Surprisingly, we had a nice afternoon here. A couple of days ago i had purchased some new vibrant colors of sidewalk chalk and my girls were begging me to out front and play with it. It was a great chance for me to play around with some of the fun images I have seen on Pinterest. Definitely a first attempt, but I had so much fun that my brain is just flipping through new applications for this idea. I have to admit that I think that my crabby photog mom side came out while I was in my creation mode, but I think the girls had fun anyway. Little miss worked on her Harold and the Purple Crayon city. I just got all crabby with them smearing my picture and the biggest ordeal was getting her to trust me that the sun was behind the clouds and that it wouldn't hurt her eyes to open them and look at me. Silly girl. If she can't look up at the cloudy Seattle sky, we might as well blindfold her for the move to Texas. :)
A Day of Sunshine with a Tahoma Senior - Class of '11 | Maple Valley Senior Photographer
Saturday was the first gorgeous day in western Washington in a loooooong time. It shouldn't have surprised me that when I went to go meet this senior and her family at Coulon Park that the place was crawling with photographers. Crazy considering how challenging the direct sun is. Last senior shoot I did at Coulon we were running from coverred area to covered area to stay out of the drizzle, this time we were trying to find some shade (and great reflected light.) As we tromped all around (in the mud) we took all of the strange contrasts you have in the Seattle area when the skys clear and the temp hits 60. We saw one guy sitting without a shirt trying to get some sun and nearby was a girl all bundled up in her fur edged hooded sweatshirt. It was a great people watching day down at the lake. Meanwhile, we got some great images of this beautiful senior. These are the first ones that I have edited... I might have to share more as I edit more.
Waiting for baby...
While the rest of us are just waiting for spring here in the Northwest, this family is waiting for their spring baby. You would think that the arboretum in the second weekend of April would have blossoms and fresh spring green everywhere. Well, after this winter, I shouldn't have been surprised that we were in coats and that the only green came from the evergreens and the moss. We endured the cold and got some great shots of this beautiful mom to be. Can't wait to meet their little girl next month!
Waiting for Spring with an Awesome Family | Maple Valley Family Photographer
The winter her in Western Washington seems to be going on forever. We were lucky enough that it was relatively warm a couple of weeks ago for our session. It was cloudy with a few sun peeks, the trees were still bare, but it wasn't raining and that has been rare lately. I met with this gorgeous family along the Cedar River, a favorite place of mine. These guys were so great... and the 4 year old... with those eyes and just his overwhelming cuteness... It was just too much! Not that there was any shortage of cuteness going around. The baby girl stole the show with all of her smiles... and a little bark eating. Both of these guys are so lucky to have a big brother who is truly awesome with them. Great family! Too bad we missed the beautiful blossoms.
A Spring Senior shoot | Maple Valley Senior Photographer
I love high school seniors. It is such a exciting time of life. It is the perfect balance of ends and beginnings. They are celebrating the completion of a stage of life while there is so much excitment and anticipation over the next stage. It is also so intriguing to talk to the parents of senior. They seem to be so torn between pride and excitment for their kids, but struggle with a little bit of sadness that it has all gone by too quickly. Spring senior sessions are fun because that anticipation is building and they are so close to their goal. This session was fun! Daniel was awesome. Despite many signs of spring the river park still made a great backdrop. I loved getting a chance to incorporate a trumpet and a mossy tree in the same shot. What is the thing that you think makes your Senior Year of High School such an exciting time?
An overdue blogpost of an adorable baby boy| Maple Valley Newborn Photographer
We have been working so hard to get our house ready to go on the market and March was full of activities for my older kids and birthdays for my younger kids. I had so much going on that I have gotten so behind. This little guy has one of the best big sisters ever! It was so adorable to see how much she LOVES her baby brother. He was such a great sleeper for me too!
My Girl... Where did the last 5 years go...
It is birthday season in the Blair family. Between the middle of March and the middle of April we have 5 of the 7 birthdays in our family. Our three youngest children's birthdays are all within a 11 day period. I need do photo shoots of all of them, but as we get our house ready for the market, I seem to be short on time. Here is my 5 year old. She looks so grown up. Five years has gone so fast!
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