Okay so obviously I am REALLY behind….but I do believe i have photos from every week, so once school is out for the summer, I will be back tracking and updating all the past weeks. BUT, I might as well continue so I dont get even farther behind! =) These were taken at Maya’s first Dodgers game against the Angels. She had so much fun, and I couldnt believe how into it she got, cheering and everything! =)

This week I just took a few photos at Maya’s cousin Anthony’s birthday. The two of them are like brother and sister, and whenever I take them both anywhere, everyone thinks they are twins! He had a Spongebob theme, and I also included a picture of the cake that we made the night before. =)

Every day when I drive to pick Maya up, I see this huge field of tiny yellow flowers on the side of the road. I had always wanted to stop and take photos, and this week finally had a chance to do it! They grow around here often, but for some reason the city mows them down every once in awhile, so thankfully they were still up this time!

Here are some photos of a quick shoot I did this week with Maya and her uncle Pillo.

This week after work, I picked Maya up and we headed straight to the new town library. It was recently built, and is just amazing! The detail and decorating they have put into this place is incredible! Maya was excited from the second we walked in. We looked through the kids magazines, and then went to the board book section, which is right by the huge children’s reading area, that is shaped like a huge pirate ship. We read book after book, then went to check out the DVDs, and ended up leaving with tons of both! The funniest part was when this little kid, he must have been about 8, walked up to me while I was photographing Maya, and asked if I was a photographer. I said yes, and he then asked for my business card! I told him I didn’t have any on me, and he then asked for my website, which I gave him. Kids are too funny.

Sorry I have been so behind lately, I promise to get caught up soon! I have all the photos just havent had much time to process and post! Anyway…. here is week seven! Shot these quickly while doing laundry with Maya!

I absolutely adore these pictures. Maya has become so attached to my Dad, and loves whenever we spend time with him and my stepmom, as well as my two little brothers. This day my family and I all volunteered at the Boys and Girls Club for Disney’s Give A Day, Get a Day Program. To sum it up, all this year if you sign up and volunteer at a local charity or volunteer organization, you can get a free day at Disneyland or DisneyWorld. After painting the gym all day, we then went to the nearby park, where Maya had so much fun on the swing and playing with the boys.

While browsing the Valentine’s Day aisle with Maya the other day, we found this adorable little owl, who she named Cuckoo. It went perfectly with her new theme in her room, so naturally we bought two =). This week has been pretty busy for me, so this week I just snapped a few photos of Maya taking a nap with her new bedding and new baby Cuckoo. I played around with a few actions from a good friend of mine, Sarah at My Four Hens Photography. She has the most amazing actions, and they are so easy to mix and match. Keep an eye out on her site, shes planning a HUGE new sale soon!! Hope to have next weeks storyboard up soon!

Since we are re-decorating Maya’s room in a birdhouse, owl, tree type theme (pictures to come soon!) I was SO excited to find these adorable bird houses at Michaels for only a dollar each!! We grabbed one a few of our favorites, and spent Saturday painting them and decorating with some of my scrapping paper. Maya is so artsy and just eats this type of stuff up! She was so focused and concentrating so hard, it was the cutest thing ever. =)

Hi everyone!!  I am having SO much fun with this project, and I hope you all are having just as much fun as I am! As some of you may know, we lost our precious cat Raka a few days before Christmas. He had eaten a string and we didn’t know what ws wrong with him until it was too late. He made it through surgery however only lasted a few hours later. It has had a huge impact on Maya, since he was her best friend, we had him since she was 3 months old. She still tells me every day how much she misses him, but how he is happy in heaven, “up in the sky”. After some time went by, I decided that it was time to look into getting another cat. I looked all over craigslist, went to the shelter, and seached a few websites. I had initially wanted a kittne, however looking on Petfinder, I saw the most adorable big white fluffy cat! She is SO gorgeous, I couldnt believe how someone could put her up for adoption! I ended up contacting the foster mom and going to get her a few days later. Turns out she was found on the side of the road, pregnant, and walking with two kittens from a previous litter. The foster mom had found homes for all of her kittens, and still needed to find one for her. Needless to say we had to bring her home, where she fits in perfectly! She is just a huge ball of love, and the cleanest, sweetest cat ever!