Puppies and Babies part 2

Do you remember Caleb and Polaris?
Well here they are again...
Don't worry, Caleb, one day you'll be the big one!

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More Babies

This week we took care of little Mia for a couple of hours. She is a little doll. Todd fixed her a bowl of crushed ice to play with. Mia and Spot, the dog, had fun sharing the ice chips. Later, Mia got a little fussy, so I sat on the couch with her cuddled in my arms and I sang "lullaby" to her. It was really neat to see her just close her eyes slowly and then go fast to sleep! She slept in my arms for almost an hour. That was fun.

Meet Quinnten!

Shea and Jonny look over their book and their Calendar while Quinnten looks over Todd & Barbara.



Daddy's little boy.






This past Saturday (May 31st, 2008), we had very special visitors! Two of our favorites, Shea and Jonny, drove over from San Mateo to pick up their Wedding Book. They brought along their new addition, little Quinnten, who is 4 months old. What a beautiful, big baby boy! We feel like aunt and uncle to our Brides and Grooms' babies! It was such a thrill to get to know this darling little boy. He was so sweet and so happy. I had fun playing with him and introducing him to Bubbles! We are so blessed to have such great clients....no, I would call them friends! Never mind that Shea and Jonny's wedding was in 2006! A new house and a new baby are pretty good reasons for delaying the picture-choices for their album! It is worth all the effort when your bride loves the book and all the pictures sooooo much.

Wendy and Alex get married

Last Sunday we photographed a very "different", fun wedding. It was outdoors in Village Homes Commons in Davis. During the ceremony, there was a "moment of silence", Quaker-style. That was one of the unusual parts of the day. Wendy wore a pretty blue sundress instead of the traditional gown. The flowers were beautiful, all very natural. One of the neatest parts was, after the ceremony and reception, the crowd dispersed onto the Commons to play Volleyball, Boce Ball,
Frisbee toss, Croquet, Badminton, and softball. All of the young people played and many of the older folks just sat in the shade and watched the activities. It was very fun.

Oh yes, the fact that Alex and many of his friends are members of the National Ultimate Frisbee Team (Champions) might have something to do with all that energy and competition going on after the wedding.

Justine and Adam

Wow! We are really looking forward to Justine and Adam's August wedding! We met at R.H. Phillips Winery, where they will be married, and took some fun "engagement" shots. It was a rather blustery day, and we were afraid we would have to cancel, but, luckily, everyone was waiting for us when we arrived. We had the whole area to ourselves (no one else would have ventured out in the gale-force winds!) But look at the great photos we got! This is just a sampling! It was a lot of fun. While we were photographing out in the vineyards, all the parents were sitting at the picnic tables enjoying a bottle of wine and probably talking about their two great kids!
(don't you think that was what they were talking about?)

CIF Championship

CIF Championship
Originally uploaded by Todd & Barbara

Here is what I do during the off-season. Sort of. Actually, Cy does most of the recruiting and I just visit some of the local events and meet with the players when they come to Davis on visits. In this photo we are at Richmond CC following a few players and wondering why it is so cold! The day before it was over 100 in Davis and then 55 degrees in Richmond - 50 miles away. There are a few more photos from this event on flickr.

Mother's Day

(Todd took this shot with Davy's new Blackberry phone.)

I had such a fun Mother's day! Davy drove home from the bay area. He joined Todd and me for church in the morning, then later took us out for Mother's Day lunch at the restaurant of my choice. Not to be too normal, I chose Murder Burger (now named "Redrum" burger because the real name offended someone). We all had great big burgers and fries, and best of all, real milkshakes! That was fun. Then I watched a few episodes of Battlestar Gallactica while Todd and Davy went to Whole Earth Day on campus. When they returned, Davy made his famous Oatmeal chocolate-chip cookies. It was fun baking together, as we have done for so many years.
Then, in the evening, Michael called me from Boston to wish me a Happy Mother's day and to tell me all about his first night at his new job, Bar-tending! He had a very successful evening and mixed all the drinks just right...except for one little mistake, which no one seemed to notice. So all in all, it was a wonderful Mother's Day. Thanks, Boys!!! I love you!