Martha & Jorge- Engagement

Let me introduce you to Martha & Jorge. You will be seeing more of them in the near future. This session was a bit different for me, let me explain. This couple is already married and they have 2 beautiful children. They renewed their vows to each other in the presence of their family, friends and God. {very romantic} My hubby and I were blessed as always to be part of such wonderful occasions. First this photo shoot to document their love and second, their 2nd wedding. Wedding pictures coming soon. For now enjoy their {{{slideshow}}} and some of my favorite pictures.

Natalie & Genesis

It's been forever and a day since I've blogged. The funny thing is, I have so much to blog about but no time to do it. I am not complaining in any way, I am thankful for this busy season of my life and I only have God to thank. My photography business is growing and I am appreciative of everyone who has trusted me to document their lives.

On to the pictures..........

Here are the beautiful duo Natalie and Genesis. I had a great time hanging out with both of them on this day. Genesis was the perfect little model which always makes my day. Her enthusiasm and excitement was evident with every push of my shutter. I look forward to more portrait sessions with her. =) The rainy, cloudy weather created beautiful light and here is the proof.

As I was editing I decided to split up their pictures and make 2 slideshows. The first, a mother daughter SLIDESHOW and the second SLIDESHOW was especially made for little Genesis who will turn 6 in a few weeks.

What I've been eating

It's been about a couple of weeks since I've blogged so I thought I would share what I've been eating. I love to eat so I take pictures of my food pretty often. =)

This was my first time baking Fococcia bread. It' turned out sooo yummy especially after it was dipped in balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Oh and you can't forget the salt and pepper.

This is what I had with my fococcia bread. Mmm

Now this picture below is my beautiful and amazing personal chef aka my grandmother with my little cousin Justin. We were all eating at my grandmothers house yesterday and he surprised us with a little visit. He and his wife who happens to be pregnant (yay!!) just moved back from North Carolina. We are all very excited to have a new baby in our family. He is a marine and will now be stationed in California. His older brother Brandon is currently serving in Afghanistan and will be coming home next month. Brandon will then be stationed in Hawaii. (Woo Hoo!!) Our family is already planning a trip to visit him in Hawaii.

This is what grandma made for us yesterday-Pozole

This last picture was taken a couple of Sunday's ago. I took my 4 little monsters to church with me. After church I took them shopping to sephora. Well I shopped while they sat in the tall make-up chairs eating lollipops. I must say it was a challenge walking with 4 kids in a parking lot. On our way home we grabbed some Mcdonalds and had a picnic out in the yard. I actually had chicken nuggets for lunch. I'm still not sure how I feel about that. =) Later that day I went to the market by myself and I couldn't find my car in the parking lot. I was standing right next to my car staring right at it wondering where my car was. Well the reason why I didn't recognize my car was because I had 3 car seats in the backseat. I felt pretty dumb but I made myself laugh.

Thursday

I wasn't sure what to title this post. I was going in the "I love L.A." direction but then I thought that was kind of lame. (I do love L.A.) I also thought about "Freeways" but that didn't have a cool ring to it and I know that I have blog readers that are not in this country and might not know what a freeway is. =) Hi Nadia! So, I simply went with Thursday. Why? because today is Thursday and Thursday's are well on their way to becoming my favorite day of the week. (Sorry, Saturday) The reason I wanted to blog about L.A. and freeways is because as I was driving home today I realized that I was on a total of 8 different freeways. Only in Los Angeles is that possible in an 8 hour period and I was on several of those freeways 2 or 3 times. First I took the 5 North to the 2 North to the 134 west. Then in the afternoon I got on the 134 East to the 210 East to the 605 South to the 60 East got off the freeway then back on the 710 North back to the 60 West. So with that I thought I would post some pictures of Los Angeles.

Now on to the reason that Thursday's are becoming my favorite day of the week.....here it is....My grandmother cooks whatever I want on Thursday's. (insert cheesy smile here) She is an amazing cook and I learned everything I know from her. I hope to be half as good a cook as she is someday. This little tradition of ours started about 6 weeks ago. Thursdays are now the day that my family comes together to laugh, eat, watch spanish television and eat some more. I have to admit that I am totally spoiled by her cooking and I am loving every minute of it. Here is a picture that I took with my iPhone.

Sloth

Today was a long day. I've been up since 3:02 a.m. I'm usually home by 2:45 p.m. but since I had something to do after work I didn't get home till after 3:30. Needless to say, I was tired. I took a nap, watched a movie, snacked on mexican candy and then I found myself sitting here with nothing to do. I was actually bored. I didn't feel like doing anything but I knew that I needed to do something. Idleness is not good. I guess you can say that I was feeling slothful. So I forced myself to get up. I should've gone for a walk but I didn't feel like getting dressed and leaving the house besides my hair was way to frizzy and It was too hot to wear a hat. I did the next best thing I got on my iMac and started to go through my hard drive once again. I was pleasantly surprised to come across this set. I took pictures for a "7 deadly sins" concept shoot back in November. Rebekka who represented SLOTH was by far one of my favorites of the day. I know that these pictures are all very similar (they wanted a specific look and angle) but I think they are each unique in their own special way. I love her hair!

Ensenada, Mexico

I was going through my external hard drive and I came across these pictures that I took while on a weekend trip to Ensenada, Mexico. These were taken with my 30D on the grounds of an orphanage. I thought they were kind of interesting so I thought I would share.

Cynthia & Emma

I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with Cynthia & Emma a few weeks ago. This is my 2nd time taking portraits for baby Emma and she is always a delight to be around. Her smile totally lights up a room. I happen to think she's the perfect baby model. A little birdie told me that I've been chosen to be her photographer for life. If that's true, I would be honored to document her precious life. =) Here are a few of my favorites. Be sure to check out the {{{{{{{SLIDESHOW}}}}}}}

there is something special about this last one