back to school

how i spent my summer vacation

just hangin' around

we’re jumping into summer

(you have to click on the picture so you can see their expressions up closer, hilarious!)

weather alert

Lightning is almost as hard to photograph as a rambunctious toddler. We had quite a light show tonight, not something that happens around here very often and certainly not in June, so I was pretty excited to capture a small bolt before the thunderstorm was over. (click on the picture to view it larger)

"two" adorable...

another beautiful senior girl

graduation is coming

Isn't she beautiful? And check out those stunning eyes! It's that time of year again--spring is a great time to get some last-minute senior portraits. It's amazing how much kids change from the beginning of the school year to the end so it's a good time to capture them just the way they are when they graduate.

"walter"

Meet "Walter", an 800-year-old old-growth Coast Redwood tree at Alliance Redwoods Camp. He's a beauty, isn't he?

popcorn popping

spring is still a week away, but I'm ready right now--enjoy the blossoming trees in our neighborhood...

mannequin moves

The 3rd grade art project slideshow is finished (see below for details)...

3rd grade art project

This is a fun project I'm working on as the art docent for Spencer's 3rd grade class. Today we did figure drawing of bodies in motion (each of the kids in the class took a turn modeling), so now I'll take all of the pictures and turn them into a digital "flip book". Here's a quick preview of Spencer's drawings of his classmates. The final video will have 16 pictures drawn by 16 different kids. Cool!

sixth picture in the sixth folder

I saw this on a friend's blog: find the sixth picture in the sixth folder of your "My Pictures" file and put it on your blog. This is my youngest on the carousel at Disneyland, taken a couple of years ago. Don't worry, the motion blur is on purpose--I shot this for an assignment for a photography class I was taking. Here are a few more from that same trip, it's pretty easy to find lots of motion at Disneyland...

rainbow

"We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter." ~~Mark Twain

happy valentine's day

to be young and in love...

the best family

It's about time I got back to editing some pictures. Fortunately, these are the most wonderful friends who are very patient!

my tough kids

My children are not exactly "tough", but they were trying really hard to look the part...

fall in Sacramento

sleep in heavenly peace

Wouldn't it be great to just sleep this peacefully while the world goes by around you? This little one was absolutely precious--she was so good during the entire photo shoot, whether she was asleep or awake. And I love the hair!

my baby fix

I love taking pictures of newborns! You can see why...

sneak peek

A few from a recent session of the most adorable children...

football highlights half-season slideshow

27 days

This is one of the pictures from my "autobiographical photography" class. The assignment is to take a self-portrait every day for 27 days. I'm including each of my children in some way in the pictures, so this is my way of including Holly, who's away at college (and a good way to avoid having my face in the picture, as well!).

football season