Chico California Photography: Happy Friday and Headed to Portland Next Week!

It is another beautiful day here in Chico! I am enjoying this "cooler" weather as 95 just feels like the perfect summer day! Here is a peak at what I have been working on today.... (Isn't he cute!?)
I also wanted to let everyone know that I am headed to Portland here in the next week. While I have many portrait sessions scheduled and two weddings, I still could schedule another session or two. If you are interested, let me know. Perhaps you cannot schedule anything this visit, but if I receive enough inquiries, I will schedule a trip for September as well. So, please, email me and let me know! I would love to work with all of you up north!
Have a wonderful weekend! I will be editing photos like crazy and preparing for what is a very busy August! Cheers everyone!

Chico California Child Photography: Baby Cole and Violet Tease...

Meet Cole Ryan! What a beautiful blessing! He wanted to be held most of this photo session, but we still got some great shots! More to Come...


Meet Violet -- Cole's Big Sister! She was awesome today! Can't wait to show you more of these two cuties!

Chico California Child Photography: Davids Family

This photo session was great fun for me! As you can see Brooklyn and Sienna are such cute girls and their parents are just amazing people! Enjoy some of the fun moments from this photo session!

Chico California Photography: Wilson Family Tease...

Today I had the wonderful privelege of capturing the Wilson family. Two Grandparents, three Sisters, three Brother in-laws, and nine Grandchildren! So much fun! Here is just a tiny tease of what is to come with their photos! Thank you so much Wilson family!

Maddie is two years old and adopted in the last year and a half! She is too cute!


All the beautiful Grandchildren!

Chico California Wedding Photography: Joe and Angela...

As I edited Joe and Angela's engagement session, I couldn't help, but think what wonderful people they are! They are so much fun and I just love the way that they treat each other. Not only that, but they braved the 100 degree weather for this engagement session. Angela took it like a pro, and she looked absolutely gorgeous the entire time! Kenny came with me and we both agreed that people like Angela and Joe make this job so amazing!
Joe and Angela -- Thanks for such a great time together. I am so looking forward to your wedding in September!

Chico California Maternity Photography: Megan

I love these two people and cannot wait to meet their little boy in September! Ryan and Megan will be awesome parents and I just love that we get to share in a bit of their journey! Enjoy these photos! What beautiful people!

Chico California Photography: Danny's Guitar Tease...

Danny is an awesome guy! He works with our youth ministry and leads worship at church! Recently, he received a beautiful new Taylor Guitar. I don't know much about guitars, but this instrument is beautiful. I took some time last week to capture it's details. Here is a tease of some of my shots...

Chico California Child Portrait Photography: Davids Family

Whew... It has been a busy couple weeks. I am catching up on a whole bunch of editing and it seems that my blog has been seeing some of that neglect. Yes, you have seen lots of teases and I am working on finishing up all these photo sessions soon.
Here is one more tease from a photo session last night. Sienna is too cute for words! I will introduce you to her big sister and parents in the coming weeks as I catch up on my editing!
This weekend, I am headed out of town, but will be back next Tuesday. If you need to get in touch with me, please email and I will get back to you early next week! Cheers!

Chico California Wedding Photography: Joe and Angela Tease...

Joe and Angela will be married in September and I so enjoyed my time with them this afternoon! Here is a tease from their session...

Chico California Photographer: My Journey

This post has been a long time coming and explains the heart behind my work.

Photography is breathtaking.
Photography is hard work.
Photography is beautiful and rewarding.
Photography is challenging and requires a great deal of perseverance.
Photography is full of exciting and glorious moments.
Photography is also full of frustrating moments.
Photography is a skill; a skill that cannot be perfected and each day the learning curve grows higher.
Photography has become a part of my life -- It has changed my perspective on nearly everything.
Photography does not define me.
Photography inspires me -- for with each photograph, I see something greater...

There are days when I want to quit. I don't know how many times, I have looked at my husband and said, "I am not any good, and I think I am done!" Yet at the end of the day, I am always stirred to keep pursing this amazing dream because it is about so much more than myself.

The journey that I have been on with this business has been tireless. I have put in countless hours of photographing, editing, creating, studying, learning and running a business. However, It is not just a business, or a form of art, or a skill, or a passion of mine: Photography is a fullfillment of exactly who God made me. And this is why I do what I do.

I serve people. I hear their stories and I capture their moments. And behind these moments lies something even greater. For each time, I look into the eyes of a child or see a love story unfold, it reveals an even bigger story: The magnificent beauty, and love, and creativity of God.

Behind the integrity, effort, joy and even tears that go into my work is an intense desire for you to see God. God is behind the creation of all life here on earth. That is the heart of my work.

So this is what I try my best to do. Will you walk with me? Will you invest in my work? Will you see the breathtaking beauty of a great God? Because in the end, I hope this is what my work showcases to the world.

Chico California Photographer: Cheers to Family...

This past week, Kenny and I traveled to Spokane to visit our families. What a blessing! I love our families! We spent the first few days with Kenny's family, which was wonderful, and then headed to the Jones household for a great time of celebrating my parent's 35th anniversary! What an amazing accomplishment in life! I am so thankful for the legacy that they are leaving with us. God has used them in so many people's lives and I am so proud of them!
We did a family photo session on Saturday -- just to capture our growing family and to continue the celebration with my parents. Here is a look at our time together! At the end of this post, there are some more photos of Benjamin and Adelaide -- because they are so darn cute!

The whole family!


Here is our sweet neice, Adelaide! I loved some of these shots!




My wonderful parents! Happy 35th Anniversary!


My sister and her husband, Brandon! They are such amazing people!


My older brother and his wife Abigail with their little ones, Adelaide and Benjamin!


I set the camera up and asked my brother to snap a few of us too! I think I should hire him!



Here's a few from Saturday morning, after breakfast! I love these kiddos!