Oh these Donaldson’s. How I adore them. I met Amber in the pre-school pickup line when my family was new to Oregon and miserably lonely. Her beautiful smile and hospitable personality were a life line to our family that was craving community. It’s been seven years. In that time our kids have grown from pre-school to middle school. Amber and I have grown too. […]
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It is so fun for me to do a maternity session and then get invited back to take photos of that precious little newborn. The miracle of new life never grows old. Little Kellen made his arrival in early September. I was at his house a little more than a week later, documenting every little piece of his newbornness: the […]
The Lindell family invited me and my daughter Alli (who is an Expert with Small Children) out to their sanctuary in the country to photograph them where they live. The setting was incredible and we had a warm, summer evening with beautiful fading light to work with. It was impossible not to fall in love with Lucy and Karson, their […]
Robin and I met at the gym when I was still fresh to living in Oregon and needing friends. I liked her immediately. She’s almost always wearing a smile and she gives amazing hugs. People are drawn to her. I was no exception. But our schedules and life phases were vastly different so for years we’d wave and smile at […]
Mary Kay and I met because we both went to Haiti on a missions trip in 2011. The friendships that formed out of that trip have been life changing. Mary Kay is one of my Haiti “Sistas.” Mary Kay is brimming over with godly wisdom and she spills joy and laughter everywhere she goes. She is generous and kind. Thoughtful. […]
The Choi family wanted their family photo session to be in a lavender field, reminiscent of their recent trip to France. The Oregon lavender blossomed quickly this year so we had a hard time finding a field that hadn’t been harvested yet. Thankfully Mountainside Lavender had an unharvested field and they let us come early one morning to take some […]
I met Jody online. That’s right. We met on the internet. It was instant friendship at the first email exchange. Jody is wicked smart, successful, hilarious, light hearted, athletic, encouraging, beautiful and so much fun. Every time we hang out, I leave our time together with a heart overflowing with gratitude for her friendship. Her fragrance of joy lingers for […]
Sandra was one of my first friends when we moved to Newberg. Our now middle-school aged daughters were attending four-year-old pre-school together and we met in the pick up line. Sandra is steadfast and determined. She puts her mind to something and sees it through to completion. In the years we’ve been friends she has gone back to college and […]
Season and I both work part-time for an event company that hosts running races. When she found out I was also a photographer, she called me to book a session. It gave me a chance to meet her darling family and capture her daughters’ sweet and fun personalities. We met early on a Saturday morning in downtown Newberg for their […]
Photos shoots in Oregon during the fall can be risky weather-wise. The day I photographed the Johnson kiddos it was sunny, then pouring, then drizzling, then sunny. Thankfully their photo shoot was scheduled during beautiful afternoon sunlight. We got lucky! These kids were so sweet and well behaved, not to mention straight-up adorable. I was blessed by their sweet and […]