mussel collecting seaweed flinging cousins at play i pinch myself…this is home  

This week in September writes new numbers. Without fail, it comes quicker every year and together they shed more of the little. 5 and 3. Happy birthday to my girls, who have the privilege of living life so close to one another.

It was a gift of a week. To see it all, and sleep within the same walls. The last few days of anticipation, and the first few of new life. So close and intertwined that I could feel these rare moments all over again, as if they belonged to me. The ones that only happen […]

Sweet Abigail is one! I had the great honor of photographing Abigail’s entrance into the world and then again at 10 days new. Her first breaths, first bath, and now she’s one. It’s such a joy to document life.  

161. It’s the number of days I’ve picked up my camera to document our lives. When I look through the images I’ve made and watch the faces of my children change all over again, I realize how much this project has given me. But not just me. Them. When they climb into my lap and ask to have another look at […]

The days of seven and the details that lived inside each one, are now memories to a just-turned-eight-year-old. Another year for you begins. And because each one seems to pass quicker than the year before, I’m reminded to show even more appreciation for the present. You’re as young as you’ll ever be. I’m thankful for […]

Olympia is a place of beauty. It’s bigger than what we’re used to but still feels like a small community. The road leading to our home is dense with moss-covered trees. It’s a sight we admire every time we pass. Trails begin at the road and twist through the land, which is now a preservation. […]

It’s such a privilege to document life as it happens. To create images that will remind others of the way their children played within the the walls of their home. My sister asked for family photos for Christmas. There’s nothing I’d rather give.

“I believe that if we cultivate a true attention, a deep ability to see what has been there all along, we will find worlds within us and between us, dreams and stories and memories spilling over.” – Shauna Niequist Each one tugs at my heart. Some were never shared but I keep them close for […]

11 months of anticipation ahead! Jon and Alexis will be wed next November. Nevada City is the place they’ll say I do, so it seemed fitting to celebrate their engagement in the quaint town. After a hot drink and a walk on the snow-covered streets, we chased the winter light through the woods. A warm […]