Five Fidos

I also photographed Shane's (the Pops of the last shoot I posted) parent's dogs right before Christmas. They have FIVE dogs and he had me sneak over to their house while they were out of town so he could give them the photos as a Christmas gift.

Shane and Kristen and their clan {Family/Dogs Session}

It's been MONTHS (and months and months and months) since I've blogged over here- so much to catch up on! Anyway, this is a great place to start:

Two Big People, Two Little People, and Two four-Legged People, the Stent Family are some of my favorite people! I did a session with them a few years ago, but there has since been some additions, so we were due for another.

We started this session by waking up 1-year old blondie Bode from his nap. I watched him and mama play in the sunlight that warms up his nursery, and then we headed downstairs where his older sister Annie had her hair done by papa (a daily ritual). We played with the dogs in the backyard and then went for a little hike. It was perfect.

Berkeley at 3 months . . . sorta.

A few weeks ago when Berkeley turned three months old, I decided to commemorate the event with a fashion show of her in a bunch of her "0-3 month" clothes that she was fast outgrowing. So I took pictures of her everyday that week, but am just now (at closer to 4 months) getting to posting them. But anyway, Happy Quarter-of-a-year to my lil' fashion model.

Sneak peek of The Stent Fam

I know this is only a third of you guys here (2 more people and 2 more dogs) but I just wanted to give you a tiny peek from our wonderful warm afternoon together last week! Lots more to come soon.

Betsy and Steve and the bump, now known as Charlie {Maternity}

Back in July when we were both very pregnant, I spent an afternoon with these guys, waddling around, directing Betsy where to waddle.
Since this lil' bump has caused the casa de Santos to take up residence in the East Bay, we thought we'd get some shots of all their hangout places in SF- South Park, their old rooftop, their walk to the bridge . . .

Rebecca's Bridal Shower

And speaking of showers (the wedding kind, this time), here's another one from this summer. The premise of the whole thing was a science experiment to test the compatibility of Derek and Rebecca. But really we mainly tested foods- cheeses, chocolates, honey, ice cream, root beer, cheetos, etc. We blindly ate a gourmet brand, a common brand, and the generic store brand of tons of different goodies, and then felt low-class when we found out we had chosen Hersheys over Valrhona (not me, of course). So anyway, tons of fun.
I missed Becca and Derek's wedding because Berkeley was 2 weeks late and I just didn't have the courage to take a 10-day old to L.A., but luckily I'd eaten enough cookies and Cheetos at the shower to totally make up for the plate of food I missed out on at the wedding.