The Carson Family :: Homecoming

I was privileged to be present at 3rd LAAD's Advon homecoming earlier this week. During the deployment, Christina had their first child, Cullen, who is now 4 weeks old. The homecoming ended up being right around noon, so the sun was super harsh, but we made do.

Here a few a few of my favorites.

This is brand new baby Cullen!



Just chilling waiting for his dad to show up.





First hugs :)



My favorite.







I love this one - the proud father showing off his son to the Marines that were not on the deployment.







Welcome home, Sgt. Carson! I am so happy your family is back together.

Shannon & Christine :: Predeployment Shoot

Last weekend I got together with Shannon & Christine for a predeployment shoot. Shannon is leaving shortly for Afghanistan, and there is nothing more meaningful when you are apart for months at a time than pictures. My husband is also gone right now, and at times it feels ridiculous how many photos I have of us around our condo. But - he's not here, so they serve as my constant reminder of our times together, and reassurance that we will have those good times together again in the future (eventually).

Since the couple wanted to do some with Shannon in his cammies, we did the whole shoot on Camp Pendleton, and managed to find some great places around the base.

Here are a few of my favorites! This couple was so photogenic and in love that it was so hard to choose which to share :)











Shannon and Christine, it was so good to meet you both. Best wishes for a safe deployment.

Heather & Tyson :: Family Shoot

I met up with Heather and her husband Tyson last weekend in Encinitas to get some updated family pictures of them together. They were absolutely wonderful to work with, and made my job easy :)

Here's a few of my favorites. You can check out more photos on my Facebook page as well.











Thanks for an awesome shoot, Heather & Tyson!

The O. Family

Last week I met up with Heidi and her husband Dan, and their children Liesl and Gus down in beautiful La Jolla. Their family just PCS'd here this summer, and are loving SoCal so far.

Here's a few of my favorites!









The kids absolutely loved climbing on the trees.







Love this :)


Thanks, Heidi & Dan! It was great to spend the evening with your family.