My husband and I decided to take our twins out for a morning hike this past weekend to one of my all time favorite photo spots.  Since we have been having such beautiful mornings here in San Diego, it was a perfect time to get some updated photos of our children.  It’s always so hard to get the two of them to sit next to each other, but they cooperated beautifully for me.

I am so excited to introduce you to this little girl.  Even though this little miss decided not to sleep, we still got some pretty cute shots.  I think my favorite thing about her is that I get to come see her anytime I want and then give her back when she starts crying!  This week I’ll wander back over there and get some more shots.  In the mean time, enjoy this shot of a wonderful little ladybug.

I don’t think there are words to describe how excited I am about this beautiful Mamma and her little Lady Bug.  I have known the daddy since I was in high school!  He used to live in the same dorms as my then boyfriend, now husband.  They quickly became best friends and have been inseparable since then.  A few years ago he met an incredible woman who quickly became my good friend.  I have been waiting since November, when they first told us they were expecting, to take these photos.  Enjoy this little preview of your shoot!  I can’t wait to do her newborn photos in just a few weeks.

Today I had the privilege of taking photos for an old friend from high school.  She has a precious little 5 month old who is just as happy as can be, and two beautiful nieces.  We ended up having to move everything inside because of the rain, but they were all such troopers!  Enjoy your little peek at what’s to come!

When I think back to my childhood and the way I was raised, my memories always include  the “canyon kids.”  I grew up on a small ranch in the middle of nowhere that was located up a four mile dirt road.  Along this road is several other families and ranches.  Growing up there was such a unique experience.  There was about a dozen kids all within a couple years of each other and we were all best friends.  During the hot summers we would all hang out in each others pools and explore the many trails that went through the bottom of the canyon.  When other kids were out riding bikes, we were all riding dirt bikes and 4-wheelers.  When other kids were playing with toys, we were out shooting guns.  When other kids were having slumber parties, we were sleeping under the stars in the middle of a field.  Our parents never had to worry where we were and who we were with.  There were very few fences in the canyon, and the fields that did have them, had gates that were never locked.  It truly was an amazing experience.  It just so happens that one of the “canyon kids” won the giveaway.  Laurye and I always had so much fun together.  When we used to play together, it was like we were in our own little world.  It was so much fun being able to photograph her beautiful family back at our old stompin’ grounds.  Here is a little peek at this wonderful family.

Congratulations to Laurye!  You are the winner of a free photoshoot with me.  I will email you a little later today with all the details and stuff like that.

For those of you who did not win, I am offering you 15% off your total if you choose to book a future photo session with me.  This is good until December 31, 2010.

I wanted to take a few minutes and welcome you to my new wesite/blog.