Oh, Andrew, you are these sweetest kid.  Every time I see Andrew, or should I say Andrew sees me, he gets the biggest grin on his face, and it melts my heart over and over again.  He's going to be such a heart breaker when he gets older smiling and flirting with all of the girls like that. Andrew was one of my newborns and it's so fun to see him change and grow into a little man.  His parents, two people I'm very happy to call friends, are amazing, beautiful individuals inside and out.  THANK YOU Becky & Adam for continuing to put your faith in me and letting me take photos of such an adorable kid!

I'm so excited to share these photos for so many reasons! 1. Just look at that handsome little man!  Phineas is going to be breaking hearts when he gets older, especially if he keeps up with that style.  2.  Discovery Park.  I think every photographer in Seattle is enormously grateful we have such a beautiful setting smack dab in the middle of our city.  3.  Gorgeous morning light.  4.  So much love and plenty of it to go around for the next little one they'll be welcoming in October!  Ellen is incredibly talented with her knitting skills and I was blown away by the socks she made for the birth announcement photos!  
Thank you guys so much for getting up in the morning to meet me and catch that golden light!

This incredible family wanted something "Seattle-ish" and I think we definitely accomplished that!  The waterfront downtown might be my new favorite place for photos!  The cloudy evening only brought out the Seattle aspect more and I love how the overall look of the shoot turned out.  And doesn't Avery have the cutest smile?  She was such a doll and she is going to make an amazing big sister come October!  Congrats again you guys! 

I couldn't possibly allow not getting this sweet, happy kid and his parents on the blog, even if these were Christmas card photos and it's now almost March....... I met Callan when he was just a few weeks old.  In fact, he was one of the first few babies I took photos of and a big part of how I started getting into doing newborn sessions and loving them so much.  It's so fun getting to see all of the tiny little babies and how they change and grow into such amazing kids.   Caitlin and Todd, thank you for coming back again and again and letting me take photos of this little man!

I met Jeremy and Jessica a couple years ago at a friend's annual holiday party.  At the next year's party, Jessica had the cutest little baby bump and I was crossing my fingers they'd contact me for photos!  I'm so glad they did and getting to meet Henry was such a pleasure!  Look at those big blue eyes!  Aren't they amazing?!  He's clearly incredibly loved-- thank you so much J&J for letting me capture that for you!

This was such a gorgeous fall day.  Once October hits, you never really know what kind weather Seattle is going to give you, and as per usual, even though it was forecast to rain pretty much all weekend long, we were surprised with some lovely sunlight.  I'm so glad we were able to check out this little gem of a park at Martha Lake.  Bethany and Tylor were great to work with and they have some incredibly cute kiddos!  

Say hi to beautiful Billie my friends!  This little girl has some darn good genes!  I took photos of her when she was a week old, and she slept the entire time, to the point where it was a struggle to get her to wake up and show her lovely little eyes.  She has only gotten cuter and this time she was plenty happy to be awake!  We spent a little time at the conservatory at Volunteer Park, which kept us warm and dry from the pouring rain and wind that the weekend brought.  It was my first time being there and I'm madly in love with it.
I still feel like I am fairly new to all of this, so when people come back to me for more photos, it's always an affirmation that they like my work, and is an incredibly good feeling.  I'm especially glad I could take more photos of Billie because she is pretty much the cutest thing ever!

A family of seven you guys!  I grew up in the same size family, and although we drive each other crazy sometimes, life wouldn't be the same with out them, and I know that's how these kids will feel as they get older too.   They were so good with the camera and were happy to look as adorable as they possibly could for me.  And those twins! Such sweet little babies.  They were born two months premature and to see them so happy and healthy is just the best thing in the world.  I've seen these kids grow up over the past few years and it's been so heart-warming when Ariel now runs up to me and gives me a hug when she sees me.  
Big thanks to Chris's sister, Elizabeth, for letting us have this awesome space all to ourselves on a Saturday afternoon.  It was perfect! 

Sometimes things just don't go as you planned-- that darn PNW rain got us during this session, but we didn't let it stop us.  These guys were having a family weekend out at Suncadia Resort near Roslyn, WA, and they asked to have their session done there. I happily agreed--I love it when people choose locations that are special to them (this is where Steve and Sarah got engaged!)  It was a beautiful drive with the bright, fall colors, but unfortunately it was also a rainy drive.  I was crossing my fingers that the weather would be better once I got on the other side of the pass, as it usually is, but sadly no.  Regardless, we managed to get some wonderful photos and if I hadn't told you, you probably wouldn't have any idea it was raining the entire time, given the smiles on their faces.  Casen started out the session really excited, especially about getting to hold the umbrella, but understandably so, we ran out of happy faces by the end.  Both kids did a great job though (and the parents)!