"Hope is not a resting place but a starting point - a cactus, not a cushion." by HJ Brown, Jr. This quote about cacti seemed like a...

You will be smitten too by this family who calls their kids "my dudes"! Check out this lifestyle family photoshoot in the East Bay.

Let's bring it back to the late 80s.... Joy and pain Like sunshine and rain That was the chorus to a popular song by Rob Base and DJ E-Z...

Photography is all about light. Without light, you cannot see color, texture, or shape. Similarly, people have light inside of us too. ...

I didn't know it until the shoot started, but I had front row seats to the best circus in town! Jen and Baelson brought their little...

All children of the 80s know who Mr. Snuffleupagus (snuff-ul-up-uh-gus) is. He was Big Bird's friend who would always disappear when...

You know the kind of people that just being around them makes you smile? This family is that way for me. I didn't even realize how much...

{Read this stellar poetry like you would the famous children's book, Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Wise Brown...if you want to. I mean,...

Tree climbing, rock stacking, stick fishing, pine cone throwing, branch baton twirling... These are just some of the activities Aurora...

A passerby said to us when he walked by at the beginning of our shoot: "Your kids' laughter sounds like Heaven." I think so too. During...

Tractors, dirt, sticks and snacks. That's the perfect recipe for F-U-N when you're with a newly-turned-two tot named Bennett. Good...

I need to brush up on How To Write Titles. haha How do I say this? I LOVED THIS SHOOT. To run around with kids who love each other and...

Have you heard the saying: "A family that explores the city, plays games with acorns and wood, climbs inside of tree trunks, spins on...

Meet Sero, Toni, and their kids, Boo and Stah. Together, they are my serotonin boost! heehee Seriously, I can hang out with Heather's...

Maddie is a 2nd Grade fashionista who aspires to be an artist when she grows up. She informed me that my hair has glimmers of burgundy,...

Alyson and Matt know how to do it. They talk and joke, and sometimes that ends in laughing loudly. They learn and play with their kids,...

I think I'm onto something. Learning the nicknames parents give their children is endearing and fun. Take Fox and Mimi. Mimi is a form...

Let me introduce you to Kate. Kate wakes up every morning -- get this, folks -- happy! You're going to say it's because she's 5 (am I...

I just learned a life lesson from a 7 and 10 year old. The entire morning, Dex and Rory climbed through unkempt areas that had all kinds...

This Fall, find at least one thing that takes your mind away from the stresses in the World and imperfections of your day -- it may be a...