From Our Family To Yours! Happy Independence Day!

Wishing you all a day of celebration and quality memories in the making!

Independence day is a day to celebrate resolve, victory over evil, deliverance from oppression. Like celebrating Passover is remembering becoming free from physical and spiritual bondage, Independence day for Americans is celebrating freedom from tyranny.

From our home, to yours,

“Happy Day of Independence!”

Hello World!

I’m had to shut down my photography biz back in 2016 after it became apparent I couldn’t keep up while caring for my babies. In recent years I’ve had several people recommend I start blogging again. So we’re gonna give that a try at this time.

I recently upgraded my camera to a Canon 5d Mark iii, now have 4 daughters and 1 son, we still raise goats and have added ducks to the farm, and we’re growing our garden. We homestead, homebirth, live free, and try to keep things as down to the basics as possible.

Hope you enjoy following along with our journey!

Vancouver, WA Pet Photographer: Lulu

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Truth is, I’m not a big fan of lap dogs. I’m a big dog sort of person, though I won’t prevent a nice lap dog from snuggling with me. But little Lulu was such a gem! She didn’t freak out around small children, she was very aware of her surroundings, but far from being paranoid about all the people. She didn’t utter a sound the whole time we were at  my aunts house for thanksgiving! She allowed everyone to pick her up and pet her and snuggle. And, she even sat for a few quick photos!

All photos are property of Sarah’s Scenes, Real Life Photographer.

Vancouver, WA Pet Photographer: Pipa

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Pipa is a 1 year old mini Australian Shepherd. She loves her “Momma” and a very sweet personality. She didn’t want to cooperate much for photos, as many people were in her home at the time and she wanted back inside near people and food. I did manage to get the photos above, and she is obviously adorable!

All photos are property of Sarah’s Scenes, Real Life Photographer.

Another year gone by…

I had the privilege of doing another family session with my brother and his little family. I hadn’t gotten to do many photos with them this year we finally managed to squeeze in another family session to update the photos from last year.

You can see photos as they are finished under the Family tab.
They are the Family: Silliman, D&B

Here is a photo of them all together last year:
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006 1My, how they’ve changed! They all look amazing! I love being able to document the growth these families do, from growth of individuals within the family, to the growth in members of the family. I hope to document much more growth in this family as the years continue to fly by.

Our New Dog: Dixie

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Dixie on her bed

So gentle, even the little kids can take her for a walk!

So gentle, even the little kids can take her for a walk!

 

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Dixie is an 8 year old black Labrador Retriever, and is absolutely wonderful! She arrived at our home last night, and has only given a single bark ONCE! She’s been super quiet, looks like she’s smiling all the time, LOVES all the attention she gets from the kids, and enjoys exploring her new domain. She knows who is in charge in the house. After her walk this morning she went right over to my mom and laid down at her feet. She wags her tail a lot, being so happy in her new home.

She comes, sits, shakes, and stays on command.

Dixie has some medical tape on one leg because she’d been attacked by a dog at her old home. The other dog had attacked her in the past because of being very dominant, and Dixie only finally fought back last night. Her owners decided they’d had enough and needed to find someplace better for dear Dixie.

So, we got the most loveable, huggable, wonderful girl in the world, for free! Because her previous owners knew she needed something better. And what a great fit she’s been thus far!

Photos are property of Sarah’s Scenes, Real life Photographer.

Sisters and Best Friends

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_MG_9416 2We were getting ready to go to a local parade, and had a few minutes before we had to leave. The little girls were looking so cute, and sitting next to each other just hanging out in front of the house. So, of course, I had to take a few photos!

These girls are best friends! The older one hardly spoke till she was 3 1/2 years old, and then she realized she had a little sister who was learning to talk and she could chat with her! These two girls play baby dolls, barbies, cars, dinosaurs…… you name it and they play it together! Its very rare to see these two girls apart from each other.

They’re more than just sisters, they’re Best friends.

Photos are Property of Sarah’s Scenes, Real Life Photographer.

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Note: There was strict parent supervision during the taking of this photo.

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