I have to admit….I seriously felt some pressure before this photo shoot. Megan is a photographer from Arizona. She planned a trip to the NW but was going out of her way to have pictures done. She came on the same weekend as Iron Man (which is crazy $ for hotels) She was here just the one night….so, I had one chance to capture her family. I guess in my mind, I was like….oh my gosh, what if I forget how to use my camera….what if something weird starts happening with my camera and don’t know what to do about it….and on and on. So crazy! Well, they couldn’t of been dressed more adorable! I love, love the patterns and colors! She totally rocked on her choice of clothing! (the dresses are from Target) They are a gorgeous family! (check out her site - she is awesome!)

This was a fun session from a few weeks ago. One of the ones where we had to dodge the crazy rain weather. I do love how green everything is…that is definitely the bonus of lots of rain;)
What a beautiful family! So great to meet them…they were so kind and fun to hang out with!
b family, gallery coming soon;) - xo, christina

Oh, are they the sweetest, cutest, most adorable….and oh my! love, love their outfits! I loved the style, the colors, the patterns!
Mom did an awesome job!!!
The weather around here has been very crazy! One day it is summer and the next, well, it is winter, spring and summer all in the same day! How do you plan for that one? We totally froze on this day…of course a few hours later in the day, it was sunny and beautiful. We got through it….with the help of mom & dad promising….Silverwood to their beautiful kiddo’s for doing a great job with pics! So happy to meet this family!
xo, christina

These girls are my “gap girls” best friends. They were absolutely beautiful and as sweet as ever. Love, LOVED the colors, scarves, everything! Mom did an awesome job! Oh, and I just love spring and this beautiful tree! Thanks girls for a beautiful shoot. A quick little sneak peek. back to editing- xo, christina

I call them troopers because the weather turned bitter cold the day we had scheduled for pictures. They were so amazing…seriously never even a peep. I kind of wonder what Mom promised them if they did a good job, I would think something really big like a trip to Disney. I love photographing them….they are such beautiful and sweet kids. I look forward to our family session this summer!!!
xo, christina

I got such a laugh when I found this one in the file of pictures….Hope everyone is having a wonderful Sunday afternoon:)

These were from a session a few weeks ago…(I don’t know where my days go, it is so crazy to be behind in the month of April) I just love this family who I was so blessed to meet a couple of years ago. They were wonderful clients who have now become friends that I truly adore. I recently did Ally’s maternity session (that I can’t wait to share some….just need to get her approval on them:) the littlest sure gives me a run for the money….and sweating bullets too! I figured out something on this one session, let her be in charge and definitely, be on her level:) They are so precious!
oh, and Renee, thanks for all of your help:) you are totally hired!
xo, christina



These were her “own” poses. Isn’t she a doll!



Just got a chance to add a few…..Isn’t she stunning!!!

These guys are another one of my fave family’s!!!! One of my very first original clients:) So thrilled they have a totally adorable little girl to hang out with their totally adorable little boy! Can’t wait to work on the rest of the pictures! Oh, and love, love this new location!!! xoxo, christina

These girls could seriously be models! I nicknamed them “gap girls” a couple of years back. They just “know” how to work the camera. Mom came with lots of accessories for their recent session - so awesome! LOVE that! Thanks for a great photo shoot. Can’t wait for the next:)
All shot with 85 1.4…. I think I’m in love w/ it!

they were such awesome kids! and so adorable! gotta run ~

These girls were so sweet and adorable. They totally loved the camera (just until we started freezing our booties off!). They were awesome! I really enjoyed photographing them! What I really loved about them is how sweet they were to each other! It makes my heart melt when I see the love of siblings!
PS Rolane - how about the hunk of junk I used for a prop - Awesome! Dean isn’t allowed to get rid of it:) jk

What a wonderful family that I recently met….I thanked the dad at the end for being so pleasant!!! He was so easy going which makes my job so much easier!!! And, what a beautiful family they have….The kiddo’s are so adorable! Thanks “O” family for a {Wonderful} session!!! Proofs coming soon - can’t wait for you to see them, lots of treasures!!!

I just love how the kids puckered up when they saw mom & dad kissing……so cute!!!

Meet the “S” family….they have an adorable little girl w/ the most blueist eyes you will ever see! So, here’s the deal. ~ Dayna booked this appointment 1 year ago, just after their fall session from 2008 - then they had another session in May of ‘09. I bumped into them at the Vintage Barn Sale in September and mentioned to them their next session was coming out…her hubby was feeling all “photo’d” out. Which I can totally understand, especially for the hubby’s - 3 sessions within one year! ~ he really loves his family!!! During our conversation, he mentioned about this really awesome property that they take care of…and that we could use it for their session. The way he was describing it sounded pretty awesome, I think it changed his tune on the idea of family pics. Dayna said after that day, he was all for pics =) Way to go Mike!!!!!! You are an awesome hubby and dad!!! I am in LOVE this location!!!

adorable!!!

Aren’t they the cutest? ever! It is especially fun for me when I get to photograph kids year after year! I just love to see them grow up!!! Little “S” is about to get a baby brother and I am so excited for them! Congrats “h” family!!! Can’t wait to meet him =)
Thanks “h” & “e” family for being so patient on your proofs…I am on a roll~i think =)

Mike & Natalie are swim teachers in downtown Coeur d’Alene. Natalie is the coolest :)…and she is my daughter’s swim teacher. When I first brought my sweet little girl to Natalie for swim lessons, my daughter literally cried if she got a drop of water on her face. Ok, so that makes it a little difficult to go swimming =). So, each summer - we go see Natalie for lessons - she is the BEST in the WEST! I have also had the pleasure of photographing her family and watched her kiddos grow up =) Oh, and she has the coolest house. She has the biggest imagination, the most colorful ideas, ….a few words to describe her decorating- wild, shabby, colorful is an understatement, chic, cool, and did I say WILD? It is so wild and I love it! Here are a few sneak peeks…xo Hamm Family!!!
back to proofing =)