[Look who's turned ONE!?!?]

Every time I've photographed this cutie, I really want to have a little boy!! Aaahh he is just too cute. Why can't I just pick one up at the store??? :-) But after running after him for an hour, we were all ready for a nap! You may remember our first encounter with baby MAX! He has a lot more hair now....

And getting cuter each day!? How is that possible?

I love his smile, it just lights up his face and so contagious!

And those baby blue eyes.... how can you say no?...

Love this one! Oh I'd love see this one in a large canvas! Adorable!

Thanks for another awesome session. I hope you loved your sneak peeks!

[Happy Mother's Day 2010!]

I can't believe this is my 10th Mother's Day! And this is the girl who started it all....

A girl after my own heart, who loves to pick wild flowers, and take pictures, read books, go shopping, bake cakes, craft to the wee hours of the night... and then she is all these things that is just like her daddy, even temperament, logical, patient, computer savvy. I can truly say she has the our best qualities in her.

My little model. What can I say? She is a natural.

And I have to add that she is so funny! Quick and witty... she makes me laugh everyday...

And we can't forget my little Avy who's not so little anymore... always ready to play a game, read a book or snuggle tight. My constant companion who makes me look at all things in a new way. Her enthusiasm and excitement is so contagious. Since we've been working on her play, I haven't had a chance to take her pictures yet, but we have something special planned... so more of her sweet n sassiness later.

Its a hard job, that they don't even train you for, who knew you'd have to be a nurse, teacher, trainer, chef, accountant, chauffeur, housekeeper, counselor, negotiator.... but hey someone's gotta do it. I know I'm loving the mommyhood, and I sometimes I forget but I want to say a big thank you to my husband who enables me to do it on a full-time basis. To be able to volunteer at their school, and go on all their field trips, it truly is a blessing that I take for granted.

Because I'm part-time photographer, and a full-time mom, I am taking July off for our summer vacation, and limited appointments in August. Fall sessions will be begin September 1st to November 1st and they go quickly, so be sure to book ASAP.

Lastly I want to send out a big HUG to all the mommies out there and I hope you have the BEST Mother's Day EVER!

[Introducing the mini-accordion album]

Finally.... I have been meaning to bring these out FOREVER! I am in LOVE LOVE LOVE with them! These Mini-accordion albums kicks it up a notch to the old "brag" book. One for you, one for mom and dad, one for the in-laws... how stoked will they be when they get this amazing gift? Scroll down for an introductory price special!!

They come in sets of three, but you can purchase additional copies, at $25.00 each. Look how cute!

Available in Linen or Image wrap covers. The linen covers comes in multitude of colors, and the image wraps provide limitless possibilities.

Here's what it looks on the inside.... adorable!

The backside.... equally cute!

Another sample of a family portrait session, inside...

Backside....

And how awesome would they be for High School Senior portraits or engagement session?!?!?!

I don't know exactly why they make me feel so warm and fuzzy... that's just the way I am.

AVAILABLE NOW!!!!!

[May Issue of Sacramento Parents Magazine!]

Already MAY!?!??! Where has 2010 gone? It's totally running away from me,

I can't believe the MAY ISSUE is on newsstands NOW!

Seriously, this magazine keeps getting thicker and thicker, this month it's jammed

packed with summer camp info, and fun fashions for mom-to-be. Just in time for Mother's day this weekend!

Looking for something fun to do for Mother's day? Pick up and issue today for lots of awesome ideas on the calendar!

Our gorgeous mommy to be, and stunning model this month Juliana was positively GLOWING! Thanks to Bellybou and the fountains of Roseville for providing the fun fashions and location for our photo shoot. Here are more of my favorites from the day:

Little Rosemary came along just in time for a impromptu photo shoot, she is a natural, and equally stunning.

Don't forget to give your mom some loving this Sunday!

[Nancy and Tom... Happily Ever After]

Last October I had the pleasure of witnessing my sweet sweet cousin get married, although I wasn't the main photographer for the event, I was lucky to be able to shoot with HAZEL WEST photography. I can't say enough about these hardworking girls, they were amazing, if you're planning a wedding in Texas, you must check these ladies out they totally ROCK!

So I know it has been a while, but I still wanted to share these with you, I'm so proud of my gorgeous cousin and her handsome groom. A million hugs and kisses to them!

Picture perfect... love her!

Wow... now I'm ashamed for taking so long to post these, they're sooo cute! My cousin is adorable!!!

[Rumpus in the rainforest]

My little one was in a play last week for her kindergarten class, it was really more a musical than a play, Kindergarten Glee I called it. Hahaha. When the teachers asked me to make the costumes, I was a bit worried since I've never made 33 costumes before! But once I figured out how to make them, I was really lucky to find things on sale to make it all in the tight budget I was given.

The play is about a little frog who wants to see the sky. He has a friend who is a toucan but his wing is hurt and so he can't take him to the sky. So the two friends venture around the rain forest asking for help and advice, the other animals can't understand why the frog wants to see the sky when all he needs is right on the rain forest floor. Finally they run into some shaman in the forest and they were able to heal the toucan's wing with herbs from the rain forest and the two friends flew into the sky. Oh my goodness it was the cutest play I'd ever seen! The kids did such an amazing job, singing their hearts out.

It is right up my little performer's alley, she loved every minute of rehearsals and production. Here's she is modeling some of the costumes. This is a toucan. I found the beak at an online store for only $1.99 and the wing I cut out of vinyl table cloths from party city, which were only $1.69 each.

My little army ant. The helmet I found at Oriental trading co. And the body of the ant my father-in-law cut out from cardboard, and legs from construction paper.

The monkey visor I found at dollartree... love that store! The banana I sewed from felt and the tail I sewed and created the shape from a wire clotheshanger.

I looked EVERYWHERE for a frog visor, but no luck. So I used the monkey one as a template to make my own Frog visor out of foam from Joanns. The frog gloves I sewed from felt.

Here is the cast of 2010 Kindergarten + First Grade, all 62 kiddos! Another super talented parent from the other K-1 class also created the other half of the costumes. She blew me away with her creativity! What a fun project!