My Life: I am in San Jose this week, capturing 20 families and meeting with 11 more to share their images from October. Its a busy trip! I am so happy to be enjoying my lovely hotel room at the Pruneyard in Campbell. Its heavenly. The best part of my trip is my little assistant, Alayna. After whining to my friends for the last 5 months about how hard it has been to leave my children behind, someone said to me, “Why not take them with you?” After checking with the school and discovering that taking time off is not a big deal, I booked her a flight, and Isaiah for next month. Its so much fun! A girls week! On Saturday Alayna and her friends are all staying at the hotel with me for a girls’ night. We are going out for dinner, then to “Miracle Worker”, the story of Helen Keller, at Del Mar (Alayna’s old babysitter, Abby, has the leading roll!) and then to the jacuzzi tub in our room! Sounds like fun to me!

My Clients: Many of you remember little Audrey from my post about a year ago. Little Audrey was born with a heart condition and also without eyes. I photographed her through a local photography organization, Moment by Moment, a non-profit that connects photographers with families facing a grave prognosis. I think I get as much from these sessions as the families do. Their strength and joy is contagious and inspiring.  Sweet little honey underwent major heart surgery last year and came through with flying colors! Praise God. She is a vibrant, happy little girl today. It was a pleasure to photographer her again in all of her joy and glory.