Downtown La Mesa..

Posted on November 30, 2009

Just a few.. I am absolutely slammed with holiday sessions and editing, praise the Lord!! I prayed for business, and the Lord blessed me indeed. That is why I have been absent a bit over here on the bloggy blog. I haven’t the time!!

Oh.. and we moved into a new house with 2 weeks notice.. because we are crazy. And the house was a crazy good deal. And we are crazy. I even attempted to host Thanksgiving at my house! Umm.. don’t quite know what I was thinking, but we had a splendid time…

Once I got the oven to work.. But that is a another story for another time.

This was one of those fun, easy, sweet sessions that every photographer longs for. The lighting was good. The kiddos posed perfectly. There were an abundance of smiles and giggles. Oh, and cuteness. Need I mention the cuteness??

Enjoy!!

Love Cuteness..

Old Poway Park rocks..

Posted on November 15, 2009

Meet the C family… All tan and gorgeous, in their crisp white shirts! I was not upset to take this family’s photos.

A word of advice.. if you happen to be at a place with an ampitheater, or stage of some sort, and the subjects you are photographing love to dance.. Well, please be prepared for a mighty fine show.

I was treated to some tap dancing, some swing dancing, and the kicker.. A bit of “Thriller” choreography. It was amazing, and I loved every minute of it. I would have stayed longer, but had to run off for another shoot. Bummer for me!!

Mr C. and Miss I… I sure hope you enjoyed your ketchup with a side of hamburger…. It was great to meet you all. Your gallery will be up soon.

Love Ketchup..

Just one that made me laugh out loud…

Posted on November 12, 2009

Oh. My. Word. I wanted to take her home with me. She was sassy. She was spunky. She let her momma curl her long golden hair. She asked me to get up on the amphitheater stage to sing with her. And I did.

We sang the Hannah Montana theme song.. in case you wanted to know.

And then, she made me chuckle as she started break dancing.. commanding me to take pictures of her while she was busting a move. And I did.

Her daddy is deployed and they are surprising him with pictures. I thought it was fitting to post this munchkin on Veteran’s Day, as a reminder of what a great sacrifice their Dads and Moms make to serve our country. What they might miss out on while fighting for our freedom.. I am overwhelmingly honored that I was able to capture her spirit.

I know that the ins and outs of parenting day after day is long and trying and exhausting, especially if you have to do it alone some/most/all of the time. I don’t know how military spouses do it.. I just don’t. My heart would crack in two if my 4 year old wanted to break dance and I couldn’t see it….

This session wasn’t for me. It’s not even about me. But I was blessed in spite of that.

Blessed to see a mom working really hard to raise a 4 year old and an 18 month old while Dad is gone..
Blessed to participate in a small moment of their lives..
Blessed to be able to send a package in the mail so Dad won’t miss the break dancing..

One of my favorite quotes of all times seems so fitting here.

Life is Hard. God is Good. Let’s Dance.

Love Dancing..