Christianson Family Woods Session {Cheney}

 Not everyone has a photographer that they've known for almost two decades, but this girl and I have been through practically every stage of life together from crazy middle school to husbands and babies.  Because of that bond, getting to hang out with her two littles means they are already my little models and Luke has a huge crush on me so we get a long great!  When we chose this spot I had no idea the pine that had just been leveled so I was really excited when we got here and wearing their buffalo plaid meant I was able to take full advantage of the stacks of wood!  Ally is so grown up now, even though I know as a kindergartner she still is little in reality, however, when you see the whole life span of someone it really is incredible how much change happens in such a short amount of time.

Our Christmas Tree Adventure {Okanogan County}

The past two years, our neighbors, or "Nana and Bear" as the kids call them, have let us tag along and get our Christmas tree, way up in the forest.  We start off with coffee and cocoa in the truck and try to keep the busy boys occupied for the hour it takes to get up there, we follow the mountain roads and usually do a little off roading until we reach a spot we want to get a closer look, then we traipse through downed branches and snow to find the perfect trees!  Once the main mission is complete we visit the cabin to do a little sledding (Roman fell asleep by that time).  Kamden memorized every part of the trip from last year so he was very excited when he was able to do a little more adventurous sledding this year after his first attempt last year.  

*Let it be noted that Roman now has appropriate boots for snow after Grammy took him shopping on Black Friday, because up to that point we hadn't gotten that far in our winter apparel search. ;)

Now that our tree has been decorated about 3 days it is currently home to several balls (not the ornamental variety, can you find them?!) and has been attacked by a foam bat by a child that is convinced ornaments are simply practice for t-ball so don't judge this decorating job too severely...

Martinez Family Fall River Session {Brewster}

 About a year and a half ago I first met the most beautiful Raquel and some of the family pictures we did then are still my favorites.  Raquel and I have had a couple sessions together now and her reaction to me this year was very different from the past couple where she was more but a little unsure.  This time she LOVED her time in front of the camera and was all about hanging out with me, so much so that she decided she would rather be my little buddy than be in front of the camera which I didn't mind at all because relationships are always the end goal for me!  I adore this sweet family and the late fall shots with their blues and whites, those colors were just perfect!

Sartin Family Field and Forest Session {Spokane}

 I’ve used this location before but never in the fall so I didn’t know exactly what to expect, and it completely surpassed my dreams with this session!  I’m always a fan of blue and yellow combinations so when the Sartin family showed up in these colors and we had this location I knew it was going to be as close to magic as it gets!  I’ve been working with the Sartin family since Colt was about 1, and every time I see them it’s even more fun than the last time!  All those little blue eyes are the perfect compliment to the leaves this time of year and they just pop!  Seeing all of them laugh and have fun together is the best part and getting to have kids be kids in nature just makes it enjoyable for everyone.  I know some families want the non-dirty, sit and smile pictures and while I usually get at least one of those, I’m also so excited when parents will let their kids climb trees, jump off rocks and just generally be kids.  When Lizzy said that one of her main goals was to capture their joy playing together that was one of the best themes I’ve ever heard and I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what we got!