I was told with purpose to not post these until after the lovely, smart, and very talented Lauren had sent out her senior anouncements.  So now,  2 months post graduation, I have placed these photos on my blog in hopes that all her mailing is complete, and so that I can boast about what an amazing woman Lauren has grown up to be.  In just a few short weeks, Miss Lauren will be leaving the familiarity of a Southern California life, and will head North a couple hundred miles to the central coast.  There she will attend Cal Poly SLO, study business, and make memories and friends she will cherish for the rest of her life.

It wasn’t very long ago that this photographer was a precocious 12 year old good, who wanted a sister.  Instead I had a brother, and my “Aunt” Sherry also had two boys.  I thought that was it. It was me and the boys for ever.  Until one day we got a phone call that told us that my aunt was having a girl!!  Twelve years her senior did not bother me at all, I was getting a little more estrogen in our make-shift family!  I knew that Lauren would be born on my birthday in January, however hard my mom and aunt tried to convince me of the unlikeliness of that occuring.  I still knew.  On January 17th, 1992 Lauren came into the world, and changed all of our lives forever.  Lauren is the little sister I always wanted, and I hold a special place in my heart for her.  It makes me feel so proud, and very old, that she has grown into an incredible woman.  She is my kindred spirit, and I will miss her while she is at school, but I know she will do amazing things, see amazing sights, and change the world for the better.

Did I mention how stunning she is?  I will eventually convince her to model… she is smokin in the photos, and I can’t wait for you to see ‘em!

A few months back we were very lucky to capture the special arrival of little Brooklyn!  This guy is one of the cutest babies I have ever had the privilege to shoot, and I was instantly in love with all that HAIR!!!  His big eyes, and little hair-do just melt your heart.  We are so lucky to have amazing clients like Nicky and Alex who ask us to help capture this special time in their lives on film.  It really makes us feel so lucky to do what we do.  Lil’ Brooklyn was such a trooper during the whole shoot, and he was such a sweet and calm baby!  I heart these shots….

There are moments in the hustle and bustle of life where you are literally carried away like a kite in wind.  Sometimes those moments are caused to a special circumstance, sometimes the love of a child engulfs all your resources, and sometimes time is the monster.  For me the last several months have been a whirlwind, and I am just beginning to get my legs under me once again.  In the commotion of it all I became a neglectful blogger, and only recently came to the realization that there are a few very important people missing from my blog.  So the next few posts will be a few older shoots in which I blame the “monster” a.k.a time, for there delay.

The first session was taken a few months back, celebrating the 2nd anniversary of the birth of my very amazing friends’ daughter Elle.  I have been blessed enough to watch this little cutie grow up, in all her humor and tenacity.  This little one will make her mark on the world, you never really forget a day with her.  I am so happy for our friends Leah & Trevor who have been so blessed with such an amazing little spirit to watch over.  They are such an amazing family, and I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for them all!  Here are some of my favorite shots from the day…