I was making some food in the kitchen and when I went to the sink to wash my hands I saw how golden and glowy the light was. Perfect for photography. These berries grow on a tree right outside our kitchen window so they were the perfect subject. I had to stop preparing my dinner to go take some photographs!

Added a little texture to this one

It was so great to meet you and you were a dream to work with! I hope you like how your pictures turned out as much as I do. Here’s a sneak peek for you! I’ll send you a password to your gallery when the rest are ready. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Adding the black and white versions of the above photos. I just love these in black and white too, Tina! Your eyes really pop!

Yes, that’s right. I just got my first pedi at 31, lol. I don’t know what took me so long to try it out! I guess because I hate my dry feet and didn’t want people touching them, lol. But my friend Anyka treated me to a pedi (thank you Anyka!!!) and I’m so glad I tried it out! Now I’m hooked! LOL They feel so nice now and I loved getting pampered and picking out a pretty nail color! I went with something bright and fun for summertime, (it’s even brigher in person, haha). I think it was the gawdiest color they had, haha. The guy said, “Oh you’re going for bright and flashy huh?” Hahaha! Yep! I guess I am! You can get away with that in the summertime right?

That’s right, Kaelan has joined the “Lost Your First Tooth” club!! He lost his first tooth a few days ago and the second one about an hour ago! I just love his new smile, sooo cute!! Of course he is so excited to finally lose some teeth!

We went camping last weekend at Crane Prairie Reservoir and I was in awe of the gorgeous scenery and nature surrounding us. I just had to capture it. Here are some of my favorite nature images from the weekend.

Same image as above but with texture added and I messed around with the tones. I like the sunsetty look it gives it.

When we were coming back from the coast a few weeks ago we wandered down a side road checking out a lake and campground and we were able to catch some gorgeous views of Mt Washington! I just had to stop and take some pictures, of course! I actually ended up hurting my leg getting these but it was worth it! I love how the sky was turning pink and you could see the moon right up close to the mountain.

I really enjoyed meeting you and your boys! They are so cute and so cooperative! Here’s a little sneak peek of your session!

I had a wonderful time meeting your family and it was so fun working with you guys! Thanks for braving the elements for some fun shots! I hope you guys had a safe trip home! Here’s a little sneak peek of our session!

Wow, we had so much fun last night at the Balloons Over Bend event in the Old Mill District of Bend! We decided to go in the evening when the brought the hot air balloons out at sunset so you could see the beautiful colors as they stoked the fires in the balloons. They also had fire dancers on the stages of the Les Schwaub Amphetheatre, that was pretty neat. We enjoyed browsing the booths and some of the yummy food they had there. Here’s a few pictures from our evening.

Goofball

Ashlynn and Daisy running around before they started filling the balloons

Jaden in front of the towers at the Old Mill

Curtis backlit

Daisy watched every dog pass by and would “cry” if she couldn’t go play with them, haha, silly dog

Kaelan in front of the balloons as they were filling them

The balloons being filled

We had a great view from the foot bridge

Daddy and the girls heading in for a closer look

It was beautiful to see them stoke up the fire as it was getting darker out

This rainbow one was my favorite

I had such a wonderful time photographing your family this evening! It was so sweet watching your children interact with each other. You can tell they really love each other and get along well. Here’s a little sneak peek of our session!