Henry, Charlie, and Josephine | Plainfield Family Photography

One of the biggest perks of being a photographer is all of the great people I get to see and spend time with.  Especially when those people are old friends that I have been able to reconnect within the last few months!

Katie and I were old friends from when we just teenagers. We met through a mutual friend from my summer home in Wisconsin when we were only in high school.  We logged countless long-distance hours on the phone when we were teens.  Without ever any reason, time passed and the phone calls were fewer and farther between until one day they just stopped.  We found each other again through social media a few months ago on Facebook.  I was so excited to find out that instead of an hour and a half away... she's now within a 30 minute drive! I was even more excited when she asked me to photograph her 2 year old twins, Henry and Charlie, and her newborn daughter JoJo as a surprise for her husbands birthday. 

They were the sweetest little boys!  I was showered with tons of hugs and gigantic smiles.  And baby JoJo... oh that sweet little baby!  Not so much as a peep from this little angel, and I couldn't keep myself from getting excited about meeting my own baby girl in a few short weeks.

Aren't these three little faces just the sweetest?

For session information and print prices, please visit my website at: www.JulieFerenziPhotography.com
or call me at 630-673-6233

Lucy and Lola | Plainfield Children's Photography

I'd still think they were two of the cutest little girls on the planet... even if they weren't my nieces :o)

The thing you have to understand about my niece Lucy is that for the 50% of the time she loves me, the flip side to that affection is met with something less than adoration.  It's okay though because she totally informs me of when she likes me, and she's sure to make certain that I know when I'm not in her good graces.  She is a girl that knows what she wants and I wouldn't take her any other way.  Luckily for me, we were sooooo BFF during their photo session. She posed like a Toddlers and Tiara's diva.  (and well... maybe there was an ice-cream cone for her from Tate's Ice Cream Parlor at the end of it too :o)

Lola, on the other hand, is my little zombie loving buddy.  Well, I mean she loves to hate them, but either way she can't get enough of her obsession.  The kid just turned two and had a zombie themed birthday party... she's totally hard core.

It wasn't hard to pick Adam's Park in Wheaton again after my session with little blue eyed Liam early last month. I love that place!  So much so, that I'll be there again this weekend with the Zapata family.  The locals are going to think I'm some crazy pigeon-like lady if they see me hanging out there every weekend!

I'm also looking forward to another session I have booked for next weekend at Cantigny in Wheaton with the Kinsella family.  The colors are starting to change and it will probably be beautiful there next weekend.  Fall photo sessions are such a great way to capture the family!  Gahhhh, I love what I do!  AND I love these two girlies:

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please visit my website at:
www.JulieFerenziPhotography.com or call me at 630-673-6233.

Luke & Jack | Plainfield IL Photography

I could have scooped Luke up, and kept him forever.  He's not only insanely adorable, but he's also the kindest little soul.  His brother Jack wasn't feelin' me quite as much, but then again he is just 2.  I've learned a few valuable lessons this week about  1 to 2 year olds... they do not love being photographed, and bringing them to the park, to run in big open fields, well I guess it's not any wonder why I've been catching more of the backs of heads and working hard for those smiles!  

And Jack didn't even have to smile to be stunning.  He really is a beautiful child:

And Luke... Oh, I could just chew on those cheeks all day!  He seriously has the sweetest personality.  He's just such a nice little boy, and he was so great at doing exactly what I asked him to do for his portraits.  He also trusted me to hold onto his prized possessions while he posed for me... I was honored to be asked to hold onto his trains, even if it was only momentarily. 

I'm not even done editing their session, but I couldn't wait to blog my favorite photos of them so far.  I wasn't able to get any of the boys together because Jack was definitely on a mission to see, and do, everything at the park yesterday afternoon... but that doesn't mean that I can't merge both of them into one photo with a template and make it work, until next year... when Jack isn't 2 anymore :o)