The kids LOVED Legoland, more pictures of that on a later post. However Disneyland, not so much. Weather was hot, lines were way too long for the patiences of everyone. Perhaps when the kids are older, they will enjoy the more thrilling rides at Disneyland.

So theme parks aside, I think the most relaxing part of the trip was our stay at Coronado Bay. The Beaches were real nice and kids really had a nice time just playing in the water and sand. They spent hours making “sand meatballs”. It’s actually a very delicate process of packing the sand with water and shaping it with loose sand. Being a kids, these are the little things they enjoy playing with the most.

Also, I forced myself to take only one memory card and take all these pictures in jpeg instead of RAW. I figure it would really cut down on the editing process. So far so good but I’m still a RAW girl at heart.

Well, let’s start with this session photographed about almost 2 months ago. Baby Isabelle was about 12 days old at the time. She was such a sweet angel and so so beautiful! Isn’t newborn skin just to die for?

Have a great Father’s day weekend everyone!

Boy, I had such a hard time selecting images to edit from this session. They were all such a photogenic bunch, full of life and laughter!  We were so lucky to get a few shots with the gorgeous cousins and grandparent too. 

Being able to be capture a little slice of this family’s heartwarming love is truly one of the true joys of being a photographer.    Thank you H Family! 

These images make me happy…….

Beautiful and loving sister….

Gorgeous cousins and grandparent

No other joy like being a family together….

I’m just starting to go through and editing this session and boy his family is so photogenic.
Here’s your sneak peek H family…….More to come soon! Thank you so much for the great session!

Love his little mohawk!

Don’t you just love all that baby skin? (sigh.. if only our skin stayed this way)

They have a multitude of emotions in a matter of seconds….

I love how real this moment was….. wonder what he was trying to convey?

Thank you Z family for your graciousness. I loved every second capturing these fleeting moments of Cayden!

I had a great time photographing Baby Ella in all her cuteness.  She was really so cooperative.    Thanks L family for your patience,  here is your sneak peak.

Here’s a sneak peek at a recent maternity session taken about 30 minutes right before sunset.  Beautiful Light and Beautiful mama as well!   Thanks M for indulging me!

Have a Wonderful Mother’s Day Weekend everyone!

And what I love most about this portrait session is that it is spontaneous, free flowing, and truly celebrates the essence and prime of her life.   When Lailah asked me to photograph her session, I was truly surprised and very honored as she is a great photographer herself.   So we planned for a few locations and the weather was really perfect with the sun peaking in and out at times. 

We headed down to downtown Santa Cruz for a few urban shots and were greeted with lots of admiring gazes.

As we head down to the beach, there were waves of cat calls coming out of the water.  One particular young surfer was so bold to come and ask if he could help us.  It was truly so comical and I wished I would have taken him up on his offer and used his surfboard as a prop or something. That would have been fun but I don’t think Lailah’s husband would appreciate the little connection.

I had such as amazing time and what made the day for me is when Lailah turned to me and said, ” You know when you always hear from your grandmas and aunts bragging about how they use to be so fabulous and gorgeous back in the hay day? Well, Now I have something to show for it.” Bless your heart girl! Thanks for the awesome day!