It was a very cold January day for Dallas, TX. I had just travelled from Portland, OR back to my old stompin’ grounds (Dallas) to document this sweet family’s day. We had only spoken on the phone a hand full of times before meeting each other early that morning.  A little fact about Lorilei is she […]

It was a very cold January day for Dallas, TX. I had just travelled from Portland, OR back to my old stompin’ grounds (Dallas) to document this sweet family’s day. We had only spoken on the phone a hand full of times before meeting each other early that morning.  A little fact about Lorilei is she […]

Back in August (2016) it was a PERFECT weather day so we dropped what we were doing and headed to the beach for the day. I am SO grateful we live a mere 1.5 hours from the Oregon Coast. What a treasure! We also found our new favorite beach just South of Cannon Beach, called Hug […]

Back in August (2016) it was a PERFECT weather day so we dropped what we were doing and headed to the beach for the day. I am SO grateful we live a mere 1.5 hours from the Oregon Coast. What a treasure! We also found our new favorite beach just South of Cannon Beach, called Hug […]

July is simply a wonderful time here in Oregon. This was our second trip to the Sauvie Island Lavender Farm when we had more family in town visiting from Texas. My step mom is a very talented photographer so, of course we took some photos at the lavender farm.  The ones of me (blonde) were […]

July is simply a wonderful time here in Oregon. This was our second trip to the Sauvie Island Lavender Farm when we had more family in town visiting from Texas. My step mom is a very talented photographer so, of course we took some photos at the lavender farm.  The ones of me (blonde) were […]

To round out the time of my family visiting us from Texas last July… we (Daria and her mom effortlessly whipped something up while Brian grilled) made a delicious dinner for us all and we topped it off with s’more by the fire in the backyard. I’m so grateful for this great house we’ve been […]

To round out the time of my family visiting us from Texas last July… we (Daria and her mom effortlessly whipped something up while Brian grilled) made a delicious dinner for us all and we topped it off with s’more by the fire in the backyard. I’m so grateful for this great house we’ve been […]

This is one of my favorite little “nooks” for enjoying summer in the city… only minutes down the road from my studio in Downtown Lake Oswego! It was a good decision to take my twin 11 year old siblings for a swim in the Willamette River/coves on some sunny days while they were visiting this […]

This is one of my favorite little “nooks” for enjoying summer in the city… only minutes down the road from my studio in Downtown Lake Oswego! It was a good decision to take my twin 11 year old siblings for a swim in the Willamette River/coves on some sunny days while they were visiting this […]

Our Crater Lake trip continued the next day…. view the first part here. We stayed at Union Creek Resort (cabins) right along the Rogue River (about a 15-20 min drive from Crater Lake). We dined at Becky’s (known for their pies!) on the property for dinner the night we lodged there. You must eat there and […]

Our Crater Lake trip continued the next day…. view the first part here. We stayed at Union Creek Resort (cabins) right along the Rogue River (about a 15-20 min drive from Crater Lake). We dined at Becky’s (known for their pies!) on the property for dinner the night we lodged there. You must eat there and […]

One of our bucket list items for things to see in Oregon was Crater Lake.  I’m so glad we got to experience it with my family during a quick overnight trip while they were visiting from Texas.  It was a big group of us (10 of us including George) so we didn’t really stay in one […]

One of our bucket list items for things to see in Oregon was Crater Lake.  I’m so glad we got to experience it with my family during a quick overnight trip while they were visiting from Texas.  It was a big group of us (10 of us including George) so we didn’t really stay in one […]

One morning we got up and drove up to Sauvie Island Lavender Farm (stay tuned for that blog post!), which is North of Portland, and then stopped by Cathedral Park on our way back. It’s a pretty cool landmark in Portland and I thought it’d make for some pretty pictures since I hadn’t stopped here […]

One morning we got up and drove up to Sauvie Island Lavender Farm (stay tuned for that blog post!), which is North of Portland, and then stopped by Cathedral Park on our way back. It’s a pretty cool landmark in Portland and I thought it’d make for some pretty pictures since I hadn’t stopped here […]