Happy Trees- Albany, OR Photographer

I met with this sweet family in one of my very favorite locations! Year round, this grove of "Happy Trees" is the BEST place to go! These kiddos were so easy to work with and look so cute in every single image!

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Happy Father's Day!!

I just couldn't let this day pass without saying Happy Father's day to my husband, my own dad and my father in-law! All of them are amazing guys who are quick to love their kids, quick to forgive and always willing to help. They are a great example of the One who loved us first!

~The Simple Life~ Family Time

I have sure been quiet lately...all the sunshine we are getting has inspired me to get going on a few projects around the old homestead. So we are trying to get our garden planted, our yard landscaped and we are finishing up the school year! (Can you believe that we have just 5 lessons left and we still have not finished...going on 3 weeks like that!)

I don't think I have really even touched my camera in a week! *gasp* Like I said in my last post, I am starting to have withdrawls!! But I promise to have a fun update later this week! I had a client contact me about doing some special pictures, I will be sure to post some later this week after the event! I can't wait!

Also, just 10 days left of my 20's! I am thinking of some sort of giveaway for my 30th birthday present to YOU! Hmm, we'll just have to see what happens there!

And because I can't post a blog entry without a picture, I caught this image when my kids sat down to watch daddy till up the garden area. They had been enjoying the slip-n-slide and took a break to sit down on the grass roller to watch. I thought it was so cute...so I grabbed the camera a snapped a picture! Our neighbor is SO good to let us borrow his tractor, I can't image tilling up this garden without it!

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Still Processing

I am still in a processing mode. Its amazing how differently I have begun to view life. This is my fourth trip to Mexico (as a short term missionary) and my first as a real "adult" :) But the affect has been the same. I still don't have words to share my experience, but I am processing it all and hope to have something soon. So for now, just some pictures.

This first one is a collage of the 23 hour trip south.

A few shots from the orphanage that we stayed at. They have amazing facilities and amazing kids there! (Check out the link in my previous post.)

In the Snow

Don't you just love the 80's sweater? She insisted on wearing it...and since they were just going to get wet and dirty, who was I to argue! :)

Oh Baby!

This adorable little baby is part of my Weds morning group that I go to. I am the unofficial photographer for the group meetings so I snagged her from her mom and took a few shots. Her eyes are so blue!

11 Grandchildren

On Saturday I met with a family to take an annual shot of the grandkids. There are 11 of them ranging in ages from 16 down to 2 years old. It was pretty challenging to get them all looking at the camera at the same time. But I think we got a few good shots. The youngest of them all was having a hard time being in the pictures, but mom and dad would plop her down, run out of the frame and we would snap a few pictures (while she was crying) before she ran off. :) Even crying, she was an adorable little girl.

I have not gone through the entire lot yet, but here are 2 images I have found so far....this family is blessed with good looks!

I got some more pictures finished and wanted to post a few more for you. Again, I had a good time with your family. Sorry I left my tripod there! Oops!

Happy Thanksgiving

Here are just 4 of my many reasons to be thankful!

I couldn't decide on the picture for my husband, so I posted 2!

A few more of the Fodge Family

I really enjoyed my time with this family. They were very sweet to one another and I felt like I was right at home with them. (They remind me of my own siblings and families.)

Little Man

I have an issue....editing pictures of little ones is SO hard. They are so cute that I don't want to edit any out. Even pictures when they are not looking still end up great.
This little man is making my job hard. If he were just about 99% less adorable, then I might be able to quit playing with every single picture of him. But as it is, I am trying this affect and then another, just to see how cute he will look!

In Between Sessions

I had a few minutes to play with my first session today, before I run off to my next one.

This adorable family was lots of fun to photograph. I'll have more later, but for now...I gotta run!