Just over a year ago I had the pleasure of meeting this beautiful little girl and what fun it has been to see her grow and change this past year. Her mom (and aunt) and I have a working relationship for our businesses and that has been a joy…such great women and so talented…not to mention kind and thoughtful…and I must say that sweet Maddy is definitely following in her mommy’s footsteps! With a birthday the day before Halloween, how could we not have the session at a pumpkin patch and so we all met at Spooner Farms in Orting and we were closely watching the weather that day. It was one of those days “between” the dry days, but it was dry that morning and we all had our fingers crossed that the rain would hold off until after our session. So, we were successful…for part of the session, but the little bit of rain that did come down didn’t dampen our spirits or run us off, we were able to get in everything we wanted to and had a great time – despite the rain! Let me tell you this is such a fun family…they love to laugh and play and it’s evident just how much Maddy’s parents love her…she is truly the apple of their eyes! Although, I must say, that next spring, Maddy will be competing with a new family member for a bit of her parents attention…which is exciting and I know that they have more than enough love for another child!
Look at this cutie…does that smile just not grab you right in…she is a sweetheart!
And, those eye are beautiful…
You can see that Maddy is quite the character…she knew what she wanted (like stomping in the mud!!!) and loved to laugh, but when she didn’t want to smile or was done with the photos, she let me know…I love a little girl who knows what she wants!
Maddy, cuddling with her mom in the corn stalks!
Cousin’s Abby and Lily (and their parents) joined us that day at the pumpkin patch…couldn’t resist some of the cousins together…how cute are these three girls!!
I love these two photos above, it’s refreshing to see such love and admiration between a parent and child….what blessing they are to one another! And, you can see that Maddy and her daddy obviously have a good time together!!
And the rain came, but it didn’t stop us and Maddy had nearly as much fun with the umbrella as she did with the mud puddles!!
Is this not the SWEETEST face you’ve ever seen….just how do her parents say no to her?!!
Love this…such a beautiful family…besides that is what’s most important in life, family and sharing together!!!
Wow, I must say this is one of my favorite sessions, but I want to preface it with the fact that this is my niece, so I’ve had more freedom with her session and we have PLAYED a lot with our time together. We started out in my studio a month ago, then the next day moved to the “graffiti garages” in Tacoma and the last stop (about a week ago) was in The Dalles, Oregon, where she lives and is a senior at The Dalles-Wahtonka High School this year. So, there is a lot of variety in her photos, but that is a good way to describe Sydney. She is the youngest, her older sister is a junior in college, so Sydney is the last at home and is enjoying her senior year, having lots of fun with friends, working hard in her classes, taking some college courses, playing sports, involved in the ASB, and is a member of the 4H (won the top award for her goat at their county fair)…this girl is the whole package! She has goals for her future, ideas about what she wants out of life, plans for the next steps and yet, still realizes that she can balance all the parts of her life to make it work. Can you tell that I think pretty highly of her? Well, I do…and that is not to say that her older sister (Samantha) is not just as amazing, because she is…their parents have done an incredible job raising two beautiful and well adjusted girls who will both be very successful in whatever they do in life!
A week ago today I had the pleasure of meeting Isaac who is a senior this year at The Dalles Wahtonka High School and will graduate next spring. Fall around the Northwest can be beautiful, but it can also be “not so nice” and we were fortunate enough to have something “in between” which worked out just great for my session with Isaac, although you will see in the last photos, there were raindrops, but we both persevered and finished up, none the worse for wear! What a nice young man Isaac is, with some great goals and ideas about his future. He plays three sports for school, football, basketball and tennis and is undecided about whether or not to play a sport in college. I’m pretty certain that whatever he chooses, he’ll do well and find a good balance between athletics and academics. Unfortunately, he broke his collar bone in the first football game of the season this year and was hopeful that the doctor would release him to play in the play-off games in the next weeks…I’ve got my fingers crossed for you, Isaac and will check and see if you got the okay! As for college, this young man has some great choices and has been accepted in nearly, if not all, of those he applied to…now the tough part, figuring out just which one is the right now. He’s interested in engineering and from just the short time I spent with him, I can tell, he will be successful in life…he has a confidence about himself that will carry him far in life…a bit quiet, but hey, who wouldn’t be with some strange woman with a couple of cameras and asking you to do all sorts of things! I must say, that it’s not so easy to be on the other side of the camera, so I give props to Isaac (and all my other clients) for sharing some of “themselves” with me and allowing me to capture some special memories of them…for their family and friends!
If you look closely at this, you can see the raindrops…boy, did we ever have good timing! Thank you, Isaac and Marie (mom) for allowing me the opportunity to capture some commerative photos of Isaac!