The Farm Sanctuary Hoe Down 2010

Two years ago Shawn and I went up to Orland, Ca. to go to The Farm Sanctuary's annual fundraiser/hoe down event. We had such a great time, as seen here, and were really excited to go back this year. We invited Nate and Court this time so that we could fit in better (they are Vegan) but they totally brought their American flag chair and ruined that plan ;)

Anyway, it was lovely! (except for the part where we got there too late Saturday and left too early Sunday to go see the animals! I was kinda peeved about that. Oh, and the part where I went and bought an air mattress the day before since I suspected that laying on the ground 6 months pregnant wasn't going to be so comfortable, but then didn't pay attention to the part where I bought one that only has an electric pump, thus leaving me to prove my suspicions correct- not so comfortable) But we still got to listen to interesting speakers, eat great food, act like farmers, barn dance, star gaze, read, snuggle, camp, get ticks, do yoga, and pat ourselves on the back for being so moral :)

Craig & Andrea {Engagement Portraits}

And here is one more little E Session peek, this one from the people who completely stole my heart yesterday (although it was pretty far gone even before then) with the CUPCAKES they had delivered to Maria and I! (we will be posting about that on our blog later today I'm sure).
Anyway, just had to get a little snippet of these kitchen dancers here, but look for the full post over on our Verité blog.

Penny & Dimitri {Engagement Portraits}

And speaking of our new Verité blog, go there to see the full post of our Engagement Photo Shoot with Penny and Dimitri!

Lindsay and Matt {wedding Photography}

Also last Fall, Maria and I shot Lindsay and Matt's wedding. These two! These two are great. As is usually the case with me and brides, I got such a crush on Lindsay. She shortens all her words, so everything is "perf" or "fab" and I just think it's so cute. I kinda wanted to be her best friend. But anyway, Lindsay and Matt- high school sweethearts, and two peas in a pod. They are 100% perfect for each other!

I'm only posting a few of my favorites here becaaauuusssseee . . . . Maria has actually been working super hard getting our new Verite Blog up and going! We haven't really made any official announcements about it yet, but it's there and slowly but surely Maria is getting it to look perfect. We have a half dozen or so things on it so far and back at the beginning of this year, she posted Lindsay and Matt's wedding as our very first post! So check out much more of the wedding there, and make sure you now add that blog to your reader too, as that is where most of our wedding work will be showing up in the future.











This picture cracks me up because they had both been doing the whole champagne in flutes thing, and then all of the sudden they just broke out the Coors, and were like "we're so not champagne people"!


My fave.












These guys got married at St. Mary's college where Matt went to college and played soccer, so we had to spend a few minutes on his old field.




ok- remember to check out much more from this day on the Verité blog.

Mira and Sydney {children's photography}

So, going back into my stash of unblogged things, here is a photo shoot I did last Fall for my close family friends Brad and Candice and their two adorable little girls, Sydney and Mira.


(I used to do photo shoots of just Luna, but as you can see, things have changed, and Luna just barely managed to make her way into one of these shots :))

My absense & My feet

I know I keep apologizing for not being a very good blogger these last five months or so, but then I don't really follow that up with getting any better. . . a bit of an insincere apology I guess . . . . But really, this time, it's gonna be different. I really am back.

Not sure exactly what the problem has been lately- just been a bit crazy and stressed I guess, in part probably because my feet have been disappearing. In case anyone who reads my blog was unaware of this problem, it's true, I have been slowly watching my feet disappear from my field of vision . . .


Turns out that, come July 30th or so, this ever-growing stomach that has been the cause of said hindrance, should give way to Shawn's and my first offspring.


I know that's not really a viable excuse for having disappeared from my blog for the last 5 months (well except for the part when I was too nauseous to do anything but sit), but you should understand that I'm fairly freaked out about this. It is probably not the healthiest attitude to have, and I apologize to Fetus K, but I've sorta been approaching each day with the attitude that I only have X many days left until my life is over, so I have X many things to get done before then, clearly leaving no time to blog.

Buuuuut, now that the initial shock has worn off and I no longer feel the need to spend the majority of each day either over the toilet (Dec-Jan) or trying to check every item on my life's to-do list off (Feb-April), I'm gonna attempt to live a little more sanely and get back into a routine here. I know, I know, I can hear every already-parent laughing their head off as I said that, "get back into a routine!", right as I'm about to have a baby. But whatever, let a pre-mommy have her delusions.

So anyway, yep- baby on the way, and back to blogging. In the next few posts that follow, I'll attempt to bring my blog up-to-date with some of the shoots, weddings, and life's events that have happened over the last half a year or so.