Vicki and Meagan

Vicki and her adorable daughter Meagan posed for me last fall - Meagan was a natural in front of the camera so I was excited to photographer her again. I also go to do a few shots with the family dog. I wish someone had gotten a photo of me balancing on a rock, camera in one hand and dog leash in the other, as I snapped a few shots of the two of them. It was a fun day!

Michelle, Chad, and Brad

Shhh! This was a surprise session for Michelle's (and bros!) mother for Christmas! We did a bunch of photos out at Riverwalk Park and they were going to choose the best to frame and give her for Christmas. This was the first session I had done with adults in a while, and though I LOVE photographing children, it was kind of nice to have people who cooperated with poses the first time. :) Though one of them maaay have fallen off a log during one pose, no people were injured in the taking of these photos!

Nick, Andrea Gebhardt and kids

This is one family I have known forever! We all used to lifeguard together out in Wasco in high school, and our weddings were within two weeks of each other. Ethan and Carter were in a boys only club until the birth of their cutie little sister, Paisley, in 2010. She had just taken her first steps before our shoot and proudly practiced more with Mommy. Carter was a little unsure of having his picture taken at first, but he eventually warmed up!

The Monroe Family

What a fun family! I got to meet up with the Monroe's out at Hart Park around sunset to photograph them for their Christmas cards. Lisa I knew from church but I met the rest of the family for the first time that day. Rex and Joelle, ages 3 and 5 months, definitely love their mommy, but it was really neat to see the special relationship they have with their daddy as well!

McCuan Family

Up next is the McCuan Family portraits! I have known Serrena since high school, we were both cheerleaders and swam on the swim team. Another fun fact - her family moved into my old house in Wasco! It had been a while since I'd seen her, and I'd never met her two girls so when she asked me about doing Christmas photos, I was excited! We had a fun day out at Hart Park, the girls were both super cute and loved cheesin' for the camera!

Swint Family

Last year I got to photograph my sister in law and family for their Christmas cards and I got to do it again this year! I may be biased but my niece and nephew are super cute! Check them out.  

The Buss Family

As soon as the leaves start to change each fall, it makes me super happy. I love fall and everything that comes with the season - the cooler weather, drinking hot drinks in the evening, fireplaces and Ugg boots. Fall is also a great time for family pictures and one of my first families this season were the Buss'. Angela and Jason have also been good friends of ours since high school and their oldest daughter is the same age as my oldest. The girls had so much fun playing in the bright leaves!

Baby Heidi

Since I'm relatively new to newborn photography, I offered to photograph a friend's baby for free! She got some free pictures and I got some experience and pictures to add to my portfolio - a win/win situation. Heidi was just a few days old, and super adorable. She was very well behaved too, all the way until the end when she started to get a little cranky, but she was still cute, even then!

back in business

Update! I'm returning to my photo blog and adding all the recent photoshoots I've done with family and friends. It seems every photographer has a blog nowadays so I'm going to join the trend and change this one up a little. I'll still add my travels in here but it will mainly focus on my photoshoots with clients. Stayed tuned!