whenever i’m feeling overwhelmed or under inspired, something always comes my way…
November 4, 2009
First Comes Love, Then Comes …
you picture me photography {engagement photography}
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you picture me photography {wedding photographer}
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you picture me photography {wedding photographer}
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you picture me photography {wedding photographer}
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you picture me photography {wedding photographer}
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you picture me photography {wedding photographer}
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you picture me photography {wedding photographer}
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you picture me photography {wedding photographer}
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you picture me photography {wedding photographer}
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On Pandora: Donavon Frankenreiter
November 1, 2009
The Gigglers… hee hee
till he cried:
you picture me photography {family portraits}
cool and private silliness:
you picture me photography {family portraits}
free, unencumbered and lovely:
you picture me photography {family portraits}
you picture me photography {family portraits}
not so giggly…but kick-ass…:
you picture me photography {family portraits}
and little one was also not in such a Ha Ha mood…but she totally hung in there…who wouldn’t with such a love for an Aunt?!:
you picture me photography {family portraits}
Happy HaHaHalidays!! 
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On Pandora: Ska/Rock Steady (an all-time fav)
October 22, 2009
What I’ve been up to + What They’ve been up to…
you picture me photography {wedding photographer}
you picture me photography {wedding photographer}
remember them from this?
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Listening to: new First Aid Kit Album!!!!!
October 20, 2009
When life throws you lemons…
you picture me photography {family portraits}
It doesn’t happen very often, but every once in a while I meet a family who has me wishing to be little again. Not just little, but little in their family. This family had me hook, line and sinker at their pancake breakfast…and I hadn’t even seen the crazy art space yet, or heard the rousing rendition of You’re a Grand Ole Flag, or witnessed the gut wrenching, body chills love they have for one another.
you picture me photography {family portraits}
you picture me photography {family portraits}
you picture me photography {family portraits}
you picture me photography {family portraits}
you picture me photography {family portraits}
you picture me photography {family portraits}
you picture me photography {family portraits}
you picture me photography {family portraits}
you picture me photography {family portraits}
you picture me photography {family portraits}
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On Pandora: Stereolab
October 16, 2009
Don’t even think about
not coming back Monday to see this family shine…
you picture me photography {family portraits}
Geez…just kidding…why the long faces?…but do come back again…
have a fantabulicious weekend, loves!
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On Pandora: the monsters of folk
October 13, 2009
In like Finn… + Miracle Worker
Okay, so my life, in case the lack of blogs hasn’t reflected it clearly enough, has been beautifully hectic. I had NO idea only a year ago that these months leading up to the holidays would be as crazy and wonderfully busy as they have been. Thank you to all of you rad families and businesses who have supported me in the last year and entrusted me with holding your radness inside my camera and my computer, and ultimately allowing me to spray it all over your walls (both on Facebook and at home).
So this post will be two fold…a mini-thank you and photo spread + another Thank You to a product that I Cannot keep quiet about as it has seriously saved my butt, (sorry Curren, we don’t say Butt, you’re right,), saved my booty. (For those of you who are counting, yes, I’ve said booty now twice in the last few posts.)
My staunchest supporters, aside from my family (xo), are the family who runs Rock’n Sprouts…I thought I’d share a couple of recent shots of their youngest gorgeous son, Finn, who, needless to say, is a sought after little model…
you picture me photography {model headshot photographer}
you picture me photography {model headshot photographer}
you picture me photography {model headshot photographer}
you picture me photography {model headshot photographer}
So…onto my All Time Favorite Can’t Live Without Product Right Now…and NO I’m NOT getting paid for this…I realize our live are such that we have to be sceptical about such things, but I’m not doing a photo shoot for this product, however I will disclose that I was introduced to it by my good friend Whitnie, whose husband (and his father), actually formulated the product and now sells the product. (I’ve never met people who actually do the science…how cool is that?!)
Okay…so It’s called Total Sleep. Big Story, short…I went to my doctor because I was having a tough time sleeping…actually I’ve not slept well since my first pregnancy over 5 years ago…and by not sleeping well, I mean, I’ve averaged in a good year, around 5 hours a night of sleep–not solid, but adding up all the hours in a night. My doctor immediately prescribed me some crazy medication even though I warned her that I
a) needed to be able to wake when my little ones called for me
b) had to be ready out-of-the-shotgun each morning
c) frankly, though it would be lovely to be drugged up much of the day, I didn’t have the time to be addicted to Anything
So…I came home bummed and just kept on keepin’ on…NOT sleeping. Until…dun dun DUN…Whitnie encouraged me to try her sleep aid, urging me to at least try it because it was all-natural, non addictive and because after a second visit to my doc, we all realized that my health was truly suffering and I needed to sleep. For reals.
So I tried it. Oh. My. Goodness. Becky. Look. At. Her. Sleep!
All I can say, is all you Mamas out there who are all wound up and having a hard time sleeping, I am in love. Total Sleep is made with tryptophan which apparently triggers serotonin production…blah blah…but it makes me feel all dreamy and sweet and cozy. When my little ones wake in the middle of the night, I still get up. The difference is that I GO BACK TO SLEEP!!!!!! And when I wake up in the morning to, “MAMA! I’M AWAKE!”, I’m okay…even better after some coffee.
Okay…so I’ll leave it to you…you can try some here or here. It’s yummy. It’s natural, and my honey, Rob is on it right now in a flu-induced coma…without the need for Nyquil.
Thank you, dear friend…I’m truly grateful.
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On Pandora: (nice, mellow) Stereolab
October 7, 2009
Googled and YouTubed {Oct. Edition}
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in the past month:
- caterpillar has run out of milkweed
- how to change a starter in a Chrysler
- can’t take a full breath symptoms
- how to BBQ a lobster tail
- alkaline water
- how to crack macadamia nuts
- feist
- palm desert
- crepe myrtle trees
- horace kephart
- tuan luong
- stop-motion
- make own parachute toy soldier
- oilcloth
- normal 2 year old behavior
- megaphone illustration
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October 4, 2009
Season Opener
My Man caught one! 3 years in the making. Many nights of no sleep for either of us…him, as he sets out in the wee hours to dive in the icy cold waters, encountering all kinds of creatures and obstacles. Me, as I hear him get out of bed to go, grabbing his bag, weight belt, fins and mask…sending good energy, hoping he won’t be smashed into the very rocks that will provide the reward.
Yesterday morning, as our sweet, dear friends Autumn and Chris with their son Cayden were brushing the sleep from their eyes, Rob walked in with the lobster! This week also marked his first legal fish catch as a kayak-fisherman….
Serious bragging about serious pride in Rob…please bear with me…or celebrate with me, as Rob is persevering on an often frustrating journey that rarely ends with the treasure seeker carrying home booty to show for his sweat. (Yeah…I said booty.)
How many photos can we get of one cherished lobster? Let’s see:
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On the radio: Brunch with Bob (fm 94.9)
October 2, 2009
Mi Amor + 5 Years Married!!!
I love my man.
An homage to cheesy cliches that are actually true in our case:
We are truly making each other better people each year.
We are growing together.
Like a fine wine, Rob is getting better with age.
He completes me.
Opposites attract.
Here are a couple of old and grainy photos from our last 10! years together.
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I was just going to caption this second photo, but I went into this long story about one of our first birthday celebrations together…enjoy!
This was taken right before the raddest/scariest hot air balloon ride Ever. I surprised Rob for his Birthday with the trip. We crash landed. Yes, you read that correctly. Our balloon crashed into a little mountain along the 5 freeway as the pilot, (aeronaut – thank you, Curren), calmly told all of us to assume crash position while he tried to avoid the power lines we were headed directly towards. All of the women in the balloon, (one of whom had just been engaged up in the clouds and another who was a stunt woman and actually said, “Wow! This is SO COOL!” when we heard we were about to crash), were asked to stay crouched and all of the men jumped out of the basket when the balloon hit the mountain. The men tried to hold on to the lines attached to the basket/balloon, and direct us out of the way of the power lines.
We didn’t die or blow up. We still got our strawberries and champagne…sitting in the back of the 12 passenger van sitting in rain soaked clothing, (did I mention that it was raining at this point?). Even as we headed into our restaurant afterwards, having missed our reservations by more than an hour, we couldn’t believe our luck, our adventure! I guess the stunt lady was right because as I look back on that date with Rob, it WAS really cool and really romantic–he (and the other 5-7 men), saved me (and the other 4 women).
you picture me photography {brown life}
you picture me photography {brown life}
The last two are our Engagement photo and from our wedding, (duh), shot by Desiree and Ron Hughes.
you picture me photography {brown life}
you picture me photography {brown life}
Here’s a Tecate to 5 more, mi amor…
