Author Archives: Allison

San Diego Brewery Tour

Yesterday some friends and I boarded a party bus and hit a few breweries in San Diego. It was lots of fun, but that heavy beer and I don’t always get along well, so I had a couple small samples… Continue reading ⟩⟩

Wax Paper Mosaics

I saw this idea on Pinterest. I think the ones on Pinterest must have been re-colored many times because Sharpie doesn’t really want to stick to the wax paper very well. It does dry fast, though, and not a whole… Continue reading ⟩⟩

Beautiful Hannah

Our friends’ daughter :) She’s turning 16 soon and I was more than thrilled to take some portraits of her!

Baby Brayden

My friend Sharidy asked me to take these photos for her very good friends, as a baby shower gift. First of all, what a GREAT idea! And secondly, I was more than ecstatic to do so ;) What a handsome… Continue reading ⟩⟩

Happy Summer Vacation!

We’re halfway through the first week of summer, and although we haven’t gone on many adventures just yet, we have turned the house upside down (the kids’ rooms, specifically) cleaning things out and getting rid of toys and clothes that… Continue reading ⟩⟩

The obligatory “Butterfly Wall” pictures :)

As is obvious, I’ve done this every year. I always have to fudge a little at the end because I can’t quite make it on the last day since I am in my own classroom on the last day of… Continue reading ⟩⟩

Camping in Angelus Oaks

We took a 4-day camping trip to Angelus Oaks for Memorial Day Weekend. We left right after school on Friday and came home Monday afternoon. I did two things that really surprised even myself – hardly took any photos, and… Continue reading ⟩⟩

Morgan’s Senior Pictures

Maybe an over-share… Morgan is the daughter of a friend at work :) I told both her and her mom that it would be tough to take a “bad” picture of her… and as a result, I had a hard… Continue reading ⟩⟩

Happy Saturday!

The school year is winding down here and both my kids and I have been busy with lots of extra things going on. We’re all ready for summer, for sure! Sasha is feeling right at home. As I type this,… Continue reading ⟩⟩

The shabby chic wedding of K + C

What a lovely wedding to photograph :) It was tough to pare down and share only a few because it was such a pretty wedding! This was held at the Burrage Mansion in Redlands, CA. Such a gorgeous place to… Continue reading ⟩⟩