I spent the afternoon at the beach with my family.  It was a beautiful Northwest afternoon, and I was a little disappointed that I hadn't brought my camera.  But luckily, I had my IPhone!! And was able to snap a few images of the fam hanging out on the beach!!!   

This is my son Dexter... isn't he adorable?!!

 ....my husband Peter

 My other son Harvey!!!  He's pretty adorable too!

... me and Peter.  

Today is one of those super dark and rainy days that we get here in Seattle in January.

I've been sleepy all day, and I  just want to sit on the couch and eat cookies.

To snap myself out of it.. I thought I'd post some pictures from summertime.  Remember summertime?  It was nice.

 I think it would be fun to publish an entire book or this sort of thing... all the silly stuff that goes on in-between, and behind the scenes of a photo shoot.  Working with kids and babies is a hoot!

My super talented sister-in-law Cat Thrasher, just posted some amazing pictures of me and my family on her blog! So fun to be on the other side of the camera.  You can check out the photos by clicking here.

Thanks Cat!!!  You rock!

Had the privilege of working with Christina Mallet and her adorable family today!  Christina is the talent behind Katrinka's Secret, and is an amazing photographer, and a dear friend of mine.

I was honored to be asked by Christina to shoot newborn photos of her adorable little daughter, Helena Gogo.  Helena was named after Christina's grandmother and her middle name Gogo means "first born daughter" in the Ghanaian tribal language Ewe (the language of Christina's husband's family)  Very cool!!

I had a great time working with the Mallets, and would like to say "congratulations" to Christina, Alex, and big brother Xander.... and "welcome to the world" to little Helena!!!

Next time you are out and about, be sure to pick up the latest issue of Seattle Bride. Yours truly is on page 108!

This image was taken at the Maui Four Seasons, at the amazing wedding of Sonya and Michael DeLance.  I had the pleasure of working on this one with the lovely and talented Katy Griffiths of Vows Wedding & Event Planning, who transformed this hotel ballroom into a swanky, pink night club!!

I've added a couple of my favorite images from this wedding... but if you want to see even more, check out my wedding website at www.sandracoanweddings.com

So, when my twins were toddlers, it felt like I couldn't let them out of my sight.  They needed constant supervision, and I feel like that is what I gave them.  But as they've grown, I've relaxed.  Now that they are coming up on five, I often give them time to play with out me around.  They enjoy the time alone, and so do I..... usually.

This morning started off just great!!  We were all in great moods, the boys were getting along exceptionally well, everything was perfect, so I thought nothing of it when they decided to go upstairs to play in their "art room".  I  took a shower, drank some coffee, checked in on my peeps on Facebook, all the while listening to the happy laughter of my beautiful boys coming from upstairs.  After about 30 minutes (ish) of this, I decided to go check in on them.  I was not prepared for what I found.  Two happy little boys COMPLETELY covered, head to toe, in paint. 

I did what any mother would do when faced with such a discovery... I grabbed my camera.  

Here they are, in the shower, just before the hose down.

The Savery family came in to the studio the day after Christmas, when this little cutie was just a few days old.

We had a fantastic time at the shoot, and while working, I had one of those great moments, when I realize just how lucky I am to be doing what I do.  I have the best clients!  And a job that is so fun that I look forward to coming in, even while on vacation.

I love my job!!!

I had the pleasure of working with my brother Jim, and his fantastic wife Cat today!  Jim and Cat are expecting their first baby (a girl!!!) in March.  We are all very excited, as you can imagine.

I was a little nervous, as Cat is an amazing photographer herself (check out her work at www.catthrasher.com)... but am very happy with how the shoot turned out.  Here are a few of my favorites!

Every January, I go through all the images that I've taken of my family over the year, and choose my favorites for the family album.  I love going back over all that we've done, and seeing how much my boys have changed.   It's such a relaxing thing to do.

These are a couple images that I took on our trip to the coast, way back in July.  It was Harvey and Dexter's first trip to the ocean, and they had a blast!!  My husband and I had a blast too :)