Luck. Sometimes it’s good. Sometimes it’s bad.

If you’re Stanford and it comes in the form of Andrew, then it’s good. VERY good! Looking forward to seeing him in action this weekend when we beat Oregon (Sorry, Dad!) Ack! A few lines in to this post and I’m already digressing. This blog isn’t about college football! That’s my other one. Yeah, right. Sorry. Let’s start over.

Luck. Sometimes it’s good. Sometimes it’s bad.

Heading in to last Friday’s photo session, our luck seemed bad. Terrible, in fact! While it rarely rains here in good ol’ Southern California, the two times this client and I have scheduled a session, we have had to battle RAIN! All day long, our phones were busy sending and receiving texts. Should we move forward? How’s it look over there? Is it sprinkling right now? Are there clouds? The sun’s peeking out here. What about over there? What’s the internet say about the next shower? How’s your schedule look next week? In the end, we decided to push forward … and as LUCK would have it, the rain clouds parted just long enough to squeeze in a session. In exchange for our faith and perseverance, the weather gods gave us gorgeous lighting to photograph this beautiful family.

K&T, your family is absolutely beautiful – inside and out! It was such a treasure to spend time with you guys and watch you guys interact with each other. You guys are playful, fun, adoring, sweet, successful, kind and loving. There’s something magnetic about your personalities that makes others want to spend time with you. Probably in the hopes that some of your charm and enthusiasm will rub off on them! Thanks for staying flexible amidst your busy and chaotic schedules and having a great attitude about everything (including the way our session ended!) I feel incredibly LUCKY to call you my clients, but more importantly, my friends.

Love to you both! Enjoy this peek at your photos.

This family portrait here isn’t my typical style. I thought I’d push myself and try something a little different. What do you think? I am loving it!

Have a great week!

They make it look easy.

Somehow this mother/father duo – both of ‘em, lawyers – manage to excel at their respective jobs, stay physically fit (Dad is super active in a soccer league and Mom continues her running/Pilates/fitness regimen without fail), remain social with friends and most importantly of all … having recently added another baby to the mix, they now find themselves raising two sweet and adorable little boys. These guys are naturals at the family thing. And while I know it’s not, they make the whole family/work/life balance thing look so easy. Mary, if only we could bottle up your “Superwoman Capabilities” and sell it like Bettheny Frankel sells her Skinnygirl Margaritas … we would have it made!!

Until I can figure out how to do that, I’ll stick to photography. And while I can’t bottle up your superwoman traits, I hope I manage to capture the essence of your family in these images. I hope that when your boys look at these photos down the road, they’ll see evidence of your love and devotion.

What a handsome, sweet, fun and silly little dude. Love him! Had so much fun playing with him.

This little guy has his Daddy’s mouth and smile. At five months old, this guy was a non-stop smiler! Adorable.

Love you guys! Will send out the pics of your Superfamily soon. xoxo