Unconditional : The TUIOLOSEGA Family | Costa Mesa, CA

California is one of my absolute favorite places to visit because I have so much family there! On my last trip in July, thanks to Facebook, and my friends Sa and Christine, I was able to meet up for a quick visit with my cousin Christopher and his wife Myra, and their two adorable kids, Noah and Macey. It had been several years since I had seen Chris and Myra, and it was so good to catch up for a bit. Luckily, we had the chance to get together again on this trip, complete with all our families, for a photo shoot and Chuck E. Cheese! Stay tuned for Chris' sisters' families up next too - it was a mini reunion, and it was great for my little family to meet everyone.

Just Because : 'ONE RUFFINS | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

This shoot was a quick one, but I wanted to post a couple of pictures from it. 'One is FABULOUS! She is the Mama Extraordinaire to the featured Honestine & Tyson, and beautiful wife to Murphy. She's also my mom's sister-in-law who we absolutely adore :). 'One is kind, funny, and great to be around, and since I've met her, she's been nothing but wonderful to our family. Thank you 'One for everything, and for such a fun day!

Stunning Senior : HONESTINE | Carson High School Class of 2010

Still playing catch up on the blog - caught a bad bug on our vacation, and trying to manage through it, and post more of the great shoots from last week :).

Honestine is the sweetest girl! She was shy as could be at first, but you'd hardly notice in these photos. I had some terrific help from my MOM :) to pose Honestine for several of the shots (thanks Mom!). Honestine is a senior at Carson High School, and kicks off our "Stunning Senior" portraits for the Class of 2010. She's big sister to Tyson, and such a great big sister at that! I had a fun time with both their photo shoots - thanks again you guys!

Honestine, here's hoping your last year of high school is filled with nothing but great memories and accomplishments! Dream big; the world is full of endless possibilities for you! *hugs*

Unconditional : MAYLENE & BABY ZENIAH | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Being a mommy of two little girls, I can quickly relate to a mommy-daughter bond :), and it was so sweet to see between these two. Maylene is a brand new mommy to precious baby Zeniah, who is as beautiful as her mama, and it was such a treat to photograph them. Zeniah is almost two months old in these photos, and was so cooperative in front of the camera, even on a warm (OK, *really* hot for the Seattle-weathered photographer), California afternoon.

It was so good to meet you girls ;)! Lots of LOVE!!

Precious Moments : TYSON | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

I have a ton of posts to catch up on! Our LA/Vegas trip was great, and we're a little sad to be back in the swing of things at home. We had a blast, and were able to see family and friends that we haven't seen in ages. The kids were awesome travelers, so that made me one happy mom!

My first session was with little Tyson, who is 4-1/2 years of fun! He was an excellent sport with just a tiny bit of coaxing (his biggest smiles were given at the mention of possible "toys" after the shoot ;)). He was a ham once he got comfortable, and I had a great time running around after him, and I didn't stop laughing the entire time. He is beyond cute, and a self-proclaimed mama's boy - it was the sweetest thing hearing him tell his mom how much he loved her! Definitely a heartbreaker in the making!

xoxo Tyson!