Yep, you read it right. We are expecting our 4th little baby! It seems so unreal. We are early in telling, but we are very excited. I also didn’t want to fake feeling great all the time. We told our family on Halloween by putting what you see above in their trick or treat bags.  

Here are the kids all dressed up…

To see what we *all* looked like this Halloween click here…

Wild Sorbet is an amazing frame company that we use to provide our clients with unique, high quality, handmade frames. Not only are their frames super yummy, but the staff is so kind and great to work with. 

They had a contest to collect images for their 2010 catalog. We entered and…

WE WON!!!!

You can check it out the complete post here:  http://www.wildsorbet.blogspot.com/

We won 1st place in the studio category! For those of you who have never been to our studio, you will be able to see a sneak peek on their blog or at the top of our blog under ‘about us’.

We also won 2nd place in the nursery category! It shows our little girl’s room. You also will see the Cherry Lolly frame… a favorite by many.

We are opening up sessions where 100% of all session fees collected for this date will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®.

We have a passion for this cause…    About 1 1/2 years ago, we had a close friend pass away from breast cancer after battling it for about 10 years. We were able to photograph her and her family 3 months before she went home to be with Jesus. We are so thankful that she was able to see the birth of her first grandson and take care of him the first few months of his life. Those images are still so precious to us and the family. She was one to always do things for others, and we are so thankful for the memories that we have of her.

Hitting closer to home, my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2005. At first, when you hear the words, they seem so surreal and hard to believe. Thankfully she did not have to undergo chemo or radiation. She had a bilateral mastectomy in December 2005. We can still remember how horrible it was to watch her come out of that surgery. At one point, Tater noticed her breathing only 2 times a minute and had to notify the medical staff. It was a tough first week of recovery, but we are so blessed to have her healthy and with us today. My grandma has also had to fight the fight of breast cancer, and thankfully is a survivor too.

After my mom’s recovery, my mom planned a surprise party for all of those closest to her that helped her during her rocovery (her mom, sisters and daughters). She hired my dear friend, Christin, to be the party planner. Christin is excellent at this, and we all had a ball. When we first arrived, we divided into 2 teams and had a video scavenger hunt. If you have never taken part in one of those, it is a blast. We were given 21 things that we had to accomplish, go find, or do. You have to capture it all on video. We watched our created movies, laughed a bunch, chatted, ate wonderful food, and received the gifts that my mom gave us all (including pedicures for future fun). It was an evening that was filled with love and celebration. 

Since we have prior committments on Sunday, Ocober 11th, we are offering our sessions on Saturday, October 10th. If you are interested in booking a session with us on October 10th to help support this cause, please contact us at haley@capturingroots.com to book and talk about your session. 100% of your session fee ($175) will be donated. You also will receive 25 free Chistmas cards from us for sharing your heart and money toward this cause. 

Kristen with Images for a Cure featured us on the blog. You can check it out here.

Contact us for more details or book now!

We are thrilled to announce that we are carrying the adorable kid’s clothing line of Jenni Jackson clothing here in our studio! We are exclusive dealers here in Central Illinois. The line consists of a variety of beautiful fabrics, fun bandana’s, and a wonderful mixture of colors. These dresses add a lot to a photograph, so we will be adding them as a recommendation in our ‘What to Wear’ brochure that we give our clients. Come shop with us!

ONE DAY ONLY! We will be offering these special sessions on Saturday, April 25th. It is special pricing, so be sure to reserve your spot! See below for details.

The morning sessions will be for the urban kid.

In the afternoon, we will be doing sessions for modern teens, seniors, and young adults. This is a great opportunity for those who want to update their profile image on Facebook/MySpace or just have some great images around. You will get to model for us, and I’m sure we will have fun creating images with style.

The possibilities are endless with The Luxe: our exquisite, top of the line, custom designed album. The inside spreads are designed to express your style and display your cherished images. 

The album we are featuring is an album we created for a 2009 senior, and it can be viewed by clicking HERE.

Our 2009 information is available and booking is now officially open! 

To view our 2009 information click HERE.  Please contact us if you have any questions.

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