Oh the sights

Roadtrips are fun especially if you can combine business with a little pleasure while you are on them. For this trip, I'm headed up to Washington with my hubby and dog. We love driving up to this area of the country because it's so pretty and the landscape is much different from the Bay Area.

Here are the token photos of the start of our trip.


Shortly into the trip we saw this that made us honk our horns...especially after winning over Standford last night.


And the biggest stack of hay ever....

Wondering if we are there yet....nope no where close yet!


I was wondering if we were there yet too and entertained myself...

The funniest billboard so far on the trip.

I'm so glad to be driving through the snow not living in it...even though it is soooooo pretty!


And one of the great things about road trips is lunch at Arby's! I wish we had some closer to where we lived. They are so yummy!

And this one even had a street named for it!


The changing colors and mountains are just breathtaking too!


And then of course...there are some strange things to see also.


It is so awesome to see new places and fun to be able to share it with Robert and Logan. I'll keep you updated on our adventures and hopefully you'll enjoy it as much as we do.

Julian and Kari's Wedding

Julian and Kari couldn't have picked a more beautiful day to get married! For anyone who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, you know that blue skies with hardly any clouds and no fog is truly a special day in the city. And this day was made even more so by the of Julian and Kari wedding at San Francisco City Hall.

For anyone who hasn't been to City Hall, I highly recommend that you go. The building is absolutely beautiful and the inside is breathtaking!



Their family members waited for their scheduled time to get married in the Rotunda. And the excitement of the bride and groom was apparent to everyone around them. The bride carried a bouquet of roses.


And the groom was happy and relaxed while they waited to meet with the judge.


The ceremony took place at the top of the steps in the Rotunda with an amazing backdrop of history, art, and architecture.



After the ceremony, we took full advantage of the intricate architecture and got some amazing photos!


We then headed out to enjoy the warm weather and clear skies by taking pictures around the city...starting with outside City Hall.

Then heading to Coit Tower.


And then to the Arrow on The Embarcadero with the backdrop of the Bay Bridge.

All in all it was a perfect day to get married with the perfect weather in the city of San Francisco!


And all the best to Julian and Kari!

Thank You

Thank you to all the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces! Without you fighting to protect our freedoms this country would not be as great as it is!

With all our thoughts and prayers, we wish you a speedy trip home to all that are abroad and many thanks to those that are still here at home!

The best things come in small packages

At the Family Portrait session with Julie's family, I was greeted by a shy little guy as he walked into the studio. But thanks to his helpful family (and a stuffed animal) he soon warmed up to me and was making me laugh most of the session!

Here are some photos from this really fun photo session.





Thanks to all of you for making this Family Portrait session a ton of fun!