We are five weeks into our first year of homeschooling. I’d be lying if I said it’s been easy. I’m an introvert. My daughter is an extrovert. Who almost never stops talking. I’m exaggerating a tiny bit but really, the hardest part of this whole journey has been all me. I need alone time to […]

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When a client requests a cake smash session, I brace myself. A lot of people have the idea of an elaborate cake smash with a fancy cake and fluffy clothing and balloons, banners, the whole nine yards. So when I spoke with Vanessa, I was happy to hear that she wanted to go with a […]

I met so many wonderful families during my mini sessions this year, and this family was no exception! They agreed to climb up a ton of stairs to get to this gorgeous spot at Coyote Hills. I may have had to catch my breath for a few minutes and I was super duper sore the […]

Sometimes life gets in the way and you don’t have a chance to book a newborn photographer before your baby arrives. And sometimes things don’t go as planned and you don’t book a newborn photographer when your baby is still teeny tiny. When I connected with Adrienne, her son was about 2 months old and […]

This sweet baby girl wasn’t supposed to make her debut until the second week of August, but she had other plans. She decided she was ready to party and showed up 3 weeks before her due date. Mom had a long labor but a quick delivery at Stanford Children’s and I came over the next […]