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Our little family of four had a wonderful day visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I’m lovin some family time. We had to follow that all up with some mirrored mazes (if you know my little boys, they are ALL about mazes) and some Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. So fun. Love my family. Here are my…

Just a little smile for your day… How precious is my little knight/olympian? You know you love it. 🙂

And finished the night with some calm tea. Lovely…

It may just have to be a starbucks morning. Stayed up super late trying to get life and business in order. When you stay up so late, everything should have gotten done. Right? Hmmm. I’m a little overwhelmed with life at the moment. So my solution this morning. I think I need a nonfat caramel…

I just got back last night from four days in Orange County. It was a fabulous little mini trip. I went down for a workshop with Jasmine Star, a fabulous wedding photographer. It was a fantastic few days down there. I learned so much from Jasmine and her husband JD. They are such a talented…

Our little family went and enjoyed some playtime in the snow this weekend. It was a fabulous day. Sunny. Actually quite warm. Snowballs. Sledding. Climbing. Eating snow. Loved it. I think Drew’s favorite part of the whole day was eating snow. It is so much fun to watch my husband sled and play with our…

Our kids often have bruises and need bandaids when we’re at home. But then we go out on a photoshoot and have them in perfectly ironed clothes with their hair done and we photoshop any scratches on their faces, etc. That’s all wonderful but what about those memories at home? Are we capturing those? Are…

Goodbye 2009 and welcome 2010! I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite images from 2009. A few of these are ones I’m particularly proud of but most of them just happen to strike an emotion of some sort with me and may even cause me to laugh out loud. Hope…

Happy New Year! Happy 2010! May it be an amazing year! And because every blog post is better with a picture…these are my little boys…may you enjoy many smiles this year…

Well folks, Christmas has officially come to a close. Even if you celebrated the day after or the day after that, you’re probably done by now. This Christmas has been wonderful around the Derksen house. It’s been full of lights, happy noise, presents, people, tons of food, and many sweet reminders of the birth of…