When Stacy emailed and said she wanted to do a session that was personal to them as a family and then suggested going out on a boat, we were SOLLLLD!
….but before we got in the boat, we started things off with some more traditional bbmk photos. 🙂 Here’s one of my favorites. ❗
Well hello there young Drew Barrymore. 🙂
Evan is in the independent, don’t touch me, don’t help me, don’t hold me, exploring stage of his 15 month old life. AKA, he wanted nothing to do with being in photos. I mean, who does?! Am I right Evan??!! 😉 Finding things to do that would keep him interested and wanting to hang out with us was a bit of a challenge… but when he was in it, he was PERFECTION!
…seeee…. notice who’s too indpenedent to hold daddy’s hand? 😉
Loved this field… and I adore Hailey and Evan’s sweet faces in this one!
Then it was boat time! My other favorite ❗ See the diva in the back with her hair blowing in the wind? 😉
Notice that rope on the right side of the image? Mike was in a huuuge tubey thing that Justin brought along. It was very cool. 🙂 Meanwhile, I’m ducked down somewhere in that boat.
I love images like this. It’s a rare capture. No matter how old or independent we get, there are these little glimpses of vulnerability and how much we love / need our parents. These moments (past the age of 4) seem to last no longer than 10 seconds. It’s as though after ten seconds we realize that we’re not babies anymore. Does any of this make sense? I’m having a hard time explaining. Luckily I’m a pretty good photographer and this picture is worth a thousand words! 😉 
That look on Evan’s face is SOOOO classic Evan! “What?! I’m busy here!” Oh Evan, we just love you… 😀
…after the sun had set Hailey and her dad jumped in the lake. 🙂
Mike’s favorite ❓
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stacy+justin :: married 8 years • 5.29.05 :: currently living in Taylorville, Ill.
How they met, as told by Stacy :: We have a pretty simple ‘how we met’ story. The summer after our freshman year of college I was back home in Chicago and Justin was up there going to school. I was friends with one of his roommates and we met while hanging out one night! It was fate 😉
Stacy :: hometown – Elgin, Ill. :: Photographer :: five words – beautiful, caring, creative, flare (as in sun flare 🙂 ), stubborn
Justin :: hometown – Harvel, Ill. :: Senior Design Engineer :: five words – dedicated, countryboy, strong, easy-going, smart
Hailey :: 5 years old :: born 6.9.08 :: five words – adorable, creative, hilarious, attitude (good AND bad), unique
Evan :: 15 months :: born 5.8.12 :: five words – ornery, hilarious, daredevil, happy, amazeballs
Your perfect Saturday :: We kind of had our perfect Saturday when we met up with you guys! In the summer at least. We’d grab some friends, head out to the lake and eat, play, swim and take tons of pictures!!
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…wasn’t the huge tubey thing cool?! 
…you blog readers had to have known this was coming! 🙂 Mike can’t resist the water! 😉
Thanks friends for making the trek to our neck of the woods… it was so much fun photographing / getting to know you guys. FO’ REAL! 🙂
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Much love friends!
~bobbi+mike ❗ + ❓
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LOVE THESE!!! Being in a boat on the lake is special to my family too, and what a GREAT idea to make it happen with bobbi+mike!! Beautiful, happy family!
COOLEST SHOOT!!!
I had to laugh – the sweet tender moment with mom & daughter, I’m just looking at the boy in the background, waiting for him to throw the phone in the water 🙂
These are so awesome!! Doing an on-the-water-boat family session must have been an awesome and unique experience! I love the natural moments you caught of the family being a family together, and the love and vulnerability.
I WANT BOAT PICTURESSSSS! (obviously said in the most whiney voice you can come up with)
But seriously, these are perfect. The photos are all so genuinely … just fun.
What fun! I can’t resist either. Love that Mike’s in the dingy. 🙂
Awww. The last black and white boat one is my favorite!!!!… but closely tied in when Evan was acting like a dinosaur towards his sister… Awesome :).
What a fun session! Love that it’s a boat session! Lovely job as always!
holy moly….this is amazing!!! I am soooo loving that mike was following behind in a dingy!! LOL and it is kind of intriguing how much she looks like Drew Barrymore….circa ET
I love how in every single image you guys take, I can practically hear the laughter and feel the smiles that are on everyone’s faces looking through them. Wonderful images and such a happy family!
I’m absolutely blown away!!! These are the most amazing shots! And I LOVE that you worked with Evan instead of forcing it. It’s perfect!!! I’m just … wow … these are all incredible!!! <3
Those first two black and whites are jaw-dropping. Literally stopped me from scrolling. Beautiful.
Oh guys….these are just perfect :). Evan was such a little stinker…but he’s kind of always a little stinker :). I am so so so glad we made the boat thing work!! It was a blast meeting you and I hope we can get together again next year!!
Evan looks like a baby Tony Stewart (Nascar owner and driver). Always love bobbi and mike pictures!
Oh, Stacy! These are wonderful!!!!! You guys are so beautiful and happy together!!!!!!!
Ahhhh, love these. Pretty sure the dino pic is amazing. What a beautiful family.
So cute!!! 🙂
I love all of these! The boat pictures are just amazing and sooo much fun! Awesome job as always!
SO GOOD as usual! those boat shots – amazing! I love how you worked the limited space and got the most incredible and dynamic images! This is one super cute family!
The boat was an awesome idea… made these photographs so much more personal which I really love about them all! Great job, Bobbi + Mike!!
oh i love this so much.. perfection. all the black and white images are my faces. i cant find the words for this post, i just love love love it.
Oh wow…such perfection and genuine images of this family. The one of Mama getting cuddled on the boat gave me chills. LOVE this session!!
Oh how I love these!!!! They are all amazing, but the boat pictures are my favorite! And Mike in the water made my LOL…he looks so happy! 🙂
The two individual shots of the kids in black and white are gorgeous. Great job on the images and great job about thinking out of the box for the session. Super Cool!
I la-la-la-loooovvvveee that last pic (Mike’s Fave)… Totally perfect! Great job, you guys!! 🙂
Love it. Love all of it. Wish they were my family photos. What a great session.
Oh bobbi+mike, this session made me smile so much! What a happy & beautiful family! You guys make riding a boat look like no big deal. Amazing work.
Love love love!
Holy ish this is awesome! I’ve been saving for my own BBMK sesh but now I need a boat too. You guys NAILED this!!!! Love love! Fave is little Hailey in the water.
Especially like this one because my name is Haley and I have a little brother named Evan 🙂
Haley – that is so cool!!!
perfectly captured.
i knew mike was gonna jump in before i see that last photo. lol.
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