Restoring Hope Bike Ride

RestoringHope.org = A home away from home for patients who are in the Madison area for organ, bone marrow or other transplants.

A few weeks ago a good friend of mine from High School called me up and asked if I wanted to volunteer to take some photographs of a bike ride benefit they were putting together to help raise money for their Restoring Hope Transplant House. Of course I said yes, how could I turn that down?!

The event was a huge success! Many bikers came out as well as some local celebraties to help raise money. Here is a small sneak preview of the many shots I took as I chased bikers on foot carrying camera gear (great workout!)...

Local NBC news anchor Leigh Mills with Cindy the director of the Transplant House.

E-Session: Jason & Leah

I have a secret: Jason & Leah are in love!

All you have to do is spend a little time with these two and you will notice it yourself. Nicole and I had a fantastic time walking around downtown Madison getting to know them. Even their dog Roger was awesome and had plenty to say!

Enjoy the sneak peeks:

Yeah, my idea - but they jumped at the opportunity! Proof of how fun they are!
Bah-Ling!
Somewhere, they are still standing, stranded on Lake Monona - kidding!
Thanks Jason & Leah for an awesome time! We are looking forward to your wedding in October :O)

Grace: 1 year photos

It was a dark and stormy day....

So we rescheduled our shoot with Grace for the next day! And it was magically delightful with blue skies and puffy clouds. It was a perfect backdrop for Grace's 1 year photos. We got to watch her take some steps between mom & dad, play on the swing and show us her dog - Bailey.

Big thanks to Sarah & Jason getting in touch with us and being big Facebook supporters of 5th Street. We were honored to take Grace's photos again and hope to continue the tradition as she grows!

Enjoy the Sneak Peaks:
"If I don't hold their hands, my mom & dad will get lost" : )

Grace showing off her dog Bailey.

Got my feet wet to get some of these shots. It's not the first time, & won't be the last. : )

Meinert/Minette: Family Session

Josh & Missy asked if we had camera's.
We did.
They asked if we could photograph their family.
We did.

Lillian's Birthday Bash

Happy Birthday Lillian!

We were asked to capture Lillian's 1st birthday bash this last weekend, and we had a blast! It was like walking into Willy Wonka's with a huge candy buffet and colorful cakes! Lillian is a very adorable and super-happy girl who had many family and friends come celebrate her big day!

Please enjoy a small, colorful sample of some sneak peaks:


Cake Smash!

We had our Ultra Sound - IT'S A ....

It's a Girl!!

After a super-long wait, going thru morning sickness, and receiving punches from inside the belly, we finally had our ultra sound last night to find out the sex of baby. We are proud to say we are having another baby girl!

Aubrey did an awesome job telling momma it was "ok, momma" as the strange person rubbed on her belly. It is hard to tell if she knows what is happening or not. We haven't had the birds & the bee's talk yet. : )

So now we need to start thinking of girl names (of which Nicole already has a couple good ones), and I will have to get started on painting the baby room. I love my family and enjoy being a dad! And I am very excited to meet our newest daughter when she gets her in early September!

Baby Jack

Welcome to the world Baby Jack!

A good friend of ours who we hadn't seen in a long time asked if we wanted to take pictures of her newborn baby Jack. Of course we jumped at the chance to see the new baby and play catch up with mom!

Here is a small preview of some of those images captured...

Happy Birthday Aubrey!!

It is so hard to believe our little girl is 2!

This last weekend we celebrated Aubrey's birthday by inviting family and friends over for some food, drink and cake. Aubs had a great time playing with her friends and running around. Thank you all to who came out! Now onto some sample photos (as always more shots found on our facebook page).

Balloon girl! We went with a Wow Wow Wubbzy theme - awesome kids cartoon on nick jr.
If you are interested in knowing what Aubs is looking at, scroll down a bit...

Paparazzi!

Aubrey vs. the birthday cake. Aubrey won! Happy Birthday baby girl, love you!

Happy Easter 2010!

Happy Easter 2010 everyone!
Yes, it has been a while since I have updated the blog. I guess I fail on my goal of a M-F from Feb - Nov goal I thought I could do. How about we settle for starting with once a week to a few times a week? : )

What is new with 5th Street Photography? We are prepping for wonderful summer full of weddings, children portraits and other events! This looks to be one of our biggest years yet! As always check back with the blog once in a while to see what the latest is.

As every post needs a pic, and we have family wanting updated family pics - here are some from this past weekend... Enjoy and have a super-fantastic-wonderful week!

Our Family is Growing: 09-09-10

Nicole, Aubrey & I are excited to announce that we are expecting a new member to our family coming this September! So don't be surprised if you start seeing some baby themed posts coming soon!