Veronica's Family | San Diego Family Photographer

Aren't these ladies lovely? It's because we're related! Well, sort of... That's my sister-in-law, Veronica Burmeister, on the left and these are her two sisters, Corina and Jenny. Veronica and Eric (my husband Aaron's brother) have two darling children, Sadie and Hudson. Aren't they cuties?



Eric was not able to be at the photoshoot because he is currently in the army. We're so thankful for the sacrifices he makes to serve our country. This next picture of Veronica's family -- her sisters, mother, kiddos, niece, brother, and brother's long-time girlfriend (and hopefully soon-to-be fiance??) -- is incomplete without Eric, but it is still a precious shot of loved ones gathered together.


Here is Veronica's brother, Mario and his girlfriend of 10 years. Maybe these will turn into engagement pictures???



It's been difficult to get this family together since Veronica, her kiddos, and Corina, live in Hawaii. Life is so tough ;) Notice the flowers in their hair?







What a beautiful and fun-loving family! Mahalo Veronica and family!

Castello Family | San Diego Family Portrait Photographer

It's a bird!


It's a plane!


NO!!
It's the amazing Castello Family!!!


I have to admit...when Patty contacted me to do their family photos, I was thinking that the shoot was going to be a bit challenging since she had 2 teenage boys. She assured me that they would be awesome and hard to move out from in front of my camera. Well, I was shocked...because she was right! These guys were awesome! They were fun, creative, and up for anything! We had a blast together. How can you not when your shoot has jammin' music (Patty brought her awesome sound system) and a trampoline!
Soooo cool!











Castello family, you were such a blast to hang out with! Patty, you have a beautiful family. Thanks for having me document your lives at such a fun stage in life! :)

Schellenberg Family | San Diego Family Photographer

Allison is great. If you know her...you know what I mean. I had the pleasure of meeting this wonderful gal in a special Mommy bookclub that I attended (scarcely) this summer. I'm so glad that I endured the chaos and went the couple of times that I was able to pack both kids in the car and drive to whatever destination by 10:00am. It was there that I first laid eyes on her...cloth diapers. Ha! No really, she totally got me started on cloth diapering Asher by telling me everything from what types to buy, how to wash them, how to store them, how to bargain on craigslist...etc. I am so grateful! I absolutely love it. Through her giving and kind spirit, our friendship sparked!

I am so blessed to have the opportunity to kick start my family portrait sessions this year with this wonderfully spectacular and beautiful family! Allow me to introduce the Schellenberg crew:





























Thank you so much Allison for allowing me to capture your precious family this year!

Krysta's Maternity Shoot | San Diego Family Photographer

As many of you know, I come from a big, goofy, affectionate family. On the Powell side alone, I am 1 of 12 cousins (18 if you count the ones that have married in) and we are thick as thieves!

Some of you have been blessed to meet my good-natured and selfless cousin-in-law, Krysta. Krysta and my cousin, Adam, dated for 4 or 5 years before they were engaged and our family became so fond of Krysta during this time that we told Adam, "if you don't marry Krysta, we'll keep her and ditch you!" Adam is a smart man, so he took the ultimatum to heart and decided to wed this darling girl -- winning a bride and keeping his family!

So, first came love, (then came wise and somewhat threatening council), then came marriage, and then came baby Mikayla!








I have had the great pleasure of taking Adam and Krysta's engagement, wedding, maternity, and newborn photos and I am so honored they have chosen me to chronicle their family's growth!

Now, if you read the paragraph before this one carefully, you may have realized that Mikayla has already been born and photographed! Oops! But remember, I admitted that I'm blogging retrospectively, so you'll just have to wait for more from this pleasant and prolific pair (they are already pregnant with their second baby!).


Love you Krysta & Adam.

Scott Family | San Diego Portrait Photographer

I'd like to introduce one of the coolest families around. They are super duper friendly...I mean the kind of people you meet at church. Okay, that was sort of a joke. Paster Tim Scott is the pastor at my church, Grace Church San Diego...so, yes, you would actually meet them at church. Ha! ;)

Okay, moving on...they seriously are some of the most fun people to hang around! Pretty much all of them could have their own stand up show. They had me crackin' up through the whole session! Oh, and they are very fashionable...which makes my job a piece of cake.

Without further ado...the Scott family.






These two couldn't be more perfect for each other. We just love them!











Ha! Isn't this hilarious? Little Kung Fu Fighters!























Okay, so Aaron came away from this shoot saying..."I definitely want lots of kids!" He LOVED the chaos! ha ha! We'll have to see about that... ;)