~s.famiy~

i love twins!!! especially handsome, sweet, funny and photogenic ones : ) this family is beautiful...i mean come on.....look at this mama!!! a stunning warm evening at swami's beach in encinitas~ i love winter beach sunsets! their christmas card idea was awesome as well! grandma joined along in the photo shoot and i loved capturing her boys climbing and loving all over her! can't wait to hopefully take more photos of them this year and watch these angels grow!

mr. vince

my best friend's dad died the other day. he was young and in good health. my mom called me on my way into the hospital for work and the sinking feeling when she told me hasn't left since that morning : (  i grew up next door to the buscemi family. they are the coolest family. so many words to describe mr. vince ~ he was handsome, kind, funny, smart, calm, gentle, honest, loving, sweet....i could go on and on. my mom asked me when the last time i saw him.... my answer was "my whole life". kate has been my best friend since i was 3. i can't imagine the pain their family is feeling. i've spent the last few days with so many amazing memories of weddings, parties, being in their home, spending holidays with them and simply being a part of their family. he will truly be missed. go hug your dad, or in my case, send him a text that simply says "i love you".  

i took this photo at kate and josh's wedding. the entire bridal party was getting ready and he was spending some time in the freezing cold, outside, looking at the sky and i'm guessing he's thanking god that he gets to walk his youngest daughter down the aisle this day : )

mr. v sent me this email 5 years ago and i've always kept it. how many of your best girlfriend's fathers tell you they love you? pretty amazing : ) love you too mr. v.

~g.family~

i completely fell in love with this family. they invited me into their home to capture an intimate afternoon with their new baby boy dominic. i couldn't have been more thrilled. maria and curran are friends of friends....and are now my friends : ) mama spent many many weeks at home on bed rest growing this sweet little love inside of her and she did an amazing job. they made first time parenting look like a breeze and spoke so genuinely about their brief visit to the NICU. they weren't in my NICU but it seemed as if they were well prepared to bring dominic home! they've traveled a long hard road to bring a baby into their home and these are people that are savoring every moment of this new and fabulous life !!! god is so great : )

~h.family~

i love this family so much. i had the honor of caring for sweet kaia who is now a walking, talking, opinionated and loving sister, in the NICU a few years ago! she was such a teeny tiny little miracle and i bonded with her mommy and daddy during their long days and nights by her bedside while they waited for her to grow so she could join them at home. now, kaia is the proud big sister to eva who was born a few days after thanksgiving! i had the pleasure of being the nurse at eva's delivery and was able to laugh and cry with them during the moments leading up to and during her birth. it was absolutely amazing and is probably one of the brightest moments of my career as a NICU nurse. i visited them at their new home a few days after they brought eva home to capture some moments with my camera. i hope you enjoy these as much as i do....xo

{w. family}

this was my first time shooting at the crystal pier in pacific beach even though i had lived a stone's throw from it for many years! it's a very popular tourist spot but we were able to go early in the morning so we had the underside of the pier all to ourselves. although it was windy and cold, beautiful little shelby didn't seem to mind at all : ) mommy and daddy couldn't be more photogenic~ and they're as gorgeous as they are sweet! i hope to be able to photograph little shelby as she grows! maybe they'll hire me for my favorite kind of photo shoots some day.... a reunion when daddy returns from deployment! 

~c. family~

simply put, i am in love with this little man ethan. he is such a charmer with those dimples and beautiful eyes! baby brooke louise has been born since this shoot and i can't wait to capture ethan with his little sister! michele always looks gorgeous when she's pregnant and these photos definitely show off her natural beauty! i loved capturing ethan alone with his mommy and than alone with his papa. we had to pull out his little stuffed elephant babar for some comfort and it definitely did the trick and put a smile on sweet ethan's face! i hope you enjoy these photos as much as i do! they were taken at the san elijo lagoon visitor's center just before sunset!