The Palmer Family

The Palmers wanted to get outdoor family pictures. We only had about a half hour before it started raining and it got too cold for baby Ella, but I was still able to get a bunch of great shots. How could I not with such a great looking family?

Cletus

My brother Jon's wife had a baby last week. I think the poor kid's nick name will probably be Cletus. They weren't sure what they were going to name him and wanted to get a reaction out of the family, so Jon sent a serious email letting everyone know stats on the new baby including his name "Cletus Luke." I think his joke is going to backfire and the family is all going to call him Cletus for years to come.

His name ended up being Zachary, and he's a cute little guy. My wife helped me set up and get some fun shots of him and new big sister Sarah.

PJ's Birthday with Ichiro

I'm not much of a sports fan to be honest with you. I like going to games if there are people going with me but it's a social thing not a sports thing. I'm always embarrassed and feel a bit like a wuss when I'm around the guy's discussing sports. When we get together with Lauren, Eric and PJ it's funny because Eric is as obsessed with baseball as I am with photography so Lauren and Kristy can relate with their husbands being obsessed.

PJ is just as obsessed with baseball as his dad. He loves the Red Sox and knows all of the major players and what teams they're on. He can tell you specifics about different games and he's a fierce ball player. It was only fitting that he have his birthday party at Safeco field.

Happy 7th PJ!

Our tour guide "Uncle Bobby" (who loved to refer to himself in third person) had a contest to see if the kids could find Icharo's seat. As soon as they got out of the dugout they spotted someone running stairs in the empty dark stadium and to everyone's surprise it was Icharo (the Mariners all star) which made everyone's day. The 6 & 7 year old kids soon decided to follow his example and show him he had nothing on them and raced up and down the stairs. Check the Slideshow to see. This one's a little slower to load.



Eric made this sweet cake of Fenway Park. I don't know many dads that would make their kid's birthday cake (with fondant!)

Sisters

With all of my wifes sisters in town they wanted a little shoot with all of them and I was happy to do it. I got the group and a couple individual shots of each of them.

Kelly

Kelly I another of my wifes sisters, she got to have her pictures taken under the most wonderful evening sun.

Jay

When we were out taking pictures, I asked Jay what makes him smile. Other than girls, he said it was his sales pitch, so he gave it to me over and over and I could see He likes what he does. And what he'll likely be doing when he gets out of school.

My Parents - Love Shoot

I've never done a photoshoot of my parents, this summer they had me get the rest of the family, but we forgot to get their picture. They were willing to go out in the cold with me for a couple of minutes so I could get a few shots of the two of them together.

Tina & CO.

I was able to take pictures of these adorable cousins in the middle of the university of Washington arboretum in Seattle. They were so fun playing in of all of the leaves. I love all of the fall colors. It makes for great backgrounds.

Abby's Birthday

Holy cats! has it really been a year? They grow up so fast. Did I get a picture of her when she was a baby?

One of my favorite parts about being a wedding photographer is getting the kid pictures. I love taking taking pictures of kids. (not just my own.) Their little personalities always show.

I've been all over the Seattle area looking for cool places to take pictures of brides,

couples, and kids it wasn't until yesterday that we discovered this little jewel only

a minute away from where we live.






What could make a 1 year old happier than a xylophone?








Did I really eat all of that cake?

It's Kristy's Birthday today!

Kristy is the best friend and wife ever! Happy birthday Kristy!

You should go to her blog and tell her Happy Birthday (even if you don't know her) she'll appreciate it, especially since she's getting over a little flu today.


Since I don't believe in posting without a picture, here's another one from the pumpkin patch.

Pumpkin Patch

This year we went out to Remlinger Farms to get our pumpkins. Dallin loved riding the tractor out to the Pumpkin patch. There are so many great pumpkin patches in the Seattle area we decided we're going to visit a new one every year.

I love this one of Abby Kicking it.
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Abby was kind of sad when she figured out she couldn't just take a bite out of the pumpkin




Kristy's boots are stylin

Tammy & CO.

We had a great time walking along the waterfront, and I got some fun night shots of Tammy with her son and niece. We walked around Pioneer Square and went up to Queen Anne for some some pictures with the city. Thanks for the fun evening!

I love the Ivy on this old wall.

There wasn't any light here so I had to make my own.

Kim & CO.

Kristy (my wife) and I have had the opportunity to take pictures a couple times for Friends of Youth We love to be able to give pictures to young moms who don't have very many pictures of their babies. We also got some shots of Kim (the amazing lady who manages the house) and her kids.

We'll share some baby photos after he comes out.