Peterson Family

Well, a long time ago I volunteered my services for an auction held at Grace Church San Diego for the Youth Ministries. I was soooo excited to hear that the Peterson Family had out bid the crowds because I have photographed them before...and LOVE it!
So, a couple of weeks ago we went downtown and had a little fun...


Okay... A LOT of fun!!!!


I loved this one of Julia...it looks like she's praying to God about something!


Her expressions were priceless.



Kiss-y faces! Oh, except Todd.... ;)


The window shot...with the 'Happy' in the corner is definitely one of my FAVORITES!


And...another HOT favorite of mine.




Again...the expressions! I love this kid!


And...another favorite! I love their faces...and the mood of this shot.





YEAH! We had so much fun...Julia loved flying through the air!



Always on the go! Go, go...go!!!


Giggling the whole time...

Thanks Jen and Todd! It was so much fun to photograph your family...and thanks for helping a high schooler get to camp! :)

Shoemaker Family

I was so excited when Maggie contacted me regarding family photos! First of all, I love family! Secondly, I love the beach! So...we hit the sand!

Beautiful family.



The tide was so high! It kept sneaking up on us...and of course I was concentrating too hard to notice when it would attack them! Oops. :) We all ended up pretty wet by the end of the evening...ha!

We had to pull out all the stops for this little thing! Bracelets, funny sounds, silly faces, pretzels, books....but in the end...I think it worked! We got some really awesome shots of her!


This is one of my favorites! All three of them look so cute...like they are really having fun!




Isn't he the cutest young man? Watch out! This kid is going to be a heartbreaker! ;) Hmmm...I might have to get his number for Abbey someday...ha ha!

I LOVE this shot of him and his parents. So sweet and real...another favorite.


Well Shoemakers, I had such a blast with you all! I hope you enjoyed the ocean....er, water? ;) Good thing it wasn't too cold. Ha ha! And I hope you enjoy your photos!

Bockstahler Family

On Sunday I met a family that I hadn't seen for a couple of years! I can't believe how much the girls had grown...it was so fun to capture their sweet spunky spirits again. =)
Meet the Bockstahler family.


This time, they brought their sweet cousins. It was so cute to see how much they loved each other...and what a cool bond they shared.



Grandma and Grandpa also joined in the fun. =)
I loved the commotion and laughter in this photo...it really is a true reflection of that day.

The beautiful Bochstahler family...

Let's see that close up... =) Such a happy bunch.

Smooch!



And another smooch!

Cutest thing ever...

And...he was outta there!!!


My absolute favorites of the kids...
The bubbles were so fun! And the kids were so cute! They were really having a blast with each other!


So, a friend of theirs makes these personalized shirts! Aren't they awesome? I will get the info for you all and post it here later.

Thanks so much Bockstahlers! It really was fun hanging out with your amazing family and playing with the kids...always a pleasure. =)

The Drew Family

Good Grief!!!
I can't believe its been almost two months since I've blogged! That's terrible! You guys really need to get on me!
I have definitely been busy...maybe one of these days I'll be able to catch you all up...
...maybe. ;)

For now though, I have to share a token from my shoot last night.

Last night was easily one of my top favorite shoots of the summer! The Drew family really knows how to have fun...and how to love. It really was so special to be a part of their evening. I felt so happy walking back to my car after spending some time with them.

Below is one of my absolute favorites!!


The whole time I was shooting I kept thinking,
Once a mom, always a mom...no matter how big your babies are.

And this photo illustrated my point perfectly.