What I did on Summer Vacation...

Washington:  Imagesmith R and R in Washington...

My In-Laws live in Southwest Washington and in what has been at least an annual pilgrimage, we travelled North for a visit to Grandma's house.  The weather was once again a contrast to California, it never got above 80 degrees and rained most of the time.  A nice change of pace.  My Father in-law is known as the "Blaster Pastor" and has a team of guys that shoot fireworks with him.  I got to hang out close by with my camera and try to capture some of the intensity.  Can't really record the sound or smell in pictures (but the video on the 5d mk2 is kind of nice)...

Time with family is always fun and spending time relaxing can be very helpful in bringing perspective to what's important in our lives.  

How about a little fun in pictures?

Took the girls to the Zoo in Seattle and had a great time in the cool Summer sun of the Northwest...

Breakfast first...

Monkey climbing on a monkey...

Mommy and Kali in the background...Auntie Ne and Cousin Jordynn in the front...

Blur only my point and shoot can provide...

Taya can't wait for the carousel to start...

After dinner at the Crab Pot...I felt like a Sea Creature...

Taya got a tattoo and wanted to show it off to Daddy...

Kali coming in to give Daddy the big kiss...

Swiss Army Session!

Hughson, California:  Imagesmith in Hughson!

I went to high school with Derick a long time ago...We recently re-connected on Facebook and he asked if I'd come out for a family session.  The session turned into a family, kid, infant, couple session...I loved it!  It was a great time with great people.  I look forward to working with them again...

Some early edits...

Mother's Day

Doty, Washington:  Imagesmith in Washington for Mother's Day

Mother's Day was a great time with family up in the Great Northwest.  

Kristina's sister Allison graduated from Northwest University on Saturday 

and the family was together for the whole weekend.  We had a great church service at 

New Harvest followed by a great lunch.  

Then we turned the girls loose in the yard...good times.

Kali's a natural...

Little girls and flowers...doesn't get any cuter.

My niece Jordynn cheesin' it up...

The whole family on the porch...

Christmas with the Enos'

Manteca, California:  It's always fun to be around family and I got to take my cousin's Christmas Pictures last week...I also had a special little 3 year helper with me...my beautiful daughter Taya.  She helped so much, she was in most of the pics...

The keeper...

And my little helper...

  

Turkey Day Weekend

Had a great Thanksgiving.  It was actually the first Thanksgiving holiday I have had off-duty in four years.  Just had a blast with family and eating myself into a coma.  Oh, and took pictures of the girls...

The sisters love each other...

Taya preparing to pounce on her sister...

Cousin Jordynn commandeers the trike...

Scott Family Session

Had a great time with the Scott's at their family portrait session in Modesto.  It's always fun to work with friends and even better when cute kids are involved...

Ripon Family Portraits!

Had a great time in Ripon on Sunday for some family photos...

I'm still working on the editing but here are a few from Reed Prosser, a little cutie.

  

  

   

Keep watching the blog...more to come from Sunday.

Baker Beach

Family photos at Baker Beach, San Francisco.  My beautiful wife, beautiful daughters, Taya and Kali and myself took a little trip to the city before school started.  Here is what we came up when everyone somewhat cooperated with the photo session...(difficult with a 3 year old)...