New Website!

Phase one of my new website is finally up and running! There's still a lot to be done but I'm so excited that things are finally moving along. Be on the lookout for more features and updates.

{Kiki's Birthday Favors} Cookie Favors | Party Favors

Kiki's birthday party favors surpassed all of my expectations. Sandra and Brenda created these cookie favors to match the Fish Tank theme of the party room.  The packaging was so creative - the waves even had edible sparkles for that extra special touch! They looked so cute I didn't want anyone to eat them! My kids had other ideas though and proceeded to eat the eyeballs off their cookies first. Thank you SO MUCH Sandra and Brenda for making Kiki's birthday stand out from the rest. Contact them at sandra@kuteideas.com to order your cookie favors!

Cookie Favors | Dol Party Favors

Aren't these the cutest 1st birthday/ dol party favors?? They not only look good but they taste great too. The colors and packaging can be customized to your party theme. Contact sandra@kuteideas.com for more info. I ordered an ocean themed set of cookie favors for my daughter's birthday party next week. Can't wait to see them - photos will be up as soon as I receive them.

Sneak Peek for Choi Family

I was so excited when J requested portraits in Half Moon Bay for her mother in law's birthday. We had never met before but we have a lot of mutual friends so I felt like I already knew her. Also, she is an extraordinary cook and without her blog my family would go hungry every day. Really.

The weather at the beach was a little chilly but the kids were troopers! Between 2 families, there were 6 kids ranging from 2-10 years old. All the kids were so sweet and cooperative and made my job easy!

Sneak Peek for Chua Family

I met the Chua family bright and early Saturday morning at a beautiful park in Palo Alto. My friend, Monica suggested we meet at Bol Park and it was a hidden gem with lush, mature trees and a creek. Living in a new community, all the parks around me have little wimpy trees and no shade! So, yes - I was in love with this location. The girls have grown so much since the last time I took their portraits back in 2008. I spent less time chasing after them this time! M's parents and P's parents joined in on the picture taking festivities and we headed out for J's 5th birthday party right after the session.  J & L are so lucky to have such fun grandparents.

My very special mother's day present

Audrey was so excited to show me the present she made at school. She got to choose the color of the bag and decorated the pot with stickers. She wasn't too thrilled when I took out my camera but I had to capture this moment. I know that in the future, my little girl may not be as excited to give me presents. :) I hope I don't kill it as I do not have a green thumb at all.

Girl Power!

Ever since I had my third daughter, I've been envisioning a photo shoot with all of them in matching dresses. I was the mom that said I would never make my kids match but when I saw these Easter dresses available in all of their sizes, I couldn't resist. Easter ended up being way too cold so I had my girls dress up in these flowery outfits last week. The weather was gorgeous and just as the sun was setting, (love, love, love the diffused light right before sunset) I took the girls outside for some pictures - a wonderful photographer (aka my husband) even snapped some shots of me with the girls! I'm thinking about making the above collage into a huge 30x30 canvas to put in our play room. I'm running out of wall space in my house...is it weird that I wish my house didn't have so many windows?!