TheLAShop.com Portable Photography Backdrop Kit

Backdrop stand

I love taking photos of our family and family pictures can get expensive. I’ve always wanted my own backdrop so I was thrilled when I was sent the Portable backdrop to review. TheLAShop.com sent us this product, but they offer a wide range of products from photography gear, electronics, home gadgets, to a list quirky knick-knacks. We… [Continue Reading]

LEGOLAND California Resort Visit

Happy New Years 2013 LEGOLAND

Our next stop for Our Dodge Journey To California was to check out LEGOLAND California. This is seriously an awesome amusement park for many reasons and is located north of San Diego and South of Orange county. It had so much more than I even expected including a full waterpark! It worked out great for… [Continue Reading]

Family Travel: Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament In Buena Park, CA

medieval times

While on our Dodge Journey To California trip our family wanted to do and see all that California had to offer in our time there. I’ll be honest, I have always wanted to go to the Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament in Buena Park, California  and this trip offered us the perfect opportunity to do… [Continue Reading]

Photography – The Trees In My Neighborhood

2012 fall trees

Living in Oregon there is no shortage of beauty here. The trees in my neighborhood are such bright colors, so many shades of autumn.   What do the trees in your neighborhood look like?

My 1912 Kodak Camera

1912 kodak camera

I found three cameras at a garage sale this summer. I picked them all up for $30. The previous owner who was a collector of things explained how to use them and had tales of actually using the camera for fun. I want to actually use this camera and try it for myself. Today was… [Continue Reading]

Exploring Astoria, Oregon

astoria oregon

We have family who live out near the Oregon Coast so we’ve had a fun time exploring the area in which we live. We live 90 miles east of the Astoria and we always enjoy spending time out at the beach. My husband and I actually went out by ourselves and got some great shots… [Continue Reading]

Images From A Cosleeping Bed

mia cosleeping bed

I have coslept with all of my children in some form or another. With Mia I put her to bed in her crib and when she wakes up around 4AM my husband brings her into our bed. I nurse her and we both drift back to sleep. I wake up two hours later to find… [Continue Reading]

Family Photography – Standing

mia standing

She can stand on her feet and loves it!!

Tea Collection Stylish Kids Summer Clothing – $100 Gift Card Giveaway #SummerFunGiveaway

brooklin tea collection

Like most moms who know the brand Tea Collection I just love their clothing. From stylish onesies and dresses for our newborn to ultra cute shorts and tees for our oldest daughter Tea Collection has adorable new styles just for summer. We had a chance to check out a number of items from Tea Collection’s… [Continue Reading]

Photography – Solar Eclipse 2012

solar eclipse 2012

This past week the world reveled in the annular solar eclipse. Even though it was raining and cloudy here in the Pacific Northwest we still got a view of the eclipse before it was hidden entirely behind the clouds. The pictures below are from out front porch and do not justice, but we tried and… [Continue Reading]

Portland Family Fun – The Oregon Zoo

sea lions the oregon zoo

As members of The Oregon Zoo we often visit the zoo but I don’t often bring my good camera with us. May is such a great month to visit the zoo, the weather is often warm yet cool enough to still want to be outside. It’s not too busy as soon the zoo will be… [Continue Reading]

On Sunny Days

kaila brooklin may 2012

It rains all but 3 months out of the year here in Oregon. Our summers are short and sweet but we enjoy every sunny moment that we can. It’s good because we don’t take the sunshine for granted and spend a lot of time together outside as a family. It’s very important for us to… [Continue Reading]

Our Family Keepsakes Snapfish Party – #SnapfishParties

hp snapfish party

I take a lot of photos but I’m never quite sure what to do with all of them. I was so thrilled when I was asked to be a brand ambassador for Snapfish because I was going to be exposed to many ways to preserve and show off my beautiful photos. In fact, Snapfish wanted… [Continue Reading]

Photography – Military Service

Brooklin and GG

We honored Genevieve who was many things to many people. To me she was the woman who created the life of the family that I love so much. She was a proud Great Great Grandmother to my children. She was also a nurse in the military and a well educated strong woman. Today we honored… [Continue Reading]

Family Photography – Weekend Beach Shots

brooklin beach

We headed to the beach this weekend and the sun came out just as we got there. Brothers

Saving Your Family Memories With Snapfish By HP – Our Family Keepsakes #SnapfishParties

hp1

I can’t think of a better way to preserve my favorite memories than with my photographs. My husband complains that my hard drives are overflowing with endless amounts of photos and he wonders how I’ll ever share them all. I have to say one of my favorite ways of showing off my favorite pictures is… [Continue Reading]

Family Photography – Easter Shots

kaila and brooklin easter 2012

The girls had such a great Easter, Brooklin being old enough to finally understand the concept of looking for eggs. After heading to Grandma’s house for dinner with the whole family the girls had so much fun hunting eggs at her house. Over the weekend we did our community egg hunt and dyed eggs. Our… [Continue Reading]

Photography – Hints of Spring #2

flowers

I showed off hints of spring from around our neighborhood last year so I’m following it up with some hints from this year. Seeing blooms and flowers finally on trees gives me hope that sunshine will come and stay. Every year around this time the constant rain and gloomy days start to take their toll…. [Continue Reading]

Family Photography – Our Maternity Shots

maternity photos

  Here are a few of our maternity shots. Did you have maternity shots taken?

Family Photography – Beach Shots

beach 6

This past weekend we spent the weekend at the beach. The weather was unusually warm here in Oregon, so we took the time to enjoy the sunshine. It was such a nice break from winter.