It’s been a little while since I’ve summed up for you what I’ve been doing!  Work-wise, it’s been full of fun photo shoots and tons of newborns.  I mean tons!  The last four photo sessions I’ve had have been with babies under 2 weeks old.  And I love it!  On a personal note, the kids have gone back to school after a week on spring break.  We were here for the break, so the days were filled with play dates, frozen yogurt and trips to the beach.  Oh and all that pesky rain.  But, we won’t dwell on that.  It’s supposed to be back up to 80 this week.  YES.

One of the super cool things I got to do recently was a newborn photo session with Melody, the owner of Sweet and Saucy.  The photo session took place in her loft and the huge windows gave us the best lighting.  Baby Blake had a ton of accessories for us to choose from and I really could have photographed her all day.  Such a cutie and such a great family!

Baby Michael came in last week when his dad called in literally the night before to see if I had any openings.  I happened to have the next day free and since Michael was almost 3 weeks, we needed to get his newborn photos taken right away.  He was such a sweetheart and kept wanting to pop his head up to see what was going on.  He didn’t want to miss anything!  He finally drifted into sleep and we were able to do some sleepy little newborn poses as well.  What a great photo session!

As promised, I’m sharing Erika’s little Monroe.  In just a few minutes, we documented all the moves of a crawling babe.  This stage is my favorite to photograph…they smile non-stop and they are always posing (whether it’s chubby toes together, lunging forward or the cute little ‘kickstand’).

Erika makes all Monroe’s headbands.  I love that so many moms are doing this now.  Babies bring out our inner-crafty!

Rolls for days!

Yesterday I was parking my car and got hit by a bicyclist.  As in ‘he crashed into my car ‘(apparently not looking where he was going).  After he yelled at me, (huh?) he sped off.  I was too flustered to chase after him, so I basically got into a hit-and-run with a bicycle.  That’s a first!  Anyway, it came on the heels of a busy weekend.  Not really how I wanted to start my week (a $500 deductible later), but I have lots to be thankful for…so we press on!

To brighten spirits, I’ll share with you what I was up to last week.  All kinds of crazy good stuff!

This shoot makes me think I need to use balloons more often.  I love the punch of color in an otherwise neutral photo.

Can we talk for a moment about time?  Where the heck does it all go?  I totally feel you when you call me and say…I just want to capture my kids the way they are today.  His missing teeth are going to be filled in, like tomorrow, with those big adult teeth and that empty space on the top won’t be empty again.  I love that you want to freeze time for a moment.

This week I had such a fun session with a 7 and 10 year old.  We were running with bubbles and jumping over waves.  My kind of work day.

I also finished up the sessions at Rascals to Rebels.  The kids were amazing…lots of babies this time around.  And I didn’t plan it this way, but the colors and the softness of the backdrop was perfect for babies.  So, win win.

And newborn season.  Yes, there is a season for newborns.  When Baby Morgan came to the studio this week I was talking to her mom about how during the fall and winter months I see a few newborns, but when spring rolls around those babies come one right after the other.  So, yeah!  We’re into the newborn season!!

I’m just emerging from a crazy weekend, in which I didn’t even get time to tell you about what I was up to LAST week!  So, here it goes…

This year’s Easter mini-sessions with the sofa are filled, so I’ve decided to put an extra two dates out there!  March 17th and March 30th I’ll be in Huntington Beach and a local park with an amazing long grass field.  These will be sunset photo sessions with times starting at 5:30 and ending at 7:00.

I loved this location last year…so I’m excited to bring it back this year!  The details are the same: $100 for a 20 minute photo session.  As an extra incentive, if you sign up with a friend, you both get a free digital image of your choice!  Email me at info@kristineldridge.com or give me a call to book your session!  562-980-6480