A few years ago Jeramie Shoda of Shoda Love Photography took photos of my family that my wife and I adore.

Part of the deal was that it was in exchange for me photographing his family. Through waiting for toddler hair to grow, schedules to jibe and the Pacific Northwest Weather to cooperate, we finally pulled it off a couple of weeks ago.

Their family photography session was near their home in Lynwood, WA with Jeramie picking some places he wanted to incorporate into the location choices. Who needs a specific location when you can get a camera in close to his cutie or when laying on your back with the sky as your location? 😉

All told we spent about an hour having a little playtime here and there. A few of my favorites…