Baxter Family Photos on the River | Spokane

Meet Lori and Scott and their beautiful family — 5 daughters, 1 son-in-law, 1 grandson, and 1 soon-to-be son in law. You may recognize Sarah, Jake and Westley who I've been with through their son's birth. It was such a pleasure to meet this entire family in the birthing room the day Westley was born, and now photograph them all together. This peaceful (although somewhat sketchy) hidden river spot on a hazy Sunday evening was the perfect location. The whole evening was full of laughter and giggles and hugs and "I want a picture with her, too!"s. It was seriously precious.

A family brought together by the grace of God and held together by the love of these two adoring parents—I was so touched. Scott and Lori, congratulations on this sweet time of life. I can't wait to see what the upcoming months and year hold for you. Can't wait until next time!

Lucia | 9 months old | Spokane

Lucia and Teagan! Oh my girlies. I love photographing these girls throughout the year and capturing their growth and change. Here are past shoots - fall family (Lucia was so new!), Lucia's newborn photos. Aside from being incredibly adorable, they're just so darn sweet and funny. Teagan always has me laughing. :) This time they even got to hang around and play for a while becoming instant friends with Marlow. Love it! Already looking forward to fall photos! Speaking of, I'll be announcing Fall Mini Session dates soon (send me your email if you want first notice)!
Here's Lucia at 9 months old and Teagan at almost 4!

Keenan / Dragoo Family | Spring Mini Session Day | Lincoln Park

Lovely family, beautiful inside and out, adorable babies, perfect weather. Could I ask for more?! I'm so thankful my dear friend Jenny called me to put together a shoot on mini session day for her family. With everyone living in different cities, this was pretty amazing kismet. Also, I'm kind of obsessed with how cute these toddler cousins are together! Life long buds I'm sure. muah!

Garcia Family | Spring Mini Session | Hamblen Park Spokane

I love how life is funny and the world is small. Tracy and I played softball against each other in high school. Then we met at Gonzaga. Then several years passed by and we found ourselves back here once again. Now we run into each other at Starbucks. From students pulling all nighters to now sleep-deprived moms savoring our daily fuel. :P I got to take family photos of her and her high school sweetheart and their two energetic, adorable boys at Hamblen Park. Life is chaotic and sweet and random and I love it! Happy to always reunite with you Tracy and David! Go Zags.

O'Doherty Family | Spring Mini Session | Spokane

This, my friends, is the ultimate efficient use of a mini session! We got a large family group photo, individual family photos, cousin photos, grandparents, and ALMOST a grandparents and grandkids photo - oh that one will be a classic forever! LOL Check it out below. Anyway, all this in about 30 minutes! Such an incredibly sweet, fun-loving family. I absolutely loved shooting family photos at Lincoln Park with the O'Doherty family. Can't wait to see you all again! 

Corder Family | Spring Mini Session

Olive and Marshall bringing the adorable! Seriously. These family photos were taken at Hamblen Park (nature preserve) that is one block from my house. Every year the yellow wildflowers fill the park and it feels like pure magic! I was SOOO happy to shoot here. Wouldn't you know, two days later all the flowers were gone! Little Olive walking through these trails and flowers was just perfect. Lyndsay and Gordon, thank you so much for bringing your cute family out for some evening photos!