Heeeeeere they are 😀 the KINGS! For those who are new to the blog, we’ve been photographing this family since the beginning of his life. He’s 3 years old now… and this is the 4th time we’ve photo’d them. Yep… do the math! 🙂 Now, I’m NOT kidding you when I say that the King’s are THE most asked about family we photograph. I think that our blog readers were ready for an update.
1. Baby King 2.0 will be here in July. Yep, you heard that right… baby in belly!
2. John still has a huge smile 😀 …which is THE most contagious smile in the history of the universe.
3. Betsy is one of my very best friends 🙂
4. Miles is incredibly smart, a bit shy, very curious & has the most vivid imagination ever.
I love this image. Big time.
I asked Miles to listen to what the baby had to say. He listened closely and responded, “I’m ready to come out now.” 🙂
7 months pregnant. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! You’re gorgeous 🙂
He told me I had orange hair. I asked what color mom’s was… “black.” Dad’s? “clear.” Miles’? “Purple.”
I told them to walk Peter Pan style… they did it perfectly 🙂
Two things he wanted to know before the session started.
“Do you drive a bulldozer?” Afraid not… 🙁 (I assume he wanted to know if I was Bob the Builder)
“Where’s Mike?” He’s spending time with his mommy and daddy. (I’m BLOWN away that he remembered us from 1.5 years ago. SERIOUSLY?!). He was not happy that Mike wasn’t part of the equation that morning. I can’t say I blame him 😉
Betsy, the photo on the left… that’s on the blog JUST for you… he made THE face! 😀 Oh, and that image on the right… it makes me smile. 🙂 <- like that.
My favorite ❗ I know you two were looking for the perfect canvas to hang over the babies crib… In my OH SO humble opinion… this is the one. Jussssst sayin’ 😀 😀 😀
John, I love that you look a litttttle like Squidward 🙂 HA! but… JUSSSSSSST a little 😉 (don’t judge me for knowing who Squidward is…)
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fort wayne, ind
betsy+john | married 4.5 years
miles | 3 years
betsy | photographer
john | composer
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Because I shot this session on my own… no action photos 🙁 BUT, I can show you something even better! A quick walk down memory lane 🙂
April 9, 2007October 19, 2007. This photo actually hangs in our studio… 😀 It’s a bb+mk classic 🙂
November 28, 2008.
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How fun that you have photographed them that many times!! I simply adore the ones with them walking hand in hand. ADORE. And you can’t tell that she is 7 months pregnant!! HOLY SHMOKES! She’s gorgeous. 🙂 Great job on them. As always, you rocked it!
Bobbi – These pictures are just adorable! Where in the world did you take them to shoot these? That tree is fabulous!
Mommy looks like Patrick and I’m Sponge Bob!
There’s me as a baby!
I love these pictures!
Oh Bobbi….these are just…wow. No words. You know I don’t need to say any more to describe how much I love these three. And you.
HUGS!
G
So is it weird that I want the tree from this session? Think you could send it up? 🙂 I love your words with the pictures almost as much as the shots themselves- because of the longstanding relationship, they are so personal. Gorgeous family and the little guy is adorable! Can’t wait to see version 2.0!
Oh how blessed we are to have your friendship and talent in our lives! You are the real deal girl. : )
So I can’t believe I woke up to this post! Wow! I feel so pretty! Our family looks like it popped out of a story book! We are just over the moon in love with them!!!! (I LOVE the tree shot too!!!)
and John TOTALLY looks like Squidward! LOL!!! He also can look like the Grinch, so the man is a walking cartoon character.
Miles blowing on that stubborn dandelion. Love!!!
Oh and PS, I’m so glad we did a morning shoot. Miles JUST started waking up at 5:30 AM these past few weeks so after a couple years of me working late and sleeping in, I’m discovering how beautiful the morning is again. So this really is perfect.
PPS Thank you for posting Miles crying again. I am going to hunt that image down and print it NOW. I can’t believe I haven’t printed it big yet. DUH!
PPPS For anyone who is still reading this, I want to tell a little story: Recently I had to make a big life decision. I was sitting in my living room staring at that photo of Miles laying on the bed with us and it made me realize how fast life goes and how I really wanted to focus on my family. I love how having one of BB+MK’s photos on our wall helped me stay focused on what is truly important to me.
I’m shushing. Just had to gush over how thankful I feel to have this precious and fleeting time in our life captured. Thank you so much!
This family is over the top adorable. I love that you have captured their family through the stages. Can’t wait to see baby 2.0!
heyy.. no judging here. i have a couple hundred of spongebob’s qoutes in my head. LOL. beautiful family.. crazy beautiful. can’t wait for baby to come 🙂
AWWWWW, the beautiful KINGS!!! I love that tree so much! Such a perfect place for a sweet morning family session. 🙂 Bets, you ARE so beautiful, and I can NOT wait for this baby to come!!! That first photo of you guys is just adorable, but my absolute fave is the one Bobbi suggested for canvas…..FLIPPING BEAUTIFUL.
Oh my goodness! What a beautiful little family!
What’s a grandma to say! These are treasures. Thanks you Bobbi for being a part of this amazing family…What a JOY!
Wow! The light was amazing! The photo of Betsy is beautiful! The last photo makes me smile over and over! I would so be willing to not drive the fanciest car or go on the fanciest vacations just so you and mike could capture the beauty of our life every year 🙂
i love betsy and i love both of your photography!!! i enjoy following betsy on facebook and truly love your art too!!! thank you
Bobbi, you did such an incredible job capturing my little family! I feel so fortunate to have been in front of your lens 4 times already. These are images we will cherish our whole lives!
And I even like the Squidward one. 😉
Thanks again for giving us your morning. You TOTALLY ROCK!
I really want to be ya’ll when I grow up :-)! Fantastic pictures, between ya’ll and Betsy’s family they are amazing.
Absolutely loooooove these, all of them! It’s been fun watching this adorable family on your blog, and cannot wait to see baby 2.0! Miles is such a cutie pie! Loved his hair color answers! You rocked this, Bobbi! Truly amazing work! And I would love that tree and field too!
these are GREAT! Miles’ comments crack me up! How fun! I love the hair comment – too funny – and “the” face is pretty stinkin cute 🙂
Congratulations to the King family … can’t wait to see the photos with baby #2!! These pics are phenomenal – fabulous job Bobbi!!
Lovely!
even though i watch miles grow on betsy’s blog…im surprised how he looks so old here!! crazy. and so adorable. ummm betsy, where is your belly? seriously. arent you supposed to be bigger earlier with each pregnancy? i cant even see a bump!! go eat a sandwich! maybe two;) great job bobbi, as always.
AWWWWW YEAH. now thats what im talking about. i love those kings. its impossible not to. bobbi you RULE behind a camera and BETS, you rule in front of one. straight up gorgeous.
cant wait to see more photos after the babe comes. eeeeeee =]
That purposely oof shot just blew my gourd a little. That’s some sick shit to pull off and make it not cheesy AT ALL. High fives to all – that big shot with the “storybook” tree is amazing 🙂
Oh, my, gosh. What an adorable couple!!! I swear if I have a kid that cute, he’ll get whatever he wants. I love that you’ve gotten to capture them at so many fun stages of life! So rad!
what a sassy/adorable family!
These are so wonderful, and how great that you guys live so close to each other enough and can do sessions for each other. I’m kind of jealous of this thing, you, Besty and Gail got going on in Indiana. 🙂
love you love them love the pictures!
It is so much fun seeing Miles grow…a friend linked me to your site and to Betsy’s when Miles couldn’t have yet been 18 month old…we were nursing our babes late at night looking for things to read. 🙂 You did a FABULOUS job with them (again!) and you’re right, John’s smile is totally contagious.
Oh Bobbi, how you and your awesomeness keep me inspired! I love them all, and Love even more how you blog about this family, it makes me feel like I know them! 🙂
These comments are rocking my world. My heart is exploding!
Thank you guys!
Still having a great day over here basking in these. Love you Bobbi! Such an awesome friend. 🙂
I was so hoping you would post these photos today! I can’t WAIT to see that baby.
LOVE the 2 tree images . . . A-MA-ZING!!! I think I was the second one as a canvas for myself!! 🙂
SO HAPPY!!! These photographs are just full of amazingness…this family is beautiful on the outside, but bobbi does the best job at also capturing the beauty and love coming from their insides too 🙂
I don’t know them but I love them! These are awesome Bobbi, you captured the love in this family so well every time! Love it!
These photos are gorgeous! When I saw on Facebook that you were blogging Betsy’s family I got so excited….that picture that hangs in your studio of Miles is one of my favorite bb+mk images of all time and I remember you blogging that session and thinking “wow I hope I have a baby that beautiful!” and “wow I hope I can get Bobbi and Mike to do a session like this when I have a baby”. Betsy, you and your family are so beautiful. I can’t believe how big Miles is!
Great solo work Bobbi! Please tell us King family fans that there will be a session when King Baby 2.0 comes out!!
ps…seven months? what the…
Wow, Bobbi, those are amazing! What a gorgeous family. And it’s awesome that you’ve had such a relationship with them over the years.
The tree shot is absolutely a favorite. What an awesome gift these images are for Betsty, John, Miles and baby on the way! Betsy-yeah, you. are. gorgeous.
What a beautiful family!
Good stuff right here. Its ok John she called me Squidworth once too. Haha, really though, amazing images.
Ryan, I have not! REALLY?!
FUN! Great post.
Oh Bobbi, it’s so wonderful to see how you have seen the King family! Thank you for sharing with us.
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So many are canvas worthy! I love them all. I also love that you took us down memory lane. WOW!
Hello Bobbi and Mike,
I can’t believe how fast times fly. It is fun watching Miles grow up right before our eyes. He such a cutie. Betsy and John look so happy. Betsy is gorgeous with that pregnant glow about her. This was a wonderful shoot.
My favorite photo is the first B&W of their little family reading a book.
Love you.
Momba
cute stuff!
Those are rediculous! Love them! Where is that tree in Fort Wayne?! I’m getting married there in July…that tree would make for some sassy shots! 😉 Great job! Totally going to be calling you guys when I have kids!
Love these Bobbi! That tree setting is amazing!!!
Such sweet pictures! I can feel their love radiating in their smiles and touches!