The Best of Western Washington

 

One of my clients not-so-anonymously (*ahem* Mary H.) nominated me for Evening Magazine’s annual Best of Western Washington contest. The contest is almost over but I thought I might as well have a little fun with it so I went ahead and uploaded some pictures to my profile, which you can find here or via the link to the right. Please feel free to vote for me and leave a recommendation if you feel so inclined!  I’ve also included an Insider Deal where clients can save $25 on a photo shoot booked between now and the end of the year- just for mentioning the contest!

Thank you, Mary : )

Old Favorites: Let The Wild Rumpus Start!

Asher and I have been waiting not-so-patiently for October 16th since we first learned the release date for the movie adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are months and months ago. It’s one of my all time favorite books and one that I read to Ash many, many times when he was a little guy. I really cannot wait to see these beloved characters brought to life on the big screen!  I thought today would be the perfect day to share this picture of him in my favorite of all the costumes I made for him. This is Asher on Halloween 1999, just before he turned four years old- obviously way ahead of his time!

Sending Love Little Jak’s Way

I’m sad to report that my little friend Jak, has fallen ill with a urinary tract infection and unfortunately had to celebrate turning two weeks old in the hospital being poked and prodded more times than anyone should have to endure, let alone a wee newborn baby. Urinary tract infections are potentially very dangerous to newborns as they’ve not yet developed the ability to localize infections, which means the bacteria causing the infection can travel to blood and spinal fluid very quickly, resulting in a very sick baby. I’ve been preoccupied all day with sending positive healing energy Jak’s way, and would like to ask anyone reading this to do the same. I know seeing these pictures from his birthing day makes his mom & dad smile, so I thought I’d share a few more of them here in hopes of helping them through these emotionally exhausting days : )

Old Favorites: Long Gone Days

It’s autumn and time again for beautiful photos in the colorful, crunchy leaves, which made me think of this photo of Asher when he was a wee eleven-month-old. I wonder if anyone else remembers that old slide at Elizabeth Park?

A Downtown Excursion With My Pal Joaquim!

My little pal Joaquim is a life long resident of downtown Bellingham and therefore walking to downtown destinations is a regular part of his life. I love the idea of documenting regular experiences in a child’s life, so for months I’ve been bugging his parents, Mark & Hedy, to let me join them for their weekly walk to the Bellingham Farmer’s Market. Joaquim just celebrated his second birthday on September 15th, which provided us a perfect excuse for doing this super fun shoot! We got together on the last Saturday of summer and Joaquim showed me the ropes of downtown living. Here’s the story of our adventure!

We headed out, bright and early…

did a little mandatory sidewalk clean-up…

Joaquim helped walk the family dog, Stella…

and showed off his mad street-crossing skills (wait for the man, not the hand!)

Coffee was ordered…

dear Stella waited patiently…

and was happy to be reunited with her people.

Joaquim enjoyed a tasty muffin…

a street musician played his banjo…

and  Stella made endless attempts to swipe Joaquim’s tasty muffin.

Silly faces were made…

a tumble or two was taken…

and Stella caused a little raucous!

Good-bye Stella! No dogs allowed at the market!

Raspberries were requested…

pumpkins were patted…

and Joaquim paid his regular visit to the super cool V-dub bus.

Friends were happened upon…

germs were shared…

and Joaquim and Mama played Ring-Around-The Rosie in a hula-hoop!

  

The fountain was found…

Joaquim was a little thirsty…

Daddy had a sip…

and Mommy did too…

… more silly faces…

         and Joaquim got very, very wet!

Time to change clothes…

but not without…

   a little group hug!

Joaquim helped Mama pick out some dahlias …

then  wandered off …

to find his favorite market musician… the hurdy-gurdy guy!

  Appreciation was shown…

Joaquim had a turn…

  and Mom offered up a big high-five!

Eyes got droopy…

droopy…

   and yawns replaced smiles.

We said good-bye to the market,  reunited with Stella…

and Dad gave Joaquim a ride home.

What a great day!

You can see more photos of our adventure in a Facebook album. I met Joaquim when he was just two days old, so we’ve done lots of shoots together!  Photos from previous shoots can be found  here and here!  (You can also see  Mark and newborn Joaquim featured on the web banner at the top of the page!)

Dear Hedy, Mark, Joaquim & Stella! Thank you so much for inviting me to join your family for such a fun adventure. I loved every minute of our time together and hope these photos always bring big smiles to your faces! We definitely have to repeat this adventure again in the future – what a fun way to compare Joaquim’s growth & interests! Have fun being two, little buddy!