Desiree Cardona~the bump that is April

It was important to Desiree to have some baby bump photographs of her and her baby girl April, so we did a quick session the other night and I loved the way these came out!  Enjoy...

my absolute favorite one, Des you are glowing in this image!

the queen Des and her princess April

The Cardona's~the bump

You may remember Eric and Desiree from last year, as I documented their 1 year wedding anniversary.  Now they are moving onto the next chapter of their journey as a married couple, having a baby.  They decided last year that having a baby was next on their to-do list after celebrating their first year as a married couple and as luck would have it on their first try...boom they got pregnant...well with a little help from our dear friends the Bigani's...I think it was the lemon martini's that made them a little loosy goosy! ;)

Eric and Desi are beyond excited for their baby girl, April Nalani Cardona to be born in just under 2 months.  If all goes as planned (which isn't always the case with due dates) she'll be born August 17th.  I know that Desiree would love April to come early, but we all know babies have a mind of their own and would rather stay comfy and cozy in their mothers womb!

Last Sunday, we headed to the Heritage Museum for their baby bump photo session...enjoy!

doesn't Desiree look radiant in the summer sun?!

i love the sense of calmness in the photo

go ahead with your bad self Eric...GQ style!

The Almira Family

Kristie and Carlos are our amazing friends who recently added a new member to their family in March, Elias Luke.  This little boy has stolen not only their hearts, but the hearts of all of their family and friends too.  He is such an incredible little guy, so tenderhearted, sweet, carefree, smiley, and overall just a great baby!  Kris & C lucked out with such an amazing little blessing to their lives!  The wait they endured to have this little bundle of joy was well worth it and it was all in God's perfect timing...funny how he always knows best. =)

I cannot wait for Elias to meet his friend Atalia in just a few short months!  Kris and I constantly talk about how cool it will be when they meet and when their old enough to play together.  I'm sure they'll be great friends just like their parents are.

Last Saturday, we headed out to The Lab & The Camp in Costa Mesa for their family photo session and they were all troopers, especially little Elias!  Here are many of my favorites from the day...

Those eyes!

 

                                        love this one...just because                                         Carlos & his Blue Steel look

Kris you are gorgeous!

one of my absolute favs

this one cracked all of us up...Elias woke up from his nap and somehow he began unconsciously flipping me and my camera off...PRICELESS! =)

nothing like a mothers love...beyond sweet how they are looking at each other

another one of my absolute favorites...I love the feel of this photo

can the Almira family be any more adorable? seriously...

when I saw what this last step said...I had to get Elias asleep to take the shot...even if the lighting was harsh...its beyond amazing to me!

Amie & Mark Haselton~bun in the oven

I had such a great time photographing Amie & Mark today at the Huntington Beach pier, even though it was a chilly 61 degrees~they were both troopers for grinning and bearing the cold! =)

The funny thing about Amie & Mark is that when she contacted me to shoot their maternity session, we began to find out the many similarities we had~and for the record let me just say there were A LOT!  First off, we knew each other from high school, Loara to be exact.  She was the class ahead of me, and although we didn't necessarily run in the same circle, we knew the same people.  As Amie and I were exchanging emails back and forth she had mentioned that she thought she had a prom picture of her, Mark, me, and my husband Roland with a bunch of our mutual friends.   I had totally forgotten that we all went together to prom that year, and when I saw the picture it brought back a ton of fond memories. =)

If you haven't caught on by now, Amie married her high school sweetheart~just like I did!  Not only that but Amie & Mark have been together as long as my husband and I (13 years) and married the same amount of years (4)!  And...well as we've both settled into married life, now comes the babies, as her and I are both expecting this year too!  Yes, now you see, so many similarities...its just mind boggling!

Amie is due July 21st with a baby boy, and while his name is under wraps for now~I must say it is quite adorable and I just love it!  Little baby Haselton will be the first grandchild on both sides of their families and I'm sure he'll be well loved and spoiled, as it should be for a first grandchild!  ;)

Thank you Amie & Mark for trusting me to document this exciting time in your lives as you both embark on parenthood!  I know you both will make excellent parents...only 9 more weeks to go! =)

I had so many favorites from today...enjoy!

You both are spectacular in this one!

Amie~you are beyond gorgeous in this photograph...

Seriously...again with the gorgeousness in the beautiful light!

I'm in love with this one, because of how Mark and Amie are looking at each other!

Oh...and can Amie's bump be any cuter?!