Quietly, this beautiful mama enjoys this new life.

Her little bundle has finally arrived.  Every sound she makes is magical.

Even burping her is magic. Sitting on mama’s lap with her little chin supported, she let’s out a delicate burp.

This beautiful family feels more complete with this sweet little girl.

Her tiny toes.  Her perfect fingers.

The wonder and joy of it all.  Love… living outside your heart….

The real moments.

The cranky moments.

Every moment is so savored.

Welcome, little one.  Welcome.  I can tell how loved you are.  I could feel the joy and delight that you ignite in your parents.  Beautiful girl.  May your life continue to be blessed with love and light.

And you, you silly little kitty, enjoy your new playmate.

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I have an interesting story of how this photo shoot came to be.

Over two years ago, I was scheduled to fly to a photography workshop when my mom was diagnosed with cancer. I canceled the trip, called the airlines, and got a voucher number that I could use within a year. In my distraught state, I just threw that voucher number into my desk and forgot about it. I found it right before it expired and ended up booking a ticket to Portland to visit and shoot with some amazing photographer friends. On my flight back, I sat on the plane and edited those photos on my laptop. Unbeknownst to me…

someone was watching…. (insert ominous music here)

She liked what she saw, and by some sneaky moves that I still don’t quite understand, she found out who I was (I’m guessing I watermarked an image?) and a year later, she contacted me to do this session.

That’s cool, right?

And gosh am I ever glad she found me, because her family is amazing.

They all came together from different parts of the country to celebrate the littlest guy’s 100th day birthday, a Korean tradition.

Here are some of my fav’s from the session.

I am really close to my family and it was wonderful to watch all of these guys interacting. The comfort and love that family brings is like none other.

Both the kiddos had fallen asleep on their way to our session. When this sweet little three year old started to wake up, I couldn’t resist grabbing a picture.

Seriously…I love this family.

It took him a while to warm up, but gosh, it was worth the wait.

I really was tickled when the sun came out and little baby E woke up.  I love that he is so chubby that he has a dimple on his forehead.

Isn’t he a little angel?

And my favorites of the day were the last several shots fired.

Mother and daughters.

So much love….so much energy….so much laughter….

I had a wonderful time with this family. Who knew that a ticket voucher, almost lost, would be the reason for this session? Pretty dang cool.

Thanks so much for looking! You can follow me on Facebook, if you like, and I always appreciate comments.  Have a wonderful day!…

To apply, please do the following:
1) jump up and down and scream “what an AMAZING opportunity!!!!”
2) catch your breath
3) fill out this form right HERE
4) cross your fingers and say “ooooooh, I hope I get chosen!”

I will let you know by March 29 if you have been accepted.  If you don’t hear from me, then I am sorry, but the position has been filled!  Thank you so much for your interest.

Oh, and the “high school senior” is in quotes, because we are just looking for someone that could “pass” for a senior. 

I am SO excited to be able to offer this amazing opportunity!  Please help us find some amazing models by applying and spreading the word!  Free photos don’t come along all that often, and I’m telling you, I KNOW they’ll all be AMAZING!…