Baby Scarlette

I have had the pleasure of knowing Mark and Cindy for some time now, they are a fun couple who also happens to make good looking kids, proof in point Luke...... Luke is such an adorable little guy who loves to be outdoors and is way to smart for his own good.... If baby Scarlette is anything like like her older brother watch out little boys on the playground.... Mark had taken some pictures of Cindy a while back at the San Juan Capistrano Mission so it was his great idea to take their pictures there. It could not be more perfect, the mission is beautiful and the grounds are breathtaking... While we were walking around I was commenting on how from behind no one would ever know that Cindy is pregnant.... She is super tiny and then when she turns around BOOM!!!!!!! There is Scarlette.... I am so happy for them both and know that Scarlette is really lucky to have such amazing parents...... Now, on to the fun stuff..... The sneak peak of baby Scarlette.......

They are such a cute family

After this picture, Luke was all about the Koi fish

Cindy is soooo tiny even preggers

Love the backdrop

I love these tiny bath slippers

Cindy is beautiful and glowing

I mean really...... How friggen adorable is Luke....

P.S., As always, if there are 10+ comments on this sneak peak Mark and Cindy will receive a free 8x10 

Mission San Juan Capistrano

A couple weekends ago I had the pleasure of shooting maternity session for some dear friends of mine at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, while there I could not get over how beautiful the grounds were it had been about 7 to 10 years since my last visit there it will not be that long in between again.... If you have not had the chance to get down there recently I strongly encourage you visit. Until then, enjoy the pictures below......

Ok, I know they are all of flowers and fish and none of the actual mission, those will be coming soon when I post the sneak peak of their session... I could not get over the beautiful flowers!!!!!!!!

Happy Father's Day!!

This year we celebrated fathers day at my aunt and uncles house, the theme was family picnic. It was a beautiful warm day perfect for being outdoors.

My ant, he is missing his butt piece but he is still cute

I made mustache straws for everyone for the family photo

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

The family....

Congratulations Karina

I can not believe Karina graduated already, time has really flown by. Karina now faces the challenges of law school, I have no doubt in my mind that she will thrive and graduate with honors from which ever school she chooses. Here is a sneak peek at your session....

The Sanchez family

The whole family...

Sanchez Kids =( I wish Aiden would have smiled..

Grandpa and Grandma

Friends 4 Ever

Congrats!!

We are so proud of you Karina and I can not wait to see the greatness you accomplish in your life.

P.S. As always, 10+ comments on this sneak peek and Tracy and Miguel will receive a free 8x10 photo from their session.

And Liam makes four

I had the distinct pleasure of photographing an amazing family last weekend. Dan, Christine and Hunter will be welcoming baby Liam in less then a month, if he is anything like his older brother baby girls in the newborn nursery look out!!!! Dan and Christine make beautiful children there is no doubt about it.  Here is a sneak peek at some of the shots from the day...

I can not wait to meet this little guy and watch him grow up. 

~Natalie

If this posting receives 10+ comments mommy and daddy will have the option to choose a free 8x10.

Love sweet love..........

impromptu photo shoot with as of today......... the new Mr. & Mrs.......

 I love these candid moments

This kept making me laugh because they could not get the heart right, could be the hand size difference ;)

For the love of VP baseball

Ryan, my neighbor is one of the catchers for the Villa Park Spartans freshman team, I have gone to a couple of his games and was inspired at the actual mechanics of baseball, I mean really, have you ever really looked at baseball from a mehcanical view? For the pitcher, there are so many mechanics that have to align to throw the perfect strike ball, for the catcher your glove has to be in the strike zone for the ump to see, for the outfielders its all about how many steps forward or backwards do i have to take in order to be under the ball at the exact moment it drops..... When you stop looking at baseball as america's favorite past time even for a few minutes you finally see it from the players eyes....

Gnomes

I told you I was a little crazy right..... Well, for Christmas this year I purchased members in my family NFL gnomes based on their teams.... For my husband I got him a Raiders gnome, my mom a Packers, my cousin a Saints, my brother-in-law a Chargers and for our friend Nate who really is a member of our family a Eagles gnome. Each gnome was wrapped up and placed under the Christmas tree. They were handed out at the same time and all were told not to open it until they were told, the idea was to have them all open them at the same time and see their reactions, unfortunately due to a bad case of food poisoning I was stuck at home but my ever so sweet husband face timed me on our ipads so i could see the reactions. Once all the gnomes were open the gnome wars had began. The idea is to steal the gnomes from whom ever has them and do crazy fun stuff with them and send the pictures to everyone.. Well, while I was doing Megan's photo shoot I brought the gnomes along, here is what came out of it.......

 This could be their Christmas card

I will keep you update on the latest antics of the gnome wars so stay tuned!!!

Megan

Megan is my beautiful next door neighbor who is gradating high school this year. Over the last year we have developed a very close friendship despite the age difference ( lucky for us I do NOT act my age and she is wise beyond her years). I wanted to do something fun for her so I took her on an impromptu photo shoot by our house. The backdrops are beautiful but the real beauty of the picture is Megan, she is stunning and most importantly she had fun and that came through in her photos. Here are some pics from that day.

Megan, Thank you for being so much fun and going along with my crazy vision!!!