Congratulations Adrianna!

Congratulations to Adrianna & all the graduates of 2010!

Carleigh's First Birthday!

We are so excited that we had the honor of photographing this lovely young lady again! Don't let Carleigh's serious facial expressions deceive you. They are brief moments of contemplation before her next adventure! She is a barrel of laughs and fun, and she is as energetic as they come!

Carleigh's mom made this lovely vegan apple spice cake, and although you can't tell from this angle, those strawberries are the cutest little ladybugs!

Father's Day Veg BBQ at Bellysprout

The family and I had a great time and a great lunch at one of our favorite Fullerton hangouts--the fabulous Belly Sprout store. Christy and Juan are always hosting some great family-friendly event at their store. I snapped these pics just for fun.





Introducing Juan--our fabulous veggie chef of the day.

Mr. Abel Rios and his ONE Coconut water.


Terra Rios--our little feminist hammering away.

And, of course, Miss Daniella Rios sitting pretty.

Angels or...

This incredible all female family create a dynamic foresome.

Maggie is a hip mom that holds the group together with style, class, and spunk.

Tori, the youngest of the crew, holds her own among her sisters. She is sweet, but tough.

Jaz, the oldest of the siblings, enjoys the spotlight. She considers herself the leader of the pack.

Len is quiet and mysterious. The middle child is calm, collected, and always wears a hint of a smile.

Sandra, Alejandro & Tonie!

It is always such a pleasure to photograph a family, specially a family that demonstrates so much love for each other. These images reflect the affection, care, and tenderness that they have for one another. Sandra, Alejandro, and Tonie illustrate the exemplary qualities of a family through each gesture. Alejandro, a basketball star and model student, embraces his mother & sister constantly with great love & affection. Tonie, a brilliant & adorable young lady, possess a powerful bear hug that melts the hearts of both mother & brother. Sandra, a fantastic & loving mother, brings great joy to her children through her touch & her care.

Thank you very much Sandra, Alejandro, & Tonie! I had a wonderful time & thank you for sharing a bit of your life & the precious qualities that embody your family.

The most adorable siblings...

I was listening to the radio today, and I heard a story about a little girl who will not eat food today. They described how her mother will make her a "dirt cookie" made of clay, shortening, and salt. She will eat this so that her stomach feels full, but it will not provide any nourishment.

Wow. That really puts things in perspective. We live in a society where someone has to tell us to leave some food on our plate because we eat more than we need and have an obesity epidemic. We eat when we are not even hungry.

By donating just $13, you can feed a child for an entire month! I think all of us could easily go without $2 worth of food per day for one week to feed a child for one month. Perhaps you can give up one latte per week.

I gave a donation, but, somehow, it just doesn't seem to be enough. I want to give more. We are asking our clients to help us give more. We have decided to give HALF of all our sevice sales for the month of March. We are not raising our prices. We really are giving half to these beautiful children.

If you are ready to book a photographer for your wedding, you know what the going rates are. Imagine. You can feed many children without going outside of the budget you've already created. Maybe a wedding isn't in your near future. In that case, you can take advantage of a private portrait session or services for any other event.

Don't need pictures? That's fine, but, please, still donate today.

Many thanks and many blessings to all.

Darlene and Derek

Darlene and Derek finally tied the knot on Valentine's day after being together for almost 11 years! They are such a cool couple to be around and their kids are just fantastic. Michelle and I totally felt at home when they first invited us to their home, and I had a great time at the wedding. Michelle teases me because she knows I'm just having fun. She calls and asks "Are you working hard or hardly working?" I, the king of clever answers, reply "Yeah."

Darlene, Derek, and family, congrats on making it official and God bless.

First Christmas for Baby Venus

Mom and Dad wanted to take family pictures to commemorate Baby Venus' first Christmas. We took these pictures in their beautiful home. It was in the evening. I know Venus was tired, but she was a real trooper. They used some of these pictures to create some great Christmas cards to share with their loved ones.

Venus will be celebrating her first birthday January 1 (Happy New Year Baby!). I look forward to taking more pictures of the family to celebrate!

Retrouvaille Christmas Party

Retrouvaille is a program designed to help married couples in crises (those that are contemplating separation/divorce, or already separated/divorced). We, along with all of these beautiful couples and families, are part of the Santa Clarita Retrouvaille community. We were, at one time, separated and on the verge of divorce. By the grace of God, we found Retrouvaille. We still participate in the program and are dedicated to supporting our own marriage and any other married couple we can offer support to.

Life, marriage included, is not always a bed of roses, but there is always hope. Retrouvaille is dedicated to helping couples and families find that hope in their darkest hours. You can see by all these beautiful smiling faces, that these families are no longer in crises.

Baby Carleigh!

This is beautiful Baby Carleigh! We had the pleasure of taking shots of her and her parents, Kristin and Geoff. She is five months old, boisterous, and very charismatic. We had so much fun taking pictures all over their home. At first, we were only able to capture very skeptical looks from a very suspicious baby examining us as we made ridiculous faces while holding up a large contraption in front of her. However, it didn't take long before she was ready to go about her usual business of being very charming and the center of attention. We can't wait to take pictures of her again after her first birthday!