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 […]
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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. […]
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 […]
The Laws family chose a spring photo shoot – a gamble in the fickle Oregon weather. We had to reschedule once and the second session time threatened more rain. Thankfully we managed to get their entire family session finished just as the rain started up again. We even had some sunshine. This was the first time the Laws family has ever […]
It gives me great joy when my clients ask me to come back and capture their family again. I get to see how their kiddos are growing and be a voice telling that family’s story for generations to come. It’s a privilege I don’t take lightly. The Varuska twins are so, so cute. I brought my daughter Alli along to assist me […]
Is there anything more beautiful than a newborn babe, especially a firstborn? All the newness of fresh life and becoming parents is exhilarating and exhausting. Overwhelming and over joyous. Ryan and Mandee invited me into that sacred space and gave me the privilege of photographing their firstborn son. We’d prayed together for his health and safe arrival throughout Mandee’s pregnancy. […]
Toby’s senior photo session came first. His mom was so happy with the images that she texted, “Family photos are next.” We followed through on a gorgeous fall day. The Jordan’s live on a farm complete with an old barn, llamas, cows and dogs. There is no shortage of fun things for their five kiddos to do. The morning of the […]
My friend Kim sent me a text at 12:22 p.m. on a Sunday afternoon. “I was going to see if you might be up for a last minute extended fam photo shoot today at 3. Our photographer is sick and just cancelled.” The text didn’t mention there were FIFTEEN people involved in these photos. Or that the weather forecast was for […]