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Happy 2012

2012-02-08T21:23:00.003-06:00

Wow, 2012 came so fast! It was such a busy holiday season for my family and with all of my photo sessions. I didn't get a whole lot of the photo sessions up on the blog, but if you visit my facebook page I have all of the current sessions posted to share! https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Journeys-of-Life-Photography/31624262292

I will start to get a few sneak peeks up on the blog in the next couple of weeks.

Here's a favorite of the family pack of dogs!

R & M Family- December 8, 2011

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I love celebrating the Christmas season with families~

Can you see the fun we had in each of these photos, and what

I love about this session is how we captured their home

and love for eachother in these photos!

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The Monkey Princess!

2011-12-05T23:20:00.001-06:00

I first met this family earlier this fall for family photos

and Miss S's 9 month photos!

I was super excited to come back and celebrate her

1st Birthday...

I love these photos, she is just the sweetest

little girl, monkey crown, messy cake and all :)

I'm here!

2011-12-05T23:15:00.001-06:00

I've been out of the blogging loop lately! Things have been super busy, but I've had all of my recent sessions up on the Journeys of Life Photography page.... Come visit my facebook page and see what I've been up to! I still have a few openings before Christmas if your looking to get some updated photos of your family, you kids or even your pets! Also I love referrals please pass my information on to your family & friends!

I'm thankful to all of my family, friends & clients that have supported me on my journeys :)

~Melissa

Here is part of my support system! Here's my dad, mom #2, my sisters & their families...

I also appreciate my mom, my hubby's family and my spare sisters & best friends!

I love you all :)

Fun Family Time = The Fuller's!

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Mom & Mr. L- Schultz Lake Eagan, MN

2011-09-11T23:13:00.004-05:00

Mr. L just turned 4, and I think you can see all of his 4 year old sweetness and spunkiness in these photos! I had a lot of fun taking his pictues, here is the sneak peek!~

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Jake Sulflow - Senior Portriats

2011-09-07T09:35:00.003-05:00

Barber Family- Eagan MN

2011-08-29T13:37:00.004-05:00

I have a special spot in my heart for these girls & their parents! I miss them so much, I used to watch all three of these girls during the week. Each of them were just little babies when I first took care of them, so for me it's extra special when I get to see them & take their portraits! And there is something about sisters together that make me think about my sisters!
Enjoy the sneak peek~

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Kirsch Family- Family Photography Watertown, MN

2011-08-26T22:36:00.004-05:00

I was so excited to get the call for this photo session! Amy contacted me to take Miss R's ONE year portraits a few months back. I had the honor to take Amy & Phil's wedding portraits, so it meant a lot to me to that they wanted me to capture this milestone in their life! Thank you Amy & Phil for sharing your little princess with me! Here is your sneak peek~

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McGowan Family - Minnehaha Falls

2011-08-24T14:17:00.005-05:00

I've known this family for a few years now, these two girls are such sweethearts! I love how their sister pictures turned out, you can see so much personality in each of these photos! I had such a hard time trying to figure out which ones to share with you....

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Mr. Gus is 5!

2011-08-04T09:24:00.005-05:00

I absolutely adore Mr. Gus! He just turned 5 and to celebrate we met at Centennail Lake Park in Edina. I had a hard time trying to decide which pictures to share, we had so much fun. There is something about 5 year olds, I love that they are so sincere and carefree. We ran, laughed, hid in the tall grasses & played in the fountains!

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Mr. & Mrs Amunrud- May 28, 2011

2011-06-19T16:13:00.015-05:00

I've know Jessica for years, so when she asked me to do her wedding portraits I was thrilled and honored! This was the first time I got to meet her hubby Dan, and I can see the love, tenderness and excitment in their faces about their new life together~

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Amunrud Wedding- May 28, 2011

2011-06-19T14:20:00.007-05:00

Here is a sneak peek of Jessica & Dan's ceremony and group portraits! I had so much fun being a part of their day....

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Best Friends Forever *2!

2011-06-16T22:24:00.002-05:00

Just a little more to add to the BFF session!

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Best Friends Forever!

2011-06-16T22:14:00.004-05:00

I had so much fun taking pictures of the 3 BFF's! We met at Eagan's Central Park, and I just let the girls have fun together. I wanted to capture who they are together and what makes their friendship. One of the BFF's moved a few days after we took these pictures. I hope the girls remember forever what their friendship means!~

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Curwick Family - June 2011

2011-06-09T15:11:00.003-05:00

I adore this family! I took their wedding portraits about 3 years ago, and I've had the honor to capture more of their journeys as they venture into parenthood. This first picture captures the family dog and little N perfectly! And of course I love all of the sweet baby rolls and smiles! Thank you for letting me spend time with you Kristi & Eric~

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Miller Family- May 30, 2011

2011-06-03T20:22:00.004-05:00

I had the honor a few years ago to take this couples wedding portraits! Last year I got a call to do senior photos of the oldest son, and last weekend I got together with the family for their first family photos! We met at Minihaha Falls as it was getting nice and steamy on Memorial Day. I always enjoy getting the phone calls and emails from past clients and seeing how the families are growing! I had so many favorites from this session!

Prom 2011

2011-06-03T20:04:00.002-05:00

Something about the excitment of prom! My neighbor kid came knocking on my door, as they were getting ready to head out to prom and asked if I could take some pictures. Of course I said yes, so we went to the park for some fun, this is what we got!

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Princess M with Mom and Dad! May 15, 2011

2011-05-19T21:55:00.003-05:00

I've had the special opportunity to take princess M's portraits for the past few years! I love seeing how big she gets every year, and how all of her personality shines through in these pictures! We had alot of fun, I think her favorite part was when Mom and Dad were swinging her on the walk! I had a hard time trying to pick just a few of my favorites.... Here they are~

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St. Patty's Day Hooligan!

2011-03-29T18:26:00.004-05:00

I love Saint Patricks day! My nephew showed up at my house with his adorable Lil Hooligan shirt on and I knew I had to do a mini photo session! I dug out my St. Patty's Day beads and the leprechane hat and we played! Enjoy all the Green :)

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Baby Rolls!

2011-03-29T18:15:00.003-05:00

There is something about a little one with all of the sweet baby rolls! I love this session of Prince Ayden, I love the golden color of the wood floor, his expressions and the sweetness...

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Prince Ayden- Valentines Day

2011-03-29T18:06:00.005-05:00

A little boy showing all of his love for Mommy & Daddy! I've been taking pictures of Prince Ayden since his birth and it's funny how hard I have to work to get him to smile when I bring out the camera... But here are some of my favorites!

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Manzela's- March 2011

2011-03-11T14:47:00.004-06:00

Mom and the Boys! We were supposed to take pictures of the whole family but Dad ended up working... so we took pictures of mom with her boys and of course we had to include the family dogs in the pictures! Hopefully it gets nice out and we can take pictures of the whole family!

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McMaster Family- Feb. 2011

2011-03-11T14:42:00.003-06:00

This sweet little princess is just 10 days old! I loved meeting this family and capturing their moments as a family of 5....

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Tasia & Marcus Blessing of their Vows- Jan. 2011

2011-01-04T18:45:00.005-06:00

Tasia and Marcus got married in October 2010,

their family priest had some medical problems

right before their wedding and so he wasn't able to

perform the ceremony so they asked me to come

and take pictures of him blessing their vows!

It was great to be a part of this with them~

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Ackmann/Shepard Families- Dec. 2010

2010-12-19T23:02:00.008-06:00

I got the privlege to take pictures of Grandma with her

Grandkids! It started off a little tricky with the littlest one,

but as you can see we did get some great pictures!

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Poncelets Family- Dec 2010

2010-12-19T22:50:00.003-06:00

I've known this family for a long time! It's been years since I've seen the kids and I couldn't believe how much they'd grown! One thing I love about my photography job is that I get to see how families grow and all of the fun personalities that go with their ages!

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Curwick/Jensen Family- Dec. 2010

2010-12-16T08:09:00.004-06:00

I was so excited to hear from Kristi! I'd taken their Wedding Portraits a couple of years ago, so I was thrilled to go out to their house and take pictures of the family! What is sweeter than a newborn and a loving family? I can't wait to see you guys again and capture the journeys that parenthood will bring you on!

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Strandberg Family- Dec. 2010

2010-12-13T23:37:00.006-06:00

This is what pictures outside looked like during Saturday's Snow Storm! We took the majority of the pictures inside but we had to go out and capture them in the snow!

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Perkins Family - Nov. 2010

2010-12-13T15:29:00.005-06:00

Everytime I get to take pictures of the Perkins kids they make me laugh! This first one is one of my favorites just because the kids are so silly! I've been friends with their Mom for over 17 years and these kids are a part of my family, so I consider myself lucky to have the opportunity to take their pictures and make these memories with them!

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18 inch Doll Beds! (American Girl doll size)

2010-11-22T16:00:00.004-06:00

Are you looking for for a Doll Bed for your daughter, a niece, or another little girl close to your heart? With Christmas right around the corner... These are handmade doll beds that fit an American Girl Doll or any other 18 inch doll! My Brother- Inlaw is an amazing carpenter/wood worker.

He's selling them as single beds for $55 or you can get 2 beds and stack them for bunkbeds for $100.

Contact Kevin # 651-216-6133 for more information or to put in an order!

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DePaulis Family - November 2010

2010-11-22T14:58:00.006-06:00

Wow, it was cold out but the DePaulis family
took some great photos! I met them at their house
and went into the woods in their backyard
for these shots of the family and kids!

I hope you have a great Holiday month!

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Larson Kids- November 2010

2010-11-22T14:42:00.004-06:00

Who doesn't love a baby boy wrapped in his Daddy's

Military outfit? Here is a little Airforce babe full

of cute expressions and a naked tummy! And of

course we had to get Levi and Jaide together too!

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Larson Family - November 2010

2010-11-22T14:30:00.002-06:00

My sister and her family!

We went all the way up to Minot ND so I could

see the kids and take their family portraits! We

were hoping to go outside for some of the pictures

but it was just to cold out for the kids. I have to say

that we still got some awesome pictures :)

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Family DOGS!!!

2010-11-22T14:17:00.002-06:00

Here's some of the family dogs!

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Connor is 1 years old!

2010-11-22T14:08:00.004-06:00

My nephew Connor turned one!

Here is is some of the pictures from his One Year

photo session.... Of course I loved all of the pictures

but these are some of my favorites!

I love the Jeans Diapers!

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Justin - Senior Portraits

2010-11-21T20:56:00.004-06:00

Yep it's cold out~

But I ventured outside with Justin to take his

Senior Portraits! These ones are some of my

favorites out of our COLD morning!

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Tasia & Marcus Wedding Day, Oct. 23, 2010

2010-11-08T07:46:00.010-06:00

Tasia & Marcus~

Thank You for letting me spend the day with you! I had a wonderful time with your family and friends. I loved capturing your wedding day and giving you these special memories to look at on all of your anniversaries. There's so many amazing shots that it was hard to pick which ones to share with you right away! I wish you both many happy and wonderful years together....

If you are looking for more pictures of the bride and groom take a peek at Journeys of Life Photography's Facebook page!

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Sidler Family - Oct 2010

2010-11-05T16:37:00.003-05:00

I met the Sidler family at Northview Park in Eagan,

Of course they are HUGE Football fans so they were

sporting the Viking colors! Then the boys had to do

goofy ones with the fangs and their sisters sunglasses!

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Tveter Family- Oct. 2010

2010-10-28T21:48:00.003-05:00

I took the Tveter Family portraits last year. But

this year we did it with the other grandparents!

I had fun with the kids and of course having the

grandparents and grandkids with a motorcycle is

always fun! If you want to see more of the photo

session check out the Journeys of Life facebook page

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Solberg Family- October 2010

2010-10-22T08:29:00.004-05:00

I met the Solbergs at Eagan's Central Park, it was

nice and windy but the kids listened great and we

got some awesome pictures! These are some of

my favorites from our afternoon together!

Solheim Family- October, 16 2010

2010-10-19T13:59:00.004-05:00

I've known the Solheim's for a few years,

and I always have fun taking their pictures!

We had gorgeous weather and worked hard

at getting Max (the dog) to look at me and

not at all of the other dogs at the park!

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Partlo Family - Oct. 16, 2010

2010-10-17T22:48:00.002-05:00

I met the Partlo family at Minnehaha Falls,

it was a little windy but we had a lot of fun

and got some amazing pictures!

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Gunderson- Sibley Warriors

2010-10-17T00:00:00.005-05:00

Sibley Warriors!!!!

I love these shots of the Gunderson Boys!

I'm not sure which one is my favorite picture

so I had to post all of my top favorites!

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Haakensen/Day Wedding- Everyone Togther!

2010-10-16T23:28:00.007-05:00

I had so much fun with Tracy and Bobby's

Wedding Party! We had gorgeous weather,

lots of laughing and you can just see the love

that Tracy and Bobby have for each other!

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Bobby & Tracy Day Wedding - Sept. 25, 2010

2010-10-15T18:09:00.002-05:00

I joined Tracy and Bobby early to

capture pictures of them getting ready

for their Wedding Day! It was fun being

a part of the preparations and the excitment!

Christenson Kids! Oct. 2010

2010-10-06T16:35:00.005-05:00

These are my kids! We went to an alley

by Joe's Garage Restaurant in Minneapolis.

I love how their pictures turned out,

this was probably the easiest time I've had

with my kids! It's crazy how fast the years

have gone, they aren't little anymore....

Nelson Family- Oct. 2010

2010-10-06T15:44:00.005-05:00

I had a great time with the Nelson family!

Chasing the little man around and capturing

every bit of his 2 year old personality~

We met at Eagan's Central Park, walked

the trails, and played on the playground!

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Lempola Family- October 2010

2010-10-03T22:19:00.007-05:00

I met the Lempola Family at Minnehaha Falls!

It was a little chilly outside but we had fun

playing in the leaves, going for a walk along

the old train tracks and I had a lot of

fun chasing after the little guys!

Emily & Lance Wedding - Sept. 4, 2010

2010-09-16T10:16:00.004-05:00

What an amazing wedding! The Ceremony was at "The Marsh", the weather was wonderful, the bride was stunning and the groom was styling! I had a great time celebrating Emily and Lances wedding with them and their family and friends! I took so many awesome pictures I had a hard time trying to decide which ones to share with everyone...

There's something about all of the Love that flows in the air at weddings, I always go home from a wedding looking at my husband and loving him and my life even more!

CONGRATS to Emily and Lance and I wish them many happy and fun years together~

Emily & Lance Wedding - part 2

2010-09-16T09:38:00.008-05:00

Here's Emily and Lance with their Wedding Party,

the Guys were having a little "too much" fun in the

first picture! After the Ceremony they stopped

at Brunzwick Zone and played some games,
Lance was trying really hard to get the giant
Banana out of the Claw Machine~

The Duffy's - Sept. 2010

2010-09-15T15:59:00.003-05:00

Here's Connor! It's hard to believe he's already

10 months old... I remember how little he was when

he was born! I loved taking these pictures of him and

his Mom and Dad! It was really hard to decide

which ones to share with you all~

Klein Family- September 5, 2010

2010-09-08T08:57:00.003-05:00

I met the Klein Family bright and Early in the

morning at Eagan's Central Park. Grandma

and Auntie were visiting so of course we needed

to get pictures with everyone! The girls are so

cute, Here's a little peek of my favorite shots~

Enjoy....

Little Trucker Gus- Sept. 1, 2010

2010-09-04T23:28:00.002-05:00

This little guy is just the sweetest! He brought

along 2 of his cars to the photo session.

He just turned 4 years old last month, we had

so much fun hiking through Lebanon Hills Park

and playing and splashing in the water!

Easter Church, Youth Pastor - Aug. 2010

2010-09-04T23:19:00.003-05:00

Here's the new Youth Pastor at

Easter Lutheran Church in Eagan!

My husband and I last spring finally went

through the New Member Orientation with

Easter Church. They remembered that I had

my own photography business and gave me a

call to come and take pictures of Pastor Sarah

for the wall of fame! She is such a wonderful

lady, I'm excited to see all the activities she puts

together for the kids and what they get to learn!

Jensen Family - August 29, 2010

2010-09-02T08:16:00.005-05:00

I had so much fun with the Jensen's! I've been

taking their family portraits since little man C

was 3 months old. I've loved all of our photo

sessions over the last couple of years but I this

one is my favorite! We met at Joes Garage

Restaurant and Loring Park in Minneapolis.

Luke Senior Portraits- Aug. 2010

2010-09-01T23:29:00.005-05:00

I had a great time with Luke and his family~

We met at Hidden Valley Park in Savage,

fought off the mosquitos and still got a ton of

great photos! The last couple show Luke's

true colors of fun :) I hope you enjoy!

Menoch-Berger Wedding- August 21, 2010

2010-09-01T16:54:00.006-05:00

This is one of my close family friends that I

grew up with! She got married to a wonderful

man and had an amazing wedding! I hope you

enjoy the pictures I took of the couple together

enjoying their wedding day~

Grandma Babs & the Grandkids- Aug 18, 2010

2010-09-01T16:33:00.004-05:00

I always love it when I get the phone

call to take these girls' pictures! They

are so spirited and so much fun.. I hope

you enjoy the sneak peek of Grandma

having fun with the kids!

Prince Corneliusen

2010-08-14T19:15:00.005-05:00

Here is the little prince! I got to watch this

baby come into this world and now I had the honor

of taking his newborn portraits!

He is such a sweetheart and his mom and dad

are so excited to have him in their lives!
I love seeing the love that is between parents and their children~

Bernahl Family - July 2010

2010-08-08T15:30:00.003-05:00

Here's my sister's family! I went down to see them

last weekend and took their portraits. I loved

so many of them that it was really hard to pick

which ones to put on my Blog!
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~Melissa: Journeys of Life Photography: #612-695-4192

My Doula Blog!

2010-08-04T18:48:00.005-05:00

I've made a new blog for my Doula business!

http://www.adoulasjourneys.blogspot.com/

I hope to be sucessful with keeping up with both

Blogs and my crazy, fun, busy life!!!
Thanks to everyone for all of their support

while I make this new journey of my own~

The Barber Princesses! July 2010

2010-08-02T23:45:00.004-05:00

It was so wonderful to see these girls again!
We did Miss C's 1 year portraits and then of

course we got the sisters together!
I have so many favorites!

Klein Family - 07-24-10

2010-07-30T21:36:00.005-05:00

I had a wonderful time with the Klein Family last Saturday!

The girls are just adorable and I love how

all of their personalities sparkle.

Jaide - July 2010

2010-07-24T22:34:00.005-05:00

I love this little girl so much!

It's hard to believe she's going to be 3 years old

in just a couple of weeks. I loved so many that it was

hard to choose which one to share! The ones of her

loving her new baby brother are really sweet too.

Bogarts Staff - June 2010

2010-07-24T22:29:00.003-05:00

The Staff at Bogarts!

They worked so hard trying to get Apple Valley

Freedom days to go and then the severe weather came..

Watry Family 07/20/2010

2010-07-24T17:33:00.002-05:00

I always love it when this family comes to town!

I've been taking pictures of the girls since they were

babies. We only had time to do the family portraits

this time but later this summer I will get to

have some more fun with the girls~

Biagini Family 07/17/2010

2010-07-23T21:23:00.004-05:00

I met little Miss M and her Mom and Dad last week

in their home. I had a great time playing with the

little princess and getting to know her parents!
Thank you for sharing your sweet baby with me!

2010-07-20T23:09:00.007-05:00

Here's some of the fun we had with the

wedding party. The elegant Ceremony was beautiful

and all of the fun at the Reception!

Scott & Samantha's Wedding (3) 7-10-10

2010-07-20T00:24:00.004-05:00

Mr. and Mrs. L~

Here's a toast to you both, I wish you lots

of wonderful years and just remember to

pray together and always love one another!

Scott & Samantha's Wedding (2) 7-10-10

2010-07-20T00:14:00.007-05:00

We planned a "special" moment for

Samantha and Scott.

I just love how these turned out with the prayer,

seeing each other for the first time etc...

Scott & Samantha's Wedding 7-10-10

2010-07-18T12:48:00.004-05:00

I started Samantha and Scott's Wedding Day

with them as they started to get ready for

the celebration of their Love!

July 10th , 2010

3rd-4th Grade Eagles Lacrosse Team

2010-07-15T21:31:00.005-05:00

I got to take these portraits of the

Apple Valley Eagles 3rd & 4th grade team.

These boys did a great job listening!

Connor 8 months! July 2010

2010-07-11T23:02:00.004-05:00

I love these new pictures of Little C!

At first he was not a fan of sitting in the grass,

then all of sudden he kept rolling into it!

He was so mad when I first sat him in the grass!
I just had to post this one...