ND Robbs Blog: July 2013

Monday, July 15, 2013

The U Family | Spokane Family Portraits

Spokane is such a fun place! It's a dry heat, can be breezy at times and there is always a source of water nearby. For my parents, they not only have a creek within a few minutes walk of their back yard, they also have created a pond where my siblings and I used to make mud holes.

Mrs. U has made this a great welcome spot, shady and easy to relax. The grandkids and dog like to dip their feet, chase the fish and toss in their play fishingpoles.

Since we try to always take a picture of the grandkids together each summer, this year we decided to do it right here at Grandma's Pond. I asked each of them to test out my spot, a shady rock on the far side of the pond. I let them pose themselves and this is what they chose to do...

Yessir, we have quite the variety among 8 grandkids!

We also managed to get all the girl cousins together.

We even had time for my brother.

Wait, Mr. & Mrs. U should get a chance too, right?

Thanks so much for visiting with The U Family and grandkids!

For more information on family portraits both in Spokane and the greater Puyallup area contact me with your ideas!

The A Family | Spokane Family Portraits

Spokane is my hometown and I love to take my kids there to visit with my family. My sister lives there with her family (you may remember them from this post). Usually I take pictures of just the girls or just her, but this time we got the whole family involved! Mrs. A wanted lots of green and something on the north side of town. We kicked around a few location ideas and settled on Whitworth University. They were married at the church near campus and we have family ties to the school and church.
It was a really hot evening! I was baking as I drove around campus looking for the best shade, the most green and some brick. Ha ha, Whitworth is full of brick buildings! We decided on this lawn in front of Weyerhauser Hall.

Meet my oldest neice, Ms. H! She's a spunky girl with lots of imagination and amazing blue eyes.
Next is the darling Ms. T. She holds has a taste for fashion, flare and enjoys finally begin a big sister. And to add to the fun there is a new addition - Ms. C. The youngest little lady likes to walk, talk on the phone and give "big smiles."

To see any of the photos larger simply click on a group and you can scroll through them all.

We got so many adorable photos it was hard to narrow it down for this blog post. Please leave them a little love in the comments!

For more information about family session in Spokane or in the greater Puyallup area, please email me here or send me a message on Facebook.

Thanks for visiting!

Monday, July 1, 2013

Aly and Zach | Part 2 | Tacoma Wedding Photography

Welcome to the continuation of Aly and Zach's wedding day! Lovely Tacoma weather was moody, alternating from sunshine to overcast skies, threatening to rain but never when we needed to be outside. We began the family portraits at Parkland Lutheran church and it is just gorgeous! They have a beautiful sanctuary. Aly and Zach chose to keep the simplicity of the church and add their personal touches.

Every photo can be viewed larger by clicking on it. You can then scroll through all the photos in this post by using left/right buttons on your keyboard or with a mouse.

Congratulations Zach and Aly!

After the signing of the marriage certificate, the bride and groom zipped off to their fun and personal reception at the Star Center.

The wedding cake was actually made of cereal treats. The bride and groom (see next photo) had quite the time getting the knife through! The groom's cake was a great surprise for him.

The toasts were given and many tears were shed. The father of the bride made everyone laugh and cry. The maid of honor made everyone feel like a friend of the bride. And the groomsman had the room laughing.