family love.

i love taking pictures of this family. i was able to capture the AWESOME reunion when rich's ship came in from deployment this past spring. it was breathtaking. you can see those photos here. we took these family photos just prior to another deployment...i wish him safe travels and much love for his service for our country. i've never met marcy's son michael who is almost about to graduate high school.... but wow!!!! he was so so so photogenic!!!  how handsome is he?!!??? little ava always wanted to hold his hand or put her hand on his knee. preschhhhhious!!!! i love the shots of rich and michael on the park bench just being guys. they were such good sports during this photo shoot : ) once again, marcy couldn't be more wonderful. she just has this natural beauty that has definitely passed on to ava....who is growing up sooooo fast! 

**kaia jo**

little kaia is turning one year old this week!!! she was a baby that i took care of in the NICU last year and i also got to photograph this sweet family when kaia came home from the hospital last november. you can see those photos by clicking here. i absolutely love this family and they have raised the sweetest and most beautiful little girly. i enjoy watching her grow and i am so thankful for the friendship i have with sara and todd.

:abigail.one.year.young:

holy moly....it was so hard for me to choose which photos to post! first, this location, although i called it "secret", the sweetwater river bridge (circa 1929) came highly recommended! it's a place that would probably be so easy to come by on the east coast, but old bridges and greens like this are not very abundant in southern california! now on to this little piece of preciousness....i took pics (click here to see) of sweet abi last year when she was just a little wee one and now we are here celebrating her first birthday! we had so much fun doing this shoot....i was asked to be the family's official photographer ; ) i loved watching larry and emily interact with abigail. but i'm sure the pictures speak for themselves....one year olds are amazing!

~ t.family ~

i enjoyed capturing these sweet moments with such a great family! they were mid-move into their new home and took some time out of their weekend to meet me at presidio park in san diego!  this is my second time photographing them. their first shoot, last fall, can be seen here. kalei was as beautiful as ever....there is nothing more rewarding than caring for her in the NICU when she was born at 1 pound and than watching her run through the grass a few years later. have i mentioned how blessed i am to do what i do?!?!? 

garcia family

welcome home USS Halsey!

"In prison, I fell in love with my country. I had loved her before then, but like most young people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It wasn't until I had lost America for a time that I realized how much I loved her. "

John McCain

Faith of my Fathers

thank you so much to marcy and ava for allowing me to experience this amazing event with them as they waited so patiently for this reunion! i feel so lucky that i was able to experience such a stunning home coming! words can't begin to express what it felt like to see those new dads hold their babies for the first time. i hope to be able to capture more of these reunions because i'm sure this patriotic feeling only gets stronger!