Amanda-Class of 2015!

Amanda officially received her degree in December of last year...but we're finally getting to celebrate with her later today and so I thought this would be as good a time as any to share her senior photo session! The beach is her happy place and you can tell by the joy on her face...she is just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside!
Miss Amanda, I am proud to know you and honored to be your friend. Congratulations!

Lexie's a Senior!

Today is the first day of FALL!!!
Which basically means nothing if you live in Southern California...it's still 100 degrees today.
So why not celebrate (or not celebrate?) with a senior session at the beach!
This one was a favorite of mine...as we were shooting, Lexie and her Mom and Dad were telling me all about how their family has camped on this beach for years and years...since Lexie was little! They have so many memories there and I thought it was so special that she wanted to have her photos done on that same beach!
And how about that Jeep?! Yes, it's actually her car...it wasn't just a prop!

In Summerrrr!

My Husband's family has a house on the beach just north of San Diego. We try to go at least once a year...It's probably one of the best places on planet earth to be! There's just something about a few days at the beach that hits your internal refresh button...I definitely came home Sunday night refreshed and recharged! It was a great trip...and I just had to share a few of our photos!

I can't even tell you how excited I am that they're both looking at the camera and smiling 

AT THE SAME TIME...this almost never happens...

Sandy toes...

These two photos were taken exactly one year apart...didn't plan it that way, it just happened. 

But what a difference a year makes!

Puppy Sadie got to come and have a vacation too!

I mean... As you can see from Landon's expression: it was a great trip : )

Bachelorette at the Beach

Bachelorette parties in my world are very, uh, non-traditional.  I much prefer a girl's night in watching movies or a day at the spa...and we did both of those things at Cynthia's bachelorette weekend!

My In-laws generously allowed me to use their beach house in San Diego and I had a blast "redecorating" each room and planning our fun weekend in Cynthia's wedding colors: yellow and blue.

Part of my yellow and blue redecoration.

Had to have snacks ready for the girls when they arrived at the beach house...it was a two hour drive!

Every girl got a bag with essentials for the weekend: flip flops, a beach towel, a journal, body wash and a
Bride/Maid of Honor/Bridesmaid tank top...all yellow and blue!

We ate dinner our first night on the balcony overlooking the beach.  I had so much fun putting this table setting together and making the dessert: "Sandy" Beach Mousse in sand pails!

The centerpieces

Our tank tops!