Ellie

Hello World.... 

Meet Ellie..... 

She's here to spice up your day with looks and her saucy attitude!!!! 

I just can't get enough of those freckles!!!  Her hair is amazing and you can't fake skin that perfect.... 

It's absolutely flawless!

Schneider Fam

I know that it probably goes without saying that I'm WAY over-due in posting these... but here's a sneak~peek at the Schneider family at Bothell Landing.  We had about 35 seconds of sunshine and then it was a mad dash to see if we could beat the raindrops- but we did it!

It's so fun watching the girls grow and change every year- both are so pretty and with their own very unique looks.... going to be so gorgeous as they grow up!

Thanks for playing in the rain with me guys!

xoxo Didi V.

Hailey

Meet Hailey.

I love Her. 

I mean it- I'm in love.... this little girl was any photographer's dream subject!

That hair- those eyes- that skin.... positively dreamy! 

{And she liked having her photo taken- which I can tell you lately- is a very rare and good thing!}

Hailey is part of a larger family group that I'll share next- and no offense to the rest of that beautiful family...

but I could have played with little Miss- all day!

So stay tuned for more cuteness coming your way soon!

Sophie and Evan

I'm sure you'll remember Sophie and Evan from a few weeks ago at St. Edward's Park in Juanita.... those lashes for days and flawless skin are a magic combo!!!! They are a hair from being done! Enjoy! xoxo D

Driving Little Miss Daisies...

Daisies- a sure sign that summer is here. Fresh, clean, simple- elegant- goes with anything- it's like the little black dress of summer!

I keep driving past this patch on the side of the road- for years I've promised myself- that I'd stop some June- and take photos in this spot.

Tonight- was that night! It took a little bit of bribery- (my homemade chocolate chip cookies to be exact) to get the kids to do a quick "stop, drop & roll" with me tonight- but it was well worth it!

The dusk light, and funky turquoise chair, simple and frilly little dresses- and a perfect patch of wild daisies and tall bleached by the sun wild grasses.

****(HUGE thank you to Jackie at DIVA 911 who indulged my goofy need to borrow this chair from a display in the front window of her uber-chic shop here in Lake Stevens. If you haven't stopped in yet- you should.......SUPER cute stuff!!!!!) You can find here here: http://diva-911.blogspot.com/ *****

I'm so crazy about my two girls- but feel like sometimes- I get so wrapped up in taking photos of everyone else's kids.... that I neglect to take enough of my own. And then- I remember why they are becoming less frequent.... because I have infinite patience with everyone else's kids- but my own. (I think, mainly because- my kids have grown up with me- and the camera in their face- they KNOW what to do- and yet- strangely, inexplicably, can't seem to follow the simplest of directions- where timing and lighting is everything. It makes me totally, completely, INSANE!!!!!) Whew! Ok- now that I have that off of my chest.....

Gabbi- is easy because she still loves to have her portraits taken- but she does get super silly and off track, and you have to reel her back in.....where as Oni- just doesn't want to play- at all. She's at that weird-o self conscious age that will now likely last for about the next 6 decades!

Anyhoo- enough rambling from this tired girl. I hope that you all had a fan-tab-u-lous weekend in the sun! xoox Didi