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2009 November 11
by Jessica

Hmm, I am really going to have to figure this two blog thing out! For those of you who have not subscribed to my lulabelle blog, I have two new posts up over there.  November is shaping up to be a busy month, so it may be a little quiet around here for a bit. In other news… my son is 13. I am the mother of a teenager. This small fact continues to shock me each and every day.  That is all.

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New Photography Blog

2009 November 4
by Jessica

Pop on over to my new photography blog, designed in collaboration with the wonderful Derek Paulo! We are still working out a few bugs, but I couldn’t wait to share it with you guys. I am keeping my personal blog as well, but all of my client sneak peeks will now be over on the Lulabelle Blog. See you there!

Halloween | 2009

2009 November 2
by Jessica

This Halloween was packed with friends. We started off Thursday with Ken’s Halloween parade at school, she was a cheerleader! I think this is her “Ready? OK!” pose.

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Saturday we went to Flipside’s Trunk or Treat. Kendra was Tinkerbell and Owen was Optimus Prime. Owen was either jumping at me or krumping in these shots, I’m not sure.

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Two of Riley’s friends spent the evening with us. These three are always running around our neighborhood together and goofing off. I affectionately refer to them as the three stooges. Once we went trick or treating we had a grand total of 9 kids and 5 adults with us. We only went down two streets and each kid ended up with 3 pounds of candy! Seriously, we weighed it. That’s 12 pounds of candy in our house alone. Lord help us all.

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Maybe this is why the boys are always over at our house? I think my brother Justin and I spent 50% of our childhood up in the pine tree in my parents backyard. Clearly Riley is following in my footsteps, next stop, trapeze!

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If I Had a Jar

2009 October 30
by Jessica

When we got to the beach, it was an absolutely perfect California day. The weather was gorgeous, I sat on the shore with my toes in the sand, watching my kiddos run through the water, laugh and look for shells. At that moment everything was right in the world. If I had a jar, I would have stuffed that time into it and saved it forever. I think that is why I love photography so much. I have a horrible memory for everyday things, the little day to day moments just seem to slip away from me. But when I look at these pictures, it all comes rushing back… the warmth, the laughter, the smell of the ocean, the sand and water droplets sticking to my babies, all of it. And now I do have that day forever, not in a jar, but captured in these images.

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Make. It. Stop.

2009 October 28
by Jessica

The growing I mean. It’s too much too fast. 13, 10, 5 & 4? Just make it stop.

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I love how my kids look at each other.

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Heart stopped beating, please send help.

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Just for fun.

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Then it was off to the beach…

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Katie | Feeling Seniorish

2009 October 27
by Jessica

I have no idea what a senior picture should look like, but I took some pictures with a senior in them, so that works, right? Katie might be my little sister, but she is actually taller than me… all of my siblings are as a matter of fact. We are opposite in appearance, but our hearts match!

Next year she will be off to college, venturing out on her own, so it was really nice to be able to spend this time with her.

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Girls Day Out | Huntington Beach

2009 October 24
by Jessica

Sisters. Beach. Ruby’s. Need I say more?

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Girls Day Out | The Getty

2009 October 24
by Jessica

My baby sister flew out from Ohio last week so I could shoot her senior pictures. We took one full day just to hang out together and get some great shots. Our first stop was the Getty Museum. I have been waiting for-eva to go to the Getty and I was super excited to be able to take Katie with me. I always say that if I had one super power, it would be to draw/paint, by the time we left the museum I was cursing my hands for not being more capable with a pencil or a brush. It was incredibly inspiring to be surrounded by such amazing works of art, I could have stayed in those quiet galleries all day. But we had to hop on the tram to get to our next location. While we were riding back to our car, this nice guy named Mitchel Wu struck up a conversation with me about cameras and lenses. We chit chatted for a few minutes, exchanged cards, and then said goodbye. When I got home I checked out his blog and found out that his daughter , who was also on the tram, is the voice of HoHo on Kai-Lan! How cool is that?Very cool I think, and she is such a cutie too.

Location two was Huntington Beach. We had to fight through the Friday traffic on the 405, but it was worth it.

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I really liked the Small Trades exhibit. It was basically Dirty Jobs in the 1950’s.

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Pumpkins and Pigtails

2009 October 21
by Jessica

Last week I was able to spend a fun morning exploring the pumpkin patch with little Lucy and her Mommy Kaitlin. We had been planning this session for awhile and I was so excited to finally have them in front of my camera! Lucy was THE best little baby the entire time, her shirt may say she’s tough, but I think she was anything but!

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Sneak Peeks

2009 October 20
by Jessica

Now that my busy weekend is over I am finishing up my edits on two sessions. One, a beautiful baby and the other, my beautiful baby sister. More to come soon.

Those cheeks, those lashes, oh my!

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She may not be a California girl, but she knows how to rock the Ray Bans.

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