Baby Aiva and family

All the way back in May (goodness, this year is going fast!) I got to meet this beautiful little lady and her family.  

Sweet baby Aiva has grown so much since these photos! I know her grandma so I get frequent updates on her and her brothers.  

Her brothers are just as adorable as Aiva - just not as teeny. 

I love silly kid photos.  I think they like them too.  It makes photo sessions more fun for them.  Especially when they have to be super patient waiting for their newborn sister who needs many breaks for snacks and diaper changes. 

Because I knew her grandma, we got lots of time to change up outfits and play and chat during down time.  Definitely some of my favorite people to spend a day with.  

Aiva's aunt (I believe) made this mermaid outfit for her.  It was so adorable and only slightly too big for her at the time.  Newborns are always smaller than you remember. Aiva was around the size of my newborns and yet I can't remember feeling they were that small. . .

Faire In The Grove

This year I'm going to have a little photo booth at the Faire In The Grove in Forest Grove, Oregon Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday May 4th. 

It's an annual event held at McMenamins Grand Lodge.

Here are a few photos from a couple years ago (I didn't take my camera last year) to give you an idea of a fraction of all the fun stuff there.  The kids love the actual fencing lessons with real swords, foils, and rapiers and the sword fighting arena for the kids where they have paddle swords that allow you to smack the crap out of your sibling and not do any damage.  

The merchants have fabric, costumes, jewelry, candles, soaps, weapons, tools, and more.  I got an amazing hair stick there a few years ago, which I've unfortunately lost.  I put it somewhere I wouldn't loose it. There are demonstrations of how to make beads for jewelry, how they did wood working without power tools, and others.  So much to learn and see and do.  

There is also a battle competition that is always amusing to watch.  

I would LOVE to see all my friends and family come out and have some fun (well, at least those local) - and stop by my booth and have a photo taken with your swag. 

Model search! Maternity/Family and newborn

I'm looking to expand my portfolio soon with some Maternity and Family shoots, as well as Newborn shoots and will be offering a very limited number of portfolio building sessions at a discount.

The only requirements are that you must be comfortable with the images being used for promotional work (online, blog, Facebook, and in print).  That's it!

Send me an e-mail using my contact form (here) or a message on Facebook (here).

I look forward to working with you to create memories!

Baby and family photo shoot

Saturday I got to meet an adorable baby and her family.  

3-month-old babies might be my favorite aged babies. Maybe.  

Mom brought this rocking chair and I love it so much. I want one just like it.  She said she found it at a garage sale.  It looks like I need to go garage saling. 

I am in love with this sweet family shot. I love how they are looking at each other; you can feel the love.

Such a happy baby.

Adoring Grandparents.  I actually get to work my other job with Grandma, and she is a great coworker.  One of the best coworkers.

Baby wasn't too happy about tummy time pictures and she rolled over (for the first time) trying to get out of it. I wish I had gotten that in images for them, but unfortunately I didn't.

Frilly bows and poofy skirts are the best. 

And I can't wait for the family to see the rest of these photos.  I hope they love them as much as I do. 

We enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Dawson Creek park in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Children/Family