Gone Fishin'

I was able to capture this family a few months ago when their smallest little princess was born. She was the baby with the incredible eyes! I've never seen such large eyes on a new born. This family has a favorite fishing spot in Sandy. We drove out there (passing through one of the small town parades!) and it was breath-taking! Mom wanted a lot of photos of the little one to document her growth and then she just wanted to capture their family's fishing tradition. Practically, every time the two older children put cast their lines out, they brought in a new fish! Dad was starting to get concerned, because he was going to have to pay for all of them! It was a beautiful evening spent with a completely delightful family!

We're One!

Last year, I had this wonderful Mom and Dad come in and have some Maternity photos taken. They were going to have twins and wanted to document the exciting time in their lives. We worked together and created some stunning photographs. When July rolled around, the new little ones were here! I was able to photograph them in early August. They were so tiny! If you have been reading my blog for this past year, they are the brother and sister who were laying on the blue floral blanket. I was then given the supreme pleasure of seeing them every 4 months to document their first year of life. I cannot believe a year has passed. These little ones are very precious to me. I am going to miss seeing them and their wonderful parents every 4 months. Mom promised me that I would get to see them for a Christmas Photo Experience and then on their birthday each year! I'm so happy! When it came time to go, I had a difficult time leaving and had to kiss each of them on the head.

Skipping, Twirling, and Giggles!

I was so excited to be able to play with these two darling sisters! We first of all did some photos with Mom and Dad. As you can see from these photos, they were delightful! Everyone was in such cheerful moods. Mom brought some wonderful hats for her girls to wear. She also brought those adorable cowboy boots and hats. I just love those photos on my old black chair. We then decided to run around the gardens. We dipped our toes into the cold water, looked over the edge of a bridge, skipped and danced over to the swing set and then had some fun on the swings with sunglasses! I enjoyed every moment with these sweet girls and their mother! I had to force myself to turn off the camera! There are some amazing images here!

Simply Elegant

This beautiful bride was wonderful to work with! We decided to stay in the studio for her formal bridal shots. Keeping things simple, we were able to focus upon her lovely face, hair and dress. I love the clean look of the ones with the white background, the modern feel to the ones with the brocade background and the drama of the ones with the black background. Each looks stunning in both color and black and white. I definitely cannot pick a favorite one, so "K" it's up to you!

Mosquitos, Water, and Lots of Kissing!

I had the privilege of photographing this beautiful girl for her senior photos. Now she is getting married! I am so excited for her! Her fiance is wonderful, as well. They wanted some photos by the water, and so I took them to my secret beach I had discovered last year. It was totally under water! The mosquitos were merciless! I came home with my arms covered! This couple was incredibly flexible and so we drove over to Frenchman's Bar to grab the photos by the water. There was this great barge situated behind them in some of the photos. By the end, I had them trying to throw each other in the water! They got wet and sandy but had a great time!

Congratulations N & N!

Little Boys in Blue!

I was so excited to see this wonderful family again! I had the privilege of working with them when their twin boys were a few months old. For you long-time blog watchers, they were the little ones in the Moses basket! They had since moved to California. I get really attached to my families and so I was quite saddened by their departure. Well, they contacted me and told me they would be in Portland, and wanted to come and play with me! I actually had butterflies in my stomach when I met them at the Rose Garden!

As you can see, their little guys have grown up so much since last time. They are now 2 years old! You will be able to see from their photos, how much fun we had together. Some of these photos just melt my heart, and others (especially the ones in the hats) make me giggle out loud. Thank you so much, H-Family, for letting me capture some more wonderful memories for all of us!

Beautiful Family of Boys!

Here is another lucky mommy surrounded by beautiful boys! These boys are lucky as well, to have such a gorgeous mommy! We were able to capture some great images at the Rhododendron Gardens. Even though the blossoms have gone away, the gardens are still breath-taking! Dad is an avid outdoors-man, so he was telling us all about the birds swimming in the water. I was able to capture a great shot of the bird he said was very rare to see. I forget the name of the bird, but it had such amazing colors! He also discovered a squirrel and motioned me over to capture some photos of he and his son with the squirrel. Those were really unique and original. The little guys were a full of energy so they kept everyone very busy! Mom and Dad were wonderful sports, so relaxed and simply enjoying being together as a family. They were a pleasure to work with.