Is it just me, or does time speed up the moment you become a parent?  I seriously feel like my boys were just born, and then, all the sudden, I find myself sitting on my sofa, talking with my neighbor about sending them off to kindergarten!!

I remember when they were first born feeling so overwhelmed.  The twin thing really threw me for a loop.    I remember someone saying to me "the days are long, but the years are short".  So TRUE!!!   I tell you, I would love nothing more than to have those little babies back for just a moment.

I will say, that I have completely enjoyed my time with them so far.  They are amazing little people and make my life better every day!!

So, please indulge me here, while I take a little stroll down memory lane :)

This picture on the left was taken by the super talented Della Chen.  I love it.  And I'm sad to say, that it is one of the only pictures that I have of myself with the boys when they were babies.  The cobbler's kids have no shoes I guess.

Six day old Dexter :)     

Harvey was only 4lbs when he was born and could fit in the palm of my hand.  He was one tiny little thing!!

At a year and a half, Harvey loved this big bird stuffed animal.

 Dexter went through a pretty bad biting phase.  Our friend bought him this book, and he loved it!  He used to read it all the time.

Here they are on their fourth birthday.  They'll be five in May.  Crazy!!!

I just returned from this beautiful wedding in Spokane, and couldn't wait to get to my computer to share these images with you!!!


Matthew and Kana were married at the historic Patsy Clark Mansion in Spokane's Browns Addition neighborhood. 


For the ceremony, Kana wore a traditional Kimono that had been picked out for her by her mother and father back in Japan before her father passed away.

She changed into an adorable little cocktail dress for the reception, but the guests continued to be treated to other Japanese traditions.  The buffet included a wide verity of sushi, and toasts were made with sake, as well as champagne.  Little bottles of sake and sake cups were given to each guest as a wedding favor.

I honestly could go on and on about this wedding.  It was filled with so much love and every one was so kind... but I'll turn it over to the pictures to tell the story.

I actually took these photos a little while ago (or as my son Dexter says "a couple whiles ago")... but my lovely assistant Lily was going through files on Monday and came across these beautiful images of Aime.  We both loved them, and thought you would too. :)

Aime came in for both a maternity and a newborn session.  She was great fun to work with, and her children, as you can see, are just beautiful!

Well, I had the great pleasure of spending my morning out at Evergreen Hospital, where I met the super adorable Caleb Marsh!  Isn't he just the cutest thing you've ever seen!!!

I just don't think there is anything in the world better than a newborn baby!!!

Happy Birthday little man!

I don't shoot boudoir photography (for that I refer to the ultra talented Christina Mallet of Katrinka's Secret).   But every once in a while, I'll get a client who wants to do something more sculptural than what a what a traditional boudoir session would be... and for that, I'm always onboard.

These are a few photos from one such session.  I love these images, and, because they are a little bit saucy, I thought I'd post them now, for Valentines Day!

So, a couple of years ago, we finished our basement to make a play room for the boys and an office for me.  I love this space for many reasons, but mostly because, I can sit in morning and get some of my work done while listening to my boys play.  That's what I'm doing now.  They are building a city with Legos, and having the best conversation.  They are completely unaware of my eavesdropping, and just 100% caught up in their world.  It's so great!  

They are suppose to go to kindergarten in the fall, and I'm sooo going to miss hearing them play together like this.  They are such interesting little people.

 Such a great week of shooting!!  Here are some of the higlights.

Remember Misty Moon from Bria Pilates?  Well, she came in with her adorable baby.  Aren't you just loving these cute little baby accessories!

 Next we have Gavin.  I think he is soooo handsome!  Check out those eyes!!

And here is the lovely Camila.  This little girl just made my day!  She was so super happy and fun to work with... and came dressed in the cutest onesie I've seen in a long time!!

Sadly, I did not sleep like a baby last night.  I'm feeling a little envious of this little one.

A good friend of mine recently shared a link with me from Richard Velazquez's Blog where he talks about trying to find a picture of his late father to display at his funeral  "For the funeral, I began looking through my childhood pictures for shots of me and my father together.  I could not find any.  There were, of course, plenty of pictures of me and plenty of pictures of my siblings.  At my father’s funeral, I was lucky that my aunt just happened to have a picture of me and my dad (shown here).  Of the hundreds of family pictures that my father took in our lifetime, this is probably the one I treasure most.

I then started thinking about all of the parents that I see that take pictures of their kids, but never include themselves in these family pictures (just like the woman I had just passed).  Or the ones that send Holiday greeting cards with pictures of the “family” that are in reality only a picture of their kids.  If this sounds like you, think about the friends that knew you before you had children.  They want to see you too, not just your progeny.

And take it from me, some time in the hopefully distant future, your kids are going to sift through your family pictures, ignoring the thousands of pictures of themselves, searching for the ones that you shared with them.  They’re going to be very sad indeed to find only a handful.  So if a stranger ever asks you if you want to be included in a picture with your kids, just say yes.  Or if you decide to get a family portrait for the holidays, include yourself in that photo.  You’re not doing this for yourselves, or even for your friends, but for the very kids that you obviously treasure so much.  They’ll thank you for it."  

This really struck me.  I do believe that family portraits are an important part of a family's  history.  I think about that every time I take a picture of my boys.  But I have to say, I'm guilty of not wanting to be in the pictures with them.  I'm just not comfortable in front of the camera.  And I can't tell you how many parents say to me in the studio, that they don't want to be in the pictures with their kids... and I usually don't push it.  I get it... the kids are always much cuter than we are anyway.  After reading this however, I'm rethinking my ideas on what a family portrait session should be.  You can bet that from now on I'll be encouraging the parents who come through my door to be in the pictures too.  And I'll be making an effort to do the same!

These handsome little guys are about to turn one!  Aren't they adorable?!