Blast from My PAST!!! {Washington Family Photographer}

This past week I had the pleasure of shooting a friend from high school whom I havn't seen in over ten years!  He has a beautiful family with kids the same ages as mine.  There is always something so comforting in seeing an old friend so happy and doing so well.  I look forward to seeing them often, and getting our little ones together very soon :)!!  Thank you "K" family, I had more fun than you know :)!!

Worth the Wait!! {Washington Children's Photographer}

Wow, I can't believe it has already been a week since my last post.  It feels like it was just last night :)!  Needless to say I had a whirl wind weekend in Wisconsin for my amazing friend Amanda's wedding.  Much more to come on that later (I am hoping to get a sneak peek up for them soon)!!!

Meanwhile, I have such an adorable family to share with you!!  It took almost a month of rescheduling due to tide schedules, horrible weather, and sickness to finally make it happen, and it was SOO worth the wait.  We were able to shoot on a beautiful dry and sunny day and captured some AMAZING shots that I just love.  I hope you enjoy :)!!

More, More MORE!!! {Gig Harbor Family Portrait Photographer}

I am about an hour away from jumping in the car and heading to the airport for a red eye flight to Wisconsin for a really good friends wedding.  I am SO excited :)!!  But before I head off I had to post more pictures from my FUN session with th "H" family!!  It will be hard to pick my favorites to put on here, but I will do my best :)!!  Thank you so much "H" family, it was a true pleasure :)!!

Vanessa's Sneak Peek!! {Washington Family Photographer}

I had a wonderful visit with a good childhood friend this past weekend. She has two little boys just like me, which kept us thoroughly entertained and busy during her visit. I have so many memories of her and I growing up together in a TINY town in Alaska. We were laughing at how our parents would let us run around in the woods for hours on end unaccounted for, and how we could NEVER let our kids do that now :)! I remember feeling so independent and full of adventure as we explored around her house or mine. Thanks for coming Vanessa we miss you already! Meanwhile here is your sneak peek from your session...there are lots more to come :)!!

Could he be any sweeter kissing his Pooh Bear?

I just LOVE the story that this one tells!!

My OCD ..... {Port Orchard, WA Childrens Photographer}

Today was my son's first day of Kindergarten.  He has been SO ready for a while now, and in turn I have been SO ready for a while now too.  So I was surprised today how emotional I was as I walked out of his classroom.  It caught me off guard, and reminded me how deep my love for him is.   What does this have to do with my OCD, well I took pictures of the big day, but couldn't bring myself to edit them because I still have so many Alaska pictures to edit.  Seriously if you know me you know how I work, I have to totally finish one task before I can move on to the next.  So I instead I edited some Alaska picture of just Braydon in honor of his big day :)!!  We are so proud of this little fisherman :)!!

Picture Perfect! {Manchester WA, Family Photographer}

My session this past week was with such a wonderfully classic family. They picked such beautiful colors to wear which just complimented the green location we chose perfectly. We noticed a few of the trees starting to turn while we were shooting which made me all the more excited for beautiful fall pictures. Meanwhile, I am in love with this adorable seven year old Mr. "A", and can't get over his mothers goregous curls!! Thank you "S" family, it was truly a pleasure :)!!

Cloudy Beaches!! {Southworth, WA Family Photographer}

I love looking for new locations!  The "T" family was looking for a casual beachy feel for their session, and I think we found the perfect spot for them.  I never know whether to be happy or sad when the clouds roll in on days that I have a session, but I am begining to LOVE a cloudy dramatic sky :)!!  This family was beyond fun to shoot.  Mr. "A" brought his guitar and his energy, and little Miss "A" is as sweet as she looks.  Thank you "S" family!!

PS - A few clients have now ordered their Holiday cards and I have to tell you they look incredible.  They also come in five different finishes...matte, gloss, linen, watercolor, and pearl (I am so getting the pearl :))!!

A Day at the Beach with Nana P!!

Many of you may or may not know that my mother recently moved to Port Orchard. She only lives about 10 minutes away, and I honestly have no idea how my little family has managed these past 10 year without her!! It has been incredible to have Sunday dinners with my siblings, and just know that she could be at my house in minutes instead of 3000 miles away. I appreciate all that she does for my children, and I am so thankful they will know her like I do.

Here are a few shots I got during our recent location search this week.

Holiday Family Portraits.....

Holiday Cards 2009