So, just after I photographed Dylan, Connor and Kaylan, their friends, Shealyn and Jacob arrived for even more portraits!  We started off dry and indoors.  Here are a few::

Next, we headed outside.  Here is how Jacob felt about the rain!  Jacob, awesome job on the jump!!

Here a couple of Shealyn… letting her her get wet.  She was really at ease in front of the camera.  A natural model!  I love that you can see the drops of rain in the sky and in her hair!

and lastly, here are some of them playing together….

It was definitely rainy and gray on the morning of these two portrait sessions.  I was very excited though!  I tend to enjoy a nice rainy day.  It helps to set a nice mood for the portraits.  My first session was with three siblings.  We did individuals as well as them all together.

Here are some of Connor’s individuals.  He is making his First Holy Communion soon!

Then I headed outside with Kaylan.  Isn’t she just stunning?!  The fog made for a beautiful soft background….

then…. I got some of big brother, Dylan.  I was sincerely impressed with his maturity and helpfulness during the entire session.  Thanks, Dylan!

Lastly, we got all three kids together.  Big thanks to Mom for letting the kids get a little dirty!  I wasn’t going to have them sit on the steps because of the rain and mud, but she said, “they are just clothes, they can be washed!”.  What a great attitude!  I absolutely loved that. 

So…. it is finally starting to feel like spring!  Well, at least on some days it is….   This session from last week was on a beautiful, warm spring day!  It was such a pleasure to play in the park with Leyla and her Mom.  Leyla was so much fun!  She had her shoes off in the sand and grass and even got to play with her Easter basket, eggs and bunnies.  She is so much bigger than the last time I saw her, but I couldn’t forget those bright blue eyes!  Here are a few from the day!

Recently I was asked to do some photos for Paradise Cove Tanning.  Okay, so, admittedly, I am not a tanner.  In fact, I have never self tanned.  I don’t actually have a good reason for this except that I am a bit of a tomboy still… I have also never dyed my hair, nor do I regularly get manicures, etc….  ANYWAY, if I were to tan (and am thinking maybe now I may!) this would most definitely be the place I would go!  It is an amazing salon with clean/ state of the art equipment in a large, inviting, relaxing and happy space.  There is a sand box area for the kids, a beach mural, a tikki bar and even a hammock!  It is unreal.  In addition to tanning, they offer teeth whitening (which I may use to add a little sparkle to my pearly whites for my upcoming wedding!).  Oh, did I mention that the staff is incredible as well as the owners?  Well, they are. 

Okay, I know…. enough talk show some of the pictures….  Here you go!