maurer family, absolutely adorable | san diego family photography

i can always count on some people to look absolutely amazing for photos, and my friend kim and her family are no exception. she picked the perfect outfits for the kids, just coordinated enough, and just holiday enough for the perfect photos. we played around at balboa park early one morning and here are some of our faves from the shoot...



i love, love, love these kids, they are super cute

welcome baby hailey! | san diego newborn photographer

when we first met hailey, she was not a big fan of tummy time, and preferred instead to stare up at us with her gorgeous brown eyes. we were able to coax a few smiles out of her, and threw a few adorable serious stares in too...



i couldn't get enough of her chubby, chubby cheeks, super cute...





and we can't forget big brother aidan, who just loved to ham it up for us...

check back soon to see hailey and aidan all dressed up for christmas.

owen has arrived! | san diego newborn photographer

my good friend kim referred anne and her family to us last month, to take photos of their newest addition to the family. owen was just a few weeks old, the perfect age for those adorable sleeping baby photos. these are some of my favorite baby photos ever, check out some of our faves...



this little guys is growing up to be a surfer...


this next series is great, sleeping baby on a classic taylor guitar, how cool is that?


anne, jeff and owen, it was great meeting you all and we look forward to many more adventurous photo sessions with you!

sydney is 3!!!| san diego portrait photographer

i can't believe it has been 3 years since little sydney was born, it seems like just yesterday that she was a newborn. james and i headed over to the flip-flop themed birthday party and had lots of tasty cupcakes (my friend deanne MADE all of these!) and some not so kiddie punch. here are a few fun shots of the kids, happy birthday sydney!

play: davis family | san diego kids photographer

i had no idea how difficult it would be to get kids to play with toys for me to take pictures of them. luckily i had plenty of volunteer models of all ages, and super cute ones too. the davis kids met me in balboa park for some fun, and here are my faves from the shoot...



some of these images will be up in play logan square, so if you are in the chicago area, check out this toy store, opening soon!