Shea & Zoe||Portland

This is Zoe, the sweet baby girl of my cousin Shea, (who is actually not my cousin, but I call her my cousin anyway because in 1967, our parents drove around europe together… Read More →

Nina & the new awesome||Portland

Recently I had the wonderful opportunity to take photos for the seventh birthday of my friend Nina. As I wandered into the party, I wondered to myself: what do seven year olds do… Read More →

Freaky friday||POrtland

This is Sawyer after sticky sweet amoxicillin sent him over the edge. We finally took him to the hospital when his eyes started to swell shut. The team of doctors in face masks… Read More →

Baby gold teeth||Portland

My children fall down. Alot. Sometimes they put their hands out to lessen the impact… and sometimes they don’t. This picture is of indy before his teeth met the cold metal step of… Read More →

Guidance in the garden||Portland

I recently had the lovely opportunity to take pictures of truli (and her hands) for her blossoming business, garden guidance. Truli is truly a master in the garden and works with clients to help transform… Read More →

Broken dreams, shattered dishes||Portland

Recently, all our dishes broke. We came home one day to find a sad, yet colorful pile of  shattered fiesta!wear on our not-soft-enough cork floor. Apparently, the dishes slid (along with the huge… Read More →

Timba-line, yo!||Portland

Recently, we made an inter-generational family ski trip to timberline lodge. I “skiied” alot on this overnight safari, which meant that i did things such as: 1. sit by fire and drink beer… Read More →

Caught with a cupcake||Portland

My sister made amazing coconut cupcakes, with real coconut milk, (wink!) for the birthday of atlas. I may or may not have had 2-4 on the day of. The kids also seemed to… Read More →

Atlas & the number one||Portland

This is my one and only nephew. His name is Atlas and people think that because his name is Atlas, his destiny somehow involves carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders.… Read More →

Throwing beer||Portland

As i watch the can of red oval fly out of Sawyer’s hands from his perch in the shopping cart and swan dive to the linoleum floor of trader joe’s, I wonder if… Read More →