I’m back!

I am back shooting after our summer “adventure” with N and had the good fortune to have my first session back to be with a lovely friend and her two incredible kids.

Spending a couple hours with two very special kiddos felt like minutes… and their remarkable, loving, funny, gorgeous, kind mom was so energetic and patient that even though I know this about her I was still in awe of her mothering. I am hoping her goodness is contagious ~ as are my kids!

anyway… here is a sneak peek for you MamaS

this one just jumped out at me when I shot it and now it leaves me full of joy…

MissM you “worked it out” for me so marvelously… you are a natural!

life is SO NOT FAIR…

I did nothing to his eyes or lashes ~ seriously… how is this fair?!?!?!

Oh  MisterC you are going to get aways with murder with those baby blues!!

more to come…

Happy B-day PapaJ ~ we missed you! (and you owe me 5 minutes for a family shot!)

Be Blessed

lucky me…

I was fortunate to shoot some fifth graders this year, it was an honor and a privledge…

Hoping your middle school years exceed your expectations!

Here are a few of the lovely lovely young ladies…

Thanks for the fun morning!

You made my day!

They all had style and class. 

Did I mention class? Polite, respectful, fun…

Lucky 6th grade teachers, you are getting an amazing group of young ladies. 

Be Blessed

 

 

cutie patootie…

another cutie-patootie that melts my heart with her big brown eyes…

thanks MamaA and MissC… you are both wonderful (as is big brother that I missed shooting)

a sneak peek of little MissC…

such style for such a young lady… you could teach me a thing or two!

Be Blessed

studio closing until April…

Yup.. it’s time

Studio closing February-April…

We have a few May and June openings if you are thinking of booking, now would be the time to grab those.

We usually close down shop Dec-Feb but we worked late this year and will be closing the studio from February - May … time to catch up on all the behind the scene studio details, camera updates, computer updates, what’s new in photography updates, etc… you would be surprised at how much of my time is NOT shooting, like MOST of it! The business side is the most consuming and all-encompassing part of the studio and thus the shut-down. That and I just plain old need to get out and shoot for me and for art and to rejuvenate myself!

That being said, we will try and update with a post or two just to keep things going…

since a post is better with a picture…

 Be Blessed

 

thank you…

Big thank you to all our clients/friends of 2009

We cherish our time(s) together and wish you are yours the very best year ahead.

We thank you for trusting us with your memories.

Wishing you and yours a blessed holiday season and a very happy new year!

 BTW… I designed this dress… yes, it’s true… it’s for a new kid’s couture line…

it was toooooo fun!

Be Blessed

editorial photographer temecula ca…

the seriously short blog entry of the

sweet and stunning bride…

I love the contradiction between the tough and innocence in this one…

thanks for allowing us to shoot with you…

(this was an editorial shot not their actual wedding day ~ hence the short and sweet entry I am allowed to do!)

Be Blessed

half-way…

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The last year for single digit is upon him… seemingly impossible, but true…

nine… that’s half-way to independence… that’s half-way until he can leave for college… that’s half-way until he can date… ha-ha

half way… that’s how the words come out of my throat, they seem to stick there… half-way

One thing that isn’t half-way if how we celebrate life around here… all the way. As usual, we celebrated for a week!

Here is what half-way looks like…

 It all started with the “surprise” decorated door and requested birthday muffin delivery…

complete with off-key singing of course!

and then there was “the party”… 

he’s had:

pony-rides in our backyard party (age 1) 

fire-engines in our front party (age 2)

 birdhouse building and construction party (age 3)

La Jolla Beach party (age 4)

camping at Doheny Beach party (age 5)

gymnastic/crazy place with entire kindergarten class party (age 6)

children’s museum party (age 7) 

golfing with the guys party (age 8 )

and now at the grand age of 9…

 yup, a  ”boys only” bowling party… 

 complete with shirts, cake, pizza, arcade and boys… wild bowling boys

side-note: any moms out there thinking of this…

 The shirts were perfect for spotting wandering young men. Easy to keep a continuous head-count! 

and the requisite “hurry up mom” smile with the cake…

It was a gooood cake and somebody spent a long time making it so I had to get a shot of it.

(and no I am not that somebody, although I did put on the pins bowling balls and candles if that counts!)

and of course miss e… the waitress for the party

(she had the choice of hanging with her fun auntie but chose to be my helper instead. I didn’t even have to bribe her, I honestly let her choose:

I wonder if she regrets that decision, I’ll have to ask her. )

Details:Her shirt said Queen Pin E on the front and the back was The Bowling Sister as opposed to the rest that had King Pin so&so

 …the back was the same The Bowling Boys with B-day boy’s name and date of party on it.

They had red-ribbon week at school the next week, so that was a pretty great coincidence and handy for parents!

Then the surprise celebration in La Jolla… we nabbed them out of school early and continued the celebration.

Received the double fist pump and huge  “YEAHHHHHHHH”  when he heard the news, which is

… pretty much the best reaction you can hope to receive from a nine year old!

 

 He doesn’t even bother to change from school, just straight to the beach…

then the bon-fire, the mystery midnight challenge, (long story and tradition) the presents and of course … s’mores with candles

Hoping life continues to bring them both this much joy…

~ nine and almost seven ~

My sweet sweet N, I love you so much.

I don’t know why God blessed me when he made me your mom,

but I thank Him many times a day for the honor and privilege of being just that, your mom.

We also celebrated with more family, but they are blog-shy. Needless to say his magic kit and trying to make his sister disappear would have been good blog material,but hey I can respect our differences! Maybe I’ll photoshop in those eye things so you can’t tell who you are ~ that would be fun!

ok, back to the b-day boy…

I know, I know, half-way.. no need to rub it in young man… I can still ground you!

You are an amazing young man and I am proud to be your mom ~ happy half-way!

This last photo makes me cry, happy tears.

lucky lucky lucky me…

may you also

Be Blessed

 

a girl’s bff…

We were fortunate to spend a bit of time with a very lovely “local” girl, and her bff..

here is a peek…

Nothing like a girl and her dog… especially when they are both stunning!

 

~ thanks for allowing us the opportunity to shoot for you, we had a great time ~

 

Be Blessed

young and in love…

sigh… ahh to be young and in love…

I bet that you would like to hear all about their great love and how their eyes met from across the room and angles sang and the rest is history… well, I’d love to tell you that but it was and editorial shoot and I am not sure these two even met much more than 5 minutes ago… but you can’t tell because they rock!!!

she was truly a rock-star…

 

 speaks for itself here…

Be Blessed

gone… life as you know it

gone… life as you know it and in it’s place, love like you’ve never known will arrive

thanks for letting us grab a few images during your mandatory lock-down, we were thrilled to be able to sneak over while you were “resting in bed”, honest Dr. OB we just grabbed these while she was on her way to the restroom, other than that she was flat on her back just like you have tortured instructed her to be ~ oh, that looks like she was outside but really Photoshop is good these days!

Seriously, thanks S (and patient hubby H) for allowing the intrusion …

doesn’t she just look amazing…

seriously the little man is due in a few weeks and mom looks like this? 

life is unfair to those of us who waddled and wore sweats!

 

sweet…

 

I am a big mush for things like this…

mom on the swing that was grandpa’s and soon “little man” will be sitting with her  

 I am such a softy for treasures like that, my dining room table is scratched and dinged up but can I replace it? NO way, my grandma’s have sat at that table and told their stories and listened to ours as we grew up, my mom has served countless meals and homemade after-school cookies at that table… I have hidden under that table, (just like my kiddos do now) during a raucous game of hide and seek … I have belly ached about having to dust all that “scrolly” wood under the table (the way my boy does now) NO way can I part with it

just like her and the porch swing… it’s not the fancy stuff that matters, it’s the stuff from the heart…

 

Be Blessed

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