Beanie Baby

I think babies in knit hats are so cute!  Here is one that I recently bought.

Superhero fun

So it's a little late but thought we could all use some fun images to get us through to the weekend! What's more fun than a baby superhero outfit?

Happy Wednesday...... it's almost Friday.

10 day old baby boy

Today I had the joy of photographing a brand new baby boy. There is nothing like those first few weeks of a baby's life. I'm so happy these parents let me capture their little angel. A sneak preview for them!

Baptism

The week after our Oscar Party we had K's baptism. Since I knew it was going to be a production getting him ready, myself ready and having lots of family over I decided to have the party catered. So with some help from friends and family we put together a nice party. The sandwiches and fruit salad are from The Purple Onion in Los Gatos. The potato salad was purchased at Costco and doctored up by my mom. She also made her famous zucchini madeleines but I didn't get a picture. The cake is from Jen's Cakes in Willow Glen and it was amazing. The cupcakes were made by my future sister in law, using Sprinkles mix from Williams Sonoma, and I made the cookies using this recipe from Smitten Kitchen. That is my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.

I wish K looked happier, but that's what you get with a four month old!

2010 Oscar Party

Every year I host an Oscar party because I just love love love the Oscars. It's so fun to watch the red carpet to see what everyone is wearing and talk amongst your friends who looks great and who's dress you hate. There is a prize at the end of the night for the person who predicts the most winners in each award category. I like to have a slew of appetizers and dessert instead of a meal so people can pick and choose their way through the ceremony. Here is what we ate!

Mini hot dogs with a mustard dip, bleu cheese and bacon dip, chicken satay skewers, and crab empanadas....

Mac n cheese in ramekins

Brown butter and parmesan popcorn and rosemary and cayenne pepper cashews

A slew of desserts from Icing on the Cake Bakery in Los Gatos

And last but not least, the prize and party favors!

many faces

I thought I'd have more time to work on the blog, but clearly that hasn't happened. I have more Oscar Party and Baptism photos to share with you soon, but I wanted to share this little tidbit first. It's so fun being able to capture the different expressions he makes. Enjoy!

Months 1 through 3

It's been awhile since I've written but I'm hoping to keep my blog more up to date now that K is taking naps! They are only 30-40 minutes but it gives me just enough time to do fun photoshop projects like this. Here are months 1-3. All of the lighting scenarios are a little different which is annoying but it's almost impossible to get photos of him at the same time everyday. Enjoy!