mine..:)

summer lovin contest winners!

remember the "Summer Lovin'" contest giveaway that my friend Sarah and I hosted last month??

well... these two won the free photo shoot!

meet Derek and Krystal.

they looked adorable!! Of course i had to edit just a few to get a peek at them. So there are much more coming..from both Sarah and I!

for more info (and photos!), check out the "Summer Lovin'" facebook page.

how...

have i not been to a panera bread before today???

im still craving my salad.

Hers: Poppyseed Strawberry Chicken Salad.

His: Smoked Turkey Sandwich

twins?

how embarassed should i be that we walked around with matching shoes? 

etsy photo shop!!

I have a new etsy photo shop. thought it might be fun to share prints of my happiest (to me at least!) photos with the www!


take a look... HERE!

drumroll please...

i am both excited and a little (lotta) nervous to say...

that its here!! i have a website.

im jumping in with both feet and hoping that all goes well.

take a look here!

also...please please visit Hannah of Sherbet Blossom Designs! She designed the perfect logo for me. And she is the sweetest!!

Washington: Part III [everything else in between]

i have to admit it...i could live here. over california. any day. (sorry! dont be mad.)

there's a little beach called Point No Point not too far from my grandparent's house:

and this horse! sigh. i love this horse. we saw him (her?) everyday going into town.

meanwhile..... we picked raspberries off of my cousin's raspberry bush one day...

and the next day Oma turned them into the BEST JAM I HAVE EVER TASTED in my entire life. i am not joking. i have a jar in the fridge that no one is allowed to eat. except me. i take my food seriously.

see? oma's blueberry muffins.

and lastly...the ferry rides...

my heart hurts. can we go back now???

Washington: Part II [Seattle]

first up: Pike's Market.

ahhh.. farmer's market. :)

there was rows and rows and isles and isles of fruit, vegetables, honey, artwork, musicians...you get the idea.

post alley: so cute. so bright!

Athenian Inn. its where we eat every summer. heres a fun fact: its where they filmed the movie Sleepless in Seattle! (they have a barstool that has a sign posted that says "Tom Hanks sat here." I wanted that picture.

but i dont think the lady sitting there eating her lunch would have liked me telling her to move:)  next year!

hers: veggie avacado sandwich. Sounded better than it was.

his: bacon burger. typical.

the world's VERY first original starbucks!

until next year, Seattle:)

photo sessions!

are you busy on monday the 23rd or wednesday the 25???

i will be at Rancho Los Alamitos from 2-7 both days. See me over here for more info and/or email me at tegynfriedmanphotography@gmail.com.

My Friend Katie...

Please meet my little friend (and enormous inspration) Katie. Katie is the daughter of Sarah who I have been SO blessed to have been able to learn a lot of my photography from. The following passage is from Sarah's blog. Please see her photo blog over here to help out! 

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Katie Hull is a happy seven year old that is looking forward to starting second grade soon. She loves learning and won second place in her spelling bee last year. Katie is always up for new adventures and keeps a very positive "can do" attitude. Katie was born with Spina Bifida Myelomengocele and Hydrocephalus. A birth defect involving incomplete closure of the spine and in Katie's case resulted in partial paralysis from the waist down and full paralysis of her feet. In these past seven years Katie has continued to prove doctors wrong and fight against the odds. Katie uses the help of adaptive equipment including leg braces, walkers, crutches and a wheelchair to move around. Katie's younger sister recently learned how ride a bike and she has always cheered her on from her wheelchair with a smile in hopes to one day learn to ride a bike herself. This week at Katie's physical Therapy appointment her therapist put her on a new bike called a Rifton and off she went! As her mom watched in amazement tears streamed down her face as she finally found a bike that worked. An adaptive bike that Katie can ride around the neighborhood and park just like her little sister! However when the therapist told the family that insurance does not cover the price and when they learned how much it was they knew it would not be a reality at this time. Having a child with special needs can add financial stress on a family with all the extra equipment that is involved.

* Katie has an account in her name for donations on her behalf for adaptive equipment. Checks can be made out to Katherine Hull and sent to:

Bryant Hull

7400 Center Ave. Suite #210

Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Sarah is hosting photo sessions this week to help raise money for Katie's bike! Please see her photo blog for more info!