This is sweet Alice – you may have seen her here or even here.  It’s hard to believe she is already 18 months!

I spent a warm Sunday afternoon with the LeMonnier Family, just exploring and wandering at a local park for our mini-session:

Along for the journey – Alice’s trusty blankie.

Also making an appearance, Alice’s thumb – good for when we got a little tired from all our exploring.

Not a bad way to spend a sunny afternoon, if you ask me.

Thank you Alice for a wonderful time at the park – I hope to see you again soon, camera in hand…

Meet the Washington Family – Keith, Natalie, little girls Mariah and Faith and baby Marcus (a boy!) on the way.  Thanks to Facebook I reconnected with Natalie, a good friend of mine from high school, and I was thrilled to photograph their growing family this past weekend.  It was wonderful to see one another after so many years, and to meet their adorable – and very sassy – little girls.

Seriously, how cute are these two girls?  Baby Marcus is going to be so loved by his big sisters.  Probably bossed around, too.

This is one of my favorites from the day – Daddy with his girls.

Finally some alone time for Keith and Natalie…

Okay “alone time” lasted about a second.

Take two on alone time:

Natalie mentioned that she and Keith have been together for seventeen years now – WOW!  Which just means that myself, Keith, and Natalie (1) have known each other a very long time, since Keith and Natalie began dating in high school, and (2) that we’re OLD.   It is such a joy for me to be invited to photograph old friends, and to see just how much has changed since the days of passing notes in class, off campus lunch, and really bad fashion choices.

There’s the diva in full effect.

Thank you Washington Family for a lovely afternoon at the park – it was wonderful to be reunited!

Oh, these two are some adorable divas in training…

More to come this week.

I’m not sure wandering around Surf City, USA (a.k.a. Huntington Beach) with the Creager Family is what I would call a “job.”  More like a fabulous afternoon complete with ice cream cones, bubbles, and lots of giggles.  Nothing “job-like” about that kind of afternoon.

This is the second time I’ve had the chance to photograph twins Caroline and Emma Kate and little sister Claire (remember the cousins shoot from a few months ago?), and thankfully the girls were ready and willing for photo shoot part deux – this time, mommy and daddy joined in on the fun:

We were told while shooting this image that this antiques store is housed in the oldest building in Huntington Beach, built in the early 1900s.

Time for ICE CREAM!!

Can you tell Claire is the little sister?

Time to hit the beach – the CHILLY water didn’t seem to bother the girls much.

Can you see why I love this family?  An entire afternoon shooting photos and never once did it feel like work.  Heather & Aaron I hope you love these photos – your family is such a joy to be with!

Happy early Mothers’ Day, Heather!

I love this family – more to come next week…