there's beauty...and then there's beauty.

and let me tell you, this family is beautiful.  they just returned to north america to share the excitement for their ministry in thailand and to get some much needed and deserved rest.  this family is so full of grace, you just feel at peace around them.  this grace is what led them to welcome another child into their family.  she's still with them on a trial basis, but there is no doubt that she is theirs and they are hers.

when she turned around and reached out that hand, i nearly dropped my camera to run and grab it.

sweet.

meeting rochelle for the first time, i couldn't help but think of bette midler (seinfeld, anyone?). and now that i think of it, between the red hair and the animated expressions she may just turn out to be a famous actress or singer someday (i know firsthand that she's got a pretty good set of lungs :).

some more black and whites...

 just couldn't help myself...there were so many shots i loved from this session.

bubbles

a few things i learned on sunday:
1. giving your mom a photo session for mothers day will always be a hit.
2. post nap kids aren't always the easiest to please.
3. but bubbles?  bubbles change everything.

sand+trees+sun=i love my job

this gorgeous couple is set to be married in their home country in july, but since the pictures there would be more formal, they decided to have some engagement shots taken in vancouver.  with their sweet interactions, her designer clothes and the beautifully natural backdrop, my job was easy!