a Sunday afternoon

Amy and Jeremy brought the kids over to hang out while Jeremy and Dick cleaned out our garage (thanks Jeremy for motivating him!!) And since Christina is off on a trip to Morocco, Mike hung out with us too. It's great to have family and friends over... especially when Dick does all the preparation. Not only did he pick up the house before everyone arrived, he even made us grilled cheese sandwiches.

Ahh - good friends and grilled cheese. Is there really any better way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

Rylan and Amy

Waylond has dots on his face

Neighbors Glenn and Jake play with Waylond

Jake is one delightfully happy kid!

a little angel

A few months ago I took some photos of Susana and Doug when they were expecting Baby Angelica. She arrived just two weeks ago and she's absolutely perfect. Thank you Doug and Susana for spending your morning with me and allowing me to photograph you with your little angel. I'm so, so happy for you!!

Sonovia and Nick

Sonovia and Nick met in high school more than ten years ago and have been together ever since, through thick and thin. Dad described them as being "a dynamite couple" and honestly, I'm having a hard time coming up with better words. These two are amazing. As I'm sure you'll be able to tell from the photos, they have such a beautiful, genuine connection and they're hilariously fun (as are their friends and family).

The details were beautifully selected and executed, and yet Sonovia never had a stressed look on her face. You could tell just by looking at the two of them that they weren't sweating the small stuff in the least. Instead, they were truly enjoying their day and their loved ones - soaking in every precious moment of it.

Sonovia and Nick were married at the El Camino Country Club in Oceanside, California. The club was responsible for most of the details including the gorgeous flower arrangements.

A touching way to incorporate the memory of her father as she walked down the aisle.

What a beautiful and joyful lady. Sonovia - you're the best!

These rings are so cool!

Nick changed into an orange zoot suit for the reception. It was a hit! And get this - they left the reception and went straight to the airport for their Jamaican honeymoon and Nick said he was really going to wear the suit on the plane. Nice!

You two really are "dynamite"!

Happy Birthday Jerry + Happy Easter

We all met at Miguel's in Point Loma to celebrate Jerry's Birthday. Not everyone is represented here (Joanie, Dede, Pop, Dick and I were all there too) but these were just a few of my favorite snaps from the morning.

I'm glad my folks still make each other smile.

Waylond watches intently as his dad shows him how to play a DS game.

Amy has got to be the most entertaining mom ever.

Rylan listening.

Hey Birthday guy!

Andrew, Annie, Matteo, Sofia & Mary

When Andrew's mother Mary asked for family photos, Dick and I were thrilled that our friends Andrew and Annie came to us. The setting at Balboa Park was comfortably cool and bright as we walked the gardens and paths to take photos of the family. In fact, I can't think of a better way to have spent last Saturday morning.

Here are just a few from that day...

As you can see, they're certainly cute kids. But Matteo and Sofia were well-behaved too! (that's a nice bonus for family photos)

Sofia's first Polaroid experience.

Annie and Andrew - thank you so much for thinking of us. We had a great time!