Summer Lovin' - Family Photoshoot

A couple of weeks ago I met up with the adorable Erickson family in Bellevue for a fun summer shoot. Besides for loving their darling little boys blonde combover, the first thing I thought when I saw him was "this is the exact way my little boy will be dressed." The afternoon was quite eventful - we talked bargain shopping for kids clothing (I have a slight obsession), realized we know about five people in common, were yelled at by a park employee for 'trespassing' in a pasture, went for a dip in the stream and kept the little guy fascinated with a plastic duck we found on the trails. Perfect way to spend a hot afternoon.

Carsen { 13 Months }

When we shot photos of this handsome guy at 6 months, the temperature hovered around 40-45 degrees. Thankfully, for the 1 year photos, the weather had improved to a whopping 65 degrees. Meeting up with my friend Stacy and her smiling, blonde haired, blue eyed babe at the park was the perfect spot for a morning shoot. Unlike the 6 month photos, Carsen was on the move so being at the park gave him free reign to roam wherever he liked and we simply followed behind and caught up on each others lives. My day was better because of this happy guy - he smiled, laughed and made noises only a mama can understand and I enjoyed every minute of it.

The Gilfillan Family :: Seattle

Remember those days of partial sun and no rain? If you live in western Washington, you've probably gotten used to the fact that January has been been crummy...weather-wise. Thankfully, two weeks ago, the weather cooperated and I was able to meet up with the Gilfillan family in Georgetown to capture some photos of their adorable family. My first thought when I saw the four of them was that they had just stepped out of a J.Crew catalog and sure enough little Addie's darling cardigan is from Crew Cuts. And Finn's little sweater - I love it!

★ And yes, I am still doing photography...just been on a bit of a hiatus the past month. I promise, I'll improve my length of time between posts ★

Catching Up...

As most of my friends and family know, I've been booked fairly solid with shoots the last few weeks. Staying caught up on editing, scheduling, etc has been taking up most of my evenings and weekends...and leaves me daydreaming about not having to do my real job (today is my third anniversary at work, but who's keeping track?) I promise I'll have some new posts up here soon, but until then, here is a peek into my last few weekends.

Cathy & Casey - Engagement


The Goetz Family


Graysen & Will


Baby Aubrey


The Peterson Family


The Zdenek Family


The Benzel Family


...and last, but certainly not least - one of my most favorite photos yet - gorgeous Eden

The Vigeland Family :: Bend, OR

During my trip to Bend, I had a chance to spend a couple of hours taking photos of Kylie, Ole, Jadyn and Jake. As most of you know, Kylie is Meghan's (from this shoot) older sister - could the genetics for this extended family be any more perfect? I think not. I've known Kylie and Ole for about ten years now and have loved watching their family grown. They're the perfect partners and even better parents. I smile when their kids call me Coffey and can't wait for the day to meet their second baby boy. I love how much Jadyn looks like her daddy and how Jake is a boy of endless faces and expressions.

{ almost } 2 Year Old Photos

A couple of weeks ago on a perfectly sunny weekend, I met up with little Tanner and his parents at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island for his two year old photo shoot. He was full of energy the entire time and tough to keep my lens on, but in the end I managed to get quite a few fun photos of him. I love how his adorable litte smile lights up his entire face.

...stay tuned as I have about five other shoots that I'm currently working on and hope to have posted { very } soon...

:: Cousins ::

On Saturday morning I met up with Megan, Addi, Megan's sister-in-law, Amy and her two sons, Glen and Chase who were in town from Virginia visiting family for a couple of weeks. Addi just recently met her two cousins and just loves being around them. Megan and Amy set up this photoshoot with the hopes of getting a few frameable shots for the kids grandma - I'd consider it a success. Although, I have to say that out of all of the photos I've taken of Miss Addi, she was the least interested in this shoot and would rather pet all of the doggies at the park as she is in LOVE with every dog she meets.