It’s crazy how quickly times go by, I photographed these kids when the twins were just a couple of months old and now they are such big girls (4 yearls old).

Jen is also someone that I highly admire…She works full time, has this gorgeous family and still finds time to go to school to finish her bachelor’s degree.  Thank goodness I got my schooling done before I had the kids, I’m not sure I would want to go back.
Good for you Jen, on doing whatever it takes to achieve your goals!! 

And here’s Jen’s portrait wall gallery, including a 20″ portrait that was taken when the twins were teeny!
Clients love seeing how other’s display their portraits, so thank you for sharing!

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Ashley came in to the studio for a portrait celebrating her new smile (courtesy of Dr. Richard Schuberth).
We photographed Ashley’s older sister a couple of years ago too!  No more trying to hide that smile!  Enjoy!

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Now that the warmer weather is here, it’s time to start thinking about outdoor family portraits.
Here’s a gorgeous family from Woodridge, IL..

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We have had such a flurry of First Holy Communion portraits lately.  We photographed the communicants from St. Cletus Church in LaGrange, IL and have had lots of in studio communion sessions.  I love seeing all the girls dolled up and the boys looking like little men!

Here is a communion portrait taken at our Willow Springs portrait studio.  Enjoy!

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I love how determined this Mom was to hang her beautiful family’s portraits.  She had them displayed the same day she picked them up! 

Here’s a photo of how this family created a gallery wall in their home!  I love it!!!

Here’s what Mom said: “They are SO nice. You did a fabulous job Margaret! I was so paranoid we’d never get them up and then they would somehow get ruined! We were up til midnight.”

Thanks Nicole…you guys did a fabulous job with your gallery! 
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This has got to be one of my most favorite family portraits…I love the look on Mom’s face..it is a look of such love and contentment!  ♥
Such a beautiful and sweet young family!  Enjoy.

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I don’t know about you, but I’m getting excited about decorating eggs for Easter…we always do it either Friday night or Saturday morning…and my youngest son Mitchell has been counting down the days for over a week already! 

Here are some interesting techniques that I found and I’m undecided as to which one to do…yes, I like to keep it as simple as possible…so we’ll only do one!

1.   These cute eggs are super easy as you only need dye and a black marker…but oh so cute…I love funny faces on eggs…we always add a few funny faced eggs to our baskets every year…here are the instructions for the Have a Nice Day Eggs.

2.  The Perfect Pair….What’s Easter without a bunny and a carrot?

3.  These are Botanical Eggs from Martha Stewart…so pretty and sophisticated…love this look!

4.  OMG…I am absolutely in love with these Silk-Dyed Egg designs…I think I’m going to try making these…time to head to Goodwill and find me some silk ties…so gorgeous!!

5.  The center image… I really liked these Stamped Eggs from Martha too.  If you’re a stamp collector (and you’re stamped aren’t super collectible (expensive..LOL)..then I think this would be such a great decoration for your eggs.  Although I think this would work great with some decorative tissue paper too.

6.  Personalized Eggs…oh yeah…I’m really digging these too..I think the kids would love making these and I have tons of letter stickers left over from the days when I would buy almost every scrapbooking item on the market and now I have so many scrapbooking supplies that I don’t know what to do with them.

7.   Melted Crayon Eggs - This is another really cute and super easy idea for decorating your eggs.  Color the boiled eggs while they’re still hot and the crayons melt creating such fun designs.

8.  Zoo-egg-ology - these eggs are so adorable and made with foam sheets (which I also have tons of in the kids’ craft bin).  Who wouln’t want to make these adorable little animals.

9.  And finally, Easter eggs The Natural Way.  Growing up, my Mom was a no nonsense kind of woman…always doing things the simple way and the least expensive way…from as early as I could remember, we always dyed eggs using onion peels..and they were such a pretty brown natural color…but hey..you could also just go to the grocery store and pick up naturally layed brown eggs too..Ha!!!

There are seriously tons of cool Eater egg decorating ideas on the web, but these are the ones that I fancy today…hope this gives you some ideas and inspires you.

“In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog!”

Hi! I am Wolfie! I am a five year old, neutered housebroken male Pomeranian. I am a playful, fun-loving dog who loves to play fetch. I walk very nice on leash and love to go for rides in the car. We spitz-type dogs are very active and energetic. So I would do best in a home where I would receive at least one 30 minute walk a day. Since I am a toy companion dog and I really bond to my humans, I should also be in a home where my owner is home more often than not. Since I am an adult, housebroken dog, I am not crate trained and should not be left in a crate when you leave. When my foster dog parents leave me at home, I am given free run of the dining room and kitchen area and they leave mellow music on the radio to drown out outside noises. Because I am walked everyday, I am not a snippy, “yappy” dog.
But I am a good watchdog who will let you know when someone is at the front door.

I eat a premium dog food (Castor and Pollox “Organix”) to keep me healthy and I take an Omega-3 pill everyday for my coat. Keep in mind that small dogs like me can live very long lives if given the right food and care. We Poms need to be professionally groomed every six weeks and I require a brush-out every few days in order to
keep me looking so handsome.

I would thrive in a home with an experienced dog owner who knows that dogs need to be let out on a regular basis and need to be taken for walks to continue socialization. After all, I can’t open the door and let myself out! I behave really well when I am out and about. My foster humans take me into the bank and into other places when on errands. I’ve gone with them to outdoor cafes and behave like a gentleman.

I get along great with the two small dogs in my foster home. But I would also do great if I was the only dog.

I am in a foster home right now. If you have questions about me, please contact Jeff Mishur at 630-671-9745 or artexcursions@yahoo.com.

Thanks and woof!

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I get to meet such interesting people…this is McCook Mayor and Cook County Commissioner Jeff Tobolski and his beautiful family.
Mr. Tobolski is so easy to talk to and get along with…Loved him and his girls!!

I look forward to seeing him at some of our upcoming West Suburban Chamber of Commerce meetings.

Enjoy!

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