Here lies a roundup of personal photographs I took in the month of September. Enjoy.

School started on August 30, so the week before we headed to San Diego and Orange County for a last minute vacation to end the summer. We usually drive down, but tickets were super cheap and we used points for the rental car and most of our hotel so it ended up being a fairly […]

Last year, our kindergarten program was a half-day thing so we didn’t really have to worry about lunches. This year we dove into the whole full-day school routine and I decided to document the lunches I’m putting together in the hopes that it helps someone like me. I spent a lot of time perusing Pinterest […]

I was going to write about how I’m a bad mom for not getting nearly as many pictures as I did last year on the first day of school, buuuuuuuut then I was like, why? I was there. I packed her lunch, packed her backpack, made her a special first day of school breakfast (nutella […]

In June, my mom came to visit (she and my dad still live on the island of Guam) and we decided to take a little road trip up to Mendocino. I hadn’t been and the week she came was so dang hot (it hit 100 degrees and we don’t have AC!) that we were glad […]

Every now and again, I add a new lens to my arsenal. I mainly shoot with prime lenses, which are fixed at one focal length (read: no zoom!). I was photographing a recital for Luna Dance Studio in Palo Alto, so I decided it was time to add a zoom to my growing collection. I’m […]

Last month, my kiddo turned 6 years old. I can scarcely believe it. When you have a baby, people tell you to cherish every moment because it goes by so quickly. It’s easy to dismiss this when you’re in the middle of juggling hormones and a brand new baby that relies on you for everything, […]