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wrapping up this gorgeous wedding..

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chloe is 6.

little chloe is not so little anymore..

she is 6.

she is the life of every party..

she is a hip hop, coffee grinding dancer..

she is very sensitive..

she loves to wear black leggings..

she cuddles alot..

she is SUPER fast and a "trickster" on her razor scooter..

she rollerskates..

when making a wish in the fountain.. she wishes to be a "ROCKSTAR"..

she loves pesto..

she loves bunnies..

she likes surprises..

she crosses her legs and puts a napkin in her lap at meals..

she likes her room messy..

she is such a happy girl..

she has a lot of trinkets, jewelry, lotions and potions..

she LOVES her family..

she makes my heart swell with love..

she is very excited to be 6..

and surprisingly..

so am i.

6 is going to be rad with this gal.

we surprised her with confetti and balloons... 

and we surprised her with disneyland..

 

the carousel is her favorite ride.. we went on it 4 times..

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as we left the park after 12 hours of disneyland she sighs and says..

"that was seriously.. the best day eveeeeer"....

yup.

it was.

mother's day with my sweet family

i woke up overhearing makena saying to damian "mommy is so pretty", as i peeled open my eyes i see her cute face staring down at me..
 that right there is all i needed to hear to a fabulous mother's day.. really? how sweet is that?
i was showered with gifts of sweet cards, bookmarks, drawings, journals and an AMAZING beaded clutch that i don't want to touch let alone use.. but i will!! :)
  it is stunning. everyone marched downstairs and whipped me up a wonderful breakfast
{you tube tutorial playing on the ipad on poached eggs}
 and they served it to me in bed..
something so fabulous about breakfast in bed..

don't you think?
all captured with my iphone as usual..
what would i do without my phone?

we ate lunch at my favorite spot with "beach sprawling for days" views and we then layed by the pool and swam.. swam and swam for hours..

it was so relaxing..

 having nothing to do and nowhere to go is blissful and a rare gift..

just me and my little family..

i couldn't of asked for more..

{bomb shrimp curry tacos}

i can not believe i am so honored to be the mom to these two wonderful little girls.. i hope i am doing a good job of being their mom and i hope that we will always be as close.. they are getting so big and we are both "winging" this parent thing.. i mean.. there is no manual.. no totally right or totally wrong.. i just know we LOVE them so much it hurts and i really hope that everything falls into place from there..

"happily ever after is now"

i really feel it is..

enjoy it..

editing this..

and loving every second..

venue: scripps seaside forum la jolla california

joyride.

 nothing quite like a morning cruise along the coast on your vintage motorcycle.. i am in awe of this job of mine.. i keep thinking my clients can't surprise me anymore, this "job" can't possible get better..

but they do, and it does.. and i do another cartwheel to celebrate.. i mean really? can this shoot be more perfect? pinch me.

wanderlust..

summertime is my FAVORITE! i get ants in my pants and i want to travel every second possible.. we book one camp trip a month, palm springs here and there, and little getaways in between. it is the season for backyard bbq's, bonfires, specialty cocktails, cheese plates, family beach time, WEDDINGS!!! and exploring..

summer makes me happy.. 

here are some recent pins of mine..

can you tell i am SO ready??

 i try to do this.. last year was big sur..

we are repeating that this year because we loved it so much..

have you been?

it is a magical place..

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 loving this outdoor space.. it is so cozy like a room.. think i could spend hours there...

nothing like a stretch of a highway into a gorgeous sunset.. doesn't this shout california??

love it.

i am totally into one piece swimsuits for this season.. a funky print and some crazy hair.. LOVING it!

Featured on Project Weddings today!!!

 I am officially back in the swing of things and in the throws of wedding season!!

and?

loving it!!!!

I am featured on Project Wedding today with that amazing couple Kalista and Kyle. Remember them and all their San Fransisco awesomeness? or how about their sailboat awesome-ness?

SO over the moon right now!

click here..

feeling fancy pants..

i am now a part of the vendor guide on the amazingly fabulous wedding chicks.. it is such an honor and i am in shock.. to take a peek, click right

here..
i am feeling pretty fancy pants..
i mean..
wedding chicks!
wow.

lemons.

never know where you will find a good photo op.. 

a lemon in the brides backyard makes for one of my favorite ring shots..

a lovely easter day.

we had an amazing easter day.. we went to the sunrise easter service on the beach.. our church has been doing this for 15 years.. it started with just 25 people, now it is thousands.. so awesome! we watched dolphins glide through the waters as we celebrated this wonderful day.. it was quite magical.. we then had an easter egg hunt at home and got ready for the family to arrive.. we barbequed carne asada and shrimp, ate yummy tacos, played, played and laughed and laughed..
it was perfect.

 

 

 

bunny teeth.

a repost.

i was browsing my blog today.. and a got bit teary from how the girls have grown and are growing.. it is all going too quick and i have been a bit of a weeping wilma because of it.. i have been journaling on here for almost four years..

it is awesome to look back on basically every week of that time..

it is just going to quick and i wish i could freeze it.

i came across this post i wrote about my husband and i just had to repost it..

after all...

it all started with him..

day 17 {favorite feature}

i love his hands because they feel so perfect in mine.

i love his hands because they have high fived me when things are awesome.. they have wiped tears from my face when they are not..

i love his hands because they slipped that ring on my finger when he asked me to marry him..

i love his hands because they drive him to work everyday where he works SO hard to provide a pretty swell life for us girls..

i love his hands because they have dialed my phone number many times..
even while i left for europe years ago and stayed for 6 months longer than i expected..

and still today.. just to say hi..

i love his hands because they color beautiful pictures with our daughters..

i love his hands because they are good at tennis, golf, basketball and even pouring a cocktail..

i love his hands because nothing feels better than when he simply places them on my knee while driving..

i love his hands because they are his.

happy father's day and thank you for asking me nearly 9 years ago..
to be your wife.

fawn's friday favorite

i loved this wedding and the natural and organic gorgeousness of all whites and creams.. 

it was just simply beautiful..

you don't ALWAYS need a lot of fuss for beautiful..

happy friday..

simply.

Jacquelyn, Austin and Huey

These two.. well three.. They were so sweet, smiley and naturally awesome.. They brought their little man Huey to the shoot and it was so perfect.. Yet another gorgeous San Diego day with sunshine and beautiful light..

We are so lucky to live here..

man.. it is so perfect.

 Jacquelyn and Austin are not only gorgeous, easy going, tall {really tall!!} and really funny..  they are so sweet!!

These lovebirds contacted me to shoot their wedding and I couldn't be more happy.. These two are so in love and sparkle with excitement..

See you two in October.. Can't wait!