Tom Family

I am so fortunate to be doing something I love especially when it is with an awesome family like the Toms'. A few months ago I was lucky enough to take the boys pictures, this time it was a family affair and all I can say is WOW!!! Brenden and Jalen are such beautiful boys and here you can see why, their parents are just gorgeous, and they are totally cool and so much fun to work with. They had no problem maneuvering in a field of unknown with mere flipflops on, what troopers. Thank you Cristy and Aaron you guys ROCK! Just a warning there are quite a few, I had so many to choose from I just couldn't stop :)

ENJOY!








Brenden is a doll but I have to say mom stole this shot











Like I said a beautiful family








one of my favorites from the day






those eyes...






my other favorite

Swindell Family

I had a great shoot on Saturday with a wonderful family. The Swindell's, we met at Tewinkle park and hit it off instantly. They had two adorable little angels Riley and Regan who were full of smiles and of course energy. Here are a few shots from our afternoon.



















Look at those eyes...












I just love her little scrunched nose

Santa Barbara

Last weekend the whole family and I went to visit my in-laws in Santa Barbara. We stayed at my mother-in-laws parents home which as you will soon see is just breath taking. Tom and MB live in the hills of SB and have a beautiful Spanish style hacienda. It is done to the nines is old Spanish decor and the gardens are unbelievable. It was very relaxing even with 3 teenagers 1 child and a toddler (oh yeah did I mention by brother-in-laws are 16, 13 and 9) so even though there were a ton of teenage craziness and extremely vigilant toddler watching (there is no gate around the pool) we had a blast, take a look...









My wonderful husband (really the only time I can get a good shot of him is when he's not paying attention) :)



My beautiful "big" girl Tatiana






Here is my little monster Sydney K. She is just so busy that I could not get a good shot of her looking at me she always found something more interesting to look at.






Converse what can I say a family tradition



SK and Grandpa






As you can see I did not take these but Tatiana is rapidly become a budding photographer. She has a great eye for detail, but she tells me she prefers scenery to people "it holds still" as she puts it.












Thank you Justin for snapping one of the whole family



just a few fun details this place was so full of color and like I said before just beautiful






these two were by Tatiana

Ryan's 1st Birthday

Ryan is Sydney's BFF and it's a total bummer that she lives in Arizona but once in a while we get her and her great parents (our best friends) out here to see us and even though we have to share them with the rest of the friends and family it is way worth it. They came out this time to celebrate Ryan's 1st Birthday.

Ryan and her beautiful Mommy Amy





Nothing better than bubbles





except maybe cake...





oh yeah cake is way better!!


even dad needed a piece


Love you guys so much and always miss you. See you in October when we venture to the AZ again!

Tatiana & Christopher

This post is way over due. Tatiana and Christopher went to their 8th grade dance together back in June it just has been so crazy that I now have finally finished them. They have now started High School and I am sure will be going to many other dances but this was the first and can you believe they have been together a year already. Spring (Chris's mom) and I always joke that we may just be future in-laws??