Welcome Baby Ivan

Our neighbors recently ended their long journey of adopting a baby boy from Russia. I had the privilege of photographing them a couple weeks later. You would never know that little Ivan hasn't been in the family all along. He was happy as can be and so full of energy I could barely keep up with him. Congratulations guys. We are so happy for you!

More Kids

I think Most of the Christmas cards are in the mail so I can finally share some of these families I've photographed in the last few months. Here are a couple little ones that could have jumped right out of a Ralph Lauren ad. Awesome styling, mom...

Can you say Beautiful?!!

How can your pictures look bad when your kids look like this? I wish I could post more, but I don't want to spoil any holiday card surprises!

Daddy's Girl

Since I had this week off (from photographing families, not Halloween craziness) I thought I would post this cute shot I snapped of my friends at the beach a couple of months ago. Can you tell this is a Daddy's girl?

At last...a peek for Jennifer...

Sunday morning I bundled up bright and early to shoot this north county family. Right away Nathan and Kaitlin (sure hope I spelled that right) ran into the woods to do some exploring. Nate found a rock, which he affectionately named "rockie", and carried it around the entire shoot! You would never know Dad had a twisted ankle, and Mom was wearing heals as they scaled countless rocks to get that perfect family photo. And did I mention no complaints? These guys should be professionals! :)

Fall Morning at the Beach

This laid-back family was all smiles despite the chilly morning weather. Of course it was high tide (made higher by the full moon) so we were given no sand to play on :( Luckily, this is a roll-with-the-punches sort of family. Little Ellie scraped her knee half a dozen times, yet still found a way to ham it up for my camera. Must be a third child thing!!

Happy Birthday Mojo

Happy Birthday to my sweet, furry friend. It was two years and four months ago we walked into Helen Woodward Animal Shelter and fell in love with our not-so-little dog. Tomorrow he will be three! The kids and I will be making home made dog biscuits and doing a little singing to celebrate his big day :) If anyone is ever looking to adopt a pet, we highly recommend Helen Woodward. They have all kinds of animals from horses to turtles and are a no-kill shelter. They also provide tons of educational workshops. http://www.animalcenter.org/