My camera is officially loving this summer weather… and all the gorgeous families I’ve been photographing!   Teri is the author of this blog…   if you haven’t read yet, you definitely should become a follower.  She’s a great writer, and her style of writing is fun and catchy!   I’m always excited to see a new posting come up…      Yay for blogs.

On to the pics.  We met at the ever-so-amazing WWU campus in Bellingham.   I could shoot there 20 times before ever running out of different spots for pics…  it’s just gorgeous there.  You might remember Stephen and Jessica’s wedding pics from last August there?   Fabulous place!   I’m hoping to go back in the fall…  when the leaves are changing.   Let me know if you’re interested in booking a fall session at Western!

Now… without further ado.. the Milnes family.

I just can’t get over Eli’s red hair – is he not adorable?!?!   Not to mention the most well mannered, laid-back two year old I know!

love, love, love

hot mama, I’d say!

Teri – you wanted a profile pic, here you go

We headed to Boulevard Park for a few pics after Western… heart all of these!

And a few pics of summer fun…  love Hannah’s jump in this one!  She’s all about the dancing moves and jumps etc…  so fun.

Hope you guys enjoyed, we’ll be in touch soon!!

Now, to blog about a family that is very near and dear to my heart.   One would think this would be an easy thing to do, but for me, it’s torture.  Between trying to whittle down to a manageable number of pics to even edit and present, decide what to write – something quippy, cute and not too sappy,  and then to choose a small-ish amount of photos from the list to put on the blog!   I found myself going through the pics from this session and wanting to keep them all, because that certain look was so Noah, or that big wide open mouth laugh was so Lisa, or that pose was so Harv or that grin was so Chloe.  But, I sucked it up, and did what I do, and they just might be given more photos than they know what to do with   Haha.

Really though, there is so much I could say about this family.  They are God-serving, fun-loving, and go-getting.   If  you look back on this post from last May, you can see how much the kids have grown… but more importantly how I wrote about how they were going to be moving to Australia for a year.     WELL…  God decided He had other plans for their family, and Harv was offered a pretty sweet job here, and they never got on that plane!!   A win-win all around I’d say.

Lis, capturing you and your family through my lens was such an honor to me.   You are a beautiful person, inside and out, and it’s so easy to see that in these photos.  Your love for Harv and the kids is so obvious… you are an amazing wife, mother and child of God – as well as a fabulous BFF   So thankful for you – and I hope that these pics are all you hoped for!

On to the pics.  We waited a long time for the right summer day to come along… and after about a month and half, that day arrived.   We started around 8 pm, and the light was lovely…  nothin’ beats evening sun, a bench and a happy family.   I’ll take that any day!

I might be biased, but these kids are seriously CUTE.

harv and noah.  twins.  lisa and chloe.  twins.

rawr.   lis – you are gorgeous!

the focus fell on her little wisp of hair, but i love it anyways…  beautiful gurl.

this shot was just taken to change my settings for the new locations, never meant for it to be anything – but i saw it, and it just spoke to me.  not literally, only figuratively.  cause that would be weird – if my monitor started speaking to me.

i’m in love with these pics…  noah and chloe running to Auntie Lyss, Harv and Lisa making out (okay not really)…  the suckers…  so fun!

Crazy people.  Classic them.  Heart it.

That’s all folks.   Have a great rest of your week!

I will be on vacation beginning Monday through Friday, and will be able to respond to any emails on Saturday (17th).   Here’s to a week off – and lots of sun!!  Yay!

And what blog post would be complete without a pic?   This guy is fun, happy, stubborn, energetic, crazy, goofy and trouble all rolled into one handsome boy!   Life would be boring without Joey, our oldest son, in our lives.  Love this kid so much!

Summer is finally here!   The sun made for some beautiful light tonight – I couldn’t help but post just one for now    Look for the full sneak peak sometime in the near future!

Love these peeps!