I was so excited to photograph my friends and neighbors! Our daughters are great friends and I love that I can just send my kids over to play for hours and vice versa (what mom doesn’t :)  ). 

It was so nice to meet the Gould family a couple of weeks ago! Lucky for us we met in the morning before it was too hot out (ended up being 100+), we had to work around a wedding that was being set up and I actually had to ‘sell’ how good my candy treats were to the kids (that rarely happens!). Such a wonderful, sweet family!

Another, fabulous session with the Lyda family! I always love our sessions out on their farm and this one did not disappoint! Amazing light, wheat field, oak trees, super fun kids- awesome family! 

I was SO excited to hear that the Bristow’s were having their first baby! I met them when they were dating, they became my children’s babysitters (the best), photographed their engagement, did their ‘after wedding’ photos and now maternity! Next up, a newborn session and I can’t wait to meet their baby. She will be just as sweet as the two of them are!

I was so excited with the William’s family asked if I could do their session in Black Butte! One because it is soooo beautiful there. Two, I was going to be there on vacation/working for two weeks. Three, because it’s a special place for their family to go to. We had a great time in the meadow minus the wind and mosquitos(which like me a bit too much). After our session, had to get ice cream at the General Store of course!

These gorgeous girls came to help out at their twin siblings session! I of course had to snap a couple of shots of them :)

I had a great time photographing this beautiful mother and her twins (plus older daughters that came to help) in Bend last week before they head up to Alaska to join their dad. The weather was perfect, plenty of room to run around and two little cuties that kept us on the go!

I have been so fortunate to photograph this family each time they come home for the summer from Taiwan. This time we just couldn’t coordinate with Dad’s schedule so it became a mommy and me session! I was so excited when the pulled up and to see that the oldest son remembered me from last summer. By the middle of the shoot I was carrying one on my hip while shooting the other, tickling them both or trying to shoot with them in my lap. I loved it! I can’t wait to see them again next summer… this time perhaps we won’t have another muggy evening!

Yes, this brother and sister are THIS cute! The whole time photographing them I kept saying “I wish I was videotaping them too” so that you could see the personalities that go with these bring brown eyes! I can’t wait for the whole family shoot this fall!

I had so much fun meeting this family and spending the day at the park with them! When this little guy smiles- his whole face lights up!