Baby Anna

I've been anticipating the arrival of Miss Anna, who finally arrived on December 17th, 2010. Just last week I got the chance to meet her, and she was the perfect little angel as described by her mom. She slept soundly while I snapped away at my camera, capturing sweet moments of her precious newborn stage. Congratulations Paul, Julie and older brother Alexander!

Mexico Cruise and Disneyland

Life has been so hectic since coming back from our Christmas holiday trip. My memory is so bad these days I can't even remember what I've done and its already one week into the new year! Anyway, I really enjoyed our relaxing family vacation. I totally think cruises are perfect for families with young children, specifically with my 18 month old :) Even though we couldn't pawn off Tyler to the youth activities (ages 3+) during the day, everything from entertainment, to fine dining, and the gym and spa was just a small walk away from our stateroom. It was so easy to bring Tyler back to our room whenever he was tired or fussy.

We were smart to book a balcony room since I knew we would spend majority of our time there. The crew members on the Oosterdam were so hard working and incredibly awesome. Best of all, I loved the fact that our staterooms were cleaned twice a day :)

Our room was spacious and tastefully decorated. Having the balcony view was definitely a plus...






Here are some scenic photos of beautiful Mexico starting at La Paz






Relaxing on the beach at Cabo San Lucas


The courageous cliff divers of Mazatlan


A beautiful morning looking out into Puerta Vallarta from our balcony :)




Every morning Tyler had a full breakfast :)


So much that he got tired from eating... :)










It's so typical of Tyler to be curious about everything :)


This was Tyler's face throughout our trip!








First formal night on the cruise






And just a few random pictures from Disneyland




Pooped and ready to sleep (with Mickey of course)! Thanks Auntie Jojo and Uncle Matt for his Mickey Mouse doll!

Welcoming 2011 with new beginnings!

Wow, 2010 flew by like no other! It was a great year filled with fun memories and good times spent with all our loved ones, and we hope to make new and better memories for 2011 :)

1/1/11!

And to ring in the new year, here's a preview photo of Tyler with a Mexican Santa in Puerto Vallarta to remember our trip :) Tyler had so much fun! More photos to follow..

Vacation Status :)

The anticipation to our 8 day Mexico cruise, followed by 2 nights in Disneyland is finally here! I'm looking forward to spending Christmas on Holland America's Oosterdam with my two favorite boys on our first family vacation :) Our ports include Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlan, La Paz and Cabo San lucas. This will be a slower month of blogging, but there will be plenty of pictures to share when I get back!

Have a wonderful holiday season! Don't forget to check back on the blog for picture updates!

Bon Voyage everyone :)

Le Family Session

I had the pleasure to photograph a family session for our friends Kathy and Kevin, plus their adorable kids Kaitlyn and Kayden. All names starting with the letter K :) For the location we choose the same park near my neighborhood that I photographed a few weeks before for the lovely fall colors. Here are just a few photos from our shoot.

Baby Joie

Here are a few more sneak previews of baby Joie from our family session. We decided to go indoors for a few outfit changes :)

Winter Family Session

I can't believe it's December! Which only means another 23 days to Christmas!

I love that we get late summer weather in the bay area. I wonder if that's why I still see nice fall foliage during our winter season now? Whatever the case may be, we took total advantage of the beautiful autumn colors during a recent family session last week. And the park we went to was only a couple blocks away from where I live :) Thank you Elizabeth for coordinating this session and for being a terrific auntie to your precious niece Joie--you really made her smile in her photos :) :) :)

Meet Joel, Betty and baby Joie. They are the sweetest family :)

Total sweetness :) Joie is sooo loved!

A little unsure of the leaf in her hand... :)

Look for more photos of Joie in my next blog....