The Bartletts drove all the way from Chicago to have K’s 1st birthday pictures taken!

Apparently baby K has never smiled this much for pictures! Thank you baby girl!

A little light rainbow!

All clean!

Thanks so much Stephanie and Jon. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your support and friendship. I am looking forward to your return!

I think he just discovered his toes!

See you guys in a few months!

Love that outfit!

Love these shots!

A child who doesn’t like cupcakes!? You don’t see that everyday

A quick bath to get all the crummies out.

Daddy wanted a shot with his guitars. He’s a musician, has a band and everything!

Happy Birthday, N. It’s been a pleasure!

I arrived just as he was waking up from his morning nap. The moment he saw me, he knew something was up about this beautiful sunny Friday.

Quick change out of his jammies and into his birthday suit!

Playing with Grandma Jane and Grandpa Mel.

Tummy time with mom and dad.

Such a cutey patootie.

It was the first time mom and dad had let him play with his food. Baby A had a blast!

Splish splash I was takin’ a bath!

Love those baby toesies!

And then we got dressed and outside for some pretty pictures on this rare and beautiful sunny Northwest day.

What a beautiful family!

And then back in for some studio-style shots. Been wanting to do this pose in a while!

See you guys in six months!

Celeste and family, best friends of my friend Susan, visited from Houston, Texas. Susan decided to engage my services to take some family pictures for them. Celeste, it was so good to meet you and yours! Good luck with #3!

Barely showing at five months!

Nat and family should always be photographed because they’re so beautiful! It’s no wonder she’s in the scrapbooking business

I met Kajsa through a mom’s group and hers was one of the first families I’d photographed one year ago:

I must say that because of her support, and countless many other families in Duvall where I live, my business has taken off like gangbusters.

This year, I had the pleasure of photographing her entire family. Yes, including hubby Brad and older girl K.

We picked a gorgeous park in Monroe, a city near where we live. Beside it flowed an engorged Monroe river that day, the roaring waters scaring us a little because it was the beginning of summer and all the melted snow from the nearby hills and mountains had swelled the waters.

Sweet N has grown so much, and is as cooperative as ever, hamming it up for the cam!

One of my faves of Kajsa and K.

Thanks for the pleasure, Kajsa. You have my eternal gratitude for having so much confidence in me from the start!

Where: Somewhere along the Sammamish river
When: A sunny day in July

“The last family picture we took was 11 years ago,” quipped mom Connie, as she showed me a framed studio portrait. Her hair was a fashionable wavy short cut. Husband Oscar did not look like he’d aged at all. And son Connor and daughter Devon were itty bitty little kids, no more than four or five.

“You look nice with longer hair,” I complimented her style today.

“Really? This is the longest I’ve worn it. I’ve always had short hair!” she laughed.

“Short, and RED,” said Oscar. “That was how I remember her, this girl with skis on her shoulders and flaming, red hair.”

“And I told myself, there she is. She’s the one.”

The boat that Connor built.

The sweet Devon.

Thanks for the pleasure, Blasers!