Michelle Federkeil Photography: Petersen cousins

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Petersen cousins

Thanks for letting me take pictures of your cute little boy and his cousins! You thought these 3 boys were a handfull, you should come spend a day at my house.

2 comments:

Shellee Draper said...: Hello Federkeil! I LOVE these little boys. You did such a great job on these. I can't wait to see more! Talk to you soon.; January 31, 2008 at 3:36 PM
Shellee Draper said...: That shot of the littler girl is awesome too, I just looked at them again and I forgot to write about her! Awesome job.; January 31, 2008 at 3:37 PM

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