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Terry + Brenden : Los Angeles Maternity Shoot

Terry + Brenden : Los Angeles Maternity Shoot

Extra Point. That’s what Terry’s been calling the kicking child growing inside her belly. As the first child for Terry and Brenden, the excitement between them is palpable. And well, for me too, since Terry is my older sister!

Less than 48 hours after touching down in Los Angeles, I was in Manhattan Beach with these two, capturing them being both silly and loving just a few short weeks before Extra Point makes her debut. I hope I’ve been able to do justice to their happiness for their impending little one.

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Meet Alipio

Meet Alipio

He will do things like put his wife’s breast-feeding tank top on his head like a hat. Teach me words that I’ll later need to look up in urban dictionary and cringe at the meanings. “That’s what she said” is his favorite joke. No, he’s not the Dos Equis man. But he is now a father, which is a bit scary.

I’ve known Antonio since junior high and he’s met his match in his wife Heather, who will preemptively make his favorite joke for him and then roll her eyes. Thank goodness she’s around to balance him out as they bring new life into this world.

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Keeping up with the Joneses

Keeping up with the Joneses

It was just this past January when I took some photos of Oliver and his family for his one year birthday. At that time, he was still a baby – just one little tooth had grown in, he was still crawling around, and he wasn’t able to do more than a little bit of babbling. But just half a year later, my has he grown into a little man. I really almost couldn’t keep up with him, running around all over the place – I definitely got more of a workout than I bargained for.

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Meet Alice

Meet Alice

After some shameless plugging from my husband (oh, the powers of Facebook), I was incredibly happy to be taking family photos for a long-time friend. Anne is the older sister of Joy, who was my very first friend when I moved to California. Needless to say, I’ve known these girls for the majority of my lifetime.

As a kid, I clearly remember looking up to Anne. She was the older sister of my best friend, and she had a old-time glamour about her – which she still does. And she’s managed to pass this glamour on to her daughter. Just like her name, Alice is dainty and graceful, even as a baby. I was thrilled to meet her when Anne and Jason were home over the holidays to visit their families.

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Meet Caleb

Meet Caleb

“Now I feel kind of bad that my husband isn’t here,” Jenny said when we were about to start her portrait session. I couldn’t help but laugh, because she was so excited to take these photos while she and her son were visiting her parents that her poor husband was getting the boot. Although, I guess he was being represented by his adorable son!

It’s been many years since I last saw Jenny, but we have recently reconnected (of course, through Facebook. I mean, how else do people keep in touch these days??) When she mentioned that she’d be back in Orange County for a few days and wanted to set up some time for a photo session, I was more than happy to do so. Her son, Caleb, is two years old and loves trains and trucks. He was a little shy and serious when we started off and didn’t seem to like my camera, but loosened up when we took him to see some trains – good thing we had Old Towne Yorba Linda!

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