kelsey | orange county maternity photographer

i had been looking forward to this maternity session for a long time... and it was worth the wait! i love how they turned out. thanks kelsey!

this next one is my favorite shot of the day!


kelsey's facial expression is 100% real. i won't tell you what she was reading about. :)

kevin - 7 months old! | orange county baby photographer

this is kevin's second, and definitely not last, time on my blog! (remember this?) he is so adorable, i just can't get enough of him. thanks becky!









i'm pretty sure these next pictures should be an ad for byu. :)



and don't you think gerber could use these?

provo | orange county portrait photographer

our last day in utah was spent in provo visiting jeremy's fam. we had a great time catching up with them! and i had an especially good time with my beautiful s-i-l natalie. she just got a digital slr for christmas so we went out shooting together. she is a great photographer! (she took my awesome new profile picture! you can check out the other pictures she took of me on her blog. i love 'em!)













that evening, natalie was nice enough to drive us up the canyon so we could take pictures of the sunset. thanks natalie! i had such a great time!

paige and hailie | orange county portrait photographer

two more of my nieces, who were kind enough to model for me! okay... there may have been a small amount of force involved. :) aren't they beautiful? i love paige's curls and hailie's awesome posing! thanks girls!

the soffe family | orange county family photographer

i had the wonderful opportunity of taking pictures of my brother's family while we were in utah. it was difficult to find a location in the dead of winter, so we decided to do it at their home. it was quite the challenge since i've never done that before, but i'm happy with the results! thanks for letting me practice on you tyson, tracie, bailey and landon! you guys are awesome!















and of course, we have to include the pets! introducing newton and cielo...

derek and rachel | orange county child photographer

while in utah, i was able to watch my niece and nephew play a little basketball. they both did a great job and it was fun for me to practice taking some action pictures! (it proved to be quite the challenge.) thanks derek and rach!

emery | orange county child photographer

this is my adorable niece. i love her (and her bright beautiful blue eyes!) and miss her like crazy. and can you handle those facial expressions? me neither. :) i had so much fun taking pictures of her. thanks lance and adri!























and we can't forget about sweet abbie...