My Little Man... 18 months

Oh my little guy :) He loves nothing more than to be outside, playing in the dirt...with rocks and/or sticks in hand. He loves any kind of equipment (lawn mower or tractor).

The Katz Family... celebrating 50 years of marriage

The Katz Family... We had the chance to surprise my in-laws for their 50th wedding anniversary. We kicked off the weekend with a surprise dinner and then later dessert reception. What they thought would be a small family dinner turned into a dinner with 60 family members and dessert for almost 175 friends. We were also able to sneak in some family pictures... many thanks to my mom who stood in for me to take our group shot. :)

The Essink's

Girls, Girls, Girls, Girls.... oh to take pictures of girls! Having a little boy I'm used to boy things (tractors, trucks, motor sounds and just plain running around). But let me tell you... hair bows and sparkly shoes, ribbons and bows and Justin Bieber? Oh yes... I said Justin Bieber. Maybe I will just stick with my little boy (thankfully he hasn't started to talk yet so I won't here him say Selena Gomez). I haven't laughed so hard as I did when Miss "G" who is 4 yelled out Justin Bieber when I asked her to say something that would make her smile. I was ready for her to say "Baby E" her little sister, daddy... or even cupcakes. Perhaps that is why the look on Brent's face a few pictures down is priceless - I'm not sure what Adrienne whispered... but I'm thinking she said "wait until they are 16!" Thanks Essink's for a fun evening... I had a blast!

The Schmidt Family

This family is so special to me... I can't even describe it. If I had a sister.... I would hope it would be Rachelle. We can talk for hours, we often buy the same things (whether it is clothes or things for our house), we are both "city girls" who married farmers... and often times we think our husbands were separated at birth. I so appreciate Rachelle's wisdom, advice and caring nature and wish I could be as selfless as she is. I have loved watching their children grow up into young people... and they call our son their little brother. I just LOVE them!

The Tegtmeier's

What a fun fun family! I feel so lucky to have gotten to know Kim through our mom's group. Little did we both know that we had been praying for a friendship like this. Our families both farm so we completely get our sometimes "unique" lifestyle. Our husbands can talk shop... Kim and I both share a love of Kohl's and our 30% off coupons... and their kids are wonderful and adore having our little one around. What more can you ask for?

I'm celebrating the launch of Kathryn Katz Photography with an awesome Fall special...

I love partnering with friends! Take advantage of this deal by updating those family pictures or getting a jump start on those Christmas pictures and then to top it off... a really sweet deal from Devoted Designs. At this rate your Christmas cards might be addressed and stamped before Thanksgiving!

Riddle's

Oh how I LOVE this family... they are just too cute and so much fun. I'm not sure how excited the kiddos were about family pictures but mom told them that they were going on an adventure! When they pulled up... they spotted a horse and a few llamas. I was told the COOL factor went way up. Look at the way he looks at her... can you believe they went to prom together? Fast forward just a few years... 2 kiddos later and it is clearly evident that they are SO in love.

Farm chores with family

So here is a sneak peak into my life on the farm. I love that I have a picture of my father in-law here... I think the look he is giving me is "seriously I'm about to throw that camera into the scrap metal pile." I think I'm going to tell him he is on the blog... bless his heart he won't even know what a blog is! Our nephew has been staying with the in-laws for the week and boy has he had a blast... what is not to love (large equipment, tractors and 4-wheelers... and a little cousin who adores him).

Schardt Family

The Schardt family... so I remember exactly when I first "met" them. I was sitting in church and saw the most darling family. I mean seriously look at their child... absolutely precious! I leaned over to my mom and whispered "she doesn't know this yet be we are going to be friends." I have so loved getting to know Linsey and the little man through our mom's group at church. Thank you for allowing me to capture these sweet moments.

Welcome to Kathryn Katz Photography!

I feel like it is the night before school starts... nervous, a little scared but really excited. Well here we go... it is offical. Welcome to Kathryn Katz Photography.