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Savannah and Ernie have been together and in love for a long time… There is a certain comfort level, a special way that two people touch and communicate and just “know” each other when they have been a pair for years. E + S have this quality about them and shooting them was just so easy and natural. San Diego is their home, and this location, with the sandy dirt, cacti, mission style architecture, trees, everything just captures San Diego without being on the beach. Not that there is anything lacking in SD beaches. Me and minibevs will be hitting the beach tomorrow actuallyAnyway, Savannah and Ernie, I am just so thrilled that I was able to document your love and that I will be the one to capture your wedding day next year. You’re wonderful!!

I LOVE this family!!–and their little one is just too cute for words! I met Megan, Evan and Connor in the pretty evening light and am so thrilled that they chose me to capture this time in their lives! These high school sweethearts are still in love as ever and their sweet little man is perfection! I just want to kiss his cheeks!!! I’ll let the photos speak for themselves

Last week Jessica asked me if I wouldn’t mind coming and helping out a little with her workshop that she was hosting. A day to hang out, help, and meet a bunch of enthusiastic photographers? How could I say no?! It was such a gorgeous and amazing day, the energy in the room was wonderful, and Jessica did a fabulous job, as she always does. Photographers came in from all over–Sweden, Canada, Mexico, New York, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, and the list goes on–it was fabulous to hear all of their stories and spend time with all of them. I got lunch ready for everyone and helped with odds and ends as our models prepped for the shoot… and during the shoot I toted some things around and of course snuck in a few shots myself. Here are some of my favs:






Workshop: Jessica Claire: http://www.jessicaclaire.net
Models: Ashley & Jeff Perez: http://www.ashley-photographer.com
Dress: Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/blueeyebrowneye
Flowers: Jacqueline Ahne: http://www.floraldesignbyjacquelineahne.com
Hair & Makeup: Nicole Deanne: http://www.nicoledeanne.com

…or something like it here in SoCal. I have to ask, is it Winter yet? I can’t ever remember what the first official day of Winter is, but the truth is that it doesn’t really matter–because as I am typing this right now I can see that people outside my window are decking their halls and stringing their lights WEARING T-SHIRTS. It is disgusting and beautiful.

We have had a lot going on over the past several weeks. Johnny and Matthew both had birthdays, we saw a bunch of family, met some new friends, and had a nice family Thanksgiving up in LA. For the overwhelmingly wonderful e-mails I’ve received from people just “checking in” to see how we’ve been doing, thank you! Here are some birthday pics of my birthday boys…

First, Johnny had a dinosaur party–because he had a dinosaur cake and received countless plastic dinosaurs. He either enjoys methodically lining them up until Monica messes them up or toting the group of them around the house in a bucket, to keep them away from Monica. I can’t believe my little guy is 4! I just love him so much–I try to snatch every moment I can to just grab his wiggly and boney body and squeeze him and kiss him!


And my sweet Middle, Matthew. He is like a cross between the Pillsbury Dough Boy and the Pied Piper with the way he hops and skips around giggling. He is so snuggly, and smushy and has been since the day he was born! Such a sweet sweet little guy who loves playing super heros and stealing Monica’s pink baby dolls to take care of them just the same. Spiderman is all the rage these days, though… He’s been begging me for a Spiderman costume, and Spiderman everything… so Spiderman party it was. There are more pics of Matt’s Birthday…I was running around a lot at Johnny’s and didn’t snap as many that night.

Matt, no pants as is his natural preference, holding up 3 3/4 fingers.

Grilled cheese sandwiches and fries was the meal of choice.

One of my favorite pictures ever–My grandpa and Matt. Un-staged and wonderful!

Oh, the Spiderman costume… He was maybe the most excited about this $7 post-Halloween buy



We often call him “Mate” which is Croatian for Matthew

He took blowing out his candles very seriously!