Mininger Family ~ Buckley Family/Senior Portraits

Well, the crazy and more typical weather of spring around here tried to cause us to reschedule this session, but fortunately, we bumped it up a couple of hours and so this past Sunday afternoon, I had the pleasure of meeting the Mininger family. Mom, Mischelle, had contacted me about family photos and senior photos for her son, Aaron. As we began our session, it was overcast, some mixed clouds and the sun seemed to peek out occasionally, but by the end, the rain and winds were knocking at the door, but we finished and didn’t let a few raindrops deter us from wrapping up the session.

The family are avid and accomplished ATV riders (D.A.M. Racing) and so part of the session involved this along with some of the awards that dad, Dale, and son, Alex have won. It was obvious during the session that they are very passionate about their sport and when I asked if they would like to share anything for this entry, Dale and Mischele sent the following:

D.A.M. Racing our Sponsors keep us moving! S & S Motorsports gives us that extra horsepower to win those hole shots. HMF for the great exhaust system it keeps the decibles down & the animals in the woods happy. Maxxis tires for all those traction needs. Everyone knows we would go no where without being able to see & that is what are Spy goggles do best in all kinds of weather & conditions. There is nothing like going out & pounding some woops with our Fox shocks they make the off road feel like pavement.”

It was my pleasure to meet this family, who are delightful people and it was obvious they are close and enjoy one another’s company. They are great sports and the weather didn’t bother them a bit, but then again, I guess they probably encounter even more “weather” when they are riding their quads! Thank you, Dale, Mischele, Aaron and Alex!!

Dale and Mischele are celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this month…
Congratulations, that’s something to be quite proud of!!
Brothers…both tried to be serious, but we managed to get a smile…and later on,
we couldn’t get Alex to keep a straight face!!
Dale and Alex are both accomplished ATV riders and obviously love this sport.
Aaron, a nice young man, who is about to embark on a new
chapter of his life…the future is open to endless possibilities!!
Whoo Hoo…the next time that Aaron tosses his cap, it’ll be the real thing…we figured
he might need to practice this! Best of luck in the future, Aaron!

Beautiful Kate: Maternity Photographer Puyallup

What’s more beautiful that an expectant mother…well, maybe a brand new mother, but they are both pretty close! Earlier this week I had the pleasure of  photographing Kate who is 36 weeks along in her pregnancy and looking forward to the arrival of her son. I must admit, I was a bit nervous about this session as Kate has been on bed rest for several weeks and I would imagine the doctor wouldn’t consider maternity photos as part of that “bed rest”…so please don’t tell her secret that she didn’t quite follow strict orders that day!! Also included in the session was her adorable daughter, Payton, and I can only imagine how cute her little brother will be – if he follows in his sister’s path with the beautiful red hair and dazzling blue eyes…their parents will have their hands full as these children become teenagers!! Here’s a peek at what the session was about…

Oregon Senior

Last weekend, during our visit to Oregon, I had the privilege of taking senior pictures for a very lovely young woman. Laura, a senior at The Dalles-Wahtonka High School, is a beautiful person…inside and out! I had met her once before, a couple years ago while visiting their farm with our granddaughter. Laura was so kind and generous with her time that first visit…she took us around their farm to show us all the animal and she even climbed into the pen with the pigs to get one of the babies….so we could hear it squeal…and SQUEAL, it did! I was very impressed with her back then…and even more so during her session. She was easy to photograph and a natural in front of the camera…here are just a few of the images from that afternoon!