Christmas Give-Away

Week Before Christmas Give-Away: FREE Family Portraits! Going to one lucky family. Interested?

Van Der Veen Family / Salem OR Photographer

I have long anticipated sharing these photographs with you all. I couldn't have had a cuter family on a more beautiful day, and so fun to spend time with!

I talked with Erin months ago in early September about booking her family's photo shoot and one of her ideas was to wait until the fall leaves were in full color. They love their home (you'll see why!) so we decided to split half the shoot at a downtown park and half at their adorable house.

The flaw in our plan started when my car wouldn't start to get me to church that morning. My dad gave me a jump start and I was on my way, not a second thought was given to this obvious kink. The next few starts in between church and the park required the jumper cables I so cleverly brought along, but without a working car what use are they? I landed myself at the park and had to call the Van Der Veens and request we flip flop our locations and start at the park where I was stuck. Thank goodness they were so laid back and flexible!

My good friend Christen was my assistant and we both agreed it was a well spent afternoon. The best part was they had to give me two jump starts to get the car to their house, and two to leave. I think when my day was all said and done I had 7 jump starts, and a trip to Auto Zone on my To-Do list.

100% worth it! Nothing like a little lesson in humility.

Van Der Veen Sneak Peek / Family Portraits / Salem OR Photographer

Last Sunday I had the pleasure of sharing my afternoon with the Van Der Veen family. They are truly amazing, and I can't get over how cute they are!

More to come soon!

Paakki Family - Salem, OR Family Photographer

Travis. Brianna. Molly. Kiley.

Meet Travis, fun, loving, sweet father to these three beautiful girls. Each of them had unique personalities from one another, and it took moments to see each one's little quirks shine through. The Paakki family was so lots of fun to spend the evening with, and boy did they keep my on my toes!

I met with them in Bush park and in spite of our constant battle to keep little miss Kiley happy, we kept it fresh!

My Fourth Of July

Alright, time for a little slice of my life. It's crazy to think that a year ago I had recently arrived back from my schooling in Mass. I remember cause it was the day before the Fourth of July, and my life was somewhat of a whirlwind.

To make a long story extremely short, a lot has changed; bored is now busy, regrets are now past, lonely is now loved.

I cherish my family, tremendously. Perhaps that's why I love holidays so much, perhaps the amazing spread of food we put out. I love my two nephews 'Saiah & Zeeky, my dad for his strange humor and strong political views, Michael for singing words, Sally for her intense sounds affects, my mom for her presentation. Usually an element of chaos, (two more on the way).

I'm rambling, so here's a few fun photos from the day. Oh, and I shot some video for the first time with my Canon Mark II, someday I'll figure out how to edit that and put it up here!