Fall Families ~ Catch up

As promised . . . here is the Monday blog. I had so many great families to work with this past fall. Everyone is always excited to get their family pictures done before the holidays. Here are a few of those wonderful families!

The Grindle Family


The Schlosser Family

And the Newell Family

Back on Track

Every Monday I send out an update for the photographers in the area that are a part of NILMDTS I am going to make a go at getting my blog back on track and making Mondays the day to update the blog as well. So be on the lookout for another post in a few days.

Going back to . . . October. This little cutie's mom hosted a portrait party.

What is a portrait party you ask? It runs like other types of home parties. The host invites a few other families to get together for photos of the little ones while having a playdate for the kids. The host earns great discounts on photographers, the guests get a complimentary mini-session and can take advantage of monthly specials, and everyone has a great time at the playdate.

This portrait party gathering was at the Pittock Mansion. Take a look at these cute faces :)

An Honor!

The "D" family called just before Thanksgiving to try and sneak in a session over the holiday. She mentioned that "everyone" was in town. I didn't fully gather what that meant until they all showed up to the studio. Everyone had gathered to meet the newest member of the family. Grandparents were here from Hawaii. Auntie was visiting from Texas, and her hubby had come home on military leave from Afghanistan. This was truly a family reunion and I was completely honored to capture their short time together.




And I couldn't resist capturing a solo of this angel in the little hat she came in with!

Supporting the Community

Whenever I can I like to try and find ways to support the local community. When the plans started coming together for an outdoor area for the preschool my daughter attends, I suggested a fundraiser. The most recent fundraiser I did for them was mini-sessions in the park, which raised more than $200 for the outdoor area. Here are a few favorite shots from some of the families that attended.