Alicia and Tim came up to the lake with their little sweetheart Brynn, for some with-baby and some without-baby engagement shots. She is picture perfect, can’t wait to see her in her flower girl attire! Oh and I think the wedding will be a lot of fun… : )

My friends Sarah and Steve’s adorable daughter:

Baby Erikson was born mid-January and is one of the cutest newborns EVER! She is so adorable, I couldn’t stop shooting her. See for yourself!

Baby Larkin was born in October – cousin to Taylor – and has some of the funniest expressions I have seen on a newborn… what a crack-up!

This was actually way back in August, but haven’t had a chance to blog it… it was last minute and casual! And, boy, did we get it done in the nick of time – little Taylor was born just 2 days later!

Donner Lake rewarded us with sunshine and comfortable temperatures on Sunday. Thanks to all who came out for supporting the KidZone in Truckee, and thank to my helpers Jenna, Helen and Jennifer, and of course Carol!


I’m already looking forward to doing this again next year! Mark your calendars!

My friend Jennifer dropped by with her kids, and while our boys played outside her and 6 week old Olivia chilled on the couch – of course I couldn’t resist, so here are some unscripted impressions…

This session concluded Drayson’s first year documentary; it was a little past his actual birthday, but he got to have a cupcake nonetheless! It had been a while since I last saw him and I barely recognized him – he has changed sooo much, he’s walking and into everything.
Before the big messy cupcake we spent some time out front:

I’m very excited to now – officially – also be offering albums for portraits, and I had a sample made with images of the CarrSick family (yes, these really are their last names), who I shot several sessions with over the course of a year. I just love the cover material, it’s very tactile and soft, classy and subtle (the brown is darker than it appears here, I lit it to show the texture). When I showed it to Stacey – the mom – she teared up – we’ll have to make one for her, too!

Baby Dray was back – boy, has he grown! He is now 9 months old and crawling – which means he doesn’t sit still for longer than 0.05 seconds – and he is oh so cute! And into Cheerios : )