.Aiden.islAh.cArys.

body and spirit are twins

 god only knows which is which

  .algernon charles swinburne.

it was so nice to spend a december afternoon with aiden and his identical twin sisters carys and islah at a playground in del mar. i work with their mommy jolene in the NICU and we also both attended johns hopkins school of nursing. jolene is so patient, kind, sweet, playful and encouraging to them and they absolutely adore her, as you can tell from the pictures!

oLiVia

may god be with you and bless you

may you see your children's children

may you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings

may you know nothing but happiness 

from this day forward

.scottish blessing.

sweet abigail

twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. so throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. explore. dream. discover. 

-unknown 

so nice to spend time with little abigail and her momma and pappa! i had a great time laughing with them as they spent a lot of the session wiping her adorable drool : ) i work with abigail's mamma in the NICU and i wish her a smooth transition back to work in the next week. everyone is looking forward to your return emily!!! i can't imagine how hard it will be to leave this little face~ 


my good friend adam bohannon also joined me on this shoot! check out his work!

jace

overcome the notion that you must be regular. it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary.

-uta hagen

this is the first time i got to meet this angel face. little jace is gentle, sweet and could have a future as a GAP model : ) not only are is his mamma and pappa two of the nicest people ever....could they be any more beautiful? thank you so much for letting me capture these precious moments with your family!


 again, i was accompanied by my good friend adam bohannon. all i can say is that i'm so lucky to know such a talented photographer! check out his work!

kaia jo

born @ 30 weeks

950 grams

i photographed kaia and her parents in their warm, cozy and sweet golden hill cottage on november 21- which just happens to be the day that kaia was due to be born. instead, she graced this world with her birth on september 17. kaia's early arrival is the reason that i was brought into this family's life- she spent the first 2 months of her life in the NICU where i work and i was blessed to care for her and become friends with her momma and pappa! moments such as these are the reason that my job means the world to me....

be gentle with yourself. you are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.

- max ehrmann

eVeLyNn

love is patient

love is kind

love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude

it does not insist on its own way

it is not irritable or resentful

it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth

it bears all things

believes all things

hopes all things

endures all things

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

i feel so honored to capture these perfect moments of this stunning family. jill is the grandma of this sweet six day old baby and the mother of this breathtaking mamma. i work with jill in the NICU. she is kind, patient, honest, warm, loving, understanding, sweet and caring. i am so lucky to have her in my life. also joining me on this photo shoot was my super talented friend adam bohannon.