Summer Fun
Jul/101
This summer has been pretty crazy busy with weddings, family portraits and not to mention our own family travels. And then there’s the edit time for it all! 
I did want to share a little of the fabulous trip my husband, Ryan, and I took to San Diego at the end of last month in celebration of our 11 year anniversary. (Has we really been married that long already?!) We were able to get away (leaving the kids in the very capable hands of the grandparents) and enjoy the sand, sun and surf. We, along with two of our closest friends, went to a Resurgence conference led by Mars Hill Church pastor, Mark Driscoll. It was a great time of teaching, relaxing and of course, photo ops in our free time! (That’s just bound to happen with two professional photographers on vacation! Poor husbands!!) Our first night we headed down to Ocean Beach and soon found out that it was also a farmer’s market that evening; what great sights and terrific foods! And the sunset that evening was breathtaking! And what trip to San Diego is complete without a visit to the phenomenal zoo?! Here’s some of my favorites from our trip…
Live street music
The sweet woman that grew all the beautiful orchids
What a beautiful evening!!
Enjoying the last bit of day (and starting to chill off quite a bit!)
Erin is such a beautiful woman and I’m very thankful for her friendship
Our turn to play around! I sure love this handsome man!
I loved all the beautiful arches everywhere!
We sure love playing around! Thanks husband for this goofy shot!
And then it was time for some fun at the zoo!!!
And this one was the funny one- right place, right timing…
Baby Jake:: Child Portraits
Jun/104
Little Jake and his mommy, Jamee, came over for his 8 month portrait session a couple weeks ago. You see, Jake’s daddy, Luke, is an officer in the Marines and has been gone for the last 3 and a half months serving our country (and will not be back for another 4 months at least). He has not had the joy of firsthand seeing his baby become a little boy. So, when Jamee mentioned that she wanted some portraits to send to her husband overseas, I was excited to do it! Jake is such an adorable little guy with the most amazing blue eyes! (I’m always a sucker for those blue eyes!) And I just LOVE his sweet cheeks! I also wanted to say just how amazing Jamee is! She is doing such a beautiful job of raising and caring for her little guy while Dad is away; she even has a photograph of Luke that Jake kisses and talks to everyday so that he can remember Daddy. Her strength and beauty through this all is an encouragement to me!
Reading time with Mom and his favorite book, “If You Give a Moose a Muffin”
Jake loves his daddy!
What a great smile!!
He LOVES playing with his mama’s phone!
These two might just be my favorites… you can just feel the love between mom and son!
Sweet Baby Isaiah:: Infant Portraits
Jun/100
Okay. This blog started out today as a sneak peek for Isaiah’s mommy before I headed out of town with my hubby (San Diego, here we come!!). However, when you have such a handsome little man how do you pick only one or two?? This one… no, wait, THIS one… And so went the dilemma in my head. Then I asked myself, why just a couple? So, here they are! I shared Andrea’s maternity shoot about a month and a half ago and now this sweet little boy is here, only five days old for the portrait session. And, my, was he fabulous! I always recommend to my clients that the earlier we can photograph your infant the better the cooperation we get from the little ones; they are usually much more sleepy, not super fussy, and will go into whatever positions you want them to. I realize that this may not work for every mommy or baby but Andrea brought him over last Saturday and Isaiah did not disappoint! We were also able to get some great portraits with his big sister and his daddy- which I LOVE!! This is such a gorgeous family (as you will see in the images)!
Jesse & Andrea- thank you SO much for bringing your family over for these portraits! I love you both so very much and am SO excited for you with the blessing of this new little boy! He is the sweetest! And Ms. M- you are such a beautiful big sister! You do such a great job of taking care of him!!
I love this tender picture- she is such a beautiful mommy!
So small in Daddy’s hands…
The beautiful (and very excited) big sister!
Aren’t they gorgeous?! No wonder they make beautiful babies!! Congrats to you both!