Portland Oregon Photographer: Savannah

Savannah and I have been friends since first grade. We can say everything to each other and nothing to each other. We can just be ourselves. We can share what God is doing in our life and our ache to grow closer in our relationship with Him. We can talk about our struggles and our desire to glorify Him in every single aspect of our lives. i love being able to live in freedom.

The morning of the workshop, we had about five minutes before we were leaving for coffee so we ran across the street and we laughed about everything.

happy Tuesday!

a little bit of us

i love decorating and organizing and being completely creative, but I am not sure that you would know that by looking at my house right now. Isaac and I moved into a new apartment earlier this fall and our spare bedroom is packed with boxes, among other things. it's time to unpack, or at least organize, even if we are moving again in a few months for grad school.

it has been a while since isaac and i have had our pictures taken, so we headed out tonight to make it happen. i sit here and i am beyond excited because i can decorate with these pictures! i'm thinking canvases in the bedroom. pics later for sure. enjoy!

Blessings!

jenna renae

We settled into the car and I turned the music up LOUD. I pretended to know how to dance and she laughed and she laughed and she laughed. For me, there is nothing like making my sisters happy and I will take every opportunity to make it happen!

Jenna is a sweetheart, so kind and generous and calm. Unless she is being crazy...then she is kind and generous and crazy. She is so genuine and unafraid to be who God has made her to be. I love each and every one of my sisters. :) Be on the lookout for another session with Jenna soon!

GORGEOUS!!!

so, so cute!

Jenna knows how to dance.

Jenna was asking me a photography question...

simply stunning, Jenna.

for this one, Jenna told me that she wanted to lay on her back and laugh like little girls do in the movies. she just melts my heart!

I will end on this sweet note. :) Happy Wednesday!

Excessive Twirling + Love

I know it might be a little hard for you to believe, but I used to twirl my hair... in my sleep. Because of this excessive twirling, there was a point where my parents encouraged me to wear socks to bed - on my hands. We reached this point after many midnight visits to my parent's room because my finger was stuck in my hair. That's right, my finger suffered from excessive twirling.

There was one time when my mom had to cut off parts of my hair to get my finger out. And boy, was I thankful. You have no idea what it's like to wake up an have your finger stuck in your hair!

So, I know my parents love me, but when they wake up during the night to save my little fingers from over-twirled hair, I REALLY KNOW. Thanks, mom and dad, for loving me (and saving my little fingers).

i love the way he looks at her.

so, so beautiful mom. GORGEOUS.

and I love how they make each other laugh.

I will end on this sweet not.