They keep growing!

It's so amazing to see how much kids change in 1 year. I did this family's pictures 1 year ago and their daughter was just a baby. Now she walks and understands 3 languages! She will be one smart little girl. Now about her parents...I love these people! I have so many stories I could tell about them (mostly the momma) we worked together at Old Navy back in 1997. I feeled so blessed to be able to now capture memories for people that I love. Wu family...I hope you like them!

I need to explain this picture. Her parents said "home alone" and this is what she would do! :) She was so cute!

Time to breathe...

What a crazy week we had! Our son started his first day at a new private school. I was so scared for him, but he did so well. He already had friends there from church so he felt very comfortable. By the 2nd day of school he walked on to campus like he had been there for years :) I'll post a picture of that soon...as soon as I have time to look at them. These past two weeks have been crazy! I have two more photo shoots to blog in the next few days. Both sessions were great! Since I have one of the sessions open on my computer now, I'll give you a little taste of the fun.

How cute is that outfit?!!! When I post the full blog from this session I will share my thoughts on kid's clothing and why I think it makes all the difference. More to come :)

Little Miss M

If you follow my blog, you've seen little Miss M before. For this shoot we did something a bit different. We did an urban photo shoot and I think she looks so cute! This gives kids the chance to really bounce around have some fun.

The grateful project

Today seems like a good day for me to share about the grateful project. A couple of photographers that I know started the "grateful" project with a picture and a story about why they are grateful. This is really good for me. I need to take the time to remember the many reasons I am blessed and grateful. So here is todays...

Today I am grateful for 5 little hands grabbing for cookies. For a kitchen that has no idea what granite is. For being that house where the neighborhood kids show up at and say "what are we going to make today?" For being "that" Mom that always has something handy to bake. For 5 kids running around a small house (not all mine of course :) For the giddiness I feel about the thoughts of the weather cooling, fall decorations, costumes, back to school, leaves changing colors and pumpkins on my big old front porch. I am grateful!

BTW did you notice the cookie with a smile?

Christie and Aki

What a hot and fun day at the Mission Inn. We really enjoyed spending the day with Christie, Aki and their family and friends. The thing about the day that amazed me was that even though it was hot (like 107 degrees hot and humid) everyone was in such a great mood! The entire bridal party treated us like family. It was seriously a great day!