August 30th is a big day for us. PJ starts Kindergarten! August is always a busy month for me....so I knew that if I didn't take these photos now.....they might not ever get taken (ok, plus I actually had my husband along to help carry the desk hehe) ;) Plus, many kiddos have already started school again.....so I wanted to get this up somewhere in between those who have already gone back...and those who are going back in a few weeks. Just like last years "Back To School" pics, we literally threw the desk down, snapped away for 5-10 minutes and we drove off (although this was a different location from last year). So here is my little soon to be Kindergarten kiddo....with her bangs....and her 1st day of school outfit that she picked out.....along with the lunchbox she picked out. The funny part is that neither of us even noticed that they completely matched until we got home and laid them out.....

 

You can see "Ruthless Toothless" here....missing her 2 bottom teeth ;) hehe....

PJ had been wanting to cut her hair again for quite some time now. She's never been the type of girl to want really long hair....and I love fun/shorter cuts on kids, so I was ALL for it :) Since it was already long enough, I asked if she wanted to donate it again and she said "yes". Last week we went and visited Stella (who cuts my hair as well) and chopped it off :) 

Here are a few iPhone pics from that day.....

BEFORE shot and shot of the 2 ponytails she donated.......

 

AFTER shots (at lunch - mid chew hehe - and at home)........

 

Because of the new cut, PJ needed some new head shots, so I snapped a few pics of her the following morning.....

Her hair was adorable like that.....*BUT*....we had wishful thinking that if we cut it short, her hair (bangs) would stop being in her face so much......but it didn't (and she's infamous for taking pins and clips out).....SOOOOOOO, we cut her bangs again (i'll post pics tomorrow). In the pics above it was fine....but keep in mind I was moving it out of her face almost the entire time.  The bangs (which she's had before when she was younger) are pretty darn cute too......and we love that we aren't constantly moving her hair out of her face now :)  Ok, and i'm secretly happy that it makes her look a little big younger too ;) In the pics above, she definitely looks older than 5. I don't need her growing up any faster than she already is ;) 

In other news, PJ has lost her first 2 (bottom middle) teeth this month!! 5 years old is pretty early, but PJ got those 2 teeth at 4.5 months, so I knew she would lose them a little early :) 2 visits from the Tooth Fairy AND almost 9" of hair chopped off? Definitely an eventful month for miss PJ :) 

Stay tuned for a fun little post tomorrow :) 

There was plenty of goofing around at this shoot......thanks to Connor and Aidan ;) Every time I snapped a pic, one of them would be sticking his tongue out, the other would have his eyes crossed, one would poke a stick in his brother's ear, one would do some silly "pose", etc, etc. Sometimes photographing older kids is a lot harder than photographing little ones ;) ......so in times like that....you resort to FUN! Luckily this family was MORE than fun. They were CRAZY!! Long story short....what started out as a little "splashing around" ended in ALL of them SOAKED....with all of their clothes on!  The first one to dive head first into the water was Connor. After that, Connor tackled his mom....and the rest was history! :) That was TOTALLY unexpected.....and awesome! :)  Oh and no, they had not planned on that at all....because they did NOT have ANY extra clothes! So yeah...that just gives you an idea of how much fun this beautiful mama and her boys are :) 

 

The photo on the left was one of the very last shots....and proof that yes....they were soaked HEAD to TOE!......

 

.......and before we said our goodbyes, I saw one of the only few dry items left. Connor's shoes......

This gorgeous little girl and her parents drove down from Vegas this past weekend. We started out at the winery that they were married at a few years back.....and on the same exact day even (capturing your family? What an awesome way to spend your anniversary!)! This time, they had a new addition though.....their baby girl, Kennedy! It was over 100 degrees...but we all made it out alive ;) Check out this super cute family.....

Driving out from Vegas and shooting in 95-100 degree heat? Yes....they definitely deserve one little peek from yesterdays shoot ;)

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! It is HOT here in San Diego. Of course the temperatures will be dropping a bit starting on Tuesday....you know, AFTER i've done shoots yesterday, today and Monday (originally I had FOUR scheduled (Fri, Sat, Sun AND Mon)!...but thank goodness one of those rescheduled for a few weeks from now) in this CRAZY heat ;) Figures the one weekend I overbook myself is the hottest weekend on the planet! Haha. Sweaty pig....signing off ;)