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Thanks for stopping by!

I love to celebrate beautiful things!   My interests include anything crafty, colorful and fun!  I love to travel, cook, craft, design, create, entertain, decorate, sew..and the list goes on.  Stunning images inspire me and I hope I can share a few things here that will inspire you too!

I have always loved photographs.  My grandma has always taken a million pictures and it inspired me from a young age.  With my first 110 camera I captured fun memories of family vacations and everyday activities.  Since having kids my focus has turned to the art of the portrait.  In my eyes the "perfect" portrait doesn't mean a creaseless shirt and stiff poses, but instead a twinkle in the eye and a glimpse into the soul. 

My specialty is children.  I love to capture them in their natural element.  I want to capture who your child is at this moment.  The little noses, funny smiles and dirt covered faces that make them the person that they are right now. 

My approach is VERY relaxed...very "photo journalistic."  I'm not a girl that likes to pose.  My idea of a perfect shoot is to meet you somewhere fun and let your kids play and be themselves while I fade into the background.  I believe it's those moments that you truly want to remember.   Anyone can take a picture.  I want to capture a moment and tell a story.  

I'd LOVE to come play with your little ones.  Think of a place where they are happiest.  Disneyland? Chuck E Cheese?  Krispy Kreme?  Think outside the box.  Let's get together and let them explore, get dirty and have some fun!  Those WILL be your cherished memories!   

Category Archives: Everyday Life

Hostess with the Mostess: Political Parties

No, not the kind of political party you’re thinking. We’re talking a good old fashioned red, white and blue bash. Last week I hosted a meet the candidate night. There’s a local guy here running for senate and I wanted a chance to listen to him speak and see who he was and what he...

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i {heart} faces: jump for joy

 
It’s Monday again and there is another fun challenge over at i {heart} faces.  This week’s challenge involves your favorite jumping picture.  You’ve all seen this one before, but it’s definitely my fave!!

Have a great day!
-t

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everyday life: how does this happen???

so often i find myself wishing that a day will pass quickly, or a week, or on a tuesday that a weekend will hurry up and arrive.   i forget that while i am being so impatient and wishing for days and years to fly by so i can get on with something else...

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everyday life: evaluations

I can’t believe it’s that time of year AGAIN.  Starting Tuesday I will officially be spending too many days and nights sitting at the ballpark freezing my schnitzel off.  I know many of you in other places in the world think that I am a big whimp, but seriously, it gets cold and wet here...

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everyday life: viva las vegas

This weekend we hit the road and headed to Las Vegas to visit some great friends.  We love it when we get a chance to go hang out for a few days.  It doesn’t happen often enough!  Thanks for a great long weekend Allemans and Brians!!
John found a great deal at a swanky hotel in...

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everyday life: sundae news

Last week John had a few minutes off one afternoon and so we decided to run the kids over to the most happening place in town.  A few months back they opened a new/old restaurant in a local mall and we have been dying to take them.  I have many fond memories of Farrell’s Ice...

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everyday life: wild weather

it has been a wild couple of days around here.  whipping wind, hail, cold temperatures (well, ok, cold for us), rain, thunder, lightning, and then this yesterday…

 
WHAT???  I was watching fox news (i’m a total news junkie) when the national weather service interrupted the broadcast and gave us a tornado warning!   They kept saying get...

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Orange County Children’s Photography: The Blue Tutu

About 6 months ago or so I got the idea to make tutus.  You know, another thing to add to my list.   I had picked up these fantastic parasols in Chinatown when John and I went in May, and I had yet to put them to much good use.  I thought it would...

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Everyday Life: Homemade Jewelry

Ash is a crafter by nature.  (gee, I wonder where she gets it???)  For Christmas I bought her a 12×12 pink plastic scrapbook storage box, filled it with some of my old papers, stickers, flowers, ribbon, envelopes, a pair of child safe scissors, and some glue sticks.  She has been in hog heaven ever since. 
She...

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everyday life: in the mood for love

i’m starting to get in the valentine’s mood.  looking around today for some inspiration I stumbled upon this…yummy and SO cute!  You can buy loads of vintage can labels on ebay and wrap them around your vases full of beautiful red and pink peonies.  Gorgeous!!
The napkins are are cute too!!  find some old school cupid...

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