I think it’s safe to say that this was by far the most fun family session I have been on! I was up in Seattle at the end of April for a wedding (pictures to come) and happen to be able to squeeze this shoot in. We had a ton of fun together, even while is was raining! :) Rain stops traffic in California, let alone a photo shoot. But as I walked over to their house and it started to rain, Melody and her family were ready to go, rain or shine! Matt & Mel: I hope you love these pictures!! I had so much fun meeting you guys and spending time with you! Say hello to Lake Number Twelve for me!

So Liberty does this thing where if you start to say “Woooo WHOOOO!” and wave your arms in the air, she will start screaming and bursting with crazy excitement. It’s pretty cute!

Yes, I am a tree hugger. And you should be one too! I found this great website with 50 unbelievably simple ways to keep our planet cleaner and beautiful. You might be surprised with how easy it is to do this. Give it a look over, it’s worth it, I promise. Just click on the photo above.

My aunt called me up and wanted some family pictures for Christmas. I was so excited to take them because I think they are a beautiful family and extremely photogenic! I met them in downtown Vacaville. We walked around downtown and through a park and got some great shots! I’m so glad we did this, thanks guys! Love ya!

I think that my aunt and uncle are secretly models. Seriously! Look at them!

I really love this one of all the girls…

My little sister Mady is always interested in what I am doing and she really wanted to come be my “assistant”. I think she did more playing with her cousins than assisting. We’re still working on that…

Yesterday we drove to this amazing waterfall in Washington. We had lunch at the spa/resort that literally sits right on top of the falls. The food was delicious, but check out these shots I got from our hike down to the falls.

Maverick even joined us! He didn’t know what to do with himself with so much space! Mav is a Jack Russell and is probably the best dog I have ever seen. He listens and loves to be with us so much.

The waterfall is pretty stunning from the resort, but when you hike down to the bottom of the falls, it totally blows your mind. You suddenly feel incredibly small and powerless. Watching the water spill over the edge reminded me that my God was SO much bigger than that waterfall and to think that he cared about me enough to give me that enormous waterfall to look at. Amazing.

Before we left, we took some pictures. I hope Steve and Ali use theirs for their Christmas cards!

iChat is a great way to keep in touch with family while you are away.

mady, my little sister, and i were video chatting earlier. the chat next to the video is in “madyinese”

a little of this…

will get you this!

I’m in Washington through the weekend visiting family. Business shall resume early next week! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

i see a session coming soon… : )

Tiffany, your family is gorgeous!

I had so much fun with these guys tonight. They were so easy and fun to work with. Let’s do it again! :)

There are more that I will be posting soon! A little side note: I will be out of the studio this week, all emails and phone calls will be returned next week! See you all soon!

I’ve known Beth for a little while now and it seems like this shoot is becoming a tradition. Around this time of year she heads down here to California from Washington to visit family and get some shoots in. Beth is a photographer in the Vancouver area of Washington. Her work is fantastic! Check her out here.

So… I called her this morning to set this shoot up. It was just a quick one to say ‘Hi’ and get a couple shots for her website.

We promised little Dylan that we would get some ice cream, but when we went into the shop on the street, there was NO ice cream.

So we headed to the real ice cream shop, across town.

We had a blast! And it was good to catch up with Beth! Oh, and I had some REALLY good rainbow sherbet!

~Josiah Michael