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Cannon Beach, Oregon // July 2016 – Video and Photos
Waaaay back in July when my Dad and family were visiting from Texas, we took a day trip out to Cannon Beach. On the WINDIEST day. It was quite chilly and windy, but the sun was out so, it was pretty....
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Cheers to 2017 – We’re adding baby #2
We’re ringing in the New Year with a big blessing. The Lord has blessed us with ANOTHER miracle baby. I just entered my second trimester, which puts baby due around July 7th, 2017 (but Brian’s...
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Peach Picking at TK Orchards: July 2016
My Dad, step mom, her mom, and the twins – Sam and Lisa, came to visit us from Texas for about 10 days last July. Yes… LAST July. I’m playing catch up on personal blogging after many months. My dad...
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Crater Lake | Oregon : July 2016
One of our bucket list items for things to see in Oregon was Crater Lake. I’m so glad we got to experience it with my family during a quick overnight trip while they were visiting from Texas. It was...
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Rogue River Valley | Oregon : July 2016
Our Crater Lake trip continued the next day…. view the first part here. We stayed at Union Creek Resort (cabins) right along the Rogue River (about a 15-20 min drive from Crater Lake). We dined at...
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Summer at George Rogers Park | Lake Oswego, OR : July 2016
This is one of my favorite little “nooks” for enjoying summer in the city… only minutes down the road from my studio in Downtown Lake Oswego! It was a good decision to take my twin 11 year old siblings...
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Backyard S’mores : July 2016
To round out the time of my family visiting us from Texas last July… we (Daria and her mom effortlessly whipped something up while Brian grilled) made a delicious dinner for us all and we topped it off...
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Sauvie Island Lavender Farm // July 2016 (2nd Trip)
July is simply a wonderful time here in Oregon. This was our second trip to the Sauvie Island Lavender Farm when we had more family in town visiting from Texas. My step mom is a very talented...
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Oregon Coast | Hug Point Beach // August 2016
Back in August (2016) it was a PERFECT weather day so we dropped what we were doing and headed to the beach for the day. I am SO grateful we live a mere 1.5 hours from the Oregon Coast. What a...
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Cronin Family // Day in the Life Storytelling Session – Dallas, TX
It was a very cold January day for Dallas, TX. I had just travelled from Portland, OR back to my old stompin’ grounds (Dallas) to document this sweet family’s day. We had only spoken on the phone a...
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Brady’s First Season of Soccer // Fall 2016
In the spirit of Brady starting his second season of soccer this weekend, I thought I’d FINALLY blog images/video from his first game. What a fun first season of soccer for Brady. This was his first...
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First Family Camping Trip // Clear Lake – Mt. Hood // Oregon
We went on our first family camping trip back in September 2016 to Clear Lake in Mt. Hood National Forest just East of Portland. It’s in a really beautiful area, but beware, there are TWO Clear Lakes...
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Playing in the Fall Leaves // Portland, OR // October 2016
It seems we have an annual tradition of Brady playing in a big pile of leaves in our front yard (2014 & 2015). This year I captured him playing in the leaves at a nearby school, because they were...
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Brady’s 4th Birthday Party // October 2016
We’ve been so blessed with good weather every year for Brady’s home birthday parties – two in Texas and two here in Portland, Oregon. It’s usually later in the day on this birthday party at the end of...
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Christmas Tree Farm // November 2016
Since it’s now June, I thought it only appropriate to blog about our cutting down of the Christmas tree from last November. Finally playing catch up on more personal photos now that I’m officially on...
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Hug Point Beach // Oregon Coast // November 2016
I’m playing catch up on personal photos and blog posts now that I’m on official “maternity leave/baby watch”. In November (2016), about a month after I learned I was pregnant and Brian had just come...
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Christmas Day 2016 // Portland, OR
We enjoyed our second Christmas morning in Portland. I’m so grateful Brian’s schedule had him home for Christmas! I was about 2 months pregnant in these photos. The first couple are from before our...
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Backyard Snow // December, 2016 // Portland, Oregon
We had a CRAZY (long, cold, difficult) winter this year. It snowed and iced several times across several months. It seemed like it would never end. This was the beginning of it so, of course we hurried...
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Brady Playing Lincoln Logs | VIDEO
Some of my favorite moments with Brady are when I sit down and intentionally play with him. Here he’s playing Lincoln logs and being his silly imaginative self (back in January 2017). What a special...
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Modern Kids Studio Portraits | Lake Oswego, Oregon
Brady and I played around in the studio a few months back (February 2017). He’s growing up so quickly. Look how handsome and silly he is. He’s so patient as I try to take one million photos of him...
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