there's nothin' sweeter..than summertime.

It was worth the traffic out of West Linn, the heat, the stickiness...to meet beautiful Bella. I knew the second she woke up from her nap without so much as a whine and gave me what has got to be one of the most gorgeous little grins I've ever seen, that it was gonna be a good one. A REALLY good one. Here she is....

frankie & brynley do portland

iiiiits Michael!!!

So...Kate's wedding (my almost sister-in-law)... It's so hard for me to not be a camera-toting shot hog when attending weddings. So I put the camera away for pretty much the whole day. But you can't give me an adorable 2 year old in a tuxedo in field of clover and expect me to not bust it out.

I did ask the lovely bride and groom to kiss for me, the one posed shot I asked of them. What a GOOD wedding guest I am!!! I'm excited to see their photos from the hired help, Jim Semlor.

Meanwhile, here's Michael! (and Angela!)

Family x4

I was a little overwhelmed at the idea of shooting a family of 16... Four separate families...

But turns out...it was really enjoyable. And I got some really fab french toast out of the deal :)

*notice a theme here, with clients feeding and watering me? sssh... don't tell anyone.

Shannon and Bryan....