Camille & Ray :: Orange County Maternity Photos

Camille and I have known each other for many years now.  We got married within a few months of each other, so we've been wedding dress shopping together and are now going to be mommies together!

Before Camille's shoot, we drove around her neighborhood looking for a beautiful park.  The one I had in mind was full of people for a fair. I don't know why we thought we needed to: Camille and Ray have a beautiful house and gorgeous backyard that was perfect for shooting!  

I love silhouette photos because when a mama looks back at being pregnant, she never remembers how round she was!  It's a great way to see that bump!

Their chocolate lab, Dante, has been the baby of the family for so long!  Of course he had to get in the photos, too!  Such a loving doggy - baby's going to have a best friend right away!

Dante already knows where his friend is!  

Such a beautiful family - we can't wait to meet baby Enzo!

The Growing West Family :: Orange County Family & Maternity Photography

My cousin Allison is about to have her fourth child.  With each baby, we've had a lot of fun capturing their growing family.  Since it's been cold and rainy, we haven't had a chance to do the same for baby #4 until last weekend.  We started off by grabbing some of the oldest kids.

Gibson and Harley have gotten used to my camera following them around, but Finley isn't so sure about me still.  Of course, Gibson used to shout at me to "Put that thing away!" and look at him now - hamming it up!  I know Finley will one day be like Harley, posing like a supermodel for me!

Finley is such a little girl - she can't wait to be a big sister and loves giving the baby kisses!

Like I said, these kids love the camera now - I think they forgot there's a little one inside of mommy.  We had to give Baby #4 a little of his or her own space!

Getting three kids to all smile at the camera at the same time?  Difficult, but with mom tickling, we got some genuine smiles!

Later, we captured a few of Allison and her baby all alone!

Can't wait to meet this little one soon!

Matt and Angelie...

...are having twins!

Yesterday, we drove down to Carlsbad to see Matt and Angelie. In just a few short weeks, they’re having twin boys! Angelie is beginning to feel the pressure of carrying two little lives around, so we wanted to capture her at her best - and she’s stinking adorable! We started out around they’re house and then headed to a resort that is near by - where we found perfect fountains and even a swing under the bougainvillea! They’ve got parenting down - check out the last photo - they just kept laughing! And that’s what they’ll do with their boys!