Better Late Than Never {Bainbridge Island WA Childrens Photographer}

I have had taking Brooks's 3 year old pictures on my to do list for months! I wasn't planning on doing a session with him till next weekend, but I wanted him to try on his new clothes to make sure they fit. Well they fit, so I thought I should try out the beautiful pockets of light in my new house. Well, a few shots turned into a few more, and after ten minutes I had so many that I loved I think I will count this as his session :)!

Warning: I had Mommy goggles on as I edited these.

Brooks, my love, you are such a ray of sunshine in our home. You keep us on our toes every minute, and you are sooo much like me that it is scary. We can't imagine our world without you in it. We love you little monkey!



Cherry Blossoms + Sunshine + Beautiful Maternity = Spring?? {Maternity Photographer, Bainbridge Island WA Photographer}

Nothing says 'Spring' to me more than a little bit of sunshine, cherry blossoms, and a beautiful mama to be. 

I actually caught a glimpse all of those things in a single afternoon this past week. 

This sweet couple was just a breath of fresh air.  To say they are excited for their new little man to arrive is an understatement, and I for one can't wait to meet him!  He is one lucky baby to have such incredible parents, and I was thrilled to capture their love and anticipation for his arrival.

I needed a fun couple like this after a full week of painting, cleaning, moving out, and moving into our new home.  We are settling in nicely and hoping to find our new "normal" very soon.  But that will have to wait as this week we are looking forward to visiting with friends and family that are coming to visit :)!

Fresh {Washington State Newborn Photographer}

Every time I look a new little person that is just days old the first thing that comes to my mind is how innocent, pure, and fresh they are.  They have a whole life before them yet to discover, to make mistakes, and find true happiness.

As a parent it also a time for us to start fresh.  Whether we are first time parents or this is our fifth go round we have a fresh start with our new addition, and that is an incredible feeling.

There are so many things that I would gladly do over given a fresh start with my two angels.  Things that I would do exactly the same and things I would do dramatically differently.  I guess in away we get to start over fresh each morning, and I for one embrrass that chance to improve my children's lives in everyway that I can.  Some days are easier than others, yet I am just grateful for the opportunity for everyday that I have with them.

Who knows, maybe someday I will have the courage to start fresh with a new little one of my own, or maybe not, meanwhile I will be grateful for the beautiful boys that I have.

You all should be very familiar with this family by now.  This is their third session in less than three months, and here are the fruits of their labor (Ha, 'labor' do you see how I did that little play on words :), if you didn't get it call me and I will explain it in more detail :).

Please meet, Jace less than a week old, and fresh and perfect in everyway.

PS- I may not post for a few weeks as the big move to Bainbridge Island is in less than one week.  I will post as soon as we are settled.  Also I will not have email access starting this Wednesday until hopefully by Monday the 21st.

Until then my friends......

Until then my friends......

I ♥ Faces - Peoples Choice! {Washington Children's Photographer}

I have a million other things I should be doing right now, but I couldn't resist entering my favorite photograph from February in this weeks challenge at I ♥ Faces! 

I hope you love it as much as I do :)!



Before & After {Port Orchard, WA Family Photographer}

Where do I even begin.  Lots has changed for me in the past few weeks.  The biggest change has been our families decision to move to Bainbridge Island, WA.  It has always been a dream of ours to move there someday, and that someday is March 18th!  If you aren't from the Seattle area Bainbridge is a small community of about 22,000 people, and is located directly across the sound from down town Seattle.  The significance of this being that my husbands commute will be more than cut in half.  Our boys will have the opportunity of attending one of the best schools that our state has to offer, and I will only be 35 minutes from my family, friends and clients.

I plan on traveling back to Port Orchard for visits and photo sessions often.  So I hope none of you will start searching for a new photographer anytime soon!  Seriously though, I will come back for you :)!

Now, for the reason you all come here. And by the way I checked my blog stats and I get on average 40 visitors per day, and I am so curious as to who you all are.  Its quite possible that it is just my Mom checking me out, but if you are a follower of my blog and we have never met I would love for you to introduce yourself!  Please, it would be really fun to get to know all of you.

Ok, so I have to tell you a little back story about this family.  Back in November I was contacted through my website, by a couple that wanted to purchase a session for a very special family who had helped them out in a time of need.  They wanted to do something special for them to show them how much they appreciated their kindness.  They decided on getting them a photography session.  So right away I knew these were very special people!

I will admit I was a bit nervous about photographing a family of seven and their dog Chloe.  Especially because it was quite cold and windy, but I couldn't have asked for better models.  They all did a fabulous job, and we caught some of my personal favorites to date.  And this session only took about 45 minutes by the time it was all said and done.  We work quick when it is cold :)!  So I hope you all enjoy these as much as I do.

I also have never done this before, but I thought it would be fun to post a SOOC shot (straight out of camera) next to a final edit, so you could see the difference.

SOOC Shot

Final Edit

SOOC Shot

Final Edit



Precious {Maternity Photographer, Washington State}

I think we all have a moment in our life when everything that is important comes screaming into perspective.

This past week has been one of those times for me.  I have always known what was truly important, but right now I feel it on a much deeper level.  I don't need to tell all of you how precious your children are, to hold on to them tight, or to tell them a 100 times a day that you love them.  But I will say it anyways, there is nothing more precious than our little miracles.

And this little miracle is no exception.  You can feel how excited and over joyed they are to welcome their second child into this world in just a few short weeks.  Meet one lucky baby still safe and warm in his Mama's tummy.