Just got back from another vacation adventure to Maui, HI. We didn’t get much sleep [at all], but had a complete blast!!! Did lots of beach sessions, hiking, surf trips, scuba dives, fishing, seafood eating, whale watching, and other random acts of awesomeness on this trip. Here’s some of our favorite images from our time...
It’s no secret that we love to travel. But for many people the question is WHY? Especially with kids? And why on earth do you love it so much? The flights, TSA, jet lag, hotels, long car rides, unfamiliar eateries, and PACKING…I mean, it’s not all fun and games, so what’s the deal? Let us...
Happy Anniversary to the love of my life!!! Courtney, I love you more than you could ever know. It’s absolutely mind blowing that we’re already 5 years into this incredible journey together. Meeting you in Maui over 6 years ago was the greatest thing that ever happened to me. What an awesome story our journey...
Back in 2009 we wrote one of our first “Somethin’ Honest, Somethin’ True” blog posts (you can read it here). Life has changed A LOT since then, but we still think it’d be appropriate to do another manifesto-type-blog-post about where we’re at in this journey called life… what thoughts are running through our heads, vocalizing the...
Unbelievable. We’re completely shocked and amazed by the compassion and generosity of YOU ALL. Seriously, blown away. We had friends and family contributing from AROUND the globe! From South Africa all the way to the Hawaiian Islands. Together we raised enough money to fund an ENTIRE water project through charity:water (giving over 250 people clean...
One of the things that Gary and I are SUPER passionate about is what we call “giving back”. What we mean by this is that we recognize how MUCH God has blessed us and in return we try to bless others, both financially and thru non-financial means (activities, lifestyle choices, etc…). We also are SUPER...
This is pretty much our life & business mantra: More info on this project can be found here at the Holstee Website (which is RAD by the way). Tell us you loved this as much as we did??? We feel inspired (even though our whole family is mostly down-n-out with a cold and we’re running...
You may have noticed that things have changed a bit around here. The Gary & Courtney Photography brand has got a facelift :) :) :) It’s leaner, fresher, more purposeful, and now has 37% more of THE AWESOME factor built right in! ;) After much research, client feedback, and lots of ass-kicking by our Brand...
Welp, we were on the road for almost two weeks – with our two krazy kiddos in tow - yah, “crazy” with a “k”, because they’re THAT crazy ;) We had two weddings and several portrait shoots scattered up and down the coast of California and Central Oregon. So, in true Team Christenson fashion, we...
Here’s a quick update on Team Christenson (and a fun hillside shot of our growing family). Joelle is 2 1/2 and Charlotte is nearly 5 months (can’t believe it). We’re definitely done having kids (two is where we wanna be) so now it’s just party-time with our crazy little girls for the next few decades! We’re...
Kids will be [flying] kids (Christenson & Woodard offspring). Below: Charlotte eating her first Makena Beach sand, a family tradition. Spent some time surfing and photographing “The Bay” during some pretty epic swell… sadly though, I (Gary) wasn’t able to get pics of myself shredding gnar, or should I say catching A FEW perfect little bombs...
Gary and I are fairly obsessed with life having forward motion… of striving towards something and moving our life along a path towards a greater goal. We’re really good at getting things from point A to point B. And once we get to point B we’re always at a loss for what to do next....
Well, it’s that time of year again… in one month we’re heading back to the islands for some warmth, sun and fun. We’re doing things a little different this trip: Courtney is training to run a race on Maui, we’re going to do a lot more scuba diving, we’ll be taking way more photos (if...
Merry Christmas everybody!!! So, we stuffed Charlotte into her little stocking to see if she would fit (truthfully, she wasn’t a fan, but she made it work), and Joelle just sat there watching in her “Christmas Jam-Jams” (pajamas)… so here’s some pics of our morning spent together while hangin’ out on our bed as one big...
———- Sunday | 2:00pm | Dec 12th Well folks, tomorrow morning is the big day :) We’re definitely ready to make this happen, and we’re honestly excited to see what the new “normal” will be like around our household… it’s gonna be a party! Courtney’s C-section is schedule for tomorrow, first thing in the morning....
Welp, as most of ya’ll know, we’re expecting baby number two VERY shortly (hopefully the NEXT blog post will be the one declaring her arrival). We decided to name this little lady “Charlotte Danielle Joy Christenson“… yup, two middle names ;) b/c we can. We’re overjoyed to have two little girls (Joey & Charlie) running...
It’s been a while, so here’s some images of our crazy little daughter from a pumpkin picking excursion at our local pumpkin patch called Bates Nut Farm (fondly known as “Nate’s Butt Farm”)… she crawled all over the place and tried lifting all the ginormous pumpkins with her super mini-human strength… love this kid and love...
Well folks, we’re on our way from San Diego to Central Oregon, and will spend the next week partying (and shootin’ weddings and doing some photography consulting and blah blah blah), but wanted to let Y’ALL know that we’ll be available TO YOU for the next 7 days to: Take epicly awesome photos of you and yours,...
Hey-oh party person viewing or stalking this blog!!! A) we luv you, and B) we have a favor to ask of you: Can you do us a “solid” and simply tell us who ya are? We’re trying to get a feel for WHO’s here so we can better tailor our blog postings towards you. We know...
Welp, we had ourselves another successful trip of epic proportions. Maui and all of it’s fine inhabitants are always soooo good us… thanks to all our pals on Maui who’s love and laughter keep us comin’ back for more… we can’t seem to ever get enough of you guys. We’ll be back again, it’s only a...
