The {R} Family

Another dear friend of mine I was able to see while on the trip and who allowed me to stay at their place while out on Shaw. I had never gotten to meet her husband or their two precious girls and it was great. The girls are full of so much personality and J was just as beautiful as ever. I have a very strong feeling that our husbands will get along famously when they meet :) We used to pretend that we were sisters growing up because we always thought that we looked a like. From the minute I saw her it was like we had only just seen each other the week before and not 14 years ago. It will not be that long again!

The {G} Family

It was so wonderful seeing all sort of people that I had not seen for 7-14 years but had grown up with. It was even more special that they allowed me to take their family portraits while I was there. Friday had me on the ferry and heading to Shaw Island. My first family session there was the  G family.Each of the sessions while on my trip included lots of individual mini sessions, but I am posting them together with the family images. The skies cleared and the weather for my stay on Shaw was beautiful. I also came home with a jar of some of the best apple butter I have ever had.

{J} Senior Portraits

Talk about a dream of a location. Back out of Anacortes Island for a senior session with the breathtaking J. This young lady is gorgeous, and was so much fun to shoot. She was a bit nervous to start with but I don't know why because she is a pro in front of the camera.

The {M} Family

The evening of the first day in Burlington I did family pictures for this beautiful family. It was sooo cold out, and coming from the TX heat just that morning talk about a change. We went out to Anacortes Island to this beautiful little inlet on the water. The children were such troopers with the wind and cold too.

Friends, fun, and a LOT of pictures!!

The first week in June included a 4 day trip out to Seattle, WA and the surrounding areas. I had been waiting for this trip since the second I bought the ticket and it couldn't come fast enough. Flying in to the Seattle Airport I was amazed at how lush and green everything was, talk about not being in TX anymore. I took a shuttle out to Burlington where I spent a couple days with one of my dearest friends (who I had not seen in 7 years!) We have known each other since we were about 5 years old, and it was a blast to catch up and get to know her children, all six of them :) The stay was not long enough and I hope to be able to make it out again next year.

My new Baby :D

Shortly after the PDT show I realized that the shutter switch on my camera was failing. I did not have time to send it in before my trip to Seattle, WA and rather then cross my fingers and hope it lasted through the trip and all the session I had while up there I decided to invest in the camera I had been wanting. I got the Canon 5D mark ii and wow!! I have not regretted it one bit. Here is a pictures of my new baby.

The Plano Dance Theatre

I know that I have been busy and way behind in blogging, but I am now attempting to catch up and even post all the way back to where I left off. Our son is a dancer, and loves everything there is about dance. He would stay at the studio on days we do not need to be there if he could. The Plano Dance Theatre is amazing and we are so happy to have found them last fall. You can check them out at www.theplanodancetheatre.com for more information.

For their spring shows they did a musical production of Willy Wonka as well as a showcase of their competition dances called Body Language. Here are a few images from both shows.