tara bjerke photography » southern minnesota photographer

Oh, HI BLOG READERS! Have I been neglecting you, lately? I’d say YES. Sorry about that. Things around here have been biz-zay. I typically don’t like throwing a bevy of different sessions all in one post, but I’m just going to have to make an exception…and you’re just going to have to look at ALLLL the pretty pictures to find the ones you’re looking for!

First up? Sweet little Miss Marni. She came to visit when she was just a few days old here. I can’t believe this is that same baby! It just doesn’t seem like it was long enough ago for her to have changed this much! So adorable.

Next up, a set of brothers that have been coming to see me for a few years, now. I took pictures of the younger guy when he was brand spankin’ new back when I was shooting sessions upstairs in my living/dining room! I do NOT miss those days! Thanks to their mom for coming back and becoming such a good friend in the process!

This first one sorta makes me think that mom n’ dad have their work cut out for them when girls become of more interest than guitar playing to him….;)

And this little guy? He was NOT excited to take pictures at my studio, but once we got out to their farm? All smiles.

I like to call this last one from this session: VICTORY IS MINE! Mom and I worked really REEEEALLY hard on getting a shot of the two of them together that did not involve wrestling or other boy things. We persevered and came away victorious. You may think I’m being dramatic about this…I’m not. We deserve props.

The next set of siblings came and spent a morning with me and I was in LOVE. Their big smiles and amazing blue eyes had me when they walked in the door…and then I found out the big sister speaks Norwegian…AMAZING! She was so smart and a very good big sister. But who wouldn’t be with a little brother this cute?

Sara and Mark. I should have bought a lottery ticket the day of their session. What are the odds that the day AND location would be perfect? They asked me to come out to Sara’s family farm and before I could really even scope out the red out buildings (my fave) Mark was saying, “we can do down by the lake…there’s a cornfield and a pasture down there.” UM, YES PLEASE?! Such a great afternoon and SO MANY beautiful images to choose from!

What’s that ZZTop song? About ladies loving a sharp dressed man? Yeah. I think these handsome fellas could probably be in a remake of the video, don’t you think?

Add some parental units and VOILA! Beautiful family portrait!

I love the interaction on this next one. The way he looks at his momma like she’s the most beautiful and hilarious person on the planet. (sigh) I miss those days!

And the little guy got the spotlight all to himself for a bit. He is, after all, celebrating being ONE! It doesn’t seem like it could have been a year ago that we did this!

Last, but certainly not least, a brand new little guy that is very special to me. My amazing friend, Laurie (who helped me finish my studio…for those of you that know that story) had her first baby recently. He came to visit me on his one week birthday. I must say, he really IS a looker…but I may be just slightly biased. He came a little early…like we’re-so-lucky-we-took-maternity-pictures-and-had-that-baby-shower-when-we-did kind of early. But it’s okay. Because he is so cute.

Meet Cru.

See that smile? It’s because he LOVES me taking his picture.

And THAT, folks, is what’s been happenin’ lately! OH, and there are a few weddings that still need sneak peeks. Like, soon! So I’ll post those in another day…after you soak up all the adorable in this post!

Until next time!

Tara