Mine on Monday

Isabelle recently started playing tball and the whole family couldn't be more excited!  Not only is this the first team sport she's played, but I'm having a great time taking sports photos for the 1st time.  I have been eyeing the Nikon 70-200 f2.8 VR II for awhile now, and tball was the final push that I needed to hit the "purchase" button.  A friend of mine said that the nausea I felt after spending the money would go away as soon as I used it, and she wasn't joking!  One thing though, I am so out of shape.  Five minutes of holding this lens and my arm and wrist were burning.  I think maybe I need to do some sort of stretches and a warm up before I use it next time.  Well that, or maybe start lifting some weights at the gym ;)

Enjoy,
Tessa

Mine on Monday

A few weeks ago my family was invited to to attend my girlfriend Angelica's 40th birthday bash!  It was 50s themed, and we all needed to dress accordingly.  I am a HUGE fan of themed parties, and absolutely love dressing up.  G's outfit was already taken care of since I still had Isabelle's first Halloween costume that I made 6 years ago.  It just happened to be a 50s outfit, and Belle's saddle shoes even fit G (whew). Belle borrowed a dress from her buddy Lauren, and I threw some things together for Joel & I that we already had in our closets.  The final touch was a pair of 50s style glasses that I picked up for myself at a local thrift store.

As we were getting ready to leave the house for the party, I found Ms. Isabelle in the bathroom posing in front of the mirror.  Suffice it say that she really liked her costume ;)  I grabbed my camera and snagged a few photos of her...

At the party Genevieve decided that she wanted to wear my glasses and actually kept them on for quite awhile.  OMG, she looked so darn cute with her pizza crust in hand, dirty face, and Mommy's cat glasses on.  Yep, out came the camera again...

Man I adore these girls, and I am trying to savor every moment with them before they get too much older and don't want to hang out with Mommy & Daddy anymore :(

Enjoy,
Tessa

Mine on Monday

Here are more images from THIS session I had with my Isabelle & her buddy Lauren last week.  I am so lucky that my girls love the camera as much as I do, but I'm wondering how much longer it will be before Belle starts asking to get paid?!  Luckily she is still happy being compensated with a 99 cent candy bar ;)

Enjoy,
Tessa

Mine On Monday

First, let me apologize for being MIA for so long.  This was my busiest Holiday photo season yet, so I took a little hiatus from blogging to make time for more editing and attempting to spend some time with my family. Plus I am in the works of creating a whole new Grin & Share It Blog and was going to wait until it was finished, but it's looking like that may take another month or so, and I just couldn't wait that long to start blogging again :)

I promise to show you some of the highlights from my October and November sessions, but I just had to kick off the New Year with a Mine on Monday post of my girls, and my newest obsession, my beautiful green fainting sofa.  I plan on doing quite a few Sofa Sessions with this beauty, including "Seaside Sofa Sessions" in the Spring & Fall for holiday shoots!!  Yep, I dragged this bad boy out onto the beach for some playtime with my girls in their ADORABLE new ZozoBugBaby outfits.  I discovered Zozo on Facebook, and instantly fell in love with her whimsical outfits and had to buy one for the girls.  Her stuff is absolutely PERFECT for photos sessions, so if you're looking for something different and fun for you next session, be sure to become a fan of ZozoBugBaby on Facebook today!!!

I hope that you all had a fabulous Christmas and that your 2011 is prosperous and full of only great things!

Enjoy,
Tessa

Mine on Monday

My little pumpkins! Becoming a family of 4 is the BEST decision we've ever made!!!!!

Enjoy,
Tessa

Mine on Monday

her future's so bright...

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Tessa

Mine on Monday

I took this photo in August while we were on vacation in Montreal visiting family. Everyone always tells me how "European" my girls look. Now you know where they get it from... my handsome hubby!

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Tessa

Mine on Monday

Whenever Mommy buys a new toy for sessions, one of the girls always gets to be my guinea pig. Luckily Genevieve loves the camera as much as I do :)

Enjoy,
Tessa

Mine on Monday

What do you get when you take two 10 month old cutie patooties, 1 surfboard, and two pairs of RuffleButts to one of San Diego's prettiest beaches?? Some absolutely adorable images!!

My girlfriend Chantal & I started planning this shoot back in July and were thrilled when it all came together last Friday. Genevieve & Coraline were perfect little models and I think they had as much fun as we did :)

Enjoy,
Tessa

Mine on Monday

I took this picture back in January when my BFF Tia & her daughter Hailey were visiting us from Colorado. I miss my BFF, and Isabelle misses her buddy! Given my state of mind, I just had to post this photo...

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Tessa

Mine on Monday

My (not so) little girl started 1st Grade on August 12th. I am so amazingly proud of her and how well she is doing already! These photos were taken on day 3... Belle loved this outfit and said she "felt like a cheerleader", and asked me to take some photos of her before we left for school. Whenever she asks me to take pics I jump on the chance, because it's not happening as often as it used to and I now have to bribe her 1/2 the time to get any pictures at all :(

Enjoy,
Tessa

Mine on Monday

Took this photo of my beautiful Mom and my girls on Sunday at her house. Love the emotion, love the light, love these three more than words...

Enjoy,
Tessa

Mine on Monday

I've been just horrible about these "Mine on Monday" posts, and have been meaning to post this one for weeks now, oops. I recently took my girls out for a photo session with Mommy so that I could make a canvas collage for our livingroom. Being a photographer you'd think there would be tons of photos framed around our house, but the truth is, while I'm great at taking the pictures, I'm horrible about printing them :(

First the photos I took of Isabelle... she is my buddy, my helper, my happy girl, my perfectionist, an amazing big sister, and has a HUGE heart! She loves to talk (loudly) and dances like Elaine from Seinfeld. She looks like her Daddy, but is all me personality wise. Words cannot express how proud I am of her and the young lady she is becoming. My only wish is that I could keep her this age forever, while she "likes" me and wants me around.











And Ms. Genevieve...she is my baby girl who's personality is really starting to emerge now. She is just as happy her sister, but unlike Isabelle, isn't afraid of much. I love the way she sucks her two middle fingers and is a fantastic eater who'll try anything. I can't believe she will be turning 1 in three short months and I am cherishing every moment knowing that she is our last.