Thought I’d post a few from our San Diego trip last month. My sister Liz and her kiddos were out from Kansas at the same time and suggested we head over to Coronado. it was cloudy, a bit cool, and at times a little drizzly. Transalation for all the kids – no problem! Give Teagan a bucket & shovel and not even snow would stop her from beach-combing. I got the wonderful pleasure of sitting back, guarding the stuff, and fending off some seriously aggressive seagulls.

I did however manage to get some nice photos of the girls at play. Here are a few of Reilly, Miss T and cousin Ashlyn.

We photographed the Corpuz family at their lovely Roseville home on a July day, when one would expect it to be bright and sunny, but we were in for a little surprise! We hardly saw rain at all this past year, and low and behold, it started to rain right in the middle of summer! Luckily it was only a little bit, and we took cover under their patio for a few minutes to keep from getting damp. That is when this gorgeous family portrait was made….thanks to the sprinkles! They really wanted their family dog, Mr. Cookie, to be in all of the family shots, but he had his own agenda. We did get a few of him, though, and they loved this black & white of him in particular (I think it was the kids’ favorite!).

A few weeks ago we held an event at the Silver Spoon Children’s Boutique to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. We were absolutely thrilled with the turnout and raised nearly $1000 for the cause! Thank you to all that participated, it was a wonderful time. Here are a few examples!

We’re super excited to announce our upcoming event at the Silver Spoon Children’s Boutique! On Saturday, May 16 we’ll be at their store from 10am-1pm photographing moms and their kiddos to raise money for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. We hope that all of you will come out in support of breast cancer research and get a cute mom & me portrait while you’re at it! We’ll be “thinking pink” that day and photographing on a pink background, so be sure to plan your clothing accordingly (don’t worry–if pink isn’t your thing you can choose the black & white option!). No appointment is necessary, so come on out and and get photographed for the cure!

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You might remember Miss O from our Cutest Kid contest back in January…she rose to the occasion and gave us some really fun stuff! A little background about O….her mom and I (Stef) go all the way back to junior high. It’s scary to me that we’re actually old enough to have kids this old!! It’s hard for me to believe that my own daughter is at the age I was when I met some of my friends that I still know today, in my thirties (no need to get more specific than that! :-). Anyway, Miss O was a ball of fun energy and we can’t wait to photograph her big sis next!

Little Miss H, also known as “Princess and the Pink” (see image below), is one of our Bebe members. She was so content and happy during her 1st session with us, and I absolutely loved the pink bow she had in her hair. While we were thrilled with all of the images from this session, we knew there was something unique about her sleeping in the sea of pink material. James entered that image (titled above) in print competition at the Professional Photographers of Sacramento Valley and won Best of Show in January. Can’t wait to see what her next session brings!