Halloween Fun

Halloween was too much fun this year! We went over to a friends house for their annual Halloween party. My costume was a joke this year. The original plan was to be a beer wench. When I tried on the costume, I just about came out of my skin it was so itchy! So, being the procrastinator that I am, I waited until the very last minute to get a costume. I picked up one of those cheap ER doctor costumes thinking that would last the night. Oh, how wrong I was. About a hour after we arrived, Alyssa let me know I had a little rip. At that point it wasn't too bad. It got progressively worse throughout the night. By the end of the night I was holding my pants together. It was quite embarrassing! Thank goodness it was Halloween and one can typically get away with it!

Connie did The Joker's makeup....she did a KILLER job!

Apple Hill

All I wanted to do for my birthday this year was to go to Apple Hill. So, we braved the crowds a couple weeks ago and had a blast! We started our day having breakfast at Apple Cafe....yummy!

After that we started our Applelicious day at High Hill...checkin out the crafts and tasting Apple Beer. I thought it was going to be actually apple beer, only to find out it was a mix of Bud Light and Apple Cider. The first half was pretty good....after that we weren't so impressed.....

After we left High Hill, we bounced all over Apple Hill....mainly hitting the wineries and breweries. It was a very fun day!

Taylor: Portraits

Get ready to look at the cutiest little girl! This was her first photo shoot......she did an amazing job! Oh my goodness!!!!

Alyssa: Portraits...Part 2!

Here are some more pictures from my shoot with Alyssa last month. I have been so busy, I have fallen behind!

We bounced all around Downtown Sacramento. We started the day in one of the candy shops. From there we had a wardrobe change and took some pictures in the parking lot where we were parked. It was awesome! Killer light! Every new spot required wardrobe change and hair and make up change. We also hit the old school house, the docks on the Sacramento River, and the railroad tracks in Latrobe.

Nicole & Dominic: Wedding

I had the pleasure of shooting Nicole and Dominic's Wedding Saturday. What a blast! They are an absolutely adoreable couple! I have a bunch of pics to soon post, but for now here is one.

Alyssa: Portraits

A couple weeks ago met up with Alyssa and her mom and had a awesome photo shoot. We trapesed all over Old Sacramento taking pictures. From the Candy Store to the American River...we had too much fun! I have a ton more to post, but here is one to hold you all over until I get them up here!

Ok.....one more.....

Our Friday nights....

Every Friday night we, The Boy and I, go to Darin and Jill's for a night of good food, good friends, and TONS of pool. It isn't uncommon for us to still be up playing pool at 3 o'clock in the morning.

This last weekend Darin's mom and brother joined us. We had too much fun! Here are some images from the night!

Jill shooting behind the back....showoff! =) Nice Job!

Darin's brother Eric's turn.....

Momma Mary.....

Moi...so focused!

Darin tried endlessly to get in The Boy's game....to no avail.

We play many pool games, 8-ball, 9-ball, cut-throat, etc. We also play a game called bottle pool, and yes it is actually a game! Anyway, Darin and The Boy were trying to explain this game to Mary and Eric.....is was hysterical! Here is a picture, which doesn't do the story justice unfortunately!

By the end of the night, we were down to one cue stick (we started the night with 3).

And last but not least, here is the pool room mascot....the possum. That poor guy is so abused!

State fair....a few weeks late!

Hey all! I have been a busy, busy girl lately! I have been putting in a lot of time getting my website up and going. I am going to try and catch up on some posts tonight!

I went to the state fair a couple of weeks ago with my mom and dad and The Boy. I really wated to get some classic/nostalgic shots of fair food, carnies, etc., but that didn't happen. My mom and dad wanted to get there early, which is good when you are checking out the livestock and agriculture stuff, but not so much when you want to get the shots I wanted. Oh well, there is always next year!

The theme for the California State Fair this year was "The California State Fair goes Hollywood". It was pretty cool. They had a bunch of makeshift sets and some actual props from movies like Air Force One, Star Wars, The Patriot, and Back to the Future. I wish I had brought a wider angle lens so I could have gotten the whole Delorean! But this will have to do. It was pretty cool. Remember the Flux Capacitor?

After we finished looking at all of the props we ahd to walk through a gift store and I had to snap some pics of the SMURFS! Man I used to love that cartoon. Matter of fact, I recently picked up Season 1 on DVD....Crazy!

Papa Smurf

Gargamel....aka Gargasmell....hehe!

Remember the book Where the Wild Things Are? I thought this Vase was absolutely amazing! I can't believe they only won 2nd place! It looked like a grand prize winner to me.

Flower Time!

Clearlake!

A couple weekends ago The Boy and I went to Clearlake with our friends Darin & Jill. It was such a nice relaxing weekend....I wish we were able to be there all week!

I am late posting the pics, but better late than never!

I love flare!

Darin, Nick, & Jill at Ceago Winery

Darin and his large mouth bass....he was too pretty stoked!

Hehe....I love this one!

What a dork!

Meet Sara....

This is the brave girl who let me finish the shoot from a couple weeks ago....the shoot in which I fell off of the dam. =) We had so much fun! We walked all around Downtown Placerville stopping wherever we wanted. Here are a few, well more than a few, from the shoot..... Enjoy!