Beautiful Belly ~ Kellie, Scott, & Brynn

Scott, Kellie and 2 year old Brynn invited us into their wonderful home for a portrait session starring Kellie's beautifully pregnant belly. Their baby girl will be arriving soon and you can just feel the excitement and anticipation radiating from all three of them!

Brynn isn't quite sure what to make of all of it yet. She knows there is a baby in mommy's tummy...and she knows she will get her very own big girl bed...and she knows it's getting harder and harder for her little legs to wrap around mommy's waist...but she is still mommy's #1 girl!

While we were there, Kellie and Scott read "I'm a Big Sister" to Brynn. But Brynn was much more interested in reading "Parenting from the Inside Out." It was so cute to see her with that big book! We know that Brynn will be a great big sister and Scott and Kellie's hearts are bursting with love for their new little baby girl.

Kellie is something of a basketball player and this is very much a basketball loving house so this was a must have shot of ours. We love it so much!

It doesn't get much cuter than this...

Congratulations Scott, Kellie, Brynn, and the rest of your family! We can't wait to meet this beautiful baby girl!!!

Beautiful Family ~ The Tobin Girls

Their mom has been begging for a loooooong time for portraits of the two of them...and as Hannah gets ready to go off to college, she and her sister, Shana, finally agreed. And we were the lucky photographers chosen! These two gorgeous sisters, and their mom, came to visit us in Fillmore for an early morning portrait session. And although it was rather gloomy (and chilly!), they brought color to the day and totally rocked!

These two had plenty of sisterly "inside jokes" that had them cracking up. We still wish we knew what they were talking about...

Thank you Shana and Hannah for the opportunity to take some gorgeous portraits of you two! And thank you Margaret for trusting us with your family's memories. Next time, it has to be all four of you!!!!!

Beautiful Baby ~ Isaac

One of the coolest things about being photographers is being welcomed into the homes and lives of some really awesome people. On Saturday, we were invited to the Gutierrez family home in Redlands to photograph their adorable new baby, Isaac. We already knew how handsome he would be...his mother is absolutely beautiful, his dad has these amazing eyes and winning smile, and his two older brothers are just as cute as can be. Little one month old Isaac was determined not to miss a thing, so he stayed awake the entire time we were there! He paid close attention to our huge cameras as we snapped away, but never let his big, dark eyes wander far from mom and dad. What a sweet, sweet family they all are...

So, dad wanted to sit Isaac up in this basket. I had my doubts...after all he is ONE MONTH OLD! Boy, was I proved wrong! Isaac was chillin' in this basket for several minutes, being all cute and stuff!

Thank you Alex, Sarah, Sebastian, AJ, and especially Isaac for inviting us into your home! We have so enjoyed getting to know all of you and look forward to watching these handsome boys grow up. Congratulations on your beautiful family!

Taylor...Kelley...and the Scary Dairy...

We had so much fun with our group of high school seniors a few weeks ago that we invited a couple of them to a fun photo shoot at the Scary Dairy. Taylor and Kelley, the best friends off to Hawaii for college, jumped at the chance. It was awesome getting to know them better and having the opportunity to be creative with their gorgeousness!

We even got Taylor and Kelley's sisters in on the action! These four girls have known each other since Taylor and Kelley were in kindergarten...now they're all grown up!

Taylor and Kelley...you two are so awesome! And absolutely beautiful on the inside and out. And so much fun!!! Thank you for letting us take your pictures again...although we don't think you minded! And thank you to your moms and sisters for hanging out at the Scary Dairy...and getting locked in twice! We wish you both the best of luck in the next phase of your life. Watch out world...here come Taylor and Kelley!

Seniors Rock! Class of 2011

Five girls...five moms...two photographers...one assistant...equals an awesome afternoon! Margaret contacted us about six months ago to inquire about senior portraits for her daughter, Hannah. At the time, we were toying with the idea of launching a senior portrait package that would involve groups of friends. Margaret and Hannah were excited about the idea and began recruiting friends. We had no idea we would end up with five in one afternoon!

All the girls play soccer together on various teams and they all attend high school in Ventura. Hannah will be attending Cal State Channel Islands to study nursing. Taylor is off to Hawaii to study environmental science. Merissa is looking into criminal justice and possibly law enforcement. Riley is headed to North Carolina on a scholarship and Kelley will be joining Taylor in Hawaii to study nursing. These gorgeous and bright young women have their whole lives ahead of them, full of opportunity and experiences they can only dream about now...

Five friends headed down five different roads in life...we wish you all the best life has to offer! Congratulations, good luck, and HAVE FUN!!!