Merrill Family // Huntington Beach Family Photographer

Julie and I have been friends for years and it was so awesome to finally get her beautiful family in front of my lens!  We shot in the morning on Main Street and under the HB pier.  I love how they turned out!

The Best Part of Me: A school project // Orange County Photographer

A good friend of mine is a 5th grade teacher and asked for my help with a special project she wanted to do with her kids.  It is based off the book, The Best Part of Me, where children write about what they like about themselves.   Photographing these kids was really fun!  I especially liked hearing about what they liked about themselves and why.  I think it's so important for kids to get the chance to  identify good things about themselves -- they all deserve to feel unique and special -- and this kind of thing builds confidence and self worth!  

Here are just a few examples of the photos I took for their class...

Bedford Family // Orange County Family Photographer

This mini-session was quite a while ago -- Fall 2015, but still just as cute and blog worthy as ever!  I'm trying to get more of my work on my blog, so I will be posting a bit from the last 2 years to bring my blog current.

I love this cute family!  I was lucky enough to get to be with these adorable twins in the nursery at church, and just absolutely adore them!  I had been eyeing this parking garage for a while and Kristen and Wes were willing to indulge me so I could see how I liked this location for photos.  I'm happy with how they turned out...how could I not be enamored with those two cutie pies staring back at me???

5 Brothers /// Orange County Child & Family Photographer

Remember that cute baby from my last post?  Well, here he is with all of his brothers!  Their mama wanted to get some pics of her boys as a Father's Day gift -- one that I think will be cherished in their family forever!

Can't you just tell how much these brothers love their new baby???  So sweet!!