portraits // hughes, ames & waddell families

To say this shoot was fun, is an understatement- I had such a blast with this whole group! We went to a local Tree Farm and just went to town!

 

So many great photos, so much laughter, so many memories made.

 

portraits // anderson family



 

Meet Matt, Lyndse, and Olivia- this trio make up the awesome Anderson Family. I had the privilege to photograph this adorable family this past weekend. They were full of laughs, which made for such a great session. 

 

And how cute is Olivia! Her baby blues kind of take my breath away. 

 

 

forever buddies

This is Rocky- Lil Miss' best bud.
He goes everywhere with her.
Shopping, the park, GiGi's house- everywhere, they're glued at the hip-ish...
And so you know, Rocky is a dragon and he squeaks! (She introduces him to everyone that way)
The story of how Rocky enter her little world is actually quite funny.

| weekly grams | mine + yours

week 4 //

I had plans of starting a photo challenge- I give you a word and you use it as inspiration for your photo and tagging it with some hashtag... Then I would pick some of my favorites to share, with a different word every week for added fun! But I dropped the ball! I will be brainstorming to get this going ASAP!!!

Now on to these past 2 weeks grams...

mine //

1/ California State of Mind
2/ My not so little littlest
3/ Sister coffee date & a flannel
4/ morning reads & coffee

yours //

1/ @sarahholstrom
2/ @whoajess
3/ @lindseygomesphoto
4/ @jillmarz
5/ @elliezabeth_lee
6/ @meagan_ivory
7/ @birdapparel
8/ @alma_Antigua
9/ @3ritt

twenty - eight

So I turned 28 last week.

Of course the only thing that I see is 2 years until 30.

Had a fun day celebrating. 

Started the morning with a trip to the salon to get my hair done.

Then I decided to make a trip down to San Luis Obispo to the amazing Madonna Inn, I had to get my hands on their DELICIOUS cake!

My sister, her husband and my nephew treated me to lunch. 

Got my cake, and ate it too.

It wouldn't be a birthday with out a trip to Ulta! Grabbed a new eyeshadow palette and their birthday mascara.

Ended the night with my husband and littles. We enjoyed large amounts of chocolate cake goodness!!

Here's to another wonderful year!

| weekly grams | mine + yours

week 3 //

I got busy last week and didn't get around to posting my weekly favorites.
I double up this week and shared a few more.
Having fun sharing all these great photos I come across.
I was thinking of starting some sort of weekly or bi-weekly photo challenge with a hashtag to find them all. Have a theme each week and choose from those that used the hashtag...
What do you think??

Anywho, here's some grams for you!

mine //

yours //

1. stormierhoades
2. lesleefalk
3. everythingemilyblog
4. anniekoelle
5. whoajess
6. aspensummit
7. jennyeveryday
8. annehilldesign
9. kellitrontel

Have a great weekend!!

wear // feeling like fall

It's finally feeling like fall.
If you live in California, like myself, then you are probably just as excited as I am.
I have been longing for some cooler weather and maybe even some rain.

Fall means we can bust out that super cute fall attire that we have been hoarding away since last year. And also add to it with all the fun new pieces you have been acquiring for the last few months.
I can't go to Target with out browsing through the flannels and jackets!

I was never a flannel person before, but now I can't get enough of them.
It's probably the one thing I find myself wearing most often lately (even in the 90 degree weather).
I love pulling together different looks with them- dressed up or super casual.

 

Mixing a fun graphic tee, a flannel and an awesome chunky necklace kind of makes me weak in the knees!
I have been building up my accessory collection lately- I use to wear one boring plastic necklace everyday.
I am constantly on the look out for must have pieces everywhere I go. Target has been my source lately, as well as some great online shops that I have come across through Facebook or Instagram.

I am excited for it to get colder!!
I am ready for actual scarf weather, like yesterday!

 

• Feather Stack /// The Shine Project
• Wooden Bead Tassel Bracelet /// Sand & Starfish
• Derek Cardigan Glasses /// Coastal.com (this color is not in stock any more)
• Flannel /// Target
• Sedona Bib Necklace /// Pier 1
• 'Good Vibes Only' Top /// Mulberry Press Co

What have you been excited to wear for Fall??