Let me start by saying this Summer Family Portrait Session was a DREAM. 1. It was one of my favorite clients. 2. It included a puppy! 3. It was on an Oregon vineyard in the Willamette Valley at sunset in the Summer. It doesn’t get much better!!! Will is a winemaker (Violin Wines). He’s pretty […]

Let me start by saying this Summer Family Portrait Session was a DREAM. 1. It was one of my favorite clients. 2. It included a puppy! 3. It was on an Oregon vineyard in the Willamette Valley at sunset in the Summer. It doesn’t get much better!!! Will is a winemaker (Violin Wines). He’s pretty […]

We venture down to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival every year…. Some years we are blessed with incredible weather, other years it’s surprisingly cold and super windy or massively muddy. Most years it’s windy haha… Last year (2022) was VERY windy and cold, but my kids toughed it out and we had a lot of […]

We venture down to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival every year…. Some years we are blessed with incredible weather, other years it’s surprisingly cold and super windy or massively muddy. Most years it’s windy haha… Last year (2022) was VERY windy and cold, but my kids toughed it out and we had a lot of […]

A couple years ago, not long after we brought our golden retriever puppy, Gracie home, and unfortunately, prior to her professional training, we did a couple photo shoots for various dog product brands that have storefronts on Amazon. It was a series of fun shoots around our house and at a nearby state park here […]

A couple years ago, not long after we brought our golden retriever puppy, Gracie home, and unfortunately, prior to her professional training, we did a couple photo shoots for various dog product brands that have storefronts on Amazon. It was a series of fun shoots around our house and at a nearby state park here […]

It seems like just yesterday I was photographing pregnant Melissa with baby Maddie in her belly and then baby Maddie as a newborn!  Not only is it an honor to document your milestones in life like celebrating your pregnancy and documenting those first few days/weeks home with your brand new baby, but when it’s for […]

It seems like just yesterday I was photographing pregnant Melissa with baby Maddie in her belly and then baby Maddie as a newborn!  Not only is it an honor to document your milestones in life like celebrating your pregnancy and documenting those first few days/weeks home with your brand new baby, but when it’s for […]

We were so grateful to have Granny P and Grandpa Clif (Brian’s dad) visit us from Dallas about 2 months after Noah was born (late Summer/August 2017). Yes, that long ago – hah. I’m playing catch up on life blogging.  We did a few Portland-y things while they were here, like visit the downtown waterfront […]

We were so grateful to have Granny P and Grandpa Clif (Brian’s dad) visit us from Dallas about 2 months after Noah was born (late Summer/August 2017). Yes, that long ago – hah. I’m playing catch up on life blogging.  We did a few Portland-y things while they were here, like visit the downtown waterfront […]

Here’s part 1 of our family tent camping adventures this Summer. This blog post focuses on the time we spent at the campground/Suttle Lake before venturing off to the Metolius River before heading home. We chose Suttle Lake near Central Oregon based on great reviews from friends who visit the same campsite annually. It did not […]

Here’s part 1 of our family tent camping adventures this Summer. This blog post focuses on the time we spent at the campground/Suttle Lake before venturing off to the Metolius River before heading home. We chose Suttle Lake near Central Oregon based on great reviews from friends who visit the same campsite annually. It did not […]

We had a CRAZY (long, cold, difficult) winter this year. It snowed and iced several times across several months. It seemed like it would never end. This was the beginning of it so, of course we hurried outside to enjoy the beautiful snow in our own backyard. Little did we know it would snow MUCH […]

We had a CRAZY (long, cold, difficult) winter this year. It snowed and iced several times across several months. It seemed like it would never end. This was the beginning of it so, of course we hurried outside to enjoy the beautiful snow in our own backyard. Little did we know it would snow MUCH […]

Since it’s now June, I thought it only appropriate to blog about our cutting down of the Christmas tree from last November. 🙂 Finally playing catch up on more personal photos now that I’m officially on “maternity leave/baby watch” for the summer. This Fall we ventured to a different Christmas tree farm than last year, […]

Since it’s now June, I thought it only appropriate to blog about our cutting down of the Christmas tree from last November. 🙂 Finally playing catch up on more personal photos now that I’m officially on “maternity leave/baby watch” for the summer. This Fall we ventured to a different Christmas tree farm than last year, […]