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 […]

Camping with two little very active, curious, high energy boys is… quite the adventure! This was our third time tent family camping. We made a few changes, which totally upgraded our experience (borrowed a giant walk-able tent from a friend for Noah and me… it had TWO rooms!) and we camped at our new favorite […]

Camping with two little very active, curious, high energy boys is… quite the adventure! This was our third time tent family camping. We made a few changes, which totally upgraded our experience (borrowed a giant walk-able tent from a friend for Noah and me… it had TWO rooms!) and we camped at our new favorite […]

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 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 […]

We went on our first family camping trip back in September 2016 to Clear Lake in Mt. Hood National Forest just East of Portland. It’s in a really beautiful area, but beware, there are TWO Clear Lakes in Oregon. Of course, the pictures I kept looking at of the super clear waters were from the one […]

We went on our first family camping trip back in September 2016 to Clear Lake in Mt. Hood National Forest just East of Portland. It’s in a really beautiful area, but beware, there are TWO Clear Lakes in Oregon. Of course, the pictures I kept looking at of the super clear waters were from the one […]

Thanksgiving has been a whirlwind the past couple years since being married. Last year we drove to Kansas and spent Thanksgiving with Brian’s grandma, grandpa, aunts & cousins. Brian’s sweet grandma passed away in February. So, this year things were a bit different for the holiday.  It was the first time in 28 years my […]

Thanksgiving has been a whirlwind the past couple years since being married. Last year we drove to Kansas and spent Thanksgiving with Brian’s grandma, grandpa, aunts & cousins. Brian’s sweet grandma passed away in February. So, this year things were a bit different for the holiday.  It was the first time in 28 years my […]