But I get to watch as their families grow.  Well, Rob and Robin are expecting their first baby any day… literally.  I think her due date was like a week ago!  We got together a few weeks ago to take some photos of Robin and her cute belly.  One of my favorite things Robin said was when I asked her if she minded showing some tummy.  She said, “Not at all.  I don’t even feel like it’s my stomach.  It’s like it’s not even a part of my body!”  Preggo bellies are weird like that.  Especially when they start moving!  It’s like a little alien!

Well we pray for a quick and safe delivery of baby Schannep.  They are doing a home birth with a midwife and I can’t wait to hear about it!

Check out the pretty mama to be.

This family recently bought a new house in La Canada.  (How do you do type that little squiggly thing over the n so that people don’t think I’m talking about Canada the country? )  Anyway, they asked if I thought it would be better to do the shoot at their old house or the new one that’s empty.  New one!  New one!  It was awesome!  Because it was empty and there were so many windows it was like being in a natural light studio!  Yes please!  So let this be a lessons to you….. plan a photo shoot in your new house before you move in!

OH!  And btw… this family had the Glee soundtrack playing the entire time.  Bonus cool points for them.  Well, they might be regretting that since I sang along the whole time.

She wasn’t very happy with me at first.

But we warmed up.

Couldn’t forget big sis.  I took her photos when she was 6 months old too.  Now look how big she is!

It was especially easy with my friend Lindye.  Lindye is an awesome event planner in Orange County, and just a great person and friend.  She and I got together to shoot some new photos for her new website, which is awesome!   Make sure you check it out.

Check out what we got.  Yes, her skin really IS that perfect.  Stop your hating (and I will try to as well).

Karey and I met a couple of years ago at a photography conference.  I had no idea that she would become one of my dearest friends.  At first it was just nice to find a friend that I could talk about photography and business with and ask questions when I needed some advice.  But it’s even more valuable to me to have a friend who will listen to me cry on the phone, will celebrate even the smallest of victories, and who will drive over in the pouring rain to give me a hug after the latest heartbreak.

We got together last weekend to just have some fun shooting.  It was a blast and I’m excited about what I got!

When I shot these last few, we had almost zero light left.  Karey kept saying, “I can’t believe you’re even getting anything.”  Yay for my 1.4 lens!

This baby’s mom, Lucy, has some great friends.  They went together and bought a gift certificate for a portrait session for her baby shower.  What a great idea!  I’ve had a few other people do the same thing recently.  What a great gift.  Something he won’t grow out of and something the whole family will cherish forever.

This reading stuff is serious business!

Baby giggles are just the greatest.

First outfit: Thursday evening Palak got her henna done.  This was super cool to watch and made me want to get some done myself sometime!

Second outfit: Friday morning, there were ceremonies at the bride’s home in Yorba Linda.  Her outfit was beautiful and it was really fun to witness the ceremonies.

Third outfit: Friday night Palak & Simmy’s family and friends gathered for a night of traditional dancing called Garba & Sangeet.  Lots of dancing!!!!

Fourth & Fifth outfits:  I don’t have photos of these since I was a guest at the wedding.  Oh wait…. I think I have a snapshot from the reception….. yep… here you go!  Lots of dancing happening!  Her wedding dress was really beautiful, but you’ll just have to trust me!

AND….. outfit #6:  Simmy’s family is from northern California, and that’s where he and Palak live.  So they had a second reception in San Jose the day after Thanksgiving.  I have LOTS of photos from that so get ready!

I.  LOVE.  THIS.

Talk about a good looking couple, right?

I thought we’d have to do all of their photos in the hotel room since it was raining outside.  But the rain stopped and these two were troopers to face the cold for a few minutes so I could get this.

Um…. thank you!

OK, back inside we go!

The door to the ballroom had this cool little peep thing.  I thought it was cool!

Icing on the Cake, a cute little bakery in Los Gatos did the cake.  Pretty!

What I love most about Indian weddings is that EVERYONE dances!  A LOT!

Palak and Simmy enjoyed a much deserved trip to the Carribean!  After all of the planning and celebrating, they said they pretty much slept for the first few days.  I don’t blame them!  Thank you for inviting me into your lives.  You and all of your family and friends were so great to me!

SHE…. ROCKED…. IT!

How funny is this?!

I couldn’t pick between these two.  I know….. real shocker!