First off, sorry for the lack of posting–we’ve been knee deep in Vintage Valentine sessions!  Thanks for continuing to check back…

You might recall a recent maternity post from the Ferrell family in Lake Tahoe.  Well, this sweet baby girl arrived just a few weeks later.  Meet baby V…she is baby #4 for the Ferrell family and just as sweet as can be.  It’s so fun to meet a new sibling and see how she resembles (or not) the other kids.  In this family there is no mistaking the kids are siblings.  Looking forward to her next session in a few months…stay tuned!

We first met the Pope’s during an extended family session in Napa, when they were just newly expecting.  They live on the other side of the country, so we were thrilled to get the call that they would be visiting family here in town and wanted to bring their sweet baby girl in for a session.  Miss V was the perfect little subject and could not have been any cuter.  When we then got the news that they will soon be moving to California, we were even more excited (hoping that this is not the last time we are fortunate enough to photograph this lovely family…:-).  Wishing you a very smooth and uneventful move!

Meet Julia, class of 2011.

I’m sure you will notice, Julia has quite a few different looks here;  more than most can squeeze into a senior portrait session.  She had a wonderful wardrobe to begin with, and she was also part of our fashion shoot we did with Article Salon and SWAK boutique a while back.  Very much a natural, Julia got to slip into different characters with her outfit changes and did a fantastic job.  She was game for everything including a challenging levitation shot.  Thanks for all your efforts Julia!

Some faves.

Since it’s cold and dreary outside, we thought you all might enjoy a flashback to summer and warmer times.  At the end of summer we joined one of our favorite families in Lake Tahoe for a departure from our typical studio maternity sessions.  We first met the Ferrell’s for Heidi’s last maternity session with baby #3, who is now a darling 2 year old boy.  Fast forward a couple of years and they were back to document baby #4 (2nd girl) before she arrived in September.  We were thrilled at the prospect of a beach maternity session on the shores of beautiful Lake Tahoe.  The best part is that they trekked down hills and across boulders to get to a spot not completely packed with summer vacationers.  The kids thought this was quite an adventure, of course!  We had a wonderful time with them, as we always do, and the things that stand out in my mind the most about this session were Heidi’s willingness to try new things, and their ability as a couple to still connect and focus on each other as if this were their first baby, all while their other 3 children were on the verge of falling off rocks or jumping into the lake.  Meet the fabulous Ferrell’s (again)!