{All About Soul} Twin Cities Child Photographer

“love life, engage in it, give it all you've got. love it with a passion, because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it”
Maya Angelou

There are people that you meet in your life and their is an instant connection and you know that no matter the seasons of life and despite the whirlwind of change, challenge and distance that you will remain friends for the long run. My dear friend Kim is more than this to me. She is like my second sister, a soul sister one might say. In another life, I was a school counselor and I met Kim the first day of my first real job. I saw her bounce into the media center with a huge grin and lots of energy,. There was a buffet of fine goodies {because teachers love to eat!} and there she was full of life, greeting everyone and laughing non-stop. Her energy was amazing and I thought I was going to really love this woman or she would drive me nuts. Well I love her and I love her family. From that point our friendship grew as we ran together, played together {oh boy! the adventures} and went through our first pregnancies together. She embraces life to the core, listens to me like no one else and has provided much love and support through the years. I still am in denial four years later that she moved back to her hometown Seattle and miss her terribly. She was in town this past week and I had the great pleasure of photographing her beautiful children who are the perfect combination of Kim and her equally wonderful husband Mitch. I miss you my friend, but know that, through the years we will most likely be doing the funky chicken at our kid's weddings and perhaps blending up smoothies, drinking a little wine and taking bike rides in our golden years.
All my love-
Stacey

{Mirrors} Twin Cities Family Photographer

“Those true eyes Too pure and too honest in aught to disguise The sweet soul shining through them”-Owen Meredith

I could write so much about how I enjoyed this session for obvious reasons {check out those beautiful blues...sigh} but I will let the pictures speak for themselves. I worked with Megan for some time and was sad when her family transferred South about a year ago. There a few people that you meet and can feel the peace, calm and beauty radiate from their souls. These are the people that are easy to talk to. The ones you want to just hang out with for the day because you can tell they listen, care and are 100% genuine. Megan and her family are exactly these people. I was delighted when she contacted me to do the pictures. It was wonderful to see her, the family and watch how much her boys have grown. I probably could have snapped away all day, but her boys were a bit tired from the travels and that might have been too much for mom. She has a new teaching job this fall and her students are incredibly lucky. They are going to love her. Thanks again for sharing your time with me.