Lauri Stumph Photography Blog » Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota based natural light newborn, children’s and senior photographer.

For some reason, my mini sessions always seem to be more like ‘extended mini’s’.  But what can I say, fun location, fun young lady (+friend & mom) = running long!  (How’s that for some word algebra for this last day before school starts?)

Thanks to mom and dad for driving into the city!

Hi cute kids with sunshine in their curly hair.  I LOVE that!  And what a couple of personalities.  To get little Mr. B into his groove, I just had to mention ‘Batman’ but I didn’t dare say Spiderman!  Little Mr. C was so sweet and inquisitive and gave me a break from chasing his older brother around.  Thanks to mom for letting me hang out with her two kiddos on a beautiful morning!

There isn’t much better than a child with soulful, deep brown eyes.  Except three children with those eyes…and a few baby bubbles to top it off! 

Also, mom to these beautiful children has started an awesome new website for parents in the twin cities.  It has a TON of information, calendar of events so instead of searching all over the web, you can find all those kid activities in one place.  So, take a minute and check it out!  www.Emerge-msp.com 

This family was awesome, not only during their session but the Tufte family were the ones who nominated my Giving Is Awesome family last Christmas.

When mom said they weren’t really looking for traditional family photos, I did secret cartwheels of joy in my head.   And then in to my camera popped this image…  A little extra funky color and some sassy texture and *sigh*, I love it.

Miss Madison seems to be modest but her dad told me all about her interest in photography.  So I looked up her photo that was published in the the Star Tribune..awesome!  Click here to check it out:  Awesome Photograph If I took a photo like that, it would be 24×30 on canvas, on the wall.  It is right?

Miss Chelsea is heading way out of town for college.  I’m glad we were able to get these family photos before she headed out.   Good luck with college!

Thanks Tufte family for taking the time to send in the nomination for Giving Is Awesome, driving to the other side of the cities for your session and having fun with it!