Little Rachel

Ed & Diana's wedding was one of my absolute favorites to photograph! It was down in Yosemite National Park and just amazing.

I was so excited when they booked a shoot up here for their baby girl, Rachel!

Rachel stole my heart! She's the happiest little thing with the sweetest disposition!! Which doesn't surprise me, because her parents are so easy going and kind. :)

She loves to show off her mad tongue skills! :) Oh Rachel, you kill me with cuteness!

Ed & Diana, I always love seeing you two, and I'm so glad I got to meet your darling Miss Rachel!

Lisa's Beautiful Family

Lisa set up a shoot for her whole family (her family, sister's family, and parents) out at Hawks View Cellars, a beautiful vineyard in Sherwood. I just loved everything about the setting! It was lovely, even on this very overcast day! We worked quickly, since the rain was coming and going throughout the shoot.

The trickiest part of being a photographer in Oregon is the weather. It can be gloriously sunny and beautiful one fall day, and icky-rainy-gray the next. Or even swing from one spectrum to the other in the same day. Oh, Oregon, sometimes I just want to have a word with you! :) But the weather didn't phase them. They were all such great sports and so flexible.

I adore Lisa's family and loved every moment photographing them all!

Lisa, sister Jenni, and their super sweet parents...

Jenni's darling family...

Where it all began... :)

Friends

When Josh and I were first married we had so much fun living by our friends Matt & Jana. We played cards, dehydrated apples, Jana taught me how to give Josh a hair cut :)... just fun times being young marrieds and laughing a lot.

Over the years we've gone on vacations together, all centered around card playing, we've had kids at the same time (usually within weeks of each other), and now we're all gluten-free/dairy-free together. Haha, that last one I don't think any of us would've chosen, but it's been good for us all in it's own way!

I got to do an official photo shoot of their family for the first time this year and it was a lot of fun. We took these down on OSU's campus in Corvallis.

Matt & Jana, thank you for being such dear friends. Your friendship is a gift. {Hugs}

Brown Eyed Girl

Thank you to those of you who were so kind to leave me a comment on my last post! I loved meeting so many of you I'd never met before! And hearing from those of you I know already and adore! :) It's really fun to see who all is out there and I actually feel more connected with you guys after that last post! I left comments in reply to your comments, by the way!

I've loved photographing Ashley, Diana & Robert the last couple of years! I still remember the first time I photographed Ashley I came home and told Josh about her gorgeous big brown eyes! You can see their family's past shoots by clicking here and here. How fast children grow.

I love the feel of this shot, as well as the creamy light. And I love when couples are still in love and it shows!

Diana & Robert, it's always so fun to see you and photograph your beautiful family!