Category Archives: Families

murrieta family photographer | S’more Summer

Jake was in need of some updated pics of him and the kids….so we headed to the park to play for a while.  I haven’t seen these munchkins in a while and they have gotten so big!  Love it when I’m told “I leave it up to you” ;)

smore62111-16211162111-2Brody…not so good at sharing ;) 62111-362111-4beautiful Bailey…62111-562111-6I don’t wanna jinx myself since I’m planning on taking pics of Jace soon…but I hope this isn’t what 5 has in store for me!62111-762111-8sometimes you have to promise after this…62111-9you can do this…. ;) 62111-1062111-14some gf time while the kids play a bit…62111-1162111-12great job daddy, you guys looked great! :)62111-13

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desert flower | san bernardino family photographer

Oh how I’ve missed this little face!! Last time I saw Bella she wasn’t walking or talking and now she’s gonna be 3 soon!  What a perfect session too….awesome location, great lighting, beautiful family and hello…awesome props by me! ;)   Well wind blown props at that…it was so windy, we got what we could until little Bella got too cold.  I love the images we got in such a short amount of time….

bella66116611-16611-2as if we needed anymore wind, Bella thought she’d add some ;) 6611-36611-4rockin’ the accessories..6611-5I said it was so windy we were going to blow away…Bella grabbed her mom and said “it’s ok mommy…I got you”6611-66611-7I love how she knew my name and practiced her cheese…but her serious face is so beautiful….6611-106611-86611-96611-11next time I see them they will probably be a family of 4!!  Congrats to you guys for your baby girl on the way :) 6611-12

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plaid one with curls | Riverside child photographer

It’s been a whole year since I’ve seen him and Miles is now one!!  I have a great time catching up with this family and I’m so glad to hear that they have been taking lots of snapshots over this past year.  I have snapshots and sessions of Jace, the one area I’m slacking in?….video, I must get more video.  I love photos, but they can’t capture the little voices.  Anyhow on to my favs of Miles and his family…

miles-onem-1m-1-1I love these ones with Miles in his cloth diaper…m-1-3m-1-4my fav ;) m-1-5m-1-10Kimi picked up these cute cupcakes ;) m-1-9m-1-7m-1-8hope to see you next year cutie!!m-1-6

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1/2 my heart is in Iraq | Murrieta Family Photographer

Meet Joanna and her family.  She contacted me while in Iraq wanting a family session when she comes home for her two week leave.  She also sent Edwina my way so I was able to do sessions for both these families during their time together.  She has been in Iraq for 7 months and this is her first time home since she has been deployed.  I had such a great time with this family, mom and dad are so fun to watch with their little girl.  So laid back and silly all at the same time.  She is such a silly little girl and I know she gets it from them. ;)

Joanna….thank you so much for contacting me all the way from Iraq.  It’s been a great experience meeting you and your family and Edwina and her family as well.  You guys have shown me how strong a woman can be to be away from their loved ones when needed.  Have a safe trip back tomorrow and I’ll look forward to hearing from you guys once I get your proofing galleries up!

got the post title from a sticker on their car window ♥

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heartdid I mention dad is in the service too?  he’s been able to be at home with Jena while mom is in Iraq…heart-1pretty much the only time she’d be away from mom and dad for pics was with this board…heart-2heart-3fun tickling mom and dad….heart-4lots of silly face pictures…(her favorite)heart-5heart-6heart-7heart-8heart-9heart-10heart-11heart-12heart-13

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service before self | Murrieta Family Photographer

Meet Edwina.  She is on a leave from a one year deployment in Iraq for two weeks and she wanted to do a family session including her sister and nephews.  He husband is also in service but he is close to home at this time.  To be so dedicated to serving your country to spend so much time away from your family is something I truly admire.  Luckily in her case her little ones aren’t so little anymore ;)

I had so much fun with all of them.  It’s great when you get to the part of the session when I tell them to “talk amongst yourselves for a bit” and you get instant genuine smiles.  And a big thanks to the boys for protecting me from some wild insects and dealing with the mad case of allergies I had that day!

serviceedwinaedwina-1edwina-2our session was at 2 o’clock in the afternoon…so we tried to find lots of shade…edwina-3edwina-4edwina-5edwina-6edwina-7edwina-8edwina-9edwina-10

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