My Confusing Family that I love :-)

So long story short, I'm adopted.  And between adopted, biological and step...I have 8 siblings.  Then you throw in adopted and bioligical parents as well as all the other adopted and biological relatives (cousins, grandparents...you name it, I got it :-)  Anyways, it can get confusing when trying to explain to people (especially people that I grew up with and have only ever known me with my adopted family members).  Hmmm....I rambled. Sorry! :-)  My point IS, is that I am very excited that earlier this week I was able to spend some time with a couple of my newer family members.  Was so much fun and am honored to have been able to photograph what will soon be the newest member of the family.  ;-)

Sailboat Race

Friday my dad and I left home for Olympia with plans to race his sailboat.  Yesterday we got up fairly early, ate a good breakfast and headed for the marina! Now, this was his first race this season, and my first race in a few years.  While things weren't always going as planned (i.e. sails/lines getting hung up) we had a good time and looked at it as a learning experience for next time.  The one thing that was on our side (according to Dad anyways) was that we had good winds.  In MY opinion, I would rather have light winds and no heeling over, which means I have an opportunity to get my camera out instead of bracing myself so as not to feel like I'm going over board.  ;-)  The handful of pictures I took were in the 10-15 minutes after we were done, had the sails down and were motoring back into the marina.

Dont Forget!

That there is a contest currently going on!  This one is for Babies and Children.  So be sure to schedule your
session soon!  You can win up to $5,000!

The First...

I've been doing a lot of sessions lately, and amongst them all is my very first baby plan client. I get the joy of photographing him 4 separate times throughout his first year. :-) We recently hit the half way mark with him and finished his 6 month session. It is so much fun to see the progression!