my dearest andrew, this weekend you turned eleven; it seems like only yesterday you were running around the yard in your underwear while carrying a baseball bat. you’ve grown up so much since then; your dedication to sports and school, usually equally, proves what kind of young man you’re growing to be. your personality is […]

i couldn’t decide which was better/more appropriate: “beauty is only skin deep. but ah! me; freckles go to the bone.” – Mrs. Lee Whipple-Haslam in Early Days in California “a face without freckles is like a night without stars.” -unknown

there are few words for how much i enjoy this family!! we first did photos 3 years ago when they were fairly new to town. since then, a new member has joined their family and the older two keep getting bigger and wittier. elliott, natalie, and maisy are the cutest, and their parents aren’t too […]

i had so much fun with this family! full disclosure: i used to work with valerie, so as much as anything, i was looking forward to spending time catching up! taking these beautiful photos was just icing on the cake. while kade took a little longer to warm up to me, kierstin would have posed […]

oh how i adore this family. they have GOT to be one of the most photogenic families i’ve ever photographed. and that’s saying a LOT. they literally had zero, what i would call, “bad” photos. amazing. krista booked with me a LONG time ago…i’m talking early summer and i’m so glad she did because she’s […]