Abby & Aidan {George Rogers Park, Lake Oswego}

I loved my time we these two sweet, gorgeous children, and their sweet Mama at George Rogers Park. About half way through our session, as we were waiting for the sunshine to go behind the clouds for better light, these two began to interact in a way that bested any poses I could possibly dream up. Their natural interactions were beautiful and so much fun to capture.

Avery - Girl on the Farm {Sauvie Island, Portland, OR)

Finally, after several months of waiting out winter, I was able to meet up with my Facebook "100 likes" mini-session winner, Miss Avery! This is the third time I've been privileged to photograph Avery, and I couldn't dream of a more perfect setting to capture her in! It was a gorgeous day on Sauvie Island, and Avery has perfect hair for beautiful, wind blown photos. She's such a doll. Though very stoic on our shoot day, I managed to capture a few smiles she gave her older brother, Brody. She lights up for him!

Thanks Avery, as always, I LOVE getting to photograph you!

Sawyer - Time Flies...

Remember Sawyer Ann? Back on May 27th of last year, I had the privilege of celebrating her birth, and taking her very first photograph. Pretty special! Now she's a precious, beautiful 10 month old (today!) with an easy smile and some seriously world-class-caliber thigh chub.

Anyway, very fun that on MY birthday (today!) Sawyer helped me celebrate, and again allowed me to take her picture. Thanks, Sawyer, for helping me do what I love to do (take photos!) on my special day.

"S" for Sister { St. Johns, Portland, OR}

One of my favorite families is getting ready to welcome a new baby girl! I was thrilled to get to visit John, Erynn and Sydney in their home to do a mini-maternity session. Soon-to-be big sister Sydney showed me her princess room ( my little girl saw the photos while I was editing them and freaked! She now wants a pink princess room just like Sydney!). She jumped on the bed, put a tiara on her puppy, demonstrated some dramatic princess fainting, brushed her hair in her vanity, and did some twirls in the mirror. So fun, this girl!

Unfortunately, after just a few happy snaps with her mommy in new baby sister's nursery, Sydney was done with me and my camera. So I turned my focus to Erynn and John, who are my most favorite couple to photograph. They are unabashedly lovey-dovey, and its refreshing to see the way John dotes on Erynn. They are adorable!

Thanks again, Fearn Family, you guys are such a pleasure to work with! Congratulations on your new little girl!

"L" is for Lovely Luca & Lark - {Vancouver, WA}

Luca and Lark are two of the most beautiful, easy going children I've had the pleasure of photographing. They, along with their grown -ups, Nathan and Meghan, and family friends Justin and Emily, welcomed me into their home for a fun family shoot. This family is so warm and kind and funny, I couldn't get enough of photographing them, and wound up running way over. They were gracious enough not to kick me out.

Thanks for a fun morning, Nathan and Meghan, I hope you love your photos!

Eleanor - Two Weeks {South East Portland, OR}

Baby Eleanor was exactly two weeks old the day I photographed her, and already, was showing a mind and will of her own. Her mommy, Robin, and I had hoped she would be sleepy and drift off to dreams for our session. Of course, her eyes were wide and bright my entire visit. On the upside, what beautiful eyes they are!

Robin is a friend and former co-worker, and its just an amazing thing to see her in this new role as a mother. She's a complete natural, and Eleanor is very, very lucky to have Robin and her husband, Marcus, as parents.

Welcome to the world, Eleanor!