Melissa ~ Class of 2010

Just wanted to share a few from a high school senior session in early October. Melissa was so fun to work with and as you can see the camera loves her! :) Congratulations Melissa & I hope the rest of your senior year is awesome!

October ~ gone so soon.

This month flew by! Usually I love every day of October and we are able to fit in lots of various outings to pumpkin patches and parks as we prepare to have less sun for several months to follow, but this year it rained more than it usually does and we stayed in more. Still had a good month, just wish it was a little longer. I just feel like there's more to do! We had a great last day of October filled with cousins, friends, the last soccer game of the season & party, and eating too many sweets. Here was one of our projects today...yum!

Autumn {here & lovely}

Today I was coming home from a friend's house and I had to pull over take this picture. It was breathtaking in person and I wanted to be able to look at it after all the leaves have fallen and winter has fully arrived (it's starting to feel very winter-ish already, but by the calendar I know it's still fall and the hope of a few more random days of sun here and there is still alive). :)


Last weekend we were thankful for a free day and spent much of it outside, enjoying amazing crisp, sunny fall weather, and trying our best to soak up some vitamin D. My kids were finally well enough to play outside while Kevin worked on the yard and cleaned out our gutters all afternoon. Like most little boys I think, they love playing in the dirt with their huge dumptrucks.


"Little man on a mission"
Later on the boys and I took a walk in our neighborhood. These photos are SO Callum in all his 3 year old glory. Walking fast...running, wanting to keep up with his big brother on the scooter ahead...shirt backwards {ALWAYS}, because that's 'how he likes it,' sometimes he even prefers his pants on backwards, another reason to be grateful this day...rainboots {usually}...being silly...deciding what the right way is to wear his hat, which usually means somehow infusing extra charactor into it. :)


I just feel so lucky.

Laurelhurst Park in September

It was so fun meeting this sweet family in Laurelhurst Park for a session last month. Our house has been struck with the flu (aches, awful coughs, fevers) and so with the downtime, I'm just now getting to updating my blog. If you think of it, pray for us! So far my husband is still in the clear - hopefully it will stay that way. This little angel is 8 mo old and has the brightest, bluest eyes and sweet personality. It was great to meet you guys & I hope to see you again in the future. :)

Sugar & Spice

Oh my sweet nieces...I love these precious girls. We all went to a pumpkin patch together a few weeks ago and I did a mini-session for them in the beautiful autumn sun.

Three Sisters

These cute girls may look familiar since they are the same girls in my blog header ~ here they are one year older! They have changed a ton and each have distinct personalities and beautiful smiles. This is my dear friend, Sarah's family and it was so fun hanging out with them at a cool old school house and dahlia fields in Canby last month. These are some of their moms favorites. I didn't post the cute family ones in case they use them in their Christmas card and I haven't asked her. :)

Mason & Maguire

I love working with this family ~ they are just so much fun. The boys are about the same ages as mine and full of personality, so I feel like I can totally relate. When you mix a beautiful sunset night, and great {photogenic} family, and the promise of lollypops, it is hard to not get some shots that show the love this family has for each other. And the dimples just kill me. Enjoy your preview guys and you can come get your disc this weekend!

{Pretty} New Mama

Here are a few from a recent session with a friend from high school ~ it was so good to reconnect after more than 10 years through the wonders of facebook. ;) In about a month (or less) they will be bringing home their baby and isn't she just about the most beautiful pregnant lady you've ever seen? Thanks for having me you guys.




Many times I am inspired to do some "artistic" processing on some photos, in addition to general color (not shown on this post) and my black and white conversion.
Here are a couple of very colorful ones...

The Princess & Her Puppy

These two have so much fun together. My sister's daughter and my little boy. They were born a week apart and have spent many carefree days together since solidfying their special bond with all sorts of make-believe. I had been wanting to document this game they have been playing all summer and this morning proved the perfect time. As soon as Johanna walks in the front door yelling, "Hi Puppy!", Callum responds, "Hi Princess!" and off they go. This morning Jo brought one of her princess dresses over and I overheard Callum say to her, "You look very beautiful in your dress, Princess." My heart just melts all the time because of these sweet babies.



I just wanted to add this one again, but in bw. 'Couldn't decide which one I liked better. I just love her little face and I couldn't resist.

'angel, you were born to fly, if you get too high, I'll catch you when you fall'

*Warning: LOTS of cuteness ahead...

Tess is going to kindergarten! She turned 5 earlier this summer and her mom thought it would be fun to do some pics at their home and walk over to her school to celebrate this milestone in her school uniform (adorable!). Tess is a talented artist, and a lively, fun-loving girl who Cade (my little boy) loves to play with and her mom is one of sweetest people ever. They live in an awesome neighborhood in SE Portland and we picked a beautiful night for the session!




*The blog title is from a nickel creek song I had in my head while I was editing, I think it fits.