This lifestyle family shoot started in aaaadorable Aptos Village, then we walked on the railroad tracks and danced in the redwoods! We had different backdrops, completely different temperatures, and very different light -- all in the same shoot.

It is my favorite time of year, even with the tumultuous happenings in the World as well as the bumpy path that life brings me sometimes. However, peace can simply be loving your family, as Mother Teresa said -- whether they are the family you are bonded to by blood or the family you choose!

It was the first time EVER little Caleb went to the beach and the first time since Bennett got over his disdain for sand. So, it was a big deal!