Galaxy-ography: the last bits of 2013

‘Twas a warm December.  Trader Joe’s stocked all the usual yummy Christmas goodies.  The beach was … amazing.  Star Wars snowflakes were all the rage.  Downtown San Juan Capistrano was a hoot.
Catching Fire *needed* to be re-read after seeing the movie.  The Teen is officially “permit-ed” to drive.  Quickie roadtrip thru the Valley.

End of December, beach is still … amazing.  We met the world’s (Ripley’s) tallest man at the Discovery Science Center.  I turned older.

Pushing Daisies was a big hit in our family.  All thanks to Amazon Prime instant streaming.

all photos: Samsung Galaxy 3

Beautiful Life at Home :: Orange County Family Lifestyle Photographer

I met Rhonda online years ago through a mutual friend’s blog and then was delighted to attend together a photography conference (dare I say?:  we were each other’s favorite part of the conference!)  I was delighted when Rhonda asked me to photograph her family.  I was even more delighted when she agreed we would do a home session.  My. Very. Favorite. Kind. of. Session.  At home, you can truly see people in their natural environment.  You can see Dad whipping up gourmet grilled cheese while Mom dispenses locally produced Orangesicle and Rootbeer Rosa Bros. milk (I had rootbeer milk … so yum!!).  You can see big brother snuggling with dogs on the couch and see darling daughter sing and dance her way through every. single. moment.  You can see middle son do The Most AMAZING backflips.  You can see real life.  And it’s a beautiful thing.
   5 words:  What does the fox say?
And, of course, a slideshow.  The song (A Bushel & a Peck) is a song Mom & Dad sing regularly to the kiddos.