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I'm a photographer based out of Eastern Washington. This blog follows both my personal and professional life, and features images from my professional work, the places I travel, and the family and friends that are a huge part of my life. So, really it's like my own personal photo album combined with an information source for my current and potential clients. This site is a little more informal, I want to give everyone a sense of who I am, and what I am all about.
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I had the ultimate pleasure of meeting the fabulous Stefanie Hunsaker(a local photographer) today AND I got to have a session with her and her amazing children. I can’t think of a better way to start my Mother’s Day weekend.
She’s one hot mama…
her kids are pretty fantastic…..I love working with photographer’s kids because they are not phased by anything!
For all you moms out there…..
{ HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY }
The other day, Troy and I stopped by the store to get some milk. Just an in and out trip became and adventure…..
You know those toy claw machines? The ones your kids (if you have them) rush towards while you’re trying to check out of the store. The machine full of cute brightly colored cheap stuffed toys that you’d never buy off the shelf because they’re cheap and equivelent to carnival toys?
Well….we were walking out of the store, sans kids, when I glanced over and saw this:
me: “What the hell…..is that Abraham Lincoln?!”
troy: “Or captain Ahab….”
me:”Maybe it’s Poe!”
Yes people, it was our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln (Babe-raham if you’re a Wayne and Garth fan)
I HAD to take a picture of it because c’mon, when are you going to see a starkly dressed president in one of those claw machines again?!
I had a dollar, Troy had the skills….I challenged him to, “GET ME THAT PRESIDENT!”
15 minutes and $4.50 later (yeah…..I went and bought a candy bar while Troy stood guard so I could get extra $)
President Lincoln is now a member of our family. It got pretty harried there for a minute. The checker at the self check made it over and we started getting a cheering section from other shoppers.
After we got him, I read his tag, I’m pleased to announce that Mr. Lincoln is one of 12 other president stuffed dolls!!!!
That’s right, you too could add to your collection. Because, who doesn’t need a stuffed Ulysses S Grant or Harry Truman?!!
I really want to send him to Sarah Vowell, I have a feeling she could appreciate our triumph over the claw.
And, because mad claw skills run in the family…..he has a brother thanks to our kids.
those mad skills do run in the family. we are awesome!!!!!
Wow! I want a stuffed James K. Polk.
ROTFLMAO (sorry dont normally do that but this required it!).. you guys are a crack up.. there are tears!! Noice work dudes.
You guys crack me up!!
If I was krafty I would make them matching top hats. Too silly.
OKAY……that is a totally wacky doll and it completely freaked me out at first!!! Way too funny!
if you send that to Sarah Vowell (she WILL appreciate) I want to know her response!
That? Seriously awesome!!
that is too funny! my old boss looks just like abe so those kind of freak me out. 
That is just tooo funny!! I have a client who loves the claw.. his mom takes him to starbucks everyday (where they have one) and he must take home one everytime… I wonder if they carry any presidents here?
I had the absolute honor of photographing this little bundle of love last Friday.
Max likes the camera and doesn’t want to sleep.
I can tell, he’s going to be a heart breaker.
What a beautiful set!! And that Max… he could sell that basket! I had to laugh at the first one with that binky;) What a guy. My favorite shot is the last one. I can almost hear him breath. Those perfect little lips…Just loved them all!
hoooooooooly that’s cute I agree with Debora, that last one is AWESOME!
hey, he’s aweful cute!
He is so adorable. I agree with Debora the first photo is hysterical with that one little finger keeping the binky in place. Smart kid. I love the texture of the colored knit next to those sweet little toes. Make me want to kiss them.
Guess what song will be in my head all morning…Thanks, Chelee!
You make it look so easy! What beautiful shots…the colors are fabtabulous you capture not just faces but personalities;) Happy mothers day to YOU