Months 10-12 w/Asher | San Diego Children's Photographer

MONTH 10




Tidbit #12: Asher loves to climb EVERYTHING. Ladders, boxes, containers, bookshelves...you name it.


MONTH 11


Tidbit #13: His first word was 'ball' and then 'dada'. He still does not say 'mama'!! :( Believe me...we work on it EVERY day!


MONTH 12


Tidbit #14: The only time Asher sits still is when he is strapped into his high chair. He can tolerate being held while you walk around doing things around the house, but as soon as you sit with him, or try to rock, he is outta there! Always on the go!







Tidbit #15: Someday, he will know and love Jesus. I know this hasn't happened yet...but this kid is so covered in prayer...I know its bound to happen! :) And God, I'm sure, will do mighty things thru him. He is already such a strong, sweet, funny, determined little individual...we are so proud of him.



We love you Asher! You are such a blessing in our lives. Xoxo!

Months 3-6 with Asher | San Diego Baby Photographer

MONTH 3


Tidbit #5:
Asher thinks he's hysterically funny when he sneezes.

MONTH 4

Tidbit #6:
He will spend hours in the tub if you let him. He LOVES to splash in the water and especially likes to take baths with his big sis.

MONTH 5


Tidbit #7:
His favorite food seems to be watermelon...and pretty much any other kind of fruit.

MONTH 6


Tidbit #8:
He can hear the dishwasher open from a mile away and always comes running to 'help' unload it. I'm just waiting for him to break my washer door from always crawling on top of it to reach dishes.

Month 2 with Asher | San Diego Newborn Photographer

Tidbit #3: Asher pulled himself up to a stand while holding Aaron's fingers during his first few weeks of life. Aaron was convinced that Asher was a 'wonder-boy' and showed any innocent bystander the trick.



Tidbit #4: During almost every one of Asher's photoshoots, Abbey wanted to make sure that there was a 'bro and sis' photo taken.

While this tidbit is not entirely about Asher, I feel that it is appropriate because Asher has undoubtedly matured into the little boy he is today due to the great influence of his big sister...



...he wouldn't have learned to hit so hard if it wasn't for her boxing lessons. ;)

Battle Crayola | San Diego Children's Photographer

It wasn't me!
PLEASE...let me explain!



You see...
I was minding my own business..
doing nothing bad whatsoever,
when all of a sudden it attacked me!
It attacked me with no good reason at all.
I couldn't very well let it get away with that!
It was clear that I needed to teach it a lesson.



So I fought the good fight, mom!
I showed it who was BOSS!
I took it down...
I. TOOK. IT. DOWN!



Have no fear...
Justice has prevailed!

You believe me...



...right, mom?

I love... | San Diego Photographer

We just had the most amazing weekend! Without embarrassing my husband too much...or acting too spoiled, I wanted to express how thankful I am for the many blessings in my life. So, though this is by no means comprehensive, I figured I'd just compile a list of a few things that I love...and let you piece together our last few days:

1. I love waking up in the morning to love bandits
2. I love the smell of roses
3. I love fresh Gruyere & Chive bread from Con Pane with lots of butter. YUM!
4. I love my new iPhone!
5. I love homemade cards
6. I love my sweet family
7. I love ERoma massages
8. I love the new Business Costco



9. I love my husband
10. I love making a special breakfast for him with my kiddos
11. I love that Abbey eats more food while she cooks than when the meal is finally prepared
12. I love that Asher is already excited about Whipped Cream and was entertained by the cap for 30 minutes
13. I love croissants with strawberries, chocolate and Mascapone cheese...can you tell I love food?
14. I love hot chocolate with whipped cream and freshly grated chocolate on top



15. I love that Abbey 'got' Valentine's day this year
16. I love her excitement for holidays (just like her mommy)
17. I love that Asher still has no clue what's going on
18. I love my kids' silly faces



19. I love that Abbey is a 'foodie' just like her parents!



20. I love that Abbey and her buddies made Valentine's for senior citizens
21. I love that she was so excited to hand them out at the retirement home
22. I love that she said, "God loves you!" and hugged every person she saw that day. I couldn't have been more proud!



23. I love each and every kid that is in her new Kid Service Group - We don't have a name just yet...but our motto is: Big Miracles, Little Hands



24. I love my sister-in-law, Tammy
25. I love that she always makes us feel special and that she is the perfect gal for my brother!
26. I love that Abbey now has a Tiffany's bag before her mother (though the bracelet was not from there)...doesn't hurt to start young ;)
27. I love dark chocolate and tulips



28. I love my parents for coming down again this year to trim our trees
29. I love my mom for always making us food and sending it home with us
30. I love God. He gives me so much to be thankful for.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day!

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... ;)