This very cute, very chunky baby is my niece Aftynn.









This very cute, very chunky baby is my niece Aftynn.









The Binch family is my most consistent client and I love them!
Look how cute this Easter shoot was of the family. Lillian named the chicks Elizabeth (girl) and Jamison (boy).
A little brother sister love to start off this post.



Lilly


Andrew



Jamison (red) and Elizabeth (white)





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Yesterday I took pictures of my beautiful friend Jill.
She asked what she should wear and I told her “Do you remember the blue shirt you were wearing at the party at Stephanie’s? Wear that shirt!
Good choice right? It brings out her pretty blue eyes.













I can’t decide which I like best. What is your favorite?
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On Monday I got to take pictures of my favorite little muse. She is turning 6 this week and is having a Hello Kitty party with this cute VERY pink Hello Kitty outfit.




She loves to run


She loves to climb trees


She is so cute and she is six!

Last week I went to Houston, Texas for a Society of Engineers (SWE) conference for work. On Friday night before dinner I did a photo shoot with Nafisah (mechanical), Nicole (Industrial), Julia (Aerospace) and Amy (Biomedical). These girls are smart and beautiful!
First the group shots
they spelled out SWE, so cute
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wood Chopper who saved her.
Also some beautiful fall pictures at the pumpkin festival at the Desert Botanical Gardens.
At the butterfly exhibit at the Desert Botanical Garden.
I love taking picture of these beautiful children. Here is one with mom too. Happy Halloween!
Last weekend I took family pictures for my brother Dave, his wife Terri and their combined family.
I couldn’t resist getting a lot of pictures of my brother with his baby girl.
A few with mom and big sister
Alisha is an aspiring model so we took some pictures out by the pool.
I got a couple of Terri by the pool too.
And of course my beautiful niece, Aftyn
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August, 18, 2012 my good friend Megan married Chris. They were sealed in the Mesa, Arizona Temple.
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Yesterday I posted a blog about my whole wonderful trip to Oregon. Today I want to highlight Crater Lake.
On July 27, 2012 my mom, dad and I pulled up to the visitors center, it was a beautiful crisp sunny morning. We got there early, before all the crowds…which I prefer. From the top of the ledge you could see the pretty blue lake through the trees. Right in front of us was a Sinnott Memorial Overlook so dad and I went down.
I gasped as I saw the blue of the lake and the emerald green that lined the edge. While I was busy taking pictures my dad was reading the information at the overlook. He later told me the reason the lake is so blue is because it is precipitation, snow and rain. There are no rivers flowing in or out of the lake. It is beautiful and amazing.
At the end of July I surprised my family by flying to Oregon and spending a week with them. I went to help my dad with his book. We are working together on writing his life history. We accomplished a lot in the week. And it was a wonderful vacation for me!
Here is a picture I took with my cell phone as I was taking off in Phoenix. It is a dust storm affectionately called a Haboob, by people in Arizona.
To have it be a surprise I flew into Medford where my older brother Jay lives with his family. I wasn’t the only one crashing at their house that night. Here is a picture of the front room slumber party.
Sunday morning Jay drove me to Klammath Falls where we surprised my parents and my sister at church.
To add to the festivities my younger brother Scotty joined us too. We did a photo shoot out in dad’s garden while picking onions


One of my favorite parts of the trip was hiking with my father. He is so great at explaining what he sees and knows and he takes time to enjoy nature, which I love and appreciate so much. Oh and he is 80 years old and it wasn’t an easy hike. Go dad!
The first part was straight up hill.
We came over the mountain just as the sun came up
Below are a couple views of the valley from the top.
I put the camera on a rock and got a picture of me and my dad.
Here my dad is showing me the natural gas line and watching the dragonflies eating breakfast.
He saw a deer and encouraged me to see how close I could get and take a picture. Below are a couple of the pictures I got. I learned after they ran away that if I don’t move they can’t see me. Good to remember for next time.
We also got a picture of my parent’s home from the top of the mountain. It is the one with the white car in front.
The next day we went on another hike. This time not so steep and with Kristen and her children.
On Thursday it was my nephew Donavaughn’s 16th birthday so we went to his birthday party at Moore park. We played scum and ate hamburgers and watermelon.
The picture with the hats are the scum of the table.
The Birthday boy.
Below is a picture of the park. I ran around and played barefoot in the grass with Nya. We became good friends which makes me very happy.
We had a red head photo shoot- Remington, Me and Kristen
I took pictures of dad’s garden and his art. He was so excited about how great the corn was growing.
He makes tables, coffee tables and doors. He also painted the universe and made the Christus statue below.
Then we went to Crater Lake. It is breathtakingly beautiful. I gasped when I saw the blue waters rimmed with emerald green.
On the way up I got this picture. You may be wondering what is so special about a field. If you look close you will see columns of mosquitoes. Yes there were millions of mosquitoes in that field and they were in columns.
Picture of me and me and my mom
Photos taken on the way back down the mountain.
It was a wonderful week and my favorite part was sitting on the back porch with my family eating vanilla ice cream covered with dad’s hand picked raspberries looking at the view.
Quail and Jake the cat.
This picture was also taken with my camera phone. I love Oregon in the summer!
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