Will, Roxanna, & Isaac

One thing I love about taking photos is the possibility of capturing our humanness and capacity to love! William, Roxanna, and Isaac are a loving family. We had fun taking pictures so that they could send some photos to family in El Salvador. To be honest, I was a little nervous about the language barrier and potentially some cultural differences (in asking them to pose in certain ways). Capturing pictures of family members that naturally reflect love makes it easy! Enjoy

mo theaghlach (my family)

Here are a few faces that I think about often!

As you can see...I have many brothers and and most of my pictures include a little one :)

Palmer (my nephew)Watson (my dad)

Andy (my bro)

Bryson (my bro)

Lisa (my mom and the proud grandma of Palmer)

Dennis (my great uncle)

Alexis (my niece) and Jay (my father in law and proud boppa of Alexis)

Tenile (my sister in law and proud mommy of Palmer)

Brian (my brother in law and proud dad of Alexis)

Sally (my mother in law) and Patrick (my brother in law). Skype is a frequent communication with Pat as he lives in Venezuela

Angela (my sister in law and proud mom of Alexis)

Brandon (my bro and proud dad of Palmer)

Alexis (my niece)

Mt St Helens Adventure

A new annual tradition has begun with some of my college girlfriends. We kicked off the first year in the Mt. St. Helens Wildreness area. June Lake was a great place to backpack and camp. From there the hiking is incredible and fairly easy. Although, I would recommend good shoes as there are big rocks and bolders to scramble over as part of the hiking trails. My time around Mt. Helens was reflective of the cycle of death and life...as this volcanoe destroyed everything around it over 27 years ago and yet finds a way for new growth and beauty. Beauty for ashes may be another way of putting it (Isaiah 61:3)!! We had a great time and I believe the pictures may let you a little in on our experience :) Oh yea, watch out for sasquatch in these woods!! You may never know...