The spirit of reflecting is an activity one should do periodically because it is almost always accompanied by optimism and hope. It is a time to say au revoir to the things that don't serve us well, and make more space for the things that lift us. My last Lifestyle Family Shoot for 2025 was of Carol's beautiful family in the South Bay. Carol's shoot had it all -- sweet tender moments to falling over silliness -- all wonderful slices of time I was honored to capture.

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!

This Lifestyle Family Photoshoot in Los Gatos has all the feels: love, joy, gratitude, excitement, fun. It exemplifies what life is about.

It is a true honor to capture all chapters of a family's story, not just the happy milestones. I've watched babies grow into adults,...

"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,...