You probably won't believe me if I tell you that this Momma was about to become a mommy to 9! She was the MOST awesome sport as we drove all the way from Bremerton and Seabeck to go up to the Olympic Mountains to find snow to capture this beautiful time in her life. As we drove up, I was getting nervous because the sun was out and looked SO beautiful...but we weren't coming across much snow.
We passed through Sequim, and still no snow...but as we got closer to Port Angeles, we started seeing vehicles with snow on them and I got super excited! It didn't take us long as we headed up towards Hurricane Ridge for us to find the MOST magical snow-covered spot. It took some climbing and slipping and sliding- me with all of my gear and the chair I brought, and her with her big, beautiful 8 month pregnant belly...but she was an absolute trooper and we made MAGIC with the sun and snow.
Some photographers do really cool poses with blanket scarfs, and we tried...but as hard as I tried to direct and as hard as she tried to follow, most of what we ended up with was hysterical laughter!
I am so thankful for Sarah's adventurous spirit and willingness to travel to the mountains even when we weren't absolutely confident we would find the snow we were looking for- I know she will cherish these maternity portraits forever- they are so PNW in feel and look and I smile every time I look through them.