We all have our jobs.  Mine is reading books, snuggling and baking cookies.  Teaching the kids to ride their bikes falls under Brent’s category of jobs. 

So with a pair of dirt biking gloves, a helmet, and a hoodie for Brent to grab on to, Cooper learns to ride his bike!

Riding a bike is hard work!  Here’s Cooper taking a break…

This time he’s got it!

…and off he goes!

Brent is so good with the boys.  They have secret handshakes and pillow wars.  He’s just so easy with them…from the rough and tough boy stuff to having a heart-to-heart about a serious issue, he’s such a great dad.
-Kristin

They say pregnant women glow…and it’s true!  Jordan and I got together this morning for a maternity shoot and I was amazed at how relaxed and literally radiant she was.  🙂 
See….

She loves sepia tinted photos, so here are a few!

And a fun little denim jacket/necklace combination…

WOW…pregnancy looks amazing on you, Jordan!!!! 🙂

Thank you for a great session this morning.  I can’t wait to meet Isabella!
-Kristin

I had a session scheduled for this afternoon at Ardenwood Historic Farm.  Unfortunately I was rained out for the second weekend in a row.  Boo.  On the bright side, this five year old model was up for anything and was an absolute doll to work with!

We spent the afternoon in the door way, in front of my big windows, or running outside when the rain let up a bit.

I suggested to her mom that bright pink would be great with her coloring, so she brought several outfits in this color.  I was SO right…doesn’t she look amazing!?

And I’m in love with the braids and this peasant top…soooo cute!

Best of luck to you sweetie!
-Kristin

On a recent trip down to LA to visit these friends,

(I’m the one in the middle!)  I tasted a Sprinkles cupcake.  Shannon drove us down to the Beverly Hills Sprinkles Cupcake Store so we could try the famous cupcakes.  I’m telling you, these cupcakes are AMAZING!  I admit to being a sugar fiend and these take the cake.
So, when my friend Vanessa came by to pick up her order this week and brought me a package I was overjoyed to open it and find this:

What a sweet thing to do!  I told her we’d have her and Mia over for cupcakes later, but I just couldn’t wait until later, so the very next day the kids and I broke into the red velvet mix.  I had these heart shaped cupcake holders, which turned out perfectly with the red tinted cupcake.

Taste-testers are always welcome in my kitchen!

The cupcakes are every bit as good as I remembered…especially with some homeade cream cheese icing!

Vanessa also gave each of the kids their own cupcake tote, so Jake was sent to school today with his very own Sprinkles cupcake!

So, thank you again Vanessa for the lovely treat!  I can’t wait to try the vanilla with you and Mia. 🙂
-Kristin

A sweet friend of mine is having a baby girl, so I told her I’d take pictures of Jillian’s room to help her in decided the color scheme of the baby’s nursery.  And since I had taken them…I thought it would be great to share with everyone else!
After having two boys I wanted to go completely girly for Jillian’s room…I’m not a decorating queen or anything, but I do love color!
The furniture is actually Brent’s from when he was in high school!  I just had him paint it all white…

We painted the walls green and accented with lots of white a bit of pink.  The sweet little pink sweater and bonnet was made by Brent’s mom and Jillian wore it when she was a baby!

I found this at the Salvation Army for $75 and mixed up some left over paint to create this pale pink.  Then I distressed it to make Jillian’s mini vintage armoire for her dress up clothes and toys.  The chair is from Pottery Barn Kids and I also found that at the thrift store for $5!  Do you recognize the pink bucket??

I made all these pillows and the window seat cushion from vintage fabrics and chenille.  Both the blankets were made by Grandmas!

Thanks for letting me share Jillian’s room!
-Kristin

I wake up early every morning.  I like to start the day out right and I find that when I put my priorities in order, things run smoothly.  So, this morning I was praying for my kids and was overcome with gratefulness…for the three of them, for Brent, my friends…and just my life in general.   God has blessed me with so many things, one of which is the fact that I get to make a job out of doing something I love. 

Sorry for the rambling…just had to share!  And since I can’t post without a picture, I’ll leave you with something that puts a smile on my face.  (I made them take this picture before they left and I took over our house with my Valentine mini-sessions!)

-Kristin

Today was a hello sun-goodnight moon day.  I started out with perfect lighting and ended with a stretch of my skills.  I met Tabitha and Chris and the BART station for a practice session.  You see, I’m helping out with the CD cover of the 6:13 band lead by none other than Jeff Zabel.  Tabitha is the creative genius behind the CD design, so I’m helping her achieve the vision (did I mention she has a killer voice as well!).  That brings us back to the practice session…I don’t have a lot of experience with low light photography, so her and Chris agreed to be my guinea pigs before the big shoot this Saturday night!
Here’s where the band will be standing:

And also here:

But we couldn’t leave without getting some cute shots of the two of them!

Thanks for helping me out tonight you two!!
-Kristin

Here are a few more cuties from my day today!

She was such a sweetie!  I wanted to keep her. 🙂

And this little one was such a natural…

I wouldn’t be surprised to see her in print some day!  She was such a little model!

Thanks to everyone who came out today!  I had some cancellations due to colds and things going around, so I hope you all are feeling better soon. 🙂
-Kristin

After much deliberation, I decided to move my Valentine mini-sessions indoors…to my house!  I went by Hap Magee Park yesterday and the place was a muddy mess.  Of course today the weather was not rainy at all!  The benefit of being indoors was being able to use my fun props.
Like this one…

And also this…

Plus all the little ones got to run free without getting muddy and dirty!

Here’s some more Valentine cuties…

I loved her little crown. 🙂

And mom with the girls…

I’ve got lots more previews to post…so I’ll keep at the editing and show some more in a bit!
-Kristin

Amanda has an infectious smile…the kind that makes you just want to hug her!  And DR is the kind of guy that would give you the shirt off his back- without thinking twice.  When you photograph people like that, you just want them to look as amazing on the outside as they are on the inside.  And it wasn’t hard. 🙂

These guys are incredibly good-looking!!

And so in love. 🙂

It was absolutely freezing on Sunday and Amanda was a trooper in her summery top.  You would never guess it was probably 50 degrees!

And finally the sun popped out for just a bit…

Amanda and DR are so sweet with their godson Ethan.  I can’t wait to see them with their own kids one day!

Thanks Amanda and DR for letting me take your picture! 
-Kristin