Sacramento Family Photography | Cristin + crew at their new Novato home

When Cristin and Matt moved to Novato she called me for an in-home session. She decided to do their yearly photo session in the midst of the chaos of moving and construction. Family photography in home, in the middle of real life? Yes please! (Side note: her house is styled to perfection. I wouldn’t expect anything less from this powerhouse of a woman!) Their new home was the perfect backdrop for their annual photos and I love this session so much! So you have moving boxes all over your house and living room? That’s totally fine. This session has character, much like my friend, Cristin. I admire her and her spirit and style. Moving boxes help tell their story.

I have no idea how I missed blogging this family. Our paths crossed years ago and I am so thankful! Cristin is pretty much the coolest girl in school. She is an amazing photographer (check her out here!) and I have had the absolute pleasure of photographing her family for a handful of years. I’ve met her before kids, seen her pregnant with two beautiful daughters, photographed a newborn session, and now a family session for her family of four. I worried when they considered moving out of state. They bought a house in the Bay and she is stuck with me forever! I love their spirit, their family vibe, everything about this crew is fun and fabulous. Her girls are a crack-up and make me happy.

Here is hopefully years and years of friendship and photography!

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June 9, 2017August 22, 2017

Overlanding the Eastern Sierras and Inyo Mountains | My Family

It has been 8 months since this epic trip in the Eastern Sierras, hitting up Alabama Hills, the steep and technical Swansea-Cerro Gordo Road, and the Salt Tram with amazing views of the Saline Valley. Being out in these quiet, vast expanses is where my heart is happiest. I love taking my kids out into areas most people are not lucky enough to access. These trips make me respect the earth and all she has to offer.

6 days, 5 trucks, 10 adults, 4 kids. We camped where we wanted along the trail, hiked, cooked, enjoyed the camp fires, and had a lot of laughs while chatting on our CB radios. I was Red Fox…or was it Grey Squirrel. Over. Out.

We have started making some swag, and this year I designed our stainless pint glasses. Black Rock 2016. Then it rained and we had to change plans, so Mammoth area was our new destination. Many thanks to our friend, Ian, for planning and organizing our route. We had a contest this year where everyone had to cook dinner once (and breakfast once – so awesome to take out your cookware one night and the following morning) and plan a meal with a paired cocktail. This year Jeff and Stu won (a close call when it came time to judge!) with delicious moscow mules paired with beef stroganoff. We did Budweiser in cans paired with chili dogs and apple pie liquor 😉 The winners won a custom designed “Black Rock 2016” flask perfect to commemorate our Mammoth Overland adventure haha

I love these trips and spending every night snuggled up with my kids and David in our rooftop Tepui tent, waking up with the sun, driving on dusty dirt roads, over mountain passes, and never seeing another soul on the trails. It was enjoyable beyond words and I cannot wait to get out again.

We are headed out next week on another overland trip with our boys and I decided it was a good time to get around to blogging some of the thousands of photos I took on this trip. If you make it to the end, thank you 😉

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May 2, 2017May 2, 2017

Sacramento Newborn Photographer | Baby Rylan

Hoi Mei’s foggy San Francisco maternity was one of my favorites of last year. She was in the process of moving to Sacramento to be closer to family so we held off on her newborn session until things settled down. They are living with her fiancé’s grandmother and when her father visited from overseas, we scheduled the session so the grandparents could be in the photos as well. Little Rylan was 6 months old at the time of his “newborn” session, but it was important to have family in the photos, so his photo debut came a little later than usual 😉 Their family home is beautiful, bursting at the seems with family photos and family heirlooms. It was a true pleasure to document their growing little boy in this house. I wish this sweet couple all the best as they begin their lives in Sacramento!