Rentzel Christmas Party

This past weekend was our annual family Christmas Party in the city. All my cousins and Aunts and Uncles from my Dad's side of the family got together and enjoyed some great food and awesome company. We had so much fun together! My older sister's family ended up being sick except for Owen, so he got to go with Aunt Caroline! He had so much fun chasing cousin Natalie around the table, lap after lap! Here are some sweet pictures of my nephews with their coordinating Christmas outfits on. I am truly blessed and thankful that we all live close enough to get to see each other so often!

Hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas!

Caroline Rentzel

*update

I just had a chance to make the images a bit smaller to be able to see them better! Here is another sweet one of Owen just for kicks :)

But Santa's coming... there's so much to do! -Elf

Everything is somewhat slowing down a bit before the holidays so I finally have a chance to share with you another session!

Not sure what it is but lately I've been diggin' black and white... don't get me wrong, color is beautiful (that golden light is stunning) but black and white has just made my heart sing lately! So, this post is purely black and white and I love it!

This sweet family was so great to work with! The whole family joined me at the park early on a game day to fight the wind, chill, and all those sooner fans to get these beautiful images. It was well worth it! Thanks again for the opportunity to photograph your family!

Look at these eyes and that smile

Sebastian and his Aunt Kelsey

And yes, the quote from Elf is my ringtone :)

Cooper's First Christmas

Here is a preview of a session I did recently with my cousin Melissa and her family. After thanksgiving I stayed an extra day and got to hang out with them. We never really get to see each other as often as we'd like because she doesn't live in the same town as I do, but I find that Melissa and I are a lot a like! We love to joke around and listen to a lot of the same music, in fact her husband, Julian, actually commented on how we should just share an ipod!

It was great getting to see you guys! Here are a few pictures of them and their sweet baby.

STILL in the spirit of thanksgiving... I am also thankful for this family :)

Jenny is probably one of my favorite people in this entire world and everybody knows it. She and I danced and now teach at the same dance studio. She is a few years older than me and when I was younger she was one of my biggest role models. Then I probably couldn't pin point why I looked up to her so much and thought she was soo awesome, but I do now! She is one of the most strongest, dedicated, kind hearted, and sincere person I know. She has a heart for the Lord and she shows it daily. It has been so fun watching her and her family grow. From her telling us the story of her proposal from Chad during dance class to now having the opportunity to photograph her family Christmas pictures with her sweet boys. She has become a great friend and I am soo lucky! So again, I am thankful for your friendship Jen!

{Family}

I am kind of sad that all of the beautiful fall colors have began to fade. Luckily, I was able to capture this family right before the colors started to go. This sweet family was such a joy to work with. Ainsley is just precious and her parents are so fun and genuine. I look forward to future sessions with this family!

In the spirit of thanksgiving... I am thankful for this family!

I have been blessed to get to know this family over the past two years. Megan has become such a great friend and her two children, Emma and Sophie, are such a joy. They are the sweetest girls with very fun personalities. Thank you Megan for your friendship! Love you guys!

Brotherly Love

Corbin and Collin are some awesome kids that I have gotten to know over the past few years. They are so kind and fun to be around!

Thank you guys for making my job so fun :) Carrie, you are such a joy to be around and thank you for trusting me to photograph your boys!

if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands!

Ashleigh, my sister, has an old soul with lots and lots of joy. So for this session I decided to do something more old fashion looking. And since my nephews love trains, I took their family down to the train museum and saw "Thomas (the train)!" (that is what my nephew calls each train he sees :)

Oh, she's just being Miley

Gotta love road trips! My sister and I wend down to Plano, Texas this past Wednesday were she modeled SIX different gorgeous gowns for the next brides of North Texas issue. I have to admit, we now know what it feels like to sing a concert, haha. On the way we sang everything from JoJo, Spice Girls, B-Spears, Miley, a little Bohemian Rhapsody, and of course Shania Twain. The photographers, David and Luke Edmondson, were incredible! So definitely look for the upcoming Brides of North Texas issue in February!

On the way home I begged to get some images for myself (I mean seriously she already had her hair and makeup done!) so we pulled over into this woodsy area and played. Here is what I got!

{Sara & Rod}

Sara and Rod are such a fun couple! You still see their joy for each other after being married for a few years! Thank you guys for letting me photograph you and drag you all over campus! :)

{my sweet nephew}

{Brides}

A couple of weekends ago I assisted Kalee Ridings during a bridal session! Here are a few of my favorite images I got of the bride to be, Ali. Definitely check out Kalee's website and blog she is an amazing photographer!

http://kaleeridingsphotography.blogspot.com/

Pumpkin Patch!

This week I was able to go to the pumpkin patch with two awesome families! The weather was pretty gloomy but we still got some great ones!

Sarah, Sebastian, and Jake


Jamie, Natalie, and Matt

Baby Cooper!

Baby Cooper is finally here! Today I had the opportunity to take his newborn pictures and he was such a trooper! It was awesome to spend the day with Melissa and Julian! Cooper has some pretty great parents :) Their love for each other definitely shows! Here are few images I just couldn't wait to share with everyone... and as always there are more to come!