I had a challenging week of stress, little sleep, and feelings of depletion, but once I saw Julie and her family, I was a renewed...

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

This week is all about giving thanks (not just because of the Thanksgiving 'holiday'), and I have even more to be thankful for this year...

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...

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

I once spoke to a wise woman who related relationships to gardens. You have to tend to it regularly, even when you're tired or "too...

Remember that Whitney Houston song that goes: "I believe the children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way." It's...

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...

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

Julie has a smile that lights up a room and a quiet intellect that she reserves in her back pocket to allow others to shine. And when...

Before I left for this photoshoot, someone asked me what this shoot "was for". "A birthday? Engagement?" they asked. Nope. Every day we...

I was listening to a podcast with Simon Sinek who stated our brains cannot comprehend the negative. An example is how a downhill skier...

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...

"Ms. Annie! Ms. Annie! Watch me run!" I remember this little Kindergartener would always say that to me during morning recess when I...