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.

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.

Little Joaquin | San Diego Newborn Photographer

So, Miss Jen and I were destined to be friends. God totally had a divine purpose for us meeting at Grace Church here in San Diego. Little did we know that approximately a year later, we'd be having little girls only days apart from each other that would actually turn out to be...well, twins.

It's amazing really.

It's amazing how God knows exactly what you need...before you even realize that you need it.

Well, I needed a friend like Jen...for more reasons than her rad ability to bargain shop and still look like a million bucks--seriously...she's incredible in this area!

I needed her shoulder to cry on...or sleep on...when Abbey would wake up 10 times in the middle of the night for 13 months in a row, and she needed my shoulder when Julia would cry inconsolably for 4 hours straight, or more, every stinkin' evening.

We'd have dinner dates and listen to the girls wail. We understood each other's dark circles and nonsensical talk. It was awesome.

Though I'm still recovering from Abbey's first year and a half of existence...my amazing friend Jen as regained her strength, gathered her courage, and has exhibited much bravery...

Meet Joaquin Daniel.



As you can see from the above image...she is also extremely talented in the 'interior' design department. Yes, that is Joaquin's room. So adorable!



Julia loves her little brother...



When she's not famished! :) ha ha!!!



I absolutely love this image of Jen and her little man...such a sweet moment.



AND...my favorite from the day. How adorable is this little bundle???



Meeting Joaquin has made it not so scary of a thought to have another...so maybe we'll try--

--in 9 years, instead of 10. ;)

Little Noah - 2 weeks | San Diego Newborn Photographer

Remember beautiful prego, Brenda? Well, like I mentioned a couple posts back...she had her baby...and it was a BOY!

Isn't this little bundle of yumminess, so adorable?



He was such an amazing baby during his shoot! Mommy's little boy...



Seriously, though...don't you just want to smooch him!?!? :)



One of my favorites from our day together...





And finally, my FAVORITE! I love everything about this photo...



Brenda and Jamie, congratulations again on your precious little one! He is soooo amazingly adorable and was such a blast to photograph! I hope you enjoy these newborn images of your little guy. :) May you be blessed by his little, but mighty presence in your life and may he continually remind you of the indescribable greatness of God.

Be blessed!

Aubree Burmeister - 2 weeks | San Diego Newborn Photographer

Baby Bree...that's her name in our house. Abbey's little cousin Aubree was born in March and we just can't love her enough!



Tori and Jason moved down to SD from Santa Barbara right before Aubree was born. We are so glad! We've been having so much fun...and Abbey loves having her cousin so close.



Isn't Tori such a beautiful mommy?? She's so good at it too...the whole mommy thing. I love this next picture. It just makes me smile to see them look at each other, with Bree's hand on her mommy's cheek! So adorable.







And then Jason started to sing...



Just kidding! :) We laid her down for a stretching break...but I couldn't resist firing the shutter!



This is my husband's brother, Jason. He's such a proud daddy!



Bree just adores him...and she LOVES it when he holds her like this! So comfy...



Okay, two of my favorite shots from that day...her room is Jungle themed...so I just loved this one! We enlarged it as a panoramic canvas for above her little crib. :)



And finally...little girls and flowers. They just go together perfectly.
We just love this little girl. It's been so fun to witness the miracle that she is.



Love you Bree!