Baby Cheyanne and Glacier National Park

I took this last week off to drive out and meet my friend's new baby Cheyanne. I've known Amy since 6th grade and despite moving around to different states, (and even different countries), we have always kept in touch. She is one of those people in life that I can go months without talking to, but the second we connect, it feels as if no time has passed. It was so wonderful to meet her sweet little baby girl. Not only is she as cute as can be, but she is a really happy easy-going kiddo.

Amy lives right at one of the many entrances to Glacier National Park in Montana. If you have not been there, it is the most gorgeous landscape I have ever seen and it is definitely worth the trip! On my first day, we headed up north into the Canadian section of the park which is where I got the shot of the three of us. The trip was super relaxing and I wish I could have stayed longer. Hopefully I will make it out there again soon.

Oh, and the last shot is for my fellow Oregonians. We are tortured with 55-65mph speed limits here AND everyone is a super slow driver on top of that. Once I crossed into Montana, I was so thrilled at the 75mph speed limit that I ended up going a little bit faster than I should have. oooops!

my little Sophie Soph

This is my doggie Sophie. She makes me smile on a daily basis. Last night she was running around alike a crazy little dog and afterwards she was smiling. I had to snap some shots. Love that little girl!

sweet Kiersten

I haven't posted about Kiersten in a long time! I had the pleasure of getting to see my 2-year old niece last week on a gorgeous day. Nicole (my sister) and I took Kiersten on a long walk in the sunshine. She is really starting to get silly and show her personality much more. She talks and talks, laughs and laughs, runs and runs, and even has a great sense of humor! Not that I was being funny... but at one point I said goodbye to a butterfly and she started cracking up. I loved that! I love this little girl.

Happy 2nd Birthday Kiersten!

My sweet Kiersten, you are now 2! Time sure does fly by. I love you!

my new [toy] camera

Josh bought me this awesome camera for my birthday this last weekend. It has 4 different lenses on the front. When you click the shutter, it takes 4 different photos on one 35mm frame. Pretty awesome results!! We had fun taking photos at my birthday party. Can't wait to use the new camera at some photo shoots. Thanks Josh!

Josh got a little nerdy

Josh had a vision yesterday. He wanted to be... well... a little nerdy. Here are the results of that idea. Enjoy!

girls day out!

My mom is in town from Colorado and we had the pleasure of hanging out with my niece Kiersten for a couple hours at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Park in Portland. There are tons of ducks, geese and squirrels. They are all very tame and you can even pet the geese! Keirsten is pro at feeding squirrels now, she walks up to them and tosses one peanut at a time. She even hit them a couple times. Good aim for a 19 month old kiddo. Here are some shots from the trip.

p.s. good acting mom, you make that goose look like a killer goose!

Cancun part 2

Here are many more photos from our Mexico adventure this past week. We had so much fun swimming in the gulf, driving around small towns in a rental car, swimming in a fresh water cenote (with fishies!), and climbing to the top of some Myan ruins. We all got sunburned as you will see in some photos. Ouch! Other than that, the trip was perfect! We brought a couple face masks just to remember the swine flu in case you were wondering about those photos.