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!

Gracen & Brendon's Lemonade Stand

Well, Pumpkin Spice Latte's have returned to Starbucks...so apparently Fall has arrived! Or at least, Fall is attempting to arrive...this is still Southern California after all. Anyway, in anticipation of Fall-ish weather, I'm so excited to share this last little bit of summer with you!
It's never work when my models are this cute!

Because Nothin' Says 'Summer' Like Lemonade...

Labor Day weekend marks the 'unofficial' end to summer...I'm sad to see it go, but I am SO excited for Fall! Er...at least as much 'Fall' as we can get here in So-Cal...which I guess means the temperature will drop to a brisk 85 degrees? But I digress...
To celebrate this unofficial end of summer, I thought I'd share the Lemonade Stand photos I did with my boys! I liked these so much that I'm thinking next summer I'll have to do some Lemonade Stand mini-sessions...stay tuned!
The boy's super-cute lemon printed shorts are from Miss Ainsley Mae...I found their shop on Instagram...cute stuff! And the Lemonade Stand was built from scratch by Yours Truly...with help from my Husband, of course...and just an FYI: Lowe's will cut wood for you free of charge...and they'll cut it free of charge a second time, too, in case you happened to measure wrong the first time...and I'll let you figure out how I know that...
ANYway, please enjoy our Lemonade Stand photos as we soak up our last few moments of summer!

I mean...if you saw these two cuties selling lemonade on the roadside, wouldn't you stop? ; )

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 : )