Knee High to a Dragonfly

Quick Update

Willow Pond Ranch CARE Carnival was a blast!  I met so many wonderful families.  I also saw a number of clients that I have photographed in the past- so cool to see the kids growing!  I received such a great response to the special that I was offering at the carnival that I will extend the Willow Pond Ranch Special until June 16- call today to book your session!.

June Availability- we are almost completely booked for June- we have limited availability the week of June 23-27 after that we are scheduling into July / Aug.

Santa Cruz County High School Senior Class of 2009- Now is the time to schedule your High School Senior Portraits.  Call us today to schedule your session.

No sneak peeks this week as the last few weeks have been filled with surprise photo sessions for Fathers Day as well as a few other surprises ;)

Willow Pond Ranch CARE Kids Carnival

Willow Pond Ranch CARE Kids Carnival

"A sanctuary where rescued horses mentor children's spirits"

Saturday 10-4

Donation fee-Entrance and parking $30.00 per car load

Bring Your Friends and Save

http://www.willowpondranch.org/

Directions:

Take Bay/ Porter towards Soquel.

Continue straight through Soquel (becomes Old San Jose Road) 3 miles to Alfadel –left (turn left when you see green School Crossing sign on your right)

Drive Slowly, one lane road to 505. White Fences, green and white barns.

 

Not your typical family session

"Not your typical family session"  well, those are kinda the words that this mom/ grandmom used when talking about her desires for this three generation session.  Her actual words to describe the session, well, let's just not go there.  I LOVED working with this group- absolutely loved it.  We all laughed and laughed and laughed. 

S.- I hope your new beginnings bring you all the happiness, joy, and contentment in the world.

A.- It was cool hanging out with you- thank you for sharing your passions with me.

K.- You are an amazing young woman.  Keep in touch- I'd love to hear where your journey takes you.

This is definitely a favorite from the session- check out the cool sun flare (inset nerdy photographers smile here).

Children's Day ~ Saturday May 17

Come on down to Children's Day Downtown.

Saturday May 17

10-2

Front Street behind Bookshop

Free event- tons of art and craft activities, dance performances, magic shows and more!

Stop on by and say hello

Another Chilly Day at the beach

Weather here is so change-on-a-dime but on this day it was cold cold cold then it was cold some more.  This sweet little guy was such a trooper- all he wanted to do was explore the sand...

And try to figure out what that crazy lady with the camera was doing..

Isn't mom beautiful?

Even with the super cold weather we got some great images.  I am excited to share them with you!

Running In Circles

This happy boy was loving running in circles on this day.  Here is one I caught in motion.

And doesn't this image just make you want to grin from ear to ear.  His smile is so contagious

Thanks for hanging out at the beach!

A quiet beauty

This little beauty has a quiet and maybe just a little bit shy personality- but wow does her smile light up a room (or the beach as the case may be). And yes mom, I also got a glimpse of her intensity :)- but on this day she was perfect.  She is a lovely person and I enjoyed spending time with her.

I love the movement and attitude in this one.

I am excited to share the images from this session with you!

May is for Mothers UPDATE

Greetings!

I am excited for my first day of photographing for this fun event!  These limited edition sessions will directly benefit Jacob's Heart  Every session that is scheduled- I will donate a pre-paid gasoline card to the families so that they can get their kids up to Stanford and UCSF for treatment. 

It's a win win- you get beautiful portraits of your family and you get to help out families in need!

Pssst *whispers* this is the perfect Mothers Day gift!

Today- May 1(beach day) is booked :)

Tuesday May 6(beach day)-3 spaces left

Tuesday May 20 (studio day)-4 spaces left

Wednesday May 28 (studio day)-4 spaces left

These session will fill, so please contact us today!

831.566. 7770

A gift............for me!

I donated this session as a gift for this family. but really it turned into a gift for me!  Meet little A.  She loves to dance, and she loooooooves her cars.

Her swing brings her such joy.

And she is very clear about her desires.  And most parents reading this are nodding their heads knowing all about kids who are "clear"- but for little A.'s parents even the simple act of being clear about her needs is a huge deal for this kiddo.  Miss A is a special kid- in the truest sense of the word.

Isn't she a beauty!

I feel so honored that this family allowed me a peek into their daughters life- it was such a gift for me.  Thank you!

Doula and mom-to-be

This beautiful gal is a part-time Doula and it was great getting to know her.  This is her first baby and she and her DH are sooooo excited to meet this little one.  They are not finding out if baby is a boy or a girl (I  LOVE that) but I am thinking boy- but like I said- who knows!

Just look at these cute freckles!

It is so fun being around dads who are totally into their sweeties' pregnancies!

I look forward to meeting your little son, or is it daughter- hmmmmm I wonder.