Just a quick sneak preview of our awesome parents-to-be. Stay tuned for more photos from Mary & Jeremy's maternity session and don't forget to congratulate them in the comments section below.
Documenting Baby's First Trip to the beach // Pier 15 Huntington Beach
Last weekend while celebrating a family members 5th birthday, Dom and his family set out to grab some sun at the beach. This was Dom's first time ever at the beach, on the sand and even dipped his tiny toes in the water. I had the pleasure of documenting this fun and awesome milestone in their lives. So much fun! Enjoy some of the fun moments Dom had!
First Beach Visit, Huntington Beach, Pier 15, Baby's First, Milestones, Los Angeles Family Photos, Orange COurnty Family Pictures, at the beach, Dominic, 5 months
Our Family's 90th Birthday Celebration // The Reef Restaurant in Long Beach
A few months ago we celebrated my grandmother's 90th Birthday. Such a wonderful milestone to be able to share with her. With the amazing planning of our family members, her celebration turned out awesome! It was such a blessing to see the smile it brought my grandmother's face as she was greeted by everyone there to celebrate her. Friends & family came from all over, just to attend her celebration. It was amazing! The best part of it was to see and hear all the heart-felt ways my grandmother touched each and every person in that room in one way or another.
Nanay, meaning Mother in Tagalog. This is the name we have always had for her growing up. Fitting perfectly as any awesome grandmother would, as she was truly my second mom. I am grateful to have so many great moments to remember with Nanay. As a child, I remember sitting down and watching Price is Right in the morning, followed by the slotted hours of soap opera's from channel 2 to channel 7 daily. I remember in the mornings as a little girl, as most children had the cool cereal's you saw on TV commercials, I had toast with butter and dipped it in coffee. (It was more like milk with a taste of coffee, but at 5 years old, it was amazing!) I didn't complain, as it was what the adults had too. Nanay taught me to use a sewing machine, how to make lumpia, how to count in tagalog and how to play mahjong. Memories of going with her to the race track, eating nacho's together & her laughing at me as I practiced my attempts at speaking tagalog fluently. I remember her telling me how mean I sounded as I tried to translate english sentences literally and without proper use of words to show respect. Other memories weren't so glamorous, but none the less still beautiful memories. Like the moments of going with her and my grandfather, Coco, as he visited the hospital, remembering the last time we visited his doctor's office to find out that there was nothing more they could do with his cancer. Seeing how strong Nanay had been through this process, I don't get to tell her often enough, how proud I am and how much I admire her strength during that time.
Fast forward to more recent years... Nanay helped raise and care for my children as she did me, and is especially close to Jade. I am thankful that my children have had the opportunity to meet, spend time with & get to make their own memories with Nanay. After all, it's a true gift to be able to meet your great-grandparent(s). Nanay has & will always be a great part of our lives and I look forward to making more memories and continuing to celebrate together.
Dearest Nanay,
I love you for all that you have taught me and shared with me. I thank you for all that you have taught me, shared with me and helped me with. Along with my family, you and Coco have in one way or another made me the person who I am today. I have had the blessing of being beside you during some of the greatest times, and some of the worst, either way, like you have always done for me, I will always be there beside you.
I see the way you care for Jade as you used to do for me. I thank you for that, as I know that Jade & Jarron are super lucky to have you as part of their childhood. I hope that I have become at least half the person you have always hoped I would be. I hope you had an amazing celebration to celebrate your 90th birthday party. Here's to many more fun times at the casino.
With love always,
Gina
Long Beach Family Session // Austin at 6 Months
Meet Austin. We had the blessing of documenting one of only many of his milestones in his awesome little world. We decided to walk through a local park in Long Beach, just down the street of his home. Chris and I had such an amazing time with Austin, his mommy & his daddy. Here's just a few highlights from their session.
Los Angeles Arboretum in Arcadia, California // Beck Family Portraits
Seriously, we have the most awesome family's. Words can never give justice to the love we have for each of the family's that we meet. We welcome them with open arms and invite them into our family, it's only natural as a part of us lives in each of the images we capture.
Meet the Beck family, as soon as I spoke with them for the first time on the phone, I knew we would have a wonderful time. Chris and I enjoyed every moment with them as we strolled around the Los Angeles Arboretum in the City of Arcadia. We invite you to take a moment a enjoy only some of the fun images we documented together.
Luke & Alison's Baptism and Celebration Part II // Eddie Park House, South Pasadena, Ca.
If you haven't had the opportunity to see part I of Luke & Alison's baptism, please take a moment to see them here. After the awesome ceremony at Holy Family Catholic Church, we headed over the the Historic Eddie Park House to continue the celebration.
Chris and I had the blessing of capturing all the fun everyone had during their celebration. I love how fun and carefree children are. WARNING: it's about that time for cuteness overload!
Of course, a celebration would not be complete without some images of Luke, his birthday cake and a bit more fun...
...and life wouldn't be so perfect without your cousin who's your best friend.
Luke & Alison's Baptism and Celebration Part I // Holy Family Catholic Church, South Pasadena, California
We can't thank GOD enough for all the grace he has given us. We had the opportunity to document one of the most beautiful ceremony's in the Catholic Religion, Luke and Alison's Baptism. There are so many special things that came for this beautiful day for Andrea & Paul and their gorgeous children. Not only were their children baptized, they celebrated Luke's 1st Birthday!
We began our day at the beautiful Holy Family Catholic Church in South Pasadena, Ca. for Alison & Luke's baptism.
