How is Hank already one???
Thanks for leaving me your smash cake Hank! Yes, my no sweets resolution was thrown out the window this day! 😉
OK so evidently Hank started this hysterical face just a couple weeks ago. It was on in full force at the studio! He had the major stink eye for me, clearly. It’s OK Hank. I still love you!
Our first fresh newborn of the new year……and oh is she a gem!! No crying, no peeing, no pooping, no need for breaks. She is a hard act to follow! And gorgeous, too…
Julianna’s mommy sort of sheepishly brought in a HUGE hanging bag and asked if we thought she was crazy to want a portrait of her baby in her wedding gown. No way! I just think she is brave…..and genius! And since she is such a rock star girl, Julianne kept everything nice and clean. Can you just see this image in the slide show at her rehearsal dinner? Love!
Happy 2011!!!! Oh man, I have had a pretty good start to my resolutions so far: the kitchen is organized, went to yoga today, got a Vitamix and I’m all ready to start drinking green smoothies each day (starting tomorrow!), and LOOK! I’m blogging!
OK, well blogging this shoot has been on the back of my mind since THANKSGIVING….through all the craziness and the throwing up of my hands of doing ANY other social and business networking, I just have always known that I needed to share these images. Because…….this sweet mommy is an old high school friend of mine, a connection made reality thanks to Facebook! After about a year of stabbing at both of our calendars, we finally made the connection in Los Angeles and had a great (extended) family session at the LA County Museum of Art. Sadly, the museum and its really really really cool grounds are closed on Wednesdays (OOPS!!!) and we made do by finding great light at a nearby museum and sneaking just a wee bit onto LACMA’s grounds and it’s red air conditioning ducts. Shhhh.
On with some pics! I love this gal. She is just as beautiful as in high school, and her kids are freaking adorable! I love seeing us all grown up…..
The scene of the crime. We were shooed off of this moments later. So worth it though. Isabelle is not only gorgeous but spunky and so funny!
Daniel learned to walk just days before this….and was glad to get a helping hand!
OMG I love this shot. Every shoot has a few moments like these right? It passed. 😉
Now, we had A LOT on our plate for this shoot. All the cousins were in town for Thanksgiving so for sure we got to see them too. They had a very special surprise waiting for them……
Their sweet grandpa was released from a brief hospital stay on this very day, and he and grandma made a surprise appearance.
LOVE.
Thanks for looking! (if there is anyone out there still following this blog after my LOOOOOONG absence!)
Fellow photographers out there: I had so many inquiries and email/Facebook questions from you all during December and they totally got pushed to the back burner. Sorry!! I’m trying to make it though and getting back with you all, but if you don’t hear back from me in the next couple days, feel free to shoot me another line and I’ll do my best.
Oh another photographer thing: it’s a new year and I decided to play around a little bit differently on my processing of these few pics. Thoughts? Be honest, I can take it! Thanks!
Before and after….
Matt and I had our last photo trip of 2010 this past weekend…..all the way to Phoenix to meet this sweet guy for the first time. Oh what a DOLL! Boston was just perfectly tiny and sleepy and wonderful the entire time we were at his house. At first, big sis Berlin thought for sure he would be replaced quite quickly with a baby sister. But I think he’s growing on her. 😉
Boston’s jungle themed nursery is to die for!
Fitting right into daddy’s catchers mitt…
