Chicago, Illinois
Lily and Liam are one-year-old twins, and quite a handful for their parents. It’s amazing to watch Mom and Dad with the kiddos, making sure each receives lots of attention and interaction.

Lily shakes her rattle.

Mom is helping her walk. Go Lily!

The twins love books.

Since it was rainy outside, we stayed indoors. Their cute nursery is decorated with Winnie the Pooh.

Family photo

Liam is curious – he wants to see the camera.

Lily is silly, and sweet.

Here are the twins in their special Birthday Boy and Birthday Girl shirts.

And with their favorite toys – the Backyardigans.

Liam is tired and cuddles with his Mom. Bye Lily and Liam! Thank you for a wonder-twin-ful session!

Chicago Suburbs, Illinois
Meet Ella, one of the happiest babies ever. She was smiling for our entire session.

Here’s Ella with her Mom and Dad.

I love this outfit!

I wonder if there’s some fairies hiding in the bushes?

This is Ella’s “I see a doggie” face.

I had to get a few photos with the wings.

Thank you Ella – and of course Mandi and Jim – for a magical session!

Chicago, Illinois
I love finding cool places for a photo shoot. This alley was perfect for a family portrait session with Maggie, Liam and their parents.

These images felt vintage so I enhanced that with the toning using my own blend of filters and coloring.

Brother and Sister

Maggie and Liam are so adorable and sweet. I love this series from the shoot.

Then it was time for a break for these models. And a chance for me to get more candid photos.

I love this photo of Maggie. The cobblestoned streets remind me of The Commitments.

She is so cute!  I love those curls!

Liam was a bit harder to capture. He loves to run!!!

Then we decided to go to the park for a few more pictures. The kids were super excited.

One last family shot.

I love this photo!

Then we got to play Princess saves the Prince and the kingdom from the bad dragon.

Go get the Prince!

Yeah, the Prince is rescued!

After our photo session Patricia texted me the best compliment ever: “Maggie just told me I miss Miss Aleks.” Awwww. I miss you, too Princess Maggie. I had such a fun time with you all!