vacation slowly ending...

It's the last night of our wonderful vacation at "Da Big House" and it has been so great! We really just hung out and had a nice time ... hence I haven't been blogging or really working this past week ... I promise once we return lots of fun updates are one their way.

Now, I'm off to watch a movie with the honey and enjoy the evening.

the present

There are many things that I love, big dogs, chocolate ice cream, warm jeans from the dryer, belly laughs, children's giggles and movie quotes ....

We recently took the kids to see Kong Fu Panda, which is a kick butt movie ... the animation, the colors ... oh my! It rocks! Mason was signing the song all the way to the theatre and home! Really great.... I bring this up because I've been doing a lot of reflecting lately and there was a quote that I really thought hit the nail on the head in so many ways for me ...

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift ... that is why they call it the present"

I LOVE THAT!

sexy

The other day I got to photograph Ms."A" for a hot mama shoot and it was so fun! Now, I can't share them all with you ... but this one ... I love it! I absolutely LOVE the 1940's and the nostalgia of black and white grainy film ... oh-la-la! This image grabs that for me ... many that we shot did ... I'm so excited to share the rest with Ms. "A"!

peep-a-boo Ana

Oh my! I had so much fun with my little friend Ana! She is too cute! Here are some of my favorites... I just love photographing her because she is so full of life! I love her smiles and when her mommy and daddy sing to her she dances so cute!!!

What a week!!

This past week I booked a wedding that I'm so excited about I can't stand it ... I love color and I've wanted to photograph a Chinese wedding for as long as I can remember! I'm photographing my first this coming October and I'm so excited! The bride is so wonderful. We hit it off instantly! She is so kind and beautiful ... I honestly have the most wonderful people in my life! Today she sent me this quote ...

A picture is the expression of an impression. If the beautiful were not in us, how would we ever recognize it.

-Ernst Haas

I'm so honored to work with such wonderful people who love and value the art of photography.

I also got to goto Manhattan Beach and photograph the fabulous Summer Sanders! Summer is so sweet ... I felt like I was part of the gang while I was there. And her arms totally rock! I crave to have arms like Summers! Look for the next issue of Kidaround in July to catch some of the images.

And I got to meet a most wonderful family of three little girls this evening where the hugs were non stop! It was awesome! I love hugs! I honestly can't get enough of them! Thank you.

I suppose tonight I'm sorta in a personal paradise as I reflect on the week and think ... wow, when you really love what you do ... you are blessed. I work with the most wonderful people, and I get to do the most wonderful job ever ... because truly I don't work ... I enjoy life and I happen to get to feed my family with the art that I love .... how awesome it that?!!

Lunch at Manhattan beach

Relaxin' before a shoot!