the littlest graduates!

the littlest graduates!

our NICU held it's annual little graduate picnic this year at mission bay in san diego. UCSD puts on a great event that just gets better and better as the years pass! old and new friends were there to spend some time in the sun, eat some yummy bbq and to be amazed by how incredible these little ones are! it's an event that always reminds me how lucky i am to have found such a beautiful passion in life!

here's a link to the online album with hundreds of photos i took at the event- check it out! click here! password is: nicu

daisy love

daisy was a sweet baby that i had the honor of caring for and loving in the NICU. daisy miracle passed on but left an incredible network of people with generous hearts. lauri and bill, daisy's parents, started a foundation in her honor that provides our NICU with financial support. you can check out their amazing work and some beautiful photos of daisy here. i am so lucky to have the brennan family in my life. enjoy the photos of this year's silent auction fund raiser. it was held in a breath taking location and the day couldn't have been more daisy-sent!

i.love.my.job.

tomorrow is our annual ucsd nicu little grad picnic. it's an amazingly special event. there aren't many words i can use to describe how awesomely rewarding it is to see these families all in one place enjoying the day and each other. i have met some the best and most important people in my life in the nicu and a lot of them while i was caring for their sick babies. i love watching these babies grow and become little people. stay tuned for pics from the event. all of the pics below are from last year. this year, i was asked to be the official photographer and can't wait to capture all the sweet smiles that will fill the day!

Your profession is not what brings home your paycheck. Your profession is what you were put on earth to do. With such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.

                                                          ~Leo Buscaglia

*** riley ***

sweet baby riley was in our NICU and will be turning a year this week. for our photos we met at fletcher cove in solana beach....such a sweet spot in my heart. icing on the birthday cake, the day was beautiful with baby blue skies and refreshingly clear green ocean. the photos speak for themselves- this family is so precious together and riley is always smiling and enjoying her parents. it was great to spend time with them outside of the NICU. i can't wait to see them at our annual little grad picnic this weekend : )