Liv was in town! Liv also happens to be my niece

When my brother called and told me they were bringing her from distant New York City, I raced to Palo Alto to see them.

What I do also humbles me.

I am constantly reminded of how quickly life is racing by and how important it is to see, feel and be part of the journey with friends and family.

All I can say is that Liv brought all of that out and was the star of the shoot!

Jillian and Thom have 3 wonderful daughters filled with laughter and personality!

We had the pleasure of capturing a family portrait session on a sun drenched morning (after a night of intense rain) in Golden Gate park. Here are a few favorites of the shoot!

икони на светциThere are magical places in the world.

Spirit Hill Farm is one such place.

It is a space to wander with the eyes of a child — a place filled with apple trees, pear trees, strawberry plants, grape vines and so much more.

It has chickens and serenity. We were lucky enough to spend time there with Simone and her family.

They spend a week every summer there where Simone becomes a part of the rhythm of the place.

She is also a force of nature and her smile lights up the place like summer time. Enjoy!

When Meredith contacted us about family portraits and mentioned she was a friend of Pat and Cyndi’s, we knew that she and her family would be a BLAST — fun people tend to attract fun people:)!

With 3 children chock full of personality, we knew that we could create something that told a little of their story. Here are a few of our favorites-enjoy!

We first got to know Christie and David at their wedding in 2006 and have since had the pleasure of building a friendship with them.

They are two of the sweetest and nicest people you will ever meet. So when Christie told us that there would soon be a new addition to their family, we knew the world was going to be a little better because of the life that they were going to share with it!

They came over last weekend and as we got caught up, we created some images to document this time.

We couldn’t help but laugh as we went about the studio.

Christie and David have a love and a friendship that is to be admired. We can only hope that the images capture a small bit of that energy!!

Biggest of hugs for them and the little one that we will be meeting in this fall.

Kay and Brian, whose wedding we photographed, are proud parents to a baby boy by the name of Koh.

He is such a cutie-pie, and it was a pleasure to capture some images of him at home with his “folks”.

We look forward to seeing him grow up in the years to come.

Congratulations!

It has been a privilege to watch Sloan grow from babyhood to being the amazing 6 year old that he has become. Elle is now 2. She sees the world as her playground — and her older brother as her best toy

They re-teach us of how important it is to run like the wind, tumble down hills and just laugh (okay, and maybe an occasional pout as well)

Happy Summer to everyone!

It has been a little over 4 years since we had the delight of photographing Vi and Joe’s wedding. Since then they have created a wonderful family.

Yes, Joe is outnumbered — they are all girls

We captured these holiday portraits in the waning fall, just before it got winter cold.

Here are a few from the day.

We’ve had the pleasure of knowing Sloan and Elle practically since they were born
Sloan is a wise soul with an impish smile and Elle, Elle is energy incarnate.

Here are a few from this holidays session.

It was such a treat to see Pastor Pat, Cyndi and the boys for their holiday photos. They were a blast as always! Here are a few highlights of the session. GO, BEARS!