{Family Portrait Session} ~ Cardenas Kids

Knock. Knock. There was a hesitant answer to the door. Understandably so. It was almost 9:00 at night and the only person who would stop by at this late hour would be her mom. Clearly, as she peaked from their door, I was not mom.

With sheer delight and excitement, we surprised the Cardenas family with a semi-unexpected surprise. It was half of their print order. The accordian cards. The reaction? Priceless! It's times such as these that really make late night deliveries to clients worth while. Especially for this special family. Their heart-warming and lovable personalities x's 4 = absolute joy!

We'll have a part II to their session with all four of them in one shot. Till then, enjoy these from their last session.

Ok... so I had to stick one vintage feel in here.

I was going to include a couple of shots of the accordian cards, but hesitated to do so. Reason? They'll be displaying them for Joaquin's and Natalia's birthday bash, so I didn't want to ruin any surprises!

Cheers!

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{Vintage Tuesday} ~ Ready... & Action!

As an homage to my "Vintage Tuesdays", I decided to revamp some images taken in good ol', 2009. As I was playing around with my brand new, vintage (oxymoronic, I know) actions, things really started to click into place. I love the way my images morphed as if from another time, another generation from the past. This doesn't mean that I'll be abandoning the eye-popping color I usually crave for. It's just another way to express what I'm feeling. A way to express what the image is thirsting for in my mind. And a way to introduce where I see and which direction I wish for Loving Hearts Captured to take off on. Join me on my vintage quest through these images. Enjoy, and if you like what you see, check back often to see where this takes us!

Cheers!

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{Family Portrait Session} ~ Nicole + her "little hearts" = Daddy's Joy

It was cold. Unusually cold. Especially considering the day before was as ideal as "San Diego type weather". The sun shyly hid behind silvery billows of clouds and only peeked out, possibly out of curiosity, as to what all the giggling and laughter was about down below.

It warmed up quick after following behind a rambunctious and a very alive group of siblings, whom, as to images below implicate, love each other unconditionally. And mama? Beaming with pride from within her heart as she glimpses over to her brood of very well-behaved and (not-at-all) timid little ones.

As for me, fun! FUN! I had so much fun with these guys!! I can only imagine what it would have been like to have their daddy and nicole's hubby in the mix. Sheer pandemonium, in a non-chaotic kind of way!

Awesome family, right? You have no idea until you meet them yourselves. Here are few of just the ladies:

Work it out, mama!!

Warm and fuzzy. This is how I felt, regardless of the brrrrrr-degree tempurature outside. Thier smiles, laughter, and giggles were infectious and I was more than willing to be the recepient of their contagious delight.

Want more of the rascals' "little hearts"? Check them out @ {little group} and be tickled pink by them!

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{Family Portrait Session} ~ Mike + Kristy (Pt. Deux)

Here are a few more from Mike & Kristy's Christmas shoot. I love a family who really does-up Christmas. The lights, tree, decorations, and most importantly, the love. How cute is this? The stockings you'll see hanging from their mantle were from their childhood. And now, precious little Katelyn is following suite. Her grandma made hers like daddy's! Made me a bit envious, but in a good way (is there such a thing??) because I wished for that second when they told me the story behind their handcrafted stockings, I wished Jorge and I had a little tangible tradition for the holidays from our childhood to pass unto our children. At least it's never too late to start one. Christmas p-jammies are in the works for Christmas morning! Anyone know where we can find the adult size jammies with the footsies attached?

Can't get enough of little Katelyn? I know, neither can I! Check her out at little miss katelyn.

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{Family Portrait Session} ~ Pop's Shoot

You have how many people in your family? I was glad we were on chat in FB when I thought this outloud because if she heard me, there would have been a hint of exhaustion tone in my voice. But I grapped my "big girl" underoos and said "Sure thing! Anything for your family!" And seriously, on the latter part, I would do it willingly because of the love I have for my fellow WaMu-ians. Only a select few, like the Delta Force, would get that. Let's keep it that way.... =D

This is Pop. He turned 74 and his request was to have a photograph of all his children, grandchildren, & great-grandchildren. Isn't he & Ma sweet in these next few photos?

More to come in another post with more photos from this shoot. Stay tuned...

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{Family Portrait Session} ~ Eddie + Christine

Near and dear. These are the first two words that popped into my head as I thought about this family. They're my extended family. And anytime you have an extension of something, especially people, you know it darn special. Enough said... do you want me to break down to tears? Ye-ah... I'm sure you do! Not gonna happen!! Well... maybe just one tear...

I love you, my family, with all the emotion you could possibly drain out off me. Times spent with you is always so magicly delicious! And speaking of delicious - Boiling Crab. You (3...) and us 3. Anytime after 3 (apparently).

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