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Mila | Three Months | Los Angeles

I recently had the opportunity to photograph a precious and oh-so-beautiful three-month-old baby girl named Mila. I am so lucky that I get to photograph adorable babes and their families very often, however I was a little nervous for this session because Mila had just turned three months. What’s had me shaking in my knees about this angelic looking three month old…well I’ll tell ya! Newborns are sleepy so they are well mostly asleep for their sessions and look so darn adorable in their slumber (especially if they are under a month). Six-month-olds and up are sitting, laughing, and even crawling around so it’s easy to capture their newly forming personalities. However, when littles are three months they are awake enough to know what’s going on, so they actually aren’t sleepy at all. Then on the other hand they aren’t strong enough yet to hold their heads up and just sit pretty. With that being said the best place to put a three-month-old beauty is in their parent’s arms because that’s exactly what they want! Luckily I always have plans A, B, and C ready to take any babe.

Right when I met Mila I knew she was going to be just wonderful and basically photogenic! Every photo, every image, and every moment I captured was beautiful. She was like a baby angel sent from the photographer gods. She was full of smiles the entire session and didn’t mind anywhere we placed her. I mean it also helped that her nursery was adorable, she wore matching flower crowns with her gorgeous mama, and their intimate family images just made my jaw drop. Yup, all the little extra effort that my families put into the details I just think makes everyone feel, look and act their best!

Congratulations Adrina for giving birth to a living doll and Bobby for creating one of the most adorable families ever! Can’t wait to watch babe Mila grow!!!
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Jacob, Juliana & Baby Justin | Siblings | Irvine

One, two, and now three adorable littles have made their family complete. Big brother Jacob, six, and big sister Juliana, two have recently welcomed almost three-month old baby Justin into their lives. I was watching oh-so-carefully at their love and kind interactions with one another. Their mom and dad probably thought I was a tad crazy because I was over-asking questions about their beautiful children and how it was like raising three. I was interested in their interactions, the brother-sister relationships and how it was like having  a darling little girl smack in the middle of two brothers. They had mentioned to me how Jacob was a perfect little gentleman to both his younger siblings and Juliana enjoyed helping out as well, even if she’s only two. Nothing could prove this better then their sibling (which was a great idea for a “final count” photo session) session with me. When Baby Justin start to cry during the photos Jacob just held him carefully while Juliana tried to give him a pacifier. Neither brother nor sister was distracted and well that made for some super adorable photos.

Everyday a million and one people tell me three is going to be crazy, I have no doubt of that, but working with Jacob, Juliana, and baby Justin made it look more like love! I think their session was God’s little way of whispering to me, “everything is going to be okay.”
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Baby Emilee | Newborn

February 18, 2015 baby Emilee brought extra love into the Rogers’ family. This adorable trio (plus their loving doggie) is now a proud family of four. Knowing the Rogers’ for some time now it was my pleasure to help them celebrate the new life they brought into this world and their newly purchased home with this lifestyle newborn photo session. Hurray! Big brother is also as ecstatic as can be! His smiles definitely charmed me throughout our session, so much so that I wanted to put him in my pocket and take him home. Congratulations Rogers’, you sure are a picture perfect looking family!
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Nina & J.R. and Madden, Emmett & Brielle | Family| Descanso Gardens

Meet the Darling family, aren’t they just darling?! Ha, I just had to! Nina had very much wanted to finally get her family in front of the camera for their first professional photo session as a complete family of five. Why complete? Well, she said that was it, that her and her husband had their sweet daughter Brielle and they knew their family was perfect! Two princes and a princess sounds pretty good to me! I had an immediate connection as soon as we met. Their son’s name is Emmett and all their children are around two years apart. “Hey, ” I mentioned to Nina,  “just like me and my children.” Like any mothers would do, we discussed the trial and tribulations of having three, making adult time, and basically keeping it all together. I had mentioned to her that I feel like everyday I hear someone saying, “Oh three? The third one always makes things crazy.” Nina reassured me that the dynamics of the family do shift, but it’s manageable and the more the merrier! By the looks of how her and J.R. handled their first photo session as a family of five, I totally believe her! Congratulations Nina and J.R. on your beautiful family. Side note, Nina didn’t want to find out the gender of her last babe (you know because of the odds) and what a surprise to have Brielle Darling pop on out to greet them!2015-02-25_00012015-02-25_00022015-02-25_00032015-02-25_00042015-02-25_00052015-02-25_00062015-02-25_00072015-02-25_00082015-02-25_00092015-02-25_00102015-02-25_00112015-02-25_00122015-02-25_00142015-02-25_00152015-02-25_00162015-02-25_00172015-02-25_00182015-02-25_00192015-02-25_00202015-02-25_00212015-02-25_00222015-02-25_00232015-02-25_00242015-02-25_00252015-02-25_00262015-02-25_00272015-02-25_00282015-02-25_00292015-02-25_00302015-02-25_00312015-02-25_00322015-02-25_00332015-02-25_00342015-02-25_00352015-02-25_00362015-02-25_00372015-02-25_0038

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Veronica & Charlie | Maternity | Orange County

I’m always surrounded by such pretty girls during my sessions, and most of them just happen to come from my high school alma mater. Now we are all grown up and these intelligent, independent, and hard working ladies have transformed from pretty gals in plaid skirts and burgundy headbands to full-fledged career women and moms. I can’t even express how much gratitude I feel every time one of the girls (because I went to an all girl’s school) asks me to photograph their lives. It’s like weren’t we just track buddies a few years ago and now I’m photographing a baby in your belly? Craziness to the max for sure! This is exactly how I felt when I met up Veronica and her husband Charlie. She’s as cute as I remember her. We gabbed a whole lot during their session, mostly about baby stuff like, nursery and names, but most importantly about the support they will have from their families. Here are some fun details I gathered; Isabella will be the fourth grandchild on Veronica’s side of the family, her nursery will look adorable in mint and elephants (come one, who doesn’t love a little mint in their lives?), and baby Isabella has made mama’s feet itch really awful lately! Congratulations Veronica and Charlie!!! I know you told me your are both as ready as you can be, but don’t forget the snacks and phone charger (Charlie)! Much love from your track buddy, Go Tigers!2015-02-18_00042015-02-18_00022015-02-18_00032015-02-18_00052015-02-18_00062015-02-18_00012015-02-18_00072015-02-18_00092015-02-18_00102015-02-18_00292015-02-18_00302015-02-18_00142015-02-18_00152015-02-18_00162015-02-18_00172015-02-18_00182015-02-18_00192015-02-18_00202015-02-18_00212015-02-18_00222015-02-18_00232015-02-18_00242015-02-18_00252015-02-18_00262015-02-18_0028

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Martha, Victor, Noah & Maddie | Family | Los Angeles

That view and this family just made my weekend. I always love having sessions at this park because downtown just wows me every time. No matter where you stand it’s just breathtaking. I know, I know there are other locations that people would consider breathtaking like the Grand Canyon, but for a city girl I just love the combination of pretty trees in front a few elegant skyscrapers.

Martha and Victor have a pair of sincerely sweet siblings, like honey dripping over the sides of Pooh’s honey pot type of sweet. Big brother Noah is eleven and has a very comedic personality, yet he is tender and gentle with Maddie, his bashful younger sister. Their little family loves watching movies, eating Italian food, and basically just hanging out with one another. Yup, that sounds good to me! Loving their session. Happy Monday!!!
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Yolanda & Pedro, Gianna, Ivanni & Peaches. Family. Orange County Family Photographer.

A family of four plus their furry friend, yep I’ll take that! Their rambunctious toddler Gianna kept her parents (and me) on their toes throughout our session. That was okay though, because her lively spirit and precious smile made up for all the running around I did. Then there was little miss sunshine Ivannie, the newest addition to their family, that just sat pretty. Finally, they wanted to have their sweet Peaches involved in her first ever family photo session. Luckily Peaches is sort of like a cat with nine lives because the night before she got lost and dad (Pedro), had a little meltdown. You see dogs are really man’s best friend and when Peaches couldn’t be found everyone was in tears. The session was almost cancelled and the family was left heartbroken for a while, but thank goodness later that night they found her. Yay! The session was a go and by the looks of it no one would have known the session was almost on the brink of disaster. Actually I think their little mishap added to the affection that was shown, for Peaches and their family, on that day (I’m not saying go and loose your dog the night before your photo shoot but look at how much genuine love is pouring out). If you look down you’ll see how gorgeous Yolanda and her husband are together. She’s just a ray of sunshine herself. She’s beauty AND I know she has patience and brains because she’s also a Teacher. Pedro, you are one lucky fella! Thank you all for allowing me to help you capture the family photos you’ve been wanting to capture. 2014-12-08_00012014-12-08_00022014-12-08_00032014-12-08_00042014-12-08_00052014-12-08_00062014-12-08_00072014-12-08_00082014-12-08_00092014-12-08_00102014-12-08_00112014-12-08_00122014-12-08_00132014-12-08_00252014-12-08_00142014-12-08_00152014-12-08_00162014-12-08_00172014-12-08_00182014-12-08_00192014-12-08_00202014-12-08_00212014-12-08_00222014-12-08_00232014-12-08_00242014-12-08_00262014-12-08_00272014-12-08_00282014-12-08_00292014-12-08_00302014-12-08_00312014-12-08_00322014-12-08_00332014-12-08_00342014-12-08_0035

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Sharon, John, Sedona & Austin. Family. Orange County Family Photography.

Oh the holidays are upon us and I can’t think of a better way to share the love then showing it off right here. Sharon and her family are a bundle of joy and it shows in each and every one of their ear-to-ear smiles. I mean come on can they get anymore photogenic? Last year I photographed her two little sweethearts in Los Angeles and recently her son’s Smash session at Griffith Park. Now, I finally got to photograph their entire family and boy they impressed me with their natural love and way they interacted with one another. Sedona and Austin were just the perfect sister-brother pair that day. They laughed and giggled the entire session (I must be getting better at my knock-knock jokes ha!). I think I mention this quite often but I’m just fascinated at the dynamics of every one of my families. They are all different and yet all the same because they are bonded by love and the newness of each milestone their first or fourth child is tackling. Sometimes I wish I could just sit and drink tea at a fancy Parisian cafe and just watch, but you know what this is way better. Maybe, if I could sip on tea or coffee while I’m photographing my beautiful families then that would just put the icing on the cake (well in terms of people watching).

Oh and Sharon isn’t just a pretty face either, she’s a nurse and a rad mom that has cool mommy-daughter dates too. Funzies, I know! Oh and of course John is a gentle and kind husband too, but these men are always so secretive I never get all the extra details on them. Well Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas you guys!!!2014-11-30_00012014-11-30_00022014-11-30_00032014-11-30_00042014-11-30_00052014-11-30_00062014-11-30_00072014-11-30_00082014-11-30_00092014-11-30_00102014-11-30_00112014-11-30_00122014-11-30_00132014-11-30_00142014-11-30_00152014-11-30_00162014-11-30_00172014-11-30_00182014-11-30_00192014-11-30_00202014-11-30_00212014-11-30_00222014-11-30_00232014-11-30_00242014-11-30_00252014-11-30_00262014-11-30_00272014-11-30_00282014-11-30_00292014-11-30_00302014-11-30_00312014-11-30_00322014-11-30_00332014-11-30_00342014-11-30_00352014-11-30_00362014-11-30_00372014-11-30_00382014-11-30_0039

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