Day One Hundred Fifty Eight

I am happy with a few of the fireworks shots I got on the Fourth of July. They are hard to get a decent picture of!


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One Hundred Sixty

Super cute belly button.


One Hundred Sixty One

They just melt my heart.


One Hundred Sixty Two

From our second anniversary dinner at Melting Pot!


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One Hundred Sixty Four

This is my family's kitty, Ginger. We have had her since I was in middle school. She is such an old lady now.


One Hundred Sixty Five

Since it is so difficult to get a decent picture of Ginger, I am posting two of them. I LOVE this one.

Picture a day

Time to play catch up! I have just not had any time to edit or post pictures this past month, so I am gonna try and catch up on my picture a day project. I had grand jury duty and then Mario's mom came in this past week. No time! Terrible excuses, I know.

Grand jury was a great experience. It took up two days a week for eight hours and was emotionally draining. However, I left with a greater sense of faith in my community and the law enforcement here. They are amazing.

Anyways, on with the pictures!



Day One Hundred Fifty One

my favorite (and toughest!) subject.

Day One Hundred Fifty Two

Isn't that little tuft if hair on his head neat? I wonder if that is something that species of duck normally has, or if only he has it?

Day One Hundred Fifty Three

I just love this park we found recently! I need to get some models over here!


Day One Hundred Fifty Four

One of the native to Oregon flowers that I planted this spring. I am quite proud of them, LOL.


Day One Hundred Fifty Five

Another flower from the ones I planted as seeds this spring.


Day One Hundred Fifty Six

I just think this picture is hilarious!


Day One Hundred Fifty Seven

She loves Jamba Juice! She took over my drink.

Picture of the Day

Day One Hundred Forty Six

This is an older picture from last month. I think this duck has pretty coloring.


Day One Hundred Forty Seven

This is also a picture form last month that I didn't have the opportunity to share yet. I just love spring when the ducks and geese have their babies! Aren't they adorable?


Day One Hundred Forty Eight

I love this picture! It's from my mom's birthday.


Day One Hundred Forty Nine

We found a fantastic new park that I am so excited to go take more pictures at! I was taking a picture of these flowers and this little guy landed right on them!


Day One Hundred Fifty

So this is not a terribly interesting photo, but it has a purpose. One of the first basic rules in photography says that if you are unsure of what settings to use to get a proper exposure you should set your ISO and shutter speed at 100, then put your aperture at f/16. It's called the f/16 rule. It worked! This picture came out perfectly exposed!

Picture a day

It has been so difficult to keep up with this lately! I have quite a few days where I didn't even get the chance to pick up my camera, so I will probably just edit some other pictures for those days. Better than giving up! It's been a crazy month, but I hope to refocus and concentrate on my photography.

Day One Hundred Thirty Four

This rose is from The Rose Garden in Portland. It's beautiful this time of the year!



Day One Hundred Thirty Five

Another picture from The Rose Garden! I love all of the different colors.


Day One Hundred Thirty Six

My beautiful little girl, deep in thought.


Day One Hundred Thirty Seven

I saw the rays poking through the clouds while at the park with my friend Tina. It was so pretty! I love the weather in Oregon (most of the time anyways!).


Day One Hundred Thirty Eight

My kitties just love the nice weather! They are just dying to get out. Sorry kitties! It's not safe with all of the traffic around here.


Day One Hundred Thirty Nine

At the park.


Day One Hundred Forty

A lone water lily.


Day One Hundred Forty One

I know this picture isn't perfect, but I think it's so sweet. I wish she could stay this little a while longer. It goes by so quickly!

Day One Hundred Forty Two

My husband, daughter, and one of our friends, Sissy.


Day One Hundred Forty Three

I am not usually a Nike fan, but these shoes are freaking adorable! I just love them on her.


Day One Hundred Forty Four

My husband, striking a pose for me.



Day One Hundred Forty Five

I can't believe she can color already! Where has the time gone?

Picture a Day

I am falling behind! I am excited though because I have some people who want me to take their portraits and I can't wait! I need a model who will sit still. A one year old who can't sit still is not an easy subject! Anyways, on with the project...


Day One Hundred Twenty Five

I know I love this one because she is my little girl - mommy goggles are in full effect


Day One Hundred Twenty Six

Our dog Ben. He is tough to get a decent picture of because he is all black, but this one came out pretty nicely.



Day One Hundred Twenty Seven

The sky was so beautiful this night! I wish I could have captured how truly awesome it really was. it is impossible to capture the color of the sky and the brightness of the moon at the same time though. Trust me, it was breathtaking.


Day One Hundred Twenty Eight

We had a crazy rainstorm start up out of nowhere. It was crazy!


Day One Hundred Twenty Nine

Isn't thins little guy cute?? He was so tiny that it was difficult to photograph him.


Day One Hundred Thirty

One of my BFF's (Amanda).


Day One Hundred Thirty One

Cute little tootsie wootsies. I just love pictures of all the little details in life.


Day One Hundred Thirty Two

Charlotte seriously loves water.


Day One Hundred Thirty Three

She is always making faces like this at me.

Picture a Day

Day One Hundred Nineteen

Charlotte just loves water! I have a feeling there will be many pictures this summer of her playing in the water. This is one of those fountains in the ground that the kids can play with at a local park.


One Hundred Twenty

A tree in our neighborhood.



One Hundred Twenty One

This took a little bit of a hike to get to, but isn't it pretty? It's the Bridal Veil Falls in The Columbia Gorge.

Days One Hundred Fourteen through One Hundred Eighteen

Day One Hundred Fourteen

She is like a fish! She just loves water. So does her mommy :)


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Day One Hundred Seventeen

This was a dessert from a little place called Pix in Portland. Their desserts look like a work of art!


Day One Hundred Eighteen

This day was my mom's birthday. I had to get a picture of her and Charlotte together.

Days One Hundred Nine Through One Hundred Thirteen

Day One Hundred Nine

I actually met up with a photographer that lives in Washington on this day. I took some pictures of her and her son back in March, and today she took some beautiful pictures of Charlotte. Check out her blog and a few of those pictures here: http://gueck.blogspot.com/

One of mine from that day.


Day One Hundred Ten

One of my very best friends, Tina.


Day One Hundred Eleven

I just think this moment is precious.


Day One Hundred Twelve

Ok, I am not gonna lie. I did not take one decent picture this day. So instead of trying to make a bad picture look good, I decided to dig up a couple others that I took recently and edit them instead. I like these two and am glad I went back and took another look. This is my brother Matthew and my family's dog, Sampson.




Day One Hundred Thirteen