Sweet Violet | {Puyallup Children’s Photographer}

Such a sweet little girl, Violet is now 6 months old and part of my Babe’s First Year plan (as was her big brother, Lincoln)…this cutie has the most beautiful eyes and was SO good during her session. She shared some time with Lincoln as well as her parents during the session and it was wonderful. We had beautiful weather, not too warm and not too cold…and dry (it had rained the day before!)…ideal for little ones! I just love all the outfits that mom had picked out for Violet and she was a real trooper with the outfit changes, not minding a bit! She was quite curious about the long dry grasses and was doing her best to try and get to them, wherever she was seated. It took some extra work to distract her from this new found thing that she of course, ever tried putting in her mouth! What little one doesn’t put any new thing they find in their mouth. Big brother, Lincoln, was full of smiles and loved exploring while his sister was busy getting her photos taken…and he especially like the big trees around there…he’s definitely all boy and I’m sure will teach Violet all the things he has learned as she gets bigger! She isn’t quite crawling, but I am sure she is by now or will soon be and can hardly wait to see what she’s up to when her one year session rolls around in February!

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Leible Family | {Tacoma Family Photographer}

This family ROCKS and I can’t say enough how much I enjoy them and REALLY, REALLY look forward to their sessions. It’s been 4 1/2 years since I met them, when their oldest, Brylee, was just born…and it has truly been my pleasure to follow their family as they’ve grown and get to know them over the years. They have become good friends and I love the girls…they are SO sweet and stinkin’ cute…and their parents are the nicest people! This is why I LOVE my job…clients become friends and even more…and being around people like this just make your day! So…on this bright and sunny day when I got to hang out with Rick, Jessica, Brylee and Ava…it was the best!! Watching the girls grow is so much fun…they are not only beautiful girls, but very sweet, have great manners and are a ton of fun!! Ava, just turned two and oh my, watching her warms my heart…such a cute and spunky personality and she adores her big sister…and the smiles just light up wherever she is!  Brylee, wow, so grown up, she was very helpful, followed directions beautifully and I loved all the stories she had to tell me…she is very bright and gives the best hugs!! Seeing the sisters together was a little glimpse into what my daughter’s life will be in a couple of years, as she’s expecting her second daughter any day…and all I can wish for is that her girls are as close and kind as Brylee and Ava are!! Of course, the two most important people in this family…dad and mom, who are the kindest people, so easy to talk to and beautiful themselves…they deserve all the credit for this girls, they are incredible parents and I just love being around families like this! Ahhh, I am lucky to know them…and even luckier that I get to photograph them as often as I do!!

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Wallman Family | {Tacoma Family Photograph}

What a wonderful treat it was to have such BEAUTIFUL weather for this session with the Wallman family! It seems that for the past couple of sessions with them, we’ve been either rescheduling due to weather or dodging “not so ideal” weather with an alternative location. On this absolutely GORGEOUS Friday afternoon, we had sunshine, and LOTS of it! It was a delightful change from what we’ve had in the past and it was warm and we were all dry…whoo hooo!!  Ed, Kerry, Maddy and Max are such fun to hang out with and I always look forward to their sessions, so we can catch up and I can see what the kids are up to! This past year Maddy started kindergarden…which doesn’t seem possible and will be in the first grade in the fall…I love watching my “kids” grow up through their sessions. This year the beach was a perfect choice and a nice location for this day! Some exploring, some playing, lots of sand, a bit of “oooey-gooey” something that Max found (turned out to be melted chocolate…which ended up on his shirt), a sucker or two, bare feet, bubbles, swings, slides, hugs, kisses, plenty of smiles, a few tears (poor Max!) and of course, bright sunshine!! Here is a peek at their family session!! Enjoy!! 😉

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