The twenty five year old freshman.

We went out Thursday night to celebrate Nicks enrollment at Mira Costa College in Encinitas! Its true folks, I guess Nick is proof that its never too late to make it happen. Nick will be starting school in Sept and will be taking classes to get his degree in education. He decided he wants to be a 4th grade teacher and is planning on coaching soccer at one of the local highschools. He will be taking placement tests next week and then picking out his classes shortly after that! The nice thing about this college is how close it is to our condo...check out this map! There is also a campus in Oceanside that is super close to Nicks work and he can take classes at either location. We are pretty happy over here in Cali and can't wait for Nick to start this new awesome part of his life. As for me...Im just siked to be dating a college boy!

Not your typical family photos...

Recently we had a big birthday bash for my dad out here in California. My moms side of the family was nice enough to fly him out for a week to hang out and relax but we really had no down time. At the birthday party on Sat night my boss Kevin said he would snap a few pictures and this is what he came up with! He managed to get some great shots between us laughing hysterically and crying like babies...we were so happy to all be together and love that these moments were captured. I was able to edit the pictures you see here and get them to my dad before he left this morning and he was so happy to have them. It sure is nice knowing a professional photographer because with this crazy family, there is always time for a wild photoshoot! p.s. I HAD to have a shot of my dad with his guitar and his redsox hat!

Pibbs photoshoot / The bet

Here are some photos from the recent photoshoot that we had with Mr. Pibbs at work. He put up quite a fight but we ended up with some really sweet shots. Nick and I have been busy spending time with my dad and brothers who are out here in Cali visiting for a few days. We had a huge birthday party for my dad on sat and my boss Kevin took some professional photos of the family which I will be posting soon (or as soon as I edit them). Our days have been filled with good food and lots of guitar playing from my dad and brother. Nick and my uncle Russ have started a bet and have been playing pool everyday for the past 4 days together. They have until July 5th to play as many games as possible and whoever loses has to buy the other guy breakfast. July 6th is the day uncle Russ goes back into the hospital for treatment so I have a feeling no matter what Nick will buy the man some pancakes! Nick has been doing great and although he is a little bummed to go back to work after his week long vacation he is happy to be all signed up for school and recently filed his financial aid information. Looks like the next big purchase for us won't be something as expensive as a car but instead a back-pack for the college boy! Much love xoxo

We have been busy...

Kristen (Lynnies best friend) was here last week for some fun and some sun and we definatley got a lot of both. We did so many awesome things while she was here and even though we are exhausted now it was well worth it. We went downtown Friday night to celebrate a friends birthday and had WAY too much fun dancing and hanging out with friends. Kristen was super excited to see Jessie again because it had been about 6 years since she had last seen her. We took a trip to LA on Sat to see our friend Diane who we know from highschool and she drove us around in her BMW convertible...no big deal (yes it was) and we got to check out her new house which was super cute. We had a BBQ sunday night and checked out our friends band called the Phermones at a cool bar thats right on the beach then we went and played pool with a group of friends. We also rented beach cruiser bikes down in Pacific Beach and rode them on the boardwalk....we thought it would be a nice calm bike ride but it turned out to be a full on race/competition to see who could get the most high-fives from strangers. We spent alot of time shopping and laying on the beach and I think Nick and I did a pretty good job of trying to convince Kristen to move to california...we are keeping our fingers crossed. On Monday Kristens last day here we headed to La Jolla to see the seals and grab some lunch. There are usually HUNDREDS of seals on the beach but for some reason we only saw a few. It was still fun to watch them swim around and try and flop themselves onto the rocks to sun bathe. We miss you all and hope you will come out and visit soon, these pictures are PROOF that we can show you some fun! xoxo

Kristen is here!

Kristen is in Cali!!! I won't be posting much in the next couple of days...Im taking a vacation and spending time with my best friend! I will post pictures soon and they should be interesting, we are renting beach cruiser bikes in Pacific Beach, taking a trip to LA, going dancing in downtown San Diego, going to see my friends band play near the beach, and just re-living our Cali days from when we were younger! xoxo

Pibbs photoshoot

Click on People, Places, and things! and check out the second picture that comes up...You all might recognize the little guy in the photo! Also click on portfolio and then portraits to see another shot. We had a doggie photoshoot at the studio the other day with Pibbs and a couple other big dogs. Pibbs was the star of course and we ended up getting some really great photos of him. Maybe its just me but I think my pup was meant to be famous. Sorry we have been lacking with the posts but I have been working like...a dog. This weekend was an annual event in Soloana Beach called the Fiesta Del Sol and we were thankful enough to have a booth at the event for Coast Highway Photography. It was a big deal for my work but also meant that I would be spending 30 hours in two days working this event. I need a vacation and I can't wait for my best friend Kristen to get here on Thursday so I can have some down time (if thats what you wanna call it). Nicks ankle is all heeled and he was back out playing soccer yesterday and showing off his skills. Hope you all are doing great and we miss you!