{Roseville, Sacramento Wedding Photographer}: The Beauty in Things...

There is beauty in all things...
sometimes, it's not obvious...

but if you look hard enough, it might find You instead.


have a glorious Wednesday!

xo,
~j


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Images from this Weekend {Roseville, Sacramento Family Photographer}

Decompressing with bite size cupcakes at Whole Foods. I just needed one of those Calgon moments. So these helped BIG TIME!!


These were just calling out to me. I love when things just call out to me.


Master Shifu... "But you cannot leave! A real warrior never quits!" I AM A WARRIOR!


Veggie Bowl at one of my fav places...


and this beautiful belly, due in 9 days!!

Life is good... sometimes I have to stop and smell the roses and just realize. Awww...yes...good.

xo,
~j


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{Roseville, Sacramento Wedding Photographer}: SoCal Holiday...

One thing we did when we were spending holidays in SoCal was to get some family portraits done. David and I were late coming back from 29 Palms and the sun was already setting behind the tall mountains at 4pm. We had very limited sun, so we had to work fast.

The kids snapped into place...


and Nana and Grandpa followed accordingly...


We didn't have to go far for a location. Grandpa has always had a knack for finding homes with beautiful views in their backyard...




Nana and the girls...


A nice dinner out at the outdoor terrace...in winter!


and one last evening swim before we had to head home...


David practically stood out dodging the sprinklers for this one...


We miss the beautiful weather that we were spoiled with. Thank you Nana and Grandpa for having us!

xo,
~j

{Roseville, Sacramento Photographer}: Glee Wednesday

Wednesday nights have been Glee nights on Fox. Have you seen Glee? It's a fantastic, entertaining show about outcast glee kids trying to make it into nationals and all the hurdles they face in high school trying to get there. It's well written, the characters are loveable and spiteful and the music is wonderful. It's on hiatus for awhile now that American Idol is back on. I love American Idol as well, sat for two hours last night and watched. But today is dedicated to Glee. Happy Glee Wednesday!

{Roseville, Sacramento Photographer}: Houston...We have a problem...

... and what a problem to have, huh? I ordered two boots. I originally just wanted the one on the left, from Zappos. But, as with my luck on shoes, they didn't have any in stock in my size. So I went searching for it and found a suitable one from Sheplers, the one on the right. Two days later after placing my order at Sheplers, Zappos emails me and tells me that the boot is back in stock. So I ordered it and figured I'd check them both out and make my decision when they arrived. I love them both, but I could only keep one. It's a Christmas present to myself. I love boots. I live in them in the winter. This is my first cowgirl boot purchase. I think these are REAL cowgirl boots and they are both soo beautiful. I plan to wear them in the spring and summer with some cute sundresses. David likes the one on the left. The embroidery is gorgeous on it. The calf part is more tailored to my calf and more fitted and it's got a pointier toe. The one on the right has a little more room in the calf area which lends to the casualness of it and the design is stitched in a light blue thread and has a more rounded toe. I don't think I could go wrong with either. I'm kind of partial to the one of the left. If you are visiting my blog today, let me know which one You like in the comments section...
thanks!

EDITED: Thanks to all the Facebook comments and blog comments... I chose the pair on the left, my original choice! :)
xo,
~j

{Roseville, Sacramento Wedding Photographer}: 9 years ago today....

She was supposed to be born in February, around Valentine's Day. She didn't want to wait and decided to come 6 weeks earlier, nine years ago today. She was my preemie baby, my first baby and she is my heart walking outside of me. I think she is brilliant...and that's because she really is... Happy Birthday Sweetheart!

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xo,
~mom

{Roseville, Sacramento Wedding Photographer}: The Dead of Winter... in the Desert....

This was pretty much the end of our 2009 going into 2010. In the California desert, in the middle of winter, beautiful blue skies and temperatures into the 70's. Can you imagine swimming in this gorgeous weather the whole time? That's what my kids did...
they were fish...

they were happy...

If they weren't in the water, they were on the golf course...

getting tips from grandpa...

and grabbing the club...

and giving it a go...

all the while I'd make David go and pose for me...

... and the sky was really that gorgeous as the sun was setting...

...when we wanted a break, we were here, with our feet up...


Happy first Wednesday of Twenty Ten!
xo,
~j

{Roseville, Sacramento Photographer}: Back to Monday.

How is your 2010 going so far? I'm back from a little getaway to Disneyland and Palm Desert. Back to my weekly duties. Lots of fun images to post soon. Thanks for checking in! Lots of stuff to get to...
xo,
~j

{Roseville, Sacramento Photographer}: The City By the Bay...

Happy New Year! Wow, 2010...as I write, I am recovering from New Year's Eve in Disneyland. It was packed last night, an hour long wait for each ride, I'm glad we went! But, I have met my people quota for awhile. Thank goodness everyone was in a festive spirit. How was yours? I hope it was fun and safe and you aren't recovering too bad...

Here's more of our day trip to San Francisco...
After our sushi boat dinner, we were daring enough to go drive down Lombard Street. The crooked-est street in the world. Living so close to the city a decade ago, David and I have been here many, many, many times. I think the kids enjoyed the acceleration up and down the streets more though...

I think they thought they were on a roller coaster ride...

Always a line up...

Who hasn't done this before? Dork.

Our cabbie...

I jumped out of the car to take a few of these shots... for as many times as I've been here, I don't think I've ever taken photos here...except now...

That's our mini-van!

Wishing you a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! Woohoo 2010!
xo,
~j

{Roseville, Sacramento Wedding Photographer}: J-Town, S.F.

We found ourselves in Japan-town, S.F., Sunday afternoon. We don't venture much into the city by the bay, because it's THE BIG CITY. With 3 under 9 years of age, it can be somewhat difficult finding restrooms and timing has to be just right. We decided to let the dice roll and gamble our luck. We had a fun afternoon. Japan-town is a must stop for us to eat. We are sushi lovin' people and thank goodness, our kids are becoming lovers' as well...

This place always has a crowd in front and it really kinda is a hole in the wall... it's soo tiny and always a wait for the sushi boats...

David and I used to come here before we were married, so it's kind of a gas to realize we are bringing our kids here now...

One of those, "who would've ever thunk it" kind of things...

If you are ever in J-town, stop by Isobune for lunch or dinner, it's for sushi boat lovers only~ obviously.

It is nice to have a bit of a break to photograph my family. It's the old adage about the shoemaker never having enough time to make shoes for his kids...so I'm so honestly glad that I am able to carve out time to practice my skillz on them. We would have stayed outside longer, but it was pretty cold.

Japan-town is a great place to roam around and explore. Of course, this kid and her new Itouch, when school starts, there are going to be limits to this gadget! She was busy dressing the fantasy fairies on her Itouch.

This one was full of energy. The sushi boat place gave each kid a sucker in the shape of sushi! So he was happy savoring it.

Only two sleeps left in 2009...make them count! Have a safe and wonderful New Year's celebration! I'll be in Disneyland!!!!
xo,
~j

{Roseville, Sacramento Wedding Photographer}: Christmas Stuff....

So Christmas Eve started off pretty good...most everything was done, just some last minute cleaning and tidying to be finished and waiting for grandma to come over so that David and I could have one last date night for the year. To pass some time, the kids made Oatmeal Chocolate Chip cookies for Santa...


We went to midnight mass and Marlena came with. She konked out half way through. But on the way home at 15 passed midnight Christmas morning, the moon was shining behind some clouds just perfectly. To a child's eyes, it really looked like Santa's Sleigh glowing in the sky, and to Marlena, it REALLY WAS SANTA! We hurried home so she could get into bed for Santa to come. It was really so sweet. So all you kids out there that don't believe, mine still does, so don't spoil it please. Anyway, she woke up to find that Santa left her an Ipod Touch. She was outstanding this past year.... that's her realizing what it is that Santa left her...


Isabella and Jensen were equally outstanding and got these...


Jensen was so glad to see the Buzz Lightyear hat and gloves. He thought we forgot them at the store, so he was very happy that Santa found them.


They also got this cool "play anywhere ping-pong" set...


When all the morning festivities settled down, I got busy chef-ing...

not the most flattering photo of me, but, it is what it is...

This little cutie came over, she is my cousin, technically, my children's aunt, even though she is younger than my two oldest... again, it is what it is, she loves to see Bella... we broke out the Nerf'ers....


and all the kids had a shoot out with my cousin Thomas who came over with his wife from Fresno...he's a big kid too... I can't figure out how they got the nerf bullets bullseyed on his glasses...


Dinner was great... I had been cooking all day though, so everyone was happy with appetizers... dinner was a roast, with veggies and potatoes and wine... David and I were blissed out with great, great red wine...

My uncle in the middle, happy with food...


My dad was enjoying the conversation at dinner. When I drink wine, I tend to be a happy, talkative, talker. Talk, talk, talk. I was brave enough to spill some early girlfriend/boyfriend stories that really should have been kept locked away... dad was cool, he kept stoic...


Saturday morning, the kids enjoyed their new prezzies...



and for once, David and I could hold a 20 minute long conversation....

thanks for reading and letting me share.... leave your blog addy so I can read about your Christmas!
xo,
~j