Category Archives: motherhood

this year’s joy…

i am cuddled up late in the night with my sweet adam boy right now…10:57 p.m.

the house is quiet…the fan hums over my bed…

and I am enjoying the soft little breaths and movements of my little guy beside me…

we are having a few concerns and so we are taking him to a pediatric surgeon in the afternoon…please don’t worry…

i know all will be well…but still…he is my baby…and there is nothing like our little ones…

i have been thinking about him…and my sweet little ones so much today…

family…

i am so redundant here on this blog of mine…

family is and will always be the most important part of life.

the same story…to different faces…same smiles…belonging to different families…

nonetheless…

the best part of life…

in a sequence of photos…

joy…captured…family

my friend alexandra introduced me to this awesome citrus grove last week…

it is a new favorite…for sure…

and was the perfect setting for capturing this year’s little chapter of her family…

you see once upon a time…she and her very handsome hubs married (i think they actually fell in love before they could actually speak the same language to each other)…

and they had 3 very very very beautiful children…

the only boy, christian, looks exactly like his dad…and is very very very loved…

the youngest a girl…energetic…beautiful…and also favors her daddy so much…

natalia…

the oldest is eve…she is a classic beauty…she reminds me of her momma…gorgeous for sure…

both of them so full of life…so radiant…so happy…

they are in a good place…so lucky to have each other…

i love images like this…every photographer knows how impossibly hard it can be to get a picture with everyone actually looking and smiling at the camera…

i got so lucky with these guys…their kids were just so good and easy…really…you guys spoiled me!

this image is totally soft, but I love the capture of this little girl’s personality…watch out alex…i think you got a feisty one here!

and every mother knows how incredible it is to have a son…there is nothing quite like it…

alex you are so blessed!

you really embrace your role and responsibility as a mother and I admire that so much!

these kiddos are so lucky to have you…

when you are having a hard day…please look at these smiles!  really…print this image out…stick it on the fridge…when you are feelin really frazzled out…just look at the joy you have been given in your life…

you and jared have been very very blessed!

you two are perfect for each other…

and i may mention…it is kinda unfair how gorgeous both you are!

you two make beautiful babies…

you should think about 4 *wink wink*

enjoy each other!

thanks for sharing your fam with me!

xoxo

Tonya

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urban legends…

i now know after meeting up with Heather, her handsome man, and her adorable 15 month old little guy…for a family session in old san juan capistrano

that motherhood can…and is…one of the most amazing…beautiful….gorgeous things ever…

moms this gorgeous…thought it was an urban legend.

nope.

heather is smokin…

she and mark are  very blessed with a beautiful life…

more to come of this incredible family…

xoxo

Tonya

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baby clare: month one

the 22nd of each month over the next 11 months will be a very special day…

that is the day…I get to visit this beautiful baby girl and document the first year of her life…

it is amazing to watch how quickly they grow…i cherish these photos…i love these little girls…i am so blessed to be a part of this…

clare is one month old here…

she is such a little doll…

i always order up a sleepy baby when I do infant sessions…these sessions are tough…one of the hardest things to shoot at times…when baby is awake…

so we got her milk drunk…

and it was snoozing time…

and she was getting some serious beauty sleep…

this one below is my fav for some reason…

(thanks to big sister Kate for letting us borrow her pink chair for the shoot!)

oh clare…you are so so so adorable…


sleep tight little one…keep on growing….see ya soon…

xoxo

Tonya

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an A+ kinda day…

our summer has flown by…

and this morning was greeted with much excitement…

1st grade was lucky enough to have Ella…

and kindergarten was oh so lucky to gain this little rockstar…

we had our “mommy Ella” and “mommy Ava” dates to go find the perfect academic attire…

found out classroom numbers and teachers names…

filled backpacks and lunch bags…

and worked on some signature “rockstar-ness” in prep for the BIG day!

(the girls opted to go see grandma rather than have our big photo shoot the other night…and that is ok…I just want to remember these times…how they looked…the excitement in their faces…and these images are perfect to me)

perfectly sassy…

and completely ava…

(adam is already giving me the “ok…cheese…take my darn pic mom and let me play”… face.  He has got dirt to eat,  retaining walls to climb, and bikes to push around like wrecking vehicles ;) )

I was just so excited for this one to come out of her shell and be so ready for school…we all were so happy to see her thrive…

no words for the rest…the images tell the story…












i love you girls…

so proud of my school girls!

xoxo

momma

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a series of sneaks…

we are gearing up for a little vacation and wanted to freshen up the blog with some sneaks before we headed out…

from newest to oldest…my camera has been busy over this last week or so…

this morning…captured the most beautiful baby clare…she is one month old already…*deep sigh*…and  is such a sweet babe…

then last night…I was treated to some golden light and a yummy family for a fun family session…

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(thanks rachelle for being her “best friend” i owe you big for these smiles momma!)

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and I got to get a little workout in shooting the kendig clan while they were all in once place last week…

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(as you can see…it was lots of fun shooting 8 kiddos 8 and under…wahooo!)…

more to come…

happy weekend!

xoxo

Tonya

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