Despite being whipped around by the wind, these kiddos were so sweet and easy going…totally hanging with me for an hour at the beach.

Here’s a few from under the pier…much less wind here!

Then I hauled a piece of furniture all the way to the water.  It’s all about commitment. 🙂

There were a few sea creatures we stumbled upon!

I love the lighting in this picture.  You just can’t beat the end of the day sunshine at the beach!

Thanks for braving the wind for me!!

-Kristin

Yesterday I had a photo session in the late afternoon at the Seal Beach pier.  I’m working on a blog post right now, but in the meantime, I have to show you a before and after that made me laugh.

Here is the gorgeous Kim and her beautiful babies on their own private beach…

And here is the reality of the situation…we had to share the beach with everyone else. 🙂  I strategically placed myself so there aren’t tons of people in every shot, but I really loved this picture so I decided to just clone everyone out!

Lots more coming soon…

-Kristin

The first time I met the boys was last year.  They had me at *matching uggs* and mini-sized denim.  So cute!

This time around they brought their new baby sister!  She is adorable…a perfect addition to the family.

I totally related to this picture because I have my own two boys and a girl…all close together in age.  They are holding on to her so tight.  What good big brothers!

You gotta love a family picture where everyone is smiling…even the baby!  And those pink ribbon shoes!!!  Good shoes run in the family. 🙂

Can’t wait to see you next year!

-Kristin

When Darling is your middle name, you’re off to a great start!

Tessa’s photo session was full of girly…a frilly tutu, ruffled bloomers and lots of pink.  I re-stored this antique chair to use for children’s photo sessions, but I was also super excited to try it out for a newborn.  I’m in love with Tessa’s ruffled bloomers and couldn’t decide if this image looked best in color, black and white or vintage.  Which is your favorite??

Tessa is five weeks old, which means she an “older” baby in terms of newborn photo sessions.  She was a posing pro…letting me move her around and fold her up in cozy newborn poses…all without making a peep!

What a sweet photo of Tessa and her mommy…

What a beautiful girl, what a beautiful name!

-Kristin

I love it when I can make a 9 year old laugh like this…

Two year olds make it easy on me…they wear their heart on their sleeve, but as we get older it’s a bit harder to have the camera turned on us!

These two are so cute together!  I loved the way they interacted…not to mention the gorgeous sunset lighting.

The best time to do outdoor photo sessions this time of year is around 6:30pm.  The lighting is just amazing, plus it can be scheduled after your work day.

-Kristin

Who can resist designer brands in mini-sizes??

Mom decked out both girls in Juicy Couture…it was the cutest!!

Normally I’m trying to get babies to fall asleep so they are peaceful and able to be moved around, posed, etc. but this cute little girl was having a hard time staying awake!  We got a few awake pictures of her before she conked out.  🙂

What sweet little sisters!  I bet they’ll love looking back on these some day.

-Kristin

Cute rosebud lips, perfect complexion, fluffy head of hair…need I say more??

What a sweetheart she was too, just letting me move her around…not even making a fuss!

Here’s her proud mommy and daddy.  You can see where she gets her good looks!

What a fun afternoon!  Thanks for making the long drive out, Josh and Laura!!

-Kristin

Because I know you guys are waiting…and I haven’t had time to properly go through your pictures to choose some for blogging!

I quickly grabbed two of the many many adorable pictures to share with Josh and Laura…and all their friends and family.  More to come soon…I promise!!

Can’t wait to get to the rest of these…Kirsten is such a beautiful baby!!

-Kristin

With mere weeks to go until we get to meet Baby Z, Jeff and Sam conquered grungey streets and scratchy weeds for me in search of my vision!

These guys truly trusted me with only “i love it” to go on.  I hope you enjoy the results!!

I can’t believe how close we are to meeting this baby…this longed for, hoped for, prayed for baby.  I’m so excited for these guys, I could barely stand it!!

Hello, hot mama!!

I love that you can see Jeff’s reflection in the glass doors.

Jeff and Sam, there are so many more to rave about.  These are just a teaser for now!!

-Kristin

The last few weekends at Rascals to Rebels I saw a photographed a few newborns.  They were angelic and sweet, sleeping right through their photo sessions!

This sweet little girl was just 8 days old!  I love photographing newborns in the first 2 weeks of life.  It’s the perfect time for them to be oblivious to the world.  They sleep away, all cuccooned up, just like in the womb!

I’m so excited for my newborn photo session tomorrow with Josh, Laura and Kirsten.  Check out their maternity session.

-Kristin