a change in his smile

Just wanted to share a little thing that happened in my little boy’s mouth yesterday. He lost his front tooth. Now there’s a big hole.  🙂

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a day in the life…

I’ve been wanting to capture a day in our world, the Derksen home. A simple and close to normal day… I may try this again as I missed some parts of the day but this was my first attempt and it was fun! 🙂  

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vegas baby!!

This is a pic of me and two of my photographer friends (aaryn and ellie)  in vegas at a WPPI photo booth. You know you love it! (WPPI is Wedding & Portrait Photographers International…it’s a big photography convention)

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wppi, las vegas

I just got back last night from a fabulous photography convention in Las Vegas. I was fortunate to go with two of my photog friends…Aaryn and Ellie. We had a great time keeping up on the latest and greatest in the photog world. Lots of learning from amazing photographers…such as Tamera Lackey, Jamie Shultz, Greg…

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valentine's weekend

I hope you’ve enjoyed a sweet weekend with someone you love. I spent the weekend in San Francisco with my favorite man. Happy Valentine’s Day…just a bit early.   🙂 (a quick pic taken with my point and shoot by a kind stranger)

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brothers…

I have quite a few shoots to blog. Those will come soon, promise. But for now…

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a beautiful day

I enjoyed a fantastic afternoon at the zoo with family. Beautiful weather and sweet little company.

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my passion for photography

My two little boys and my amazing husband really drive my passion for photography. I love everything about photography. I really love creating something from nothing and I also love creating memories and begin able to hold onto them for so much longer as they pass so very quickly. Basically it’s about capturing memories of…

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