What a treat it is to go to the gardens every couple of years. You can tell from the pictures that it was raining, but we didn’t let that get in the way for long. 55 acres of flowers, shrubs and trees, it was too beautiful not to take pictures, even in the rain!
This spot, with the reflection in the water reminded me of Giverny, where Monet lived and painted his famous water lilies.
Last weekend made for typical Washington weather. We scheduled a family portrait with the Cushmans as well as Judah’s 1-year portrait pictures and although we weren’t sure if it was going to pour down rain or if the sun was going to come out the sun made an appearance a couple of times while we took pictures. Judah was cuter than words could describe. Although not yet walking he was active and eager to get out and about. It made for a fun afternoon.
One evening while playing with our two-year old at Tumwater Park, we took advantage of the evening sunlight and decided to capture a family portrait. While taking pictures of a two-year-old can be a challenge, Lilly was cooperative and enjoyed watching territorial ducks play in the lake while we set up. Evening sunlight makes for great portrait pictures and here the sun was shaded by the trees so it really made the colors around us pop. What was a spur-of-the moment idea turned out to be a rather nice family portrait.
Lilly waiting for her picture to be taken.
And captured some precious in-between moments as well.
I recently ran into an old friend and found out she was expecting a little girl soon. Although we typically take maternity pictures late in the second trimester (Angela is four weeks from her due date) Angela was feeling well and we went for it. Her son, Micah, loves to talk to the baby and we were able to capture some precious moments with him talking to his soon-to-be little sister.
I recently spend the afternoon with Ashley and Sloan down at Capitol Lake in Olympia to capture some one-year portraits. We weren’t sure if Washington weather would hinder our efforts but we were in luck and found a little break from the rain. I love how little Sloan walked casually along the path, looking down at the water and talked to the ducks as she passed by.
