Family Archive

You may recognize the Mom-to-Be and the little one from a few blogs ago!  Jodi’s stepmom saw those photos and booked me for a shoot all the way from Texas!  Sharon and her husband Pat came to visit their old home of So Cal and stopped for a family session on the beach last week.

L-R: Sharon, Pat, Jodi, PJ and Janelle (little Riyen was off running in the water)

I’ve known these 3 for awhile now and they are like family to me 🙂

The kids with their dad! 

Riyen loved the water!

Riyen’s little brother will be making his appearance on this blog mid-November!

Pat and Sharon, I hope your trip out west was fantastic!  Let me know when you want me to come to Texas! 

XOXO, M

I was so excited when I found out Jodi and Adam were expecting their 2nd child this year! Jodi and I have known each other for almost 10 years now!

I met them at Lake Poway for some family and belly shots!

I hadn’t seen Riyen in a about a year…she has gotten so big!  She will be 3 this November!

She loves it when Daddy throws her way up in the air!

I had so much fun with you guys, it was great to catch up and chat!  Enjoy the photos!xoxo, M

A few weeks ago I met up with my good friend Kerianne, her boyfriend John and son Austin! They took us to the Getty Museum where I have never been before!! 

Isn’t he just an adorable model??

John is an amazing musician!!

I loved that green ivy wall, can you tell??
Thanks for the picnic lunch Kerianne, I hope you enjoy the photos!!
xoxo, M

I feel like such a blog slacker!  Life has taken a turn for the busy lately…I have a lot to blog about though!

When I was in Portland I met up with an old friend, Gena and her lovely family!  This was my first time meeting her hubby, Chris and their newest addition, Samantha!  

We met a small park in Tigard.  These guys are troopers, it was over 100 degrees that day!  Unheard of in the area!

Sweethearts.  Carson (almost 2), Addison (8.5) and Samantha (2 months!)

The beautiful couple!

How adorable are they???

Thanks for letting me capture your family, Gena and Chris!  You were awesome subjects, can’t wait to photograph the kiddos in the future!

xoxo, M

My cousin Paul asked me to take a few photos of his girlfriend and him so we met at McCloud Park in Escondido for a mini-photo session.

It’s amazing how time flies!  Paul is about 12 years younger than me, so I can remember before he was even born!  I was the flower girl in his parents wedding then!

So its a trip to see him as grown up as he is!  He is also an extremely talented musician and will be playing the guitar at my wedding!

Here he is with his girlfriend Julia

Tim took this shot!  I love the creativity of it 🙂

And here is my wonderful Aunt and Uncle.  They are the only family I have left in California!

It was fun catching up yesterday, we need to see each other more often!!

xoxo, M