Just walked in the door from an amazing day of shooting.  The sun was out today, which is a big deal to those of us here is Seattle, and the studio was just glowing with natural light! 

One of the highlights of my day, was photographing little Mari here.  Last time Mari was in the studio, she was a tiny newborn.  She is now six months old and came ready for the shoot in one of the most beautiful gowns I've seen in a long time.  This stunning baptismal gown has been in the Boswell family since 1908!  Isn't that incredible?!   Check out these gorgeous shots we got of this little sweet pea!!

By the way, Mari has an older sister named Maya, who is equally as adorable.  I'll be posting some of her pictures soon... so stay tuned!

She was pretty cute without the dress as well :)

Here is the gown... just lovely!

I was recently asked to hang some of my work at the amazing Great Starts Parent Trust of Washington offices here in Seattle. They are a fantastic organization that teaches parenting classes.  They also offer several labor and delivery classes and it is where doula extraordinaire, Penny Simkin teaches as well. 

Choosing work to hang is always an agonizing process for me.  I want each piece to be perfect.  So, after weeks of pouring through files, here is a little sampling of what I've decided to show.  Hope you like it! 

I love the Heinrichs... for reals.  Angie is my best friend, and she and her husband Peter are two of the nicest people I've ever known.  So, it's always a treat for me when they come into the studio.  Their sons, Aidan and Zane, have literally grown up in front of my camera.  I photographed Aidan for the first time when he was just a few days old, and was honored to be asked to photograph Zane's birth.  I find it amazing that they are such big boys now!!

Here are some of my favorite pics from our session on Sunday

I love a good maternity/toddler session.  There is nothing cuter in my opinion.

 I have to say, little Lucy here kind of stole the show!!  She is so adorable, and so fun to work with!  Her mom is pretty adorable too!  I could have worked with the two of them all day.

 Here is a little sneak peak from the session.

..... and any one who can look this good in maternity pants deserves some props!!

Is it just me, or does time speed up the moment you become a parent?  I seriously feel like my boys were just born, and then, all the sudden, I find myself sitting on my sofa, talking with my neighbor about sending them off to kindergarten!!

I remember when they were first born feeling so overwhelmed.  The twin thing really threw me for a loop.    I remember someone saying to me "the days are long, but the years are short".  So TRUE!!!   I tell you, I would love nothing more than to have those little babies back for just a moment.

I will say, that I have completely enjoyed my time with them so far.  They are amazing little people and make my life better every day!!

So, please indulge me here, while I take a little stroll down memory lane :)

This picture on the left was taken by the super talented Della Chen.  I love it.  And I'm sad to say, that it is one of the only pictures that I have of myself with the boys when they were babies.  The cobbler's kids have no shoes I guess.

Six day old Dexter :)     

Harvey was only 4lbs when he was born and could fit in the palm of my hand.  He was one tiny little thing!!

At a year and a half, Harvey loved this big bird stuffed animal.

 Dexter went through a pretty bad biting phase.  Our friend bought him this book, and he loved it!  He used to read it all the time.

Here they are on their fourth birthday.  They'll be five in May.  Crazy!!!

I just returned from this beautiful wedding in Spokane, and couldn't wait to get to my computer to share these images with you!!!


Matthew and Kana were married at the historic Patsy Clark Mansion in Spokane's Browns Addition neighborhood. 


For the ceremony, Kana wore a traditional Kimono that had been picked out for her by her mother and father back in Japan before her father passed away.

She changed into an adorable little cocktail dress for the reception, but the guests continued to be treated to other Japanese traditions.  The buffet included a wide verity of sushi, and toasts were made with sake, as well as champagne.  Little bottles of sake and sake cups were given to each guest as a wedding favor.

I honestly could go on and on about this wedding.  It was filled with so much love and every one was so kind... but I'll turn it over to the pictures to tell the story.