Twin fun at the beach!

I normally see these little guys every August for their birthday pics so I was so sad to get an email from their mama saying we had to shoot early this year because she had gotten a fabulous job and they were moving up north. Their beautiful mama is a friend of mine from high school and has worked so hard to get where she is – working and going to school while raising twins is unimaginable to me – so while I am so happy that she and her family have this opportunity I will miss them! There have been talks of a Disney shoot next summer so I have my fingers crossed that that this won’t be my last shoot with these little cuties 🙂



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1. Lots of people are taking advantage of the pre-paid sessions! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to lock in current rates!
2. Christian dancing and cheering during the final race on the Cars movie – soooo cute!
3. Went in to wake up the little guy this morning and he rolled over, opened his eyes and said “cars” – obsessed much?!
4. Christian’s conversations with his Uncle Josh in the morning – love that he loves his uncles 🙂
5. My Grandma is on Facebook! Yes, you read that right – I’m still in shock myself 🙂

One of my girls :)

This beauty is my niece Megan – she was born before I graduated from high school so the older she gets the older I feel 😛 She turned 12 this year and we hadn’t taken any recent pictures of her so we got together one morning to snap a few. We don’t get to spend as much time together as I’d like – her schedule is almost as busy as mine with all of her activities and school. Luckily I see her most Sundays at my moms and she is so good with Christian – he just loves her and his “B” – my other niece Abby who is turning 5 in a few weeks and needs a turn in front of my camera soon 🙂

I have the one on the left framed big in my house – it was my favorite 🙂


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1. Celebrating two years of marriage tomorrow with my love <3 It's gone by in a blur between raising the little guy and both of us working two jobs - looking forward to spending more time together the next two years :) 2. Made it through one of my busiest weekends in a long time - barely 3. Just about done with party planning - wish I could say I was the super creative, tons of details type but I'm not - hopefully C will love it anyhow :) 4. Saw four of my favorite families this weekend and met two great new ones! 5. A great talk with a good friend today that I don't get to talk to often enough - hoping to plan a trip out to see her soon!

Twins + one!

Yet another family I have had the pleasure of watching grow over the last couple of years although for some reason even though I have had them in front of my camera many times I can only find one blog post of their little guy. I haven’t always been good about posting regularly but didn’t know I had done that badly at keeping up! I also just shot a birthday party for these two little gals that was just fabulously detailed – I don’t normally post the parties I shoot because it’s too hard to narrow to a few images, but I may have to post a few once I finish editing!



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1. Major brand and pricing overhaul happening over here – purchase your sessions now to lock in current rates!
2. Neighborhood watch
3. Going to the Angels/Dodgers game Friday with the hubs and little guy!
4. Get to see two of my fave kiddos this weekend for their yearly shoots!
5. Watching Christian arrange all of his books in his crib via the monitor – he would rather sleep practically bent in half than disturb his pile of books – cracks me up!

Extended family fun!

Remember this little lady? I got to hang out with her again a couple weeks ago and this time she brought along the rest of her family for an extended family shoot! The little ones were a bit shy at first but once they warmed up we got tons of great shots. This session inspired me to get my own extended family shoot on the books – we haven’t taken one since before Joe and Christian were part of the family!


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1. Christian has discovered the movies Cars and Cars II – which means we watch them over and over and over 😛
2. Spent the day yesterday celebrating my favorite dads <3 3. I get to meet my friend's new little princess on Friday! And of course get her in front of my camera :) 4. Rice krispie treats for dessert - yummy! 5. A successful first day of beach minis Saturday - loved seeing everyone!

Double the cuteness!

You might remember that I mentioned recently that these two little guys were expecting a couple of sisters pretty soon. They arrived a few weeks ago and are just the most precious little things – so tiny and just perfect. This family is very special to me as well – I have seen them four or five times a year for the past three years and have watched their two little guys grow from babies to such adorable, fun little boys. I am looking forward to watching their new little beauties grow too!





the whole gorgeous family!

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1. My friend’s sweet baby girl is home where she belongs <3
2. Cupcakes are ordered for little man’s party from the fabulous Sarah at For The Love Of Sugar!
3. Attempting to make some crafty things for the party – if you know me you know my creativity ends at photography 😛
4. Christian asking to go to the beach – after his hatred of sand last year this mama is thrilled! I hope he maintains his enthusiasm until after our family pics in a couple weeks!
5. Christian not recognizing Uncle Josh after he shaved his playoff beard – cracks me up the way he studies him!

** A huge thank you to my bestie Erica for coming along to help me with this shoot – and for introducing me to iced vanilla coffees from Starbucks on the way home 😉

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