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Macmanus Family

Erica Holland Photography — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:06:53 +0000

If April showers bring May flowers, then do lots of May showers bring lots and lots of June flowers? I sure hope so! Those of you in Baumholder know that finding a day with sun lately has been difficult. We almost rescheduled this session, but decided to wait it out and were lucky enough to get a little bit of sunshine and no rain.

Little Logan is the same age as my twin girls, so I was impressed with how good Mom was looking. I feel like I have big bags under my eyes from lack of sleep and most of the time I am feeling pretty frumpy. Tiffany, on the other hand, looked beautiful! Katelyn was tons of fun and will make a great photographer someday. She had all kinds of good ideas, was a natural in front of the camera, and even carried my gear for me a couple of times.

Thank you, Macmanus family! I am sorry this sneak peek was a little long in coming, but I hope you enjoy it. I enjoyed our session together and hope I see you around!

Winter Wonderland . . . and a lucky break

Erica Holland Photography — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:11:58 +0000

It was so foggy the morning we did these pictures that we pushed our session back and hour and considered moving it to another weekend. I’m so glad that we didn’t. The trees were beautiful with the snow and frost frozen to them and the kids had a great time in the snow. That night after our session it rained all night long and now all that is left of the snow are muddy piles along the sides of the road. I think we caught a lucky break; we took these pictures just in time, and I don’t know if we will see snow like that here again.

This was such a fun family to work with; they were troopers, even though it was freezing outside. We took lots of warming breaks in the car, ate cookies and skittles, and played in the snow. You could tell that they all really love each other, and I love when that shows in the pictures. I couldn’t decide which pictures not to include in the post, so here is a little more than a sneak peak. I’ll try to get the rest of your gallery to you soon. Thanks again guys!

Bean Family {Sneak Peek}

Erica Holland Photography — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:01:42 +0000

I love looking for and finding great locations for sessions, but it is always so much fun when a family knows what they want and finds a great place for me to shoot. The Beans are good friends of mine and they wanted their family pictures in a place that really captured autumn in Germany. I think they did a great job, don’t you? As a bonus for me, I got to explore a different part of the countryside that I have never seen before. It was gorgeous! You get off of the autobahn anywhere around here and within five minutes you are driving through rolling hills and little tiny red-roofed towns with ruins dotting the hillsides. Adding fall colors to that mix is spectacular! Thanks, Beans, for a great time and I hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

Rona and J.R. {Sneak Peek}

Erica Holland Photography — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:47:15 +0000

Rona wasn’t feeling very good during this shoot, but she was a great sport anyway. I wish that I looked this beautiful when I was sick. In fact, I wish I looked this beautiful when I wasn’t sick! Both of these guys were so easy to work with; it made my job really enjoyable. Thanks, and enjoy your sneak peek! (There will be many more to come in your gallery).

Favorite Family

Erica Holland Photography — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:32:11 +0000

One of the interesting things about making friends during a deployment is that you get to know people really well without knowing, or even having met, their husbands. You spend so much time with these other women that you feel like you know them completely — until all of the men return home. Then you realize that there is a whole part of your friends that you weren’t able to see before. Brad is my better half, and I am not the same person, or even complete, without him. It is the same for my friends. When families are finally reunited it is exciting to get to know my friends all over again, as part of a whole family. Cristine is one of my favorite people and her friendship (and incredible cooking!) helped me get through the deployment. But Cristine and Nate really belong together, and anytime you are with this family you can tell how much they all love each other. I got to take pictures of Anya and Eric all the time while their daddy was gone, but I am so glad that I got to capture this family the way they should be — together!

By the way, HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRISTINE!

Proctor Family (Finally!)

Erica Holland Photography — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:30:55 +0000

I am a bad blogger. The last few weeks have been a little overwhelming, but I have been slowly chipping away at all of editing. Jake and Laralee, your pictures are almost done and I will get them to you soon! I hope you enjoy these pictures in the meantime.

Just One for Now {Holtgrewe Sneak Peek}

Erica Holland Photography — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:16:00 +0000

I am extremely behind on my editing, but we are finally in our new house and we are starting to get stuff out of boxes. Come visit me in a year and maybe I’ll be done. So, I’m taking a little bit of time to chip away at my editing, and a little bit of time to chip away at all of the boxes to be unpacked, and a lot of time to chase around my little monkey. It’s not a bad life.

These guys are leaving on Monday to move back to the states, and I can’t tell you how disappointed I am. I know that they will have a wonderful time in El Paso, but I am sure going to miss them. I got to shoot their family pictures right before they left (I mean, right before — all of their stuff was already gone!) and I think I am going to hang on to a few — for me. Thanks to three slimy little friends this shoot turned out great and I can’t wait to show you guys the rest of the pictures.

Proctor Family {Sneak Peek}

Erica Holland Photography — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:00:18 +0000

My sister Taniel and her husband Isaac were nice enough to let us crash at their house while we were in Utah for Wendy’s wedding. We didn’t get to spend as much time with them as I would have liked, but it was fun to play games at night and to have some good chats with my sister and they were amazing hosts. We also got to meet one of Isaac’s brothers and his family and shoot some family pictures for them. Jake and Laralee — this is just the first one I got to, but there are lots more coming. We are moving this week, so I don’t know how many I will be able to get to, but hopefully I will get you a few more to look at soon. Thanks for letting me hang out with your family! It was wonderful to meet you.

Leavin’ On a Jet Plane

Erica Holland Photography — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:46:09 +0000

Brad and I are leaving tomorrow morning to make the big trek across the ocean. We are both thrilled that we will be able to see our families and that Annika will get spoiled by her grandparents on both sides and many doting aunts and uncles. We are not so thrilled about the long, long, long plane ride. Wish us luck and send happy child vibes our way. I am not sure what kind of internet access or computer time I will have while I am gone, so I may have to miss a couple of “Thousand Words” posts. Since I am taking a blogging haitus, I thought I would leave you with some shots. I finished the Hatches pictures today, so I thought I would share a few more. I have a backlog of Annika pictures to post, but since I need to finish packing, I guess those are going to have to wait.

Another Sneak Peek for the Hatch Family

Erica Holland Photography — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:11:14 +0000

If this family looks familiar — it’s because you have seen them before. I took pictures of these guys back in May, and I got some great shots of all the kids. We decided to schedule another session to get some more photos of the family all together. After postponing due to weeks of rain in Baumholder and plenty of other stuff that was keeping both of us busy, we got some good weather and some free time this week. The pictures turned out great, and here is your first look. I am headed to bed, but there will be more to follow soon!