project 52, week 15 and 16: battle wounds and tattoos

 our first trip to the emergency room was this week. 

not too bad for being parents for 4 years! 

two stitches two weeks before his second birthday. 

he took em like a champ. 

 my children are my world. this week, i finally had W's birthday added under his big brother's. 

"more and more each day" is my daily mantra and what I say to the boys every night before they go to bed (i love you more and more each day)

you can read my personal mantra here

los angeles family photography: Eloise is one!

eloise holds the title as one of the first babies i put in a basket for her newborn photos. 

now, exactly one year after taking her newborn photos, we did her family's first session together. 

happy birthday eloise! 

healdsburg, ca engagement photography: a surprise engagement

when devin emailed me last month seeing if i would be available to travel up to healdsburg because he was going to propose to his girlfriend, i nearly jumped out of my chair in excitement! 

not only is healdsburg part of napa valley, but kristin and devin have been friends of ours for a few years now, and i was honored he asked me to document such an important part in their relationship!

it took a little rearranging and bribery of family members to watch the boys for the night, but we pulled it off! i even got the hubs to second shoot for me (that's huge! he refuses to touch my cameras normally!), so to make sure we could catch her excitement! 

devin arranged to have a group of family and friends gathered together in the middle of the town square,  

it was great to see the love and support they have of friends and family. They had people flying in from all corners of the country, just to be part of the excitement!

I'm only going to post a couple of my favorites, but to see more of their engagement, click here

congrats devin and krisin! 

xo

san jose family photography: a barefoot baby girl

i am a girlie girl who was blessed with two very rough and tumble boys (seriously, i don't think W has been clean for longer than 3 minutes in his entire life). 

so when i get a chance to photograph adorable little girls, my heart melts! 

ruffles, lace, and denim all rolled into one adorable little package! 

(plus mom and dad were pretty cute too!)

 her little cowboy boots were hurting her toes, so we decided to ditch them and let her run barefoot through the wildflowers!

 i love me some tickle pictures!