My oh my, what a beautiful young woman Kat Stark has grown into! Her family has been a LONG time family friend of my family…and actually it goes back to my grandmother and Kat’s great-grandmother who were friends…that’s a lot of history! And, to see Kat preparing for her senior year of high school is such a treat! Not only is she beautiful (okay, gorgeous!!), but she’s extremely mature, very bright, thoughtful and a joy to be around. When asked to do her senior photos, I was privileged to be able to capture some special memories for her and her family…that will last a lifetime. I wonder what our grandmothers would have thought to see the connection between the families continuing – one would imagine they’d love that we are all still so close and that they’d be impressed by just how well-rounded Kat is!! Given that I live on the west side of the mountains and Kat lives in Spokane, we were trying to figure out the location and time for her photos, when at the almost the last minute, things fell into place when I was visiting my mom in northern Idaho last week. A hot morning with tons of sunshine was what we were given and we started out down the road, with several stops before we ended her session. Fields, alleys in Coeur d’Alene, a stop for lunch, a lake road and then some time by the water rounded out the session – with each location being unique and making for a great variety of photos for Kat to choose from! What does the future hold for Kat…well, first off, she’ll finish her high school career at Ferris High School in Spokane (where I also graduated from, as did her mom!), she’s a volleyball player and that will keep her busy through a good part of the year and of course, all the fun (and not so fun) senior activities and requirements for graduation. In her spare time, besides hanging out with friends, she enjoys longboarding…this gal sure loves to be active!! After that, she’s looking at moving to Seattle to further her education and knowing her, the possibilities are endless and whatever she chooses, I know she’ll succeed – oh, how fun it will be to see where she is in 5 years, I can’t wait!!
Laughter was a big part of this session…actually, I think we had to work to get some serious photos since we were laughing so much!
I loved that we were able to shoot around the lake road, since both Kat and I have such a connection to the lake (Hayden).
Okay, I must give a bit of insight on this photo on the right…as I was shooting Kat, my cousin was standing behind me and she “flashed” Kat, but what Kat didn’t realize was that my cousin had her swimsuit on under her shirt! LOVE that I captured this, only wish I had another camera to capture what was happening behind me as well!!
Did I not say GORGEOUS…she’s such a beautiful person, inside and out and was so natural and relaxed…I thoroughly enjoyed my time with her!
Since Kat just got a new bike that we had to include in the session…if only she had another and we could have gone for a ride afterwards!
One of Kat’s passions is sailing and although we never made it to the boats, we did find this mural in Coeur d’Alene, so we could include a bit of sailing in the session!
I must say this is one of my favorites from the session…WOW!
Lunch break was at Hudson’s in Cd’A…and if you are at all familiar with the area, then you know about Hudsons! It’s a LONG standing burger (only burgers and pie!!) place on Sherman Ave. and it’s always busy…and always good! Check it out, if you’ve never been there, you won’t be sorry!
Another of my favorites…as I said, such a natural and down to earth individual, who’s comfortable wherever she is!
Her sister, Hanna, popped in at the end (while by the water) for a couple of quick shots…another beauty, who in a few years will get her turn on the blog!!
Water is another big part of Kat’s life and after we were all finished…it was time to get our suits on and head to the dock and lake to cool off!
Kat…thank you for being SO much fun to photograph and so easy to work with…I had a blast during your session and hope you enjoy these photos…more to come when your gallery is ready! There is no doubt in my mind that you will achieve all your heart desires…and I can’t wait to see what life has in store for you in the years ahead….GO for it…dream and achieve all you can!!!
I think I might even see a smile on Logan’s face…he’s obviously quite happy to have joined his parents!
OH, how I love when parents cuddle their new babies…there isn’t a sweet sight…it’s so tender and heartwarming!
Love this little face…so innocent! A side note…near the end of Logan’s session, he lost his umbilical cord…glad we got some photos with it in!!
Bottom to top…literally…the cutest little bum…and SO much hair!!!
Abigail now has to share her mom and dad, but I think she will LOVE sharing with Logan…she’s so excited to be a big sister!!
See what I mean…a ton of hair…oh, how jealous the little girls with hardly any hair will be!!
A very special visitor came out to meet Logan…his Nana, who is a dear friend of mine and I couldn’t let her leave without a few photos of her with her grandbabies!!
I wonder what he’s thinking…..
Little toes…I’m a sucker for the “little bits” of babies!!!
One of my favorites…such a tender moment.
Welcome Logan…I look forward to capturing some more memories as you grow!
Kelsie’s boyfriend, Drew, joined up for part of the session…a senior as well, at Charles Wright, he was a great sport and popped in during a break from practice! Super nice young man and he and Kelsie are adorable together…don’t you think!!??!!
This young woman is stunning…truly a natural beauty…what more can I say?!!!!
It was obvious how close these two are…and you can see that they love to laugh together…what an incredible bond, such a special gift for both of them!
