Vacation

I will be in California for a reunion and a SWEET photography workshop Thursday, March 20 - Sunday, March 30. I will be checking email and returning calls periodically during the time that I am gone. Thanks!

Another family from the fall

Here's another beautiful family from the Fall. We are lucky enough to use the grounds of Stone Ridge Event Center and I couldn't have been happier about that. It was really cool to be out there photographing a family! They were so much fun and so relaxed. We got some really great shots of the family and their beautiful little girl Presley. Here are just a few to share -

Belly shots

Here are some shots from an actual RECENT session I did...I think it was a month or so ago...=) Anyway, the couple are co-workers of my husband's and have the cutest son who was SO much fun to work with. They are expecting their second son very soon and I'm not surprised how gorgeous she looks! Here are a few favs -

A fun family pic -

MIA+JORDAN - ENGAGED

OK, so I'm a little caught up. I actually had this shoot about a month ago...I'm getting better! =) Jordan was a groomsman in a wedding I photographed a couple years ago for Karma & Tyler - which was a complete blast! I am really excited for Jordan's turn now and his fiancee Mia is a total sweetie. He knows the owners of the Preston Winery and wanted to head out there for the shoot. They have some vintage tractors and really cool grounds that we had fun walking around and getting to know each other.
On a side note, I am so excited for Spring and the warm weather to be here! =)

Sarah w/ Stone Ridge Event Center

I wanted to share a little impromptu shoot I did a few months ago. This is the infamous Sarah from Stone Ridge Event Center and her wonderful husband Luke. I wanted to try out some new locations and needed a couple to photograph and they happily volunteered. I have become friends with Sarah over the years and we all hung out and had a great time together - here are just a couple to share.
If you are planning a wedding or know someone who is go see Sarah at Stone Ridge. It is a gorgeous place to hold any event and she will totally take care of you!

My beautiful kids

[ Marlee ] almost 3!



[ Chase ] 7 months



After my previous post about my daughter I wanted to share a recent photo of her from a couple days ago. She is on her 3rd round of antibiotics and we are hopeful that she will stay clear. She began to itch again after her first round, so we haven't seen what she is like off of them for a long time. Keep your fingers crossed!
Thank you to all of you who have sent me your kind emails. They mean the world to me and I really appreciate the support!

I had to include my super adorable charming son too...who is officially crawling! Remember my last photos of him that I posted - he had red/brown hair!

A few families

I am going to update you on a couple of the shoots I did in the fall last year. Like I've said numerous times before...I have been such a bad blogger, shame on me. =) I'm short on words tonight so I'm going to share WAY TOO MANY images in this post.


OMG! The backyard of this house was a photographer's dream! I showed up and was like, dah dah dah dah!!!!!! I am in heaven and the family was so wonderful to work with. I had a lot of fun playing with the girls and REALLY had a hard time picking favorites to share.

















And of course the very famous Carrick family who are plastered all over my sites. My partner in crime, or um...motherhood, Kelly and her hubby and beautiful girls. This picture they used for their Christmas card - how fun is that. The flying blondie is Ella who is buddies with my daughter.





I did this shoot right before the Carricks in the park and it was an incredibly gorgeous fall evening. All these families are so stinkin' good looking! =) Anyway, I photographed the Samples family last year as well and now their little girl is 1 and is the spunkiest little thing. I had a lot of fun working with them as you can see and I had a hard time choosing some favorites.















Abbey wasn't too sure about being in a huge pile of leaves



So they just threw them at her...



too funny =)





It doesn't get much cuter than this! Look at those piggies!







Avvondale is 1 and his eyes just keep getting more gorgeous!



















Gracie has graced my blog for a LONG time - even when she was in the womb! She is now the big 2 and full of personality. I've got one of my own. I heard 3 is worse???...help me. =)

Dogs are always welcome!



Gracie was obviously annoyed at how loud we were being while she was trying to read us a story...=)









Then we had some eggs -







Isn't she a doll?!



So is her mommy =)





These are some personal shots I wanted to share. This is one of my best friends from back home in Seattle and her son Landon who was about 2 months old at the time. Crella and I watched the kids all day while the guys went snowboarding...how does that happen??? =)









One of my favorite ALL time couples, Bradi and Scott, were expecting their daughter Kylee and I'm actually doing her 2 month shoot this weekend. Maybe I can post those images on time!