reminds me so much of Zachary and Olivia's relationship. After shooting I don't know how many hundreds of kids I can honestly say it is rare that siblings sincerely get along so well, these two do. I hope the slideshow is something Barry can watch when he is away and remember what a

fabulous family he has:)

A big thank you to Cherise for being such a gem in my business and sharing your wonderful family with me.

The link to the slideshow is at the bottom of this post. Here are a few of my favs. Enjoy!

Emma is so sweet. Love the red hair!

If this does not make a frame then I have completely missed the mark. This was all Tyler and one of the sweetest moments I have seen between a brother and sister. I hope Emma takes this one with her to college. It is by far one of my favorite pictures ever.

I brought some old chairs that are part of my daughter's tea party ensomble...these are a great idea if you are shooting at the farm on my family shoot day because it gives you some options. To those who remember, I brought in a lepord print chase lounge chair last year and shot Olivia on it and it was adorable. Just a thought to keep your eyes on the look out at the fabulous junk shops that are around town, Sage on McDowell and Lizbeth's treasures on 16th St in Phoenix are two of my favorites. I always say the older the better!

People often ask what they should wear and trust me I stress about it too for my own family...Cherise did a great job picking very plain, classic clothing. You cannot really tell what year these are taken due to clothing choices as they are all dressed very classic.

Bubbles are a great option for little kids when they start to come apart in a shoot, just make sure they come out at the end of the shoot or else you will never get them away...little hint:)

I will say Barry, like most men, was not so keen on the go laugh and dance with your wife cenerio that I set up....but he sucked it up due to the heat causing a lack of oxygen to his head and they turned out great.

This is one of my favorites of the two of them.

You can view the Kiel's slideshow by clicking this link!

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