As they say, patience is a virtue…especially when you work with kids. (Ok, I may have added that last part, but that doesn’t make it any less true.)  I know you can’t tell by the photos, but when I arrived for this photo session, this little guy wanted absolutely nothing to do with me. There were no smiles or glances at the camera. He just continually turned to mom and dad with that “can we please go home?” look of panic in his eye. So, what did we do? We just hung out for a little while. We walked around, and mom and dad played some silly face/sound making games until suddenly everything was right with the world, and he couldn’t stop smiling. Victory!

I had the pleasure of photographing this adorable 3-week-old just before the holidays…what a great gift for mom and dad! She is simply stunning, and for being so young, she was sooo alert! No sleepy baby photos this time around. We tried it all–feeding, rocking, cuddling in mom’s arms. She wanted nothing to do with any of them. Oh well, we didn’t need this little sweetheart asleep to be cute. It took all I had to stop myself from kissing those cheeks and rubbing that adorable buddha belly…I know you want to

I have been dying to get this gorgeous family in front of my camera, and it FINALLY happened..whoo hoo!  I mean just look at them. BEAUTIFUL.  Our shoot started in the warmth of their home to capture “the Christmas card photo,” and then we ventured outside to play in the cold and show off some cute new coats.  While running around the neighborhood was fine and dandy, we thought the girls might really love to go and ride the carousel downtown. Of course we were right, and to top it off, auntie and cousin even showed up to join in the festivities. There was only one small melt down amongst the chaos of downtown, and that was only due to the unavailability of a pink carousel pony.  A quick shuffling around by mom and dad, and viola!, a pink pony was found and all was right with the world. It was a magical Christmas evening. Happy holidays!

This couple has been married for a few years, and aside from their wedding photos, they don’t have any professional photos to show for it. This is where mom stepped in. After a few requests, they gave in to her wishes and got in front of my camera. They both claimed that they weren’t photogenic and hate having their photos taken (haven’t heard those before

I had the pleasure of meeting and working this family last fall. The images created were at a park with a nature feel to them, so this time around we decided to go the opposite direction. The boys are a bit older (and extremely well behaved) and running around the streets of downtown seemed like a plausible idea. As always in this city, we had been battling crummy  weather, so we didn’t get a bright sun shiny day, but at least it wasn’t pouring rain on us! It was another great photo adventure with them. I look forward to watching these adorable boys grow up.  Enjoy!

This beautiful family not only wanted family photos for the holidays but also to commemorate their time in western Washington. They are moving away at the beginning of the year so they thought family photos surrounded by the natural beauty of our area would be a great reminder of their time spent here. I couldn’t agree more

Don’t I work with the most adorable kids and families? This little cutie was definitely not a fan of sitting still too long, but sing a song, and she would stop for a moment and smile ear to ear. That’s right. I got my “Itsy Bitsy Spider” on and she gave me those adorable grins. Mom and dad were also key in the singing department when they weren’t in the photos, but when they were, I didn’t want those weird frozen mid-word expressions so it was all me

I met this couple years ago before these munchkins were born. Actually, I met these two before they were even a couple. Here we are years (and one adorable family) later.  I am seriously in shock at how grown up these kids are…time sure does fly! I was thrilled for the opportunity to finally get their beautiful faces in front of my camera, especially since the last time they had family photos taken was years ago at their wedding. I’m looking forward to more opportunities watching these kids grow up (both with and without my camera). Let’s hope they don’t make me wait another 5-6 years

I know it doesn’t sound like everyone’s favorite Saturday—give up your day off to get together with all of your family and take a ton of photos. Trust me, it wasn’t this family’s first choice either. However, with life flying by, the kids getting bigger by the moment and important anniversaries arriving, they decided that it was time to bite the bullet.  I guess I might be making it sound like a photo session with me is pure agony, but as you can see from the photos, it’s not

Kids, babies, and pets in costume. I don’t really have anything to say but, awwww. Have a fun and safe Halloween weekend! Enjoy.