I went a bit crazy here with 13 images to post… was too much fun and too many to choose from.

Mom and I have a lot in common she grew up in HB and I have lived here from age 18-30.

So most of my crazy growing up years were here in HB.  Even though its TOTALLY different now than back then, when you used to be able to walk down town and know most everyone.

It still some how has that feel (others amy not agree) but you can walk by eldon liquor and you can imagine what it was like.

( That just cracks me up… go Don!)

Anyhow WOW…. what BEAUTIFUL kids. Fun, sweet, kind, SMART ( all 3!!!)

You have to be SO proud mom. So here is to a long time coming…. I know its has been way to long since you have had a photo-shoot.

I hope you enjoy!!!

What a beautiful night…. aside ALL the people in the water and walking on the beach… we had a GREAT night.

Thinking to myself as I see all these grandchildren what a great Christmas this must be for grandma and grandpa.

This large of a family you have to have a great sense of humor… boy do they too! SO much fun I had with them!!!!

I am going to keep this short and sweet as I am wanting to get these up as it took me way too long to photoshop

the peeps off the beach and I know they are all waiting to catch a sneak peek at these!

So this blog post is for grandma… Karen yours is COMING!!!!!

Thank you all for the fun night!

Low tide is the best time to shoot here… shinny water, plenty of space to run around.

One of my most favorite spots to shoot. What makes it better is when you get a family like this that you just feel

truly love to be around each other… great sense of humor and just happy to be together.

A great way to end the summer right before school starts, getting your family photo shoot done.

We are too spoiled… to think that many people pay a lot of $$ to fly here to stay at a place we can drive to in 30 min.

I swear this spot comes close to maui

I hope you enjoy the photos and that they remind you of why we do all we do for our kids.

You truly have great kids!!!

Some places you just seem to belong. Some places you just feel a part of in your heart.

This is the place for this family. The joy they have being here, you just see it on their faces. Like a second home.

This makes it more special to them to have gone here to document this place,  together…being able to bring it back over and over again by just looking.

I am happy to have done this for you… beautiful night.. like you could have touched the sun that night.

What a great night. The light, the weather, and of course the company.

I can’t wait till you come back C family… This next time we have to hang out

I hope that I captured you in a way that will bring you memories and smiles for a lifetime.

I know that there were so many I wanted to put up here, that I just loved.

You are ALL so beautiful inside and out.

xoxo

COLD and windy night it was for sure… but not one of these sweet kids complained… {I know mine would have!!!}

Troopers I tell you I love this that they chose to shoot the family photos in their back yard. This is their home and it meant a lot to them.

I love the light this time of day coming thru the pier. The low tides, and the beautiful sunsets.

Here is to Seal Beach and all the fondness you have for the city you love and live.

you all looked so GREAT in your bright colors… I love it when I tell my clients to choose what you love to wear and they show up

so fabulous! Thank you for a great night and your support to our AWESOME schools we have here!

I love to see families being real. I love to just to hang back for a bit and see what they do. This shot bellow is what I am talking about. Just the look on all their faces is perfect. Having fun laughing, enjoying each other. This makes for a no fuss great photo shoot.

I like to tell my mom clients to just relax getting ready for the shoot and let the kids know this is NOT a big deal we are just going to go have fun with Melinda for a bit and she is going to take some photos of us while we are there (at the beach or the park etc).

No fuss clothing either… don’t dress them in things they are not wanting to put on, or something that is not them on a reg basis. I just love “keeping it real” I always want you to look back on your images and say “oh that was great fun” and not say “oh look at your outfit”.

Not that we DON’T get a bit serious sometimes cuz we do… as you will see in the shot after that. I love the no smiles too. Just the beautiful faces.

So enjoy the photos… on another BEAUTIFUL January night in sunny so cal!

I have been photographing this family since the oldest was in the belly.

This was exciting to me since it was out first beach shoot. I am so happy to see my families together and happy.

To be there for all their milestones birthdays and soon to be bat-mitzpha  yes I said that… before you know it that day will be here!

How time flies. I am so happy to be able to give you all these precious memories… I know daddy is a softy when it comes to his girls.

I know they are the greatest joy in your lives.

So here is to you… may you continue to have all the joy I see in your hearts all the years to come,

and may you feel the joy that I see in your photos for eternity!

If you have been thinking about doing a beach shoot I can say that my location truly beats all others…

It is never crowded. The rocks are amazing. We have the run of the sand all to ourselves, and there aren’t and ugly fences or construction to have to work around.

Every time I take my clients here they say “wow this is amazing” Or “wow I never knew it was so pretty here!”

I think that for southern ca it is as close to Maui as we get.

SO….. If  you are thinking about doing one just remember that 85% of the time its amazing weather here in so cal.

Even in January, you may need a sweater but its still nice

What a sweet family. I was so happy to get to meet them and give them these beautiful memories.

I am excited for you to see the whole gallery.

Just posting a few to view today.

ENJOY!

I was so excited when they called me and said they were all coming to CA (santa barbara)

and that they would love to do another family shoot with me at the beaches there… and that their family has grown by one more.

It was a bit cold and overcast however we braved the weather and had fun anyhow.

Florida’s beaches they say are white sand palm trees… no rocks. Well there were plenty for us here in Ca!

My favorite shots are when I can just sit there and let them be themselves.

To me this shows what they would have been doing anyhow ( I am sure not all dressed in white especially sundresses!)

But you get the picture.

I know that chatting with the mommy… she is one like me and organic food freak.

I know if she was here we would be good friends for sure!

Thank you for thinking of me and I am so happy for you and your new addition to your already BEAUTIFUL family!