La Vie (Life): Volcano Edition

Hey kids! Checking in from Venice Italy! My camera and I have been going a little crazy the last couple of days...there's just so much to see! I'm excited to come home and share all the photos with you guys, but have you heard??? Yeah, the volcano. Apparently mother nature took this opportunity to let off a little steam, literally. Hooray for volcanos? Uh, yeah not so much. Most trans Atlantic flights have been grounded and no one seems to know when they'll resume. That means it's pretty unclear whether I will make it home on Saturday. It's a waiting game as of now, so please be patient if I am slow to answer email, but rest assured I'll be back in the states soon...I hope...I might have to build a boat. Could be fun, no?

Ciao, ciao!

Le Chiot: The Chosen One...Snowbelle

I.Am.In.Love.
This is Snowbelle, or just Belle. She is the chosen one. More on this later...along with her siblings! Must.Pinch.Snausage. Ahhhh!

Sneak Peek

This sexy little vixen is up in the cue...

I won't even try and contain my excitement at blogging this session. Oh goodness...getting all steamy over here again. But since we are currently on spring break (in Europe!!! woohoo!!) her session will debut upon our return. But here's a little tease to get you through until then. I know, it will be rough. I feel your pain. ;o)

La Vie {Life}: Spring Break

"I'm leaving, on a jet plane. Don't know when I'll be back again..."

I wish you could hear me singing that. I have such a pretty voice. I pretty much sound just like the radio. Yes I do. Well I do when the radio drowns out my cat shrieky (<--is that even a word??) voice. :)

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, I'm sporting flip flops. It's officially Spring! Finally. Spring is one of my favorite times of the year (the only season better than Spring is Summer...where the anniversary of my birth resides...obviously) here in California! You know what that means, right??

SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOO! That's right. It's time to refresh and regenerate in a much needed vacation...so I'm headed to Europe for the next 12 days. What? Yeah, Europe. I'm kind of a big deal. I don't like to talk about it, but.... Wow, I'm in a mood today, no? It's the excitement...oh and maybe the sugar rush from the 12 thousand jelly beans I just ate.

And I digress...I'll miss you all, of course, and I apologize in advance if I'm a little slow to answer email, but I will get back to you as soon as I can, I promise! I will try and do some blogging along the way (depending on Internet availability) so stay tuned. Love and Happy Spring to you all! Oh and I promise not to sing anymore... until I get back that is. :)

Enjoy these airplane shots from a previous trip and bonus points to anyone who can tell me what city skyline that is! Happy Spring Break!

Le Bebe: Elliana Vivienne

"Little girls are precious gifts, wrapped in love serene. Their dresses tied with sashes and futures tied with dreams." -- Author Unknown

"The beauty of a girl cannot be mimicked, fabricated, or created by human means, it only occurs naturally."-- Pam Callaghan

"The most important gift anyone can give a girl is a belief in her own power as an individual, her value without reference to gender, her respect as a person with potential."-- Emilie Buchwald

Introducing the newest little princess, Elliana Vivienne. There are no words to describe this angel. She literally melts hearts. Literally. Mine has not been the same since I laid eyes on her. I'm hooked. Completely. She is perfection I tell you! I had the honor of meeting this sweet angel on her two week birthday and let me tell you it was hard giving her back to mama! Take a look for yourself and tell me you wouldn't try to take her home with you... :) And how gorgeous is Mom?? She is just absolutely glowing....ahhh.

Sweet Princess Elliana Vivienne was born to proud parents Danielle and Mike on March 12, 2010 weighing in at 6lbs and 4oz. Congratulations to the family! And Elliana, the world is your oyster, sweetie. You can be anything, do anything, accomplish anything and conquer anything you set your mind to! ANYTHING. Remember that. You will do great things in this life and I look forward to seeing you grow up! But not too fast, okay? Lots of love and a big fat kiss from your Auntie Emmy ♥

Le Mode - Ly

I just have to put it out there. I do. Just bear with me, okay? You ready for the sentimental girly me to come out? Yeah, me either, but here we go anyway... I'm so lucky. I mean, I truly am. I had a dream (<--oops not to steal from Martin Luther King, Jr. the great, but I really did have a dream). With the help of some very patient friends and family it has become a reality. I get to pick up my camera and take photographs of beautiful people and capture beautiful moments and it's just plain beautiful. I wonder how many times I can use beautiful in this post...

Ly came to me after she saw some pictures I had shot for her beautiful friend. She wanted to update her modeling portfolio with a more contemporary look that also had a beautiful vintage-y feel. Make sense? Modern, but vintage. Yep. Beautiful. Is it getting ridiculous yet? Beautiful.

We could not have chosen a more beautiful (okay that one was necessary) day up in North Lake Tahoe. It was a clear, sunny and yes...beautiful day with mounds of snow everywhere! Ly was ready to work it! We shot for almost an entire day, only stopping briefly to restore energy at lunch time. :) As a model, she really was up for anything...bikini in the snow? Check. Lay down on snowy steps in a bikini? Check. Walk around Northstar resort in teeny shorts and heels while people stare and look at us like we're crazy? Check, check, check! You are amazing Ly! I hope you love your images as much as I do!

Did I mention that Ly has a beautiful 16 month old daughter as well? Oh lordy, if only all women were that lucky! Ly, it was such a pleasure to work with you and I had a blast that beautiful day up in Tahoe! Kiss that baby girl for me!