washington: Part 1 [oma's house]

aaannnndd. im back.

i dont think it's ever been this hard for me to leave before! I am in love with it. I miss the green. and the trees. and the nature. and i of course miss my grandparents. i took way too many pictures. so much, in fact, that i have to split this post up into multiple sections!

So for now..here is Part 1: Oma's house. ("oma" means grandma in dutch. and oma traveled here from holland when she was 18!)

(im the kid on the top! :)

there's a little pizza parlor in town. their windows were painted like this for the fourth!

its true.

i love that town.

hello

i love washington. love.

i couldnt help but leave a quick photo. isnt it a pretty sight to see?!

the evergreen state.

ahhh :)

if i could summarize my childhood in 5 words, Washington would be one of them. It's the home of my grandparents. i visit every summer.

there are trees everywhere. and fresh air.

and it. is. beautiful.

beautiful!

i will be living in their little log cabin home in the woods for a week. ill be picking fresh blackberries and watching the deer from the window.

see you soon!

palmer plays ball...

this is my brother Palmer.

 #9.

Palmer lives in Utah but is super good at baseball (hes being looked at by colleges in southern ca) so he is here for the summer playing on the Long Beach Cardinals baseball team.

if you dont already know me well enough...let me tell you this:

i was not given the gift of sports. dont get me wrong. i love to run. i love to move and push myself to work harder. however... i am not competitive enough for sports. (im the one who says 'its just a game!'" sorry sports people. dont hate me.)

i also am not coordinated.

at all.

that being said...i came to document palmer's skills this week. i probably looked a little creepy taking all these pictures. oops.

especially when i paparazzi-ed these two! ha! (Tyler and Darren)

the end.

Jona & Danny

are posted on my new photo blog.

ahem...

I have finally set up a photography blog. I started using this one to help me get my feet wet a little bit in the blogging world. (its still a little foreign to me..i admit) And I will still be here! At this blog!...but i will be using it as more of a personal blog rather than trying to incorporate my personal life and business life all in one.

soo...i will now be photo blogging over here. nothing fancy. just separate. come visit! :)

senior pictures sneak peek...

becca and derek are engaged!

Becca.

I have known Becca forever.

...before we had braces. before boys didn't have cooties.

and now shes getting married!!!

..and I have to admit that I approve of this guy.

I love the way he treats her. I love the way he looks at her!

Becca has the most contagious and adorable laugh i know.

Derek makes her happy.

 And he makes her laugh.

 And i don't think they could be more perfect for each other!

Congrats guys!!!

Becca. I am beyond excited for you. I am beyond ecstatic for you!! Thank you for letting me take your pictures!

red, white, and blue

one of my absolute favorite holidays. :)

p.s. darren and i met of the fourth of july four years ago. (four!!!)

this was the first one we've been able to spend together since then.

 ive missed it!

The Jones Family

I have never seen so many pairs of such BEAUTIFUL blue eyes all at the same time in my entire life! This family was so so much fun. We were sharing sea shells, sitting in dirt, and running circles around

Shoreline Village..and I loved it!