A very nice gentleman at the pumpkin patch first complimented me on the way I was taking pictures of the kids (he liked that I was allowing them to do what they pleased, not asking them to sit and smile) and then offered to take a picture of all of us together! To top all of that off, he dropped down to a knee to shoot us, which is above and beyond for a candid of a stranger if you ask me. It was a lovely day at the Ardenwood pumpkin patch.

I don’t think I take that many selfies, but our kids are like little windows into who we really are with the way they mimic.

Big Sur, CA

Taken during a romantic weekend away at the Hyatt Carmel Highlands. I’m calling it our sixth wedding anniversary celebration.

Mamiya 645. Portra 800, pushed 1 stop.

It’s October and it’s still hot! When I get the kids dressed in the morning I find myself gravitating toward my favorite pieces of summer clothing. They grow so much in a year that I know this will be the last time they wear whatever I put them in over the next few weeks.

Saturday and Sunday are supposed to be in the upper eighties, and so I’m thinking we are going to do one last warm weather hurrah. What are you planning for this weekend?

When I married a brown-eyed boy, I thought I my dad’s blue eyes would end with me. My genes are putting up a good fight though, and as of right now I have two blue-eyed babies. She could still go from blue to brazowy, and I’ll tell you a little secret… I’ll think her eyes are delightful either way.