Oh my goodness - I have been a terrilble blogger! I haven't updated my blog in so long and I have so many pictures and stories to share! Weddings, Seniors, Families, adorable babies and Paris!! Yes, Paris! I promise to be better in 2008! Until then - I will post a few of my favorite wedding pictures from the last few months!

FSN Stars Celebrity Swing For Kids TournamentThis is the 2nd year that I have been invited by First Tee of Seattle to photograph this golf tournament. What amazing weather we had this year - and as always, Snoqualmie Ridge http://www.tpcsnoqualmieridge.com/ made for a beatiful back drop. I was again assisted by my daughter, Linda, and we enjoyed a fun day together. Linda has really enjoyed the benefits of being part of the First Tee Golf program http://www.thefirstteeseattle.org/ and is always willing to give back. The following are a few of my favorite images from the day. If you want to see all of the images from this event click on this link:
http://www.imagequix.com/photog.php?id=99PZL9N&ec=1003-9970-0068

Senior Ryan

I had a great time working with Ryan. I really have to give a lot of credit to him though - he smiled like a champ through the entire session! For his session we decided to visit a local park near my home and then finish at Coulon beach park. It was ironic that the first sesion we scheduled was canceled because of rain and on this evening we were in the very bright, beautiful and somtimes photographically, challenging sunshine.

I loved that Ryan was so willing to explore different areas for pictures.... even at the risk of falling in the lake!!

Backpacking to Mirror Lake

My brother, Martin, was nice enough to let Linda and I join him on his backpacking trip with my nephew, Nick. I had been looking for a little trip that Linda and I could go on together and this turned out to be perfect! I highly recommend this hike for first time backpackers! It was only a little over a mile to hike in and we were rewarded with beautiful site right next to the lake to set up our camp!
I really was impressed with the fact that Linda and I were able to set up our tent and cook our own dinner! However if you asked Linda what her favorite part was - she would tell you "Wild blueberry picking!" She had so much fun picking these wild berries and they made for a great dessert!
Before we headed out on the hike we needed to enjoy some time in the river!

We took a "pratice" portrait of Martin's family in preparation of our photo session in a couple of weeks. I think this picture turned out pretty good too!

Family Portrait at Coulon Beach...

One of my best friends, Carrie (her family picture below), asked me to take their family picture with her Mom, Dad, brothers, sisters and their families. I was more than happy to do this as I know how much fun her family can be! Needless to say, they did not disappoint me. It was really funny to listen to them tease each other - reminding me a lot of my own family.

The sibling pyramid of power!

Grandchildren.....

Logan, Madelyn & Gunner!

Originally we started off our photo session hoping to get pictures of Logan and Madelyn with their very energetic yellow lab, Gunner! Needless to say - Gunner had different ideas for about what he wanted to do at the park! In the last picture it looks as if he is asking me why in the world I am holding a camera instead of a frisbee!

Even with Gunner's silliness I still think we were able to capture some great images of this adorable brother and sister!

Gunner!!!! :)

Is it Senior Season already?!!

I can hardly believe it, summer is winding down and it is

already time for senior pictures! Kudos to Jay for being so on the ball

and scheduling his session early in the season! I had a lot of fun

exploring the downtown streets with Jay and his Mom. We were able to find

several unusual backgrounds that I think added a nice

urban feel to his images - here are some of my favorites...

Okay- usually I don't put my seniors in the middle of the

street - but this was too good to pass up....

I love the look Jay gives as his Mom is helping out... classic Jay!

Jay has a serious side and a fun side - it was a lot of fun capturing both...

And lastly, I love this shot.... you can tell that these two have a lot of

respect and love for one another - what a blessing.

OHMYGOSH! I can't believe how fast this summer is going! We have been having way too much fun! I am waaaaay behind in my blog postings - so I thought I would start off with some fun, recent pics. We just finished with our 20th High School reunion - what a fun event! It was so fun to reconnect with so many classmates! (Pictures from Friday night's event are posted on my event page) A few days before the reunion Carrie, Ang and I were able to get the kids out on the boat for some summer fun!

Before the Saturday night reunion festivities we had a little BBQ at our place - again, it was so fun to spend more time with girlfriends!

Eaten Alive by Mosquitos!!!



This was my first photo session with the Jerry and Diane's family. They were looking for a location and I suggested Gene Coulon Park. We met at dusk hoping to capitalize on the wonderful, soft light. What we got as a bonus was a ton of hungry mosquitos! These guys were such good sports as they smiled through the pain! I regret that I didn't take a picture of all of them slapping themselves and each other! :)





We walked out on the pier for a break from the mosquiots just as the sun was starting to set.

Mom requested images of Jerry and Marie in their letterman jackets. I included two images of the fun poses that came out in between our "serious" shots. I have to admit - I always like the in between shots the most, that's where the true personality always shines through...