The kids visit La Jolla [San Diego Photographer]

Today the kids and I visited La Jolla and a few of their beautiful beaches. I have to admit that bribing them with a visit to the beach is a great way to get them to finish their school work quickly :). Anyhow...we started the day at the Cave Store. They have a staircase inside the store that goes down inside the cliff to a cave at the beach. I never thought I was claustrophobic until I got about half way down the 145 stairs. My legs were literally shaking! But, it was a beautiful sight to see. Now the climb back up the stairs...well, let's just say I skipped the gym tonight ;-). So after the cave, we headed to the beach because the kids were just dying (oh, I mean whining) to go in the water. It was a little chilly, but as you can see from the photos they didn't notice.

My Little Cheerleader [San Diego Photographer]

Today was a first for us....Hannah Jane got to cheer with a team for the first time! I signed her up for cheerleading on base. I am so proud of how much they do for the kids. We have a wonderful coach who gives a lot of time to the girls...oh, and of course, Hannah just loves her! Today was the first basketball game. They looked so cute, and they all did a wonderful job :)

Half-time performance...

Hannah leading the cheer...

Getting ready...

I had to make her pose for me for a few shots before we left for the game :)

Outings in San Diego [San Diego Photographer]

I just can't get over the California sunsets! I'm in LOVE!

Andrew on the merry-go-round...I was sick afterward!

Hannah swinging soooo high!

My snaggle-tooth, wild-haired girl...

A sunflower sea star...

The kids like this water area the best at the aquarium. You move around the little slats to create different water currents. Then you float your boat!

Just posting some images of this past week when it wasn't so rainy :). I do have to admit that I love San Diego's "winter storm" weather...LOL! I don't really understand how you could call this weather a storm. To me a storm means, "Watch out here comes a tornado!" Just lots of rain and a little wind really isn't a storm, but I guess for San Diego, it is. I mean it was enough of a change to make the news :)

Anyhow....These are some random pictures of the kids playing and our visit to the aquarium. I have to confess....The New Orleans aquarium is so much more fun! The kids still had a good time. We've got a map of the local tidal pools and hopefully once all the weather passes, we'll go exploring! They also do whale watching tours, and we are so doing that!

Some personal images [San Diego Photographer]

I love the sunsets that we see everyday from the front of our house!

So I'm finally starting to come out of my slump that I've been in lately. I took a little break from the camera after the move. It turned out to be a little longer than I planned, but I think that it was really for the best. I recently have been taking more images just for me and our family. It's making me really love photography again! All but the last of these images were taken at Torrey Pines Beach. The kids and I also took a little hike on one of the trails...it was totally beautiful!

I'm also starting to do portfolio building (PB) sessions in the next few weeks. I'm going to keep a light load for now since Simon will be deploying to Afghanistan in the next couple of months. We're going to be trying to make the most of out of everyday before he goes. Anyhow...email me through the contact form on my website if you are interested in a PB session.

Our Christmas in San Diego

Andrew showing off the treats Grandma taught them how to make :)

Grandma helping Hannah with her chocolate goodies!

Just a couple of images from the tons that I took of Christmas. We had a wonderful visit with my parents. It sure made Christmas special by being able to share it with my family.

My baby model [San Diego Photographer]

I got the chance to photograph the cutest little baby boy! His mommy let him model my new baby props that I got from my friend Jessica at Modiste Bee. Little B is a total doll and looked so cute in this hat! Thanks guys!

Christmas Beach Sessions [San Diego Photographer]

She had so much fun playing in the sand :)

Hannah's toes

All smiles :)

Walking into the sunset

LOVE this one!

Fun, fun

A sweet peak

My babies sure are getting big!

Andrew actually posed for me!

Another favorite

So the other day, my friend and I got a chance to take the kiddos to the beach for their Christmas photo sessions. We ended up at Coronado Island near the Hotel Del Coronado. It was so a lovely spot and just picture perfect! The kids had a blast running in and out of the water and playing in the sand. I can tell that I'm going to love working here in San Diego! So many fun ideas to try out!

The BIG Trip

We took 4 days to drive from East Texas to San Diego. And since we've done that drive so, so many times before (when we lived here years ago), we decided to take a northern and more scenic route. I'm so glad we did because it was such a beautiful drive and we even got to detour a little to see the Grand Canyon!


So these pictures are in the reverse order...so just image :)

Miss Hannah in the car seat...my kids are the BEST travelers ever!

California ( I think )... Simon & Andrew driving into the sunset

The same sunset, it was gorgeous that day!


The Grand Canyon...

It was so COLD this day! When we got there, it was almost raining and very overcast. They told us that we may not be able to see anything. Thankfully, we got there early and we saw a little bit through the fog. As we were driving away, we heard the news say that it was going to snow!

Route 66...

My shy, quiet boy ;-)

Silly kids!

Doesn't it look like "Red" from "Cars" driving through Radiator Springs :)

The night before we went to the Grand Canyon we stayed at the cutest little town on the historic Rt. 66... Williams, Arizona. The kids loved it because we they thought that was where Lightning McQueen was. They had the coolest little diners and a gas station that had a cool old car on display.

Not sure where...First time we saw mountains on the trip, though :)

I have to admit there were times when the road just would end and all seemed to be a big blur like this...

Another change of landscape...

I think this was still in Texas...

Texas Sessions

Yes...I'm still alive :). We've made the big move and are finally settled into our new place in San Diego. So far, we're loving it! I'll tell you more about California later, but for now I wanted to catch everyone up with the Texas sessions that I did last month. These are all my family and friends in Henderson, and I'm so glad that I was able to do these photos for them before we moved so far away!

This is Mark & John Robert - My cousin Lindsay's children

This is Kennedy and Cannon - my cousin Mallory's kiddos

This is Jordan a family friend. She just got married a few days ago!

This is Abby & Braden - my cousin Morgan's kids

And this is my Aunt Debbie and Uncle Richard and their gorgeous family

4 fun kiddos! [Henderson Photographer]

I had a chance to photograph these 4 cousins yesterday. They were full of energy, and I think we have some wonderful images. Thanks for the fun session!