On Saturday we visited San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park for a morning session. The Bronson’s are a fun family that clearly enjoy each others company.  These kids are confident and playful.  We had such a good time running through the halls, checking out the fish in the pond, taking a break for oranges and crackers, and enjoying a beautiful day.

On this rainy Sunday evening, we decided to get the lights out and play around a little.

In between the rain this weekend, we were able to get out to Powerhouse Park in Del Mar for a session with a beautiful family.  This is one of those sessions where we take WAY too many photos.  These boys were so much fun to work with. They had tons of energy.  We got to play and run, jump on the grass, roll in the sand, and simply have a great time.  Here’s a quick sneak peek for Gina and Mark.  Many more photos to come….

Last shot of the night while we were sitting around talking….

We just love this young lady (and her parents too). While doing a shoot with her mom a few weeks ago we were able to snap a few quick images of this beautiful happy girl before the night ended.  I just love the wind blowing in her hair, her smile, and her love for the monkey. Enjoy!

We haven’t blogged anything in a while, but I’m hoping to remedy that.  Here’s a few from a high school senior session we did back in August.  This young lady is someone we have been fortunate enough to know since she was about five years old.  It is such an honor to be a even small part of her life.

The Leeper family is one of our regular customers.  We’ve had the chance to do their family photo sessions several times and Dallas’ senior photos too. Last year, many people in Chula Vista mourned their departure when they moved to Missouri.  On their vacation back to sunny San Diego this summer, they made time for a quick family photo session. For us, it was a blessing. We love spending time with the Leeper family.

Thanks again to the Leepers for a fun time.

Today was the big Neisha’s Dance Academy Ballet recital at the San Diego Civic Theater. This year’s theme was “Circus”.  After the dress rehearsal yesterday, we were able to get some shots of outside the theater.  The theme of her dance was “Masquerade”.   It’s always striking to me how this young lady…who trips, bonks, bangs, falls, bruises herself, kicks the boys in TKD, and falls down regularly…. can be such a graceful and elegant ballerina.  We have to give some credit to Ms. Angela, her  amazing  instructor, for teaching all of the girls to stand tall and believe in themselves!

Seaport Village is such a cool little place.  We usually don’t do much shopping there. Sometimes we will eat a meal, but we almost always grab some ice cream.  This last trip was to take photos of a wonderful family. Chris contacted us a few weeks ago with a plan to surprise Susan with a photo shoot gift certificate for Mother’s Day. her birthday.  She’d been hinting (not so gently) that she wanted some photos of the family before Chris’ next deployment. We had a great time walking along the waterfront, relaxing on the grass, and watching little Anabelle smile.

Over Easter we had a chance to hang out with my sister and her family visiting San Diego from Sonoma, Ca. As always it was great to see them. The kids are getting so big and we value the time with them. While they were here, we decided to head over to the park for some updated family shots.

After spending a week with us Hannah was probably a little tired of us sticking a big camera in her face, but she let Julia take  her to the park for more photos.  These were shot at Montevalle in Chula Vista as the sun set behind the trees.  We love this location because it has such a wide variety of scenes within a short walk.  If you missed part 1 or part 2 of Hannah’s senior photos, make sure to check them out.

Back to the beach for one last time before heading home.  She did great out on the surfboard for her first time.

We miss you Hannah.  Come back and visit again soon!!