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Hiking Tryon Creek State Park – Portland, Oregon // July 2015
Our first hike as a family was within the Portland city limits (crazy that there’s a forest in the middle of the city, I know) at Tryon Creek State Park. It’s about a 15 min drive from our house and...
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Portland Rose Gardens & Playground – July 2015
When we visited the Portland International Rose Test Gardens 4 years ago on our vacation (it was just as beautiful) no one told us about the awesome huge playground just down the hill! The entire...
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Hiking Eagle Creek to Punchbowl Falls – Columbia River Gorge / July 2015
We drove out to the Columbia River Gorge (North East of Portland), which is about 45 min to an hour for us. It was SO worth it. There are so many more hikes/view points we want to explore in the Gorge....
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Cannon Beach (Day Trip) – August 2015
Brady and I quasi-spontaneously took a day trip to Cannon Beach. It was a super peaceful and pretty drive – about an hour and a half from where we live SW of Portland. Thankfully, Brady slept most of...
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Oregon Coast Beach: Lincoln City – Part I
We were blessed to spend my 30th birthday at the Oregon coast in the dreamiest neighborhood in Lincoln City at Olivia Beach. Before we moved to Oregon we reserved this cute little “tiny” cottage back...
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Oregon Coast Beach: Lincoln City – Part II
On day two of our trip, we ventured over to Drift Creek Falls for a nice hike to see the magnificent suspension bridge and waterfall! Getting to the trailhead was a pretty drive a little off the beaten...
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Oregon Coast Beach: Lincoln City – Part III
We are usually blessed by my step-mom (who’s a photographer) or another family member who snaps some family pictures of us at the beach on our usual annual beach (extended) family beach vacation during...
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Child Portraits at Baggenstos Farm – Sherwood, Oregon
We seem to find ourselves at Baggenstos Farm about 10 minutes down the road from us in Sherwood, Oregon quite often. We’ve picked (nearly) our body weight in blueberries, and other produce this...
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Fall Mini Sessions // Portland, Oregon
The Details …………………. - Fall 2015 Mini-Session $215, includes: - 30 minutes of shoot time - Online proof gallery - 5 edited Medium-resolution digital images of your choice (printable up to 8×10) -...
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RaRa Visits Portland // Sept. 2015 (Part I)
My mom AKA RaRa visited us the first week of September and we took her on an adventure around Portland for a week. The first day we hit the waterfront Downtown, ate brunch at one of our favorites...
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RaRa Visits Portland // Sept. 2015 (Part II)
My mom visited us the first week of September and we had a fun filled adventurous week showing her some of our favorite places around Portland. Check out Part one here to see our other adventures....
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Dahlia Festival 2015 // Canby, Oregon
Brian, Brady, and I ventured out to the beautiful Swan Island Dahlia Festival in Canby, Oregon (about 15 min South of us). We went right before noon so the light was a bit harsh for photos, but the...
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Seattle // September 2015
The day my mom headed back to Texas after a week in Portland visiting us, we packed our bags and headed to Seattle, WA for a 24 quick trip. On the way there, we stopped to enjoy a picnic lunch I’d...
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Brady First Day of Pre-School (3 year old class)
Whenever we considered moving to Portland, one of the firs things I researched was a solid Christian based preschool or Mother’s Day Out program to replace the one we had in Dallas. I was really happy...
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Dallas Fall Mini Sessions // October 2015
I am blessed with wonderful clients. I flew back to Dallas a couple weeks ago from PDX to photograph a few families during my Fall Mini Session special. I’ve been photographing each of these families...
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The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island – October 2015
Earlier in October, we made a family trip out to The Pumpkin Patch on Sauvie Island (about 45 min North of us). Brady and I first went out to a farm on Sauvie Island earlier this summer for our first...
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Brady 3rd Birthday Party // 2015
We had a dinosaur themed birthday party for Brady on his actual birthday (Halloween)! The party turned out to be a great success and it was a blessing to celebrate with so many new friends! When we...
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Brady Playing In The Leaves // October 2015
Each year I’ve photographed Brady playing in a pile of leaves usually around Thanksgiving. It was a little earlier this year since the seasons are a bit different up here in Portland vs. Dallas, TX....
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Day in the life – Storytelling Photo Session // The P Family in Portland,...
“A DAY IN THE LIFE” photo session…. what is that really? Just what it sounds like! I photographed this family from sun up to sun down one Saturday. It is one of my favorite sessions to date....
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Day in The Life – Storytelling Photo Session // The P Family in Portland,...
Enjoy Part II of this beautiful Day in the Life storytelling session of the P family in Portland, Oregon. You can view PART I with the full day fusion video here and Part III here. The weather was so...
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