Little Man's First Day at School

You may recognize this pint-size perfection, he's made multiple appearances on my blog and you can bet your bloomers he'll make many more! 

Well, here are a few of my favorite moments as Mr. D went to school for the first time.  It was such a blessing and a great opportunity to be there! 

He was telling me to hurry up!  He wanted to get into his classroom and I was walking too slow! 

A little Zeta "Pomp and Circumstance"

For the second year in a row, I've had the honor of photographing a few of the graduating Zeta Tau Alpha's from Cal Poly Pomona.  As an alumna of this beautiful group of women, it always makes me a little nostalgic and very proud to see these ladies put on their graduation outfits. 

This year, we had quite a bit more ladies participate and I can safely say, this was the largest portrait group I've every shot! 

Congratulations to the Theta Omega class of 2011! 

More babies are coming!

Well, it's baby season in my life.  I guess this part usually follows right after wedding season, so it was to be expected. 

A beautiful, caring, intelligent, and extremely funny woman in my life is also having a baby and when I was at the shower, I couldn't help but grab my camera and capture some of her beautiful moments! 

Enjoy! 

This mother-daughter syncronized "aw" was so perfect! 

Do you recognize this baby bump!  Yes, it's the maternity shoot star from my last blog!

Welcome Hannah! 

She's having a baby!

Around Christmas last year, I got some of the best news I could ever recieve: one of my best friends and her husband were expecting their first child together! 

Well trust me, when they asked me to shoot their maternity photos, I was so incredibly excited!  A maternity shoot!  One of my favorite couples in the world!  A beautiful set of people!  The universe aligned for this baby, trust me. 

Here are a few of my favorite moments of that day:

This is simply a reminder of how beautiful (inside and out) the people that God has placed in my life are.  I'm so grateful for these two people, and so excited to meet their son! 

My "Oldest" Friend

Back in May, one of my oldest girlfriends told me that her youngest son was turning 2.  "Nope" I said, "It can't be possible because we're only 18, right?" 

Yah, then I snapped out of my amnesia and realized we were no longer in that decade of our lives. She has been married for 9 years now and I need to accept the fact that we're not teenagers anymore. 

So I grabbed my camera one Friday morning and met them at a local park for some photo fun!  Here's what followed:

First up was her youngest son, N.  This little boy is very active and such a happy little man!  His smile is infectious and he loves to climb and run and zig zag all over the place! 

Don't believe me?  Check this out!  I was asking Mr. N to walk accross the bridge towards me.  I ended up with him barrelling towards me in a full sprint! 

But that wasn't all!  Mr. N has an older brother, E! 

Mr. E is such a handsome young man and he is so affectionate.  To top it all off, he is very polite and has excellent verbal skills, so talking to him is sort of like talking to a little person instead of a child. 

So I followed these two lovely gentlemen around the park for a while and captured the brotherly play and horsing around.  It was such a joy!

And finally, a family picture! 

I met the Pioneer Woman!!!

It's true!  In February (yes, I'm going back quite a while), I met the Pioneer Woman and she signed those two books for me! 

She was everything you would expect her to be: charming, patient, polite, and funny! 

So if for some reason you haven't purchased her first cookbook, or her novel, or her children's book then GO OUT AND GET THEM!  I have the cookbook, I bought the novel for my mom, and the children's book for my God son.  They're all fantastic!