February Beach Day!!

Its was the last few day of February but it was warm enough to have a beach day. We headed down to our favorite hide away and enjoyed the sunshine. The beach was empty (love that)and we had it all to ourselves. Maddie found five sandcrabs and built a "house" for them. Lauren spent her time helping find shells as we had first pick of everything..lol! Here's a quick pick from the day, enjoy!

Grandma's 80th!!!

My Grandma turned 80 years old this weekend and we had a huge party to celebrate. I think she looks amazing for her age, don't you! I can only hope to look as good as her when I reach this milestone birthday. My Grandma is an amzing woman who rasied 10 children and is not only a grandmother but a great-grandmother as well. The grandchildren are too many for me to count but I'm sure Grandma knows the exact number. I am so blesssed that my daughters not only enjoy their Nana but their Great Grandma as well. The Jones clan was out in full force to celebrate doing what they do best...dancing, singing and having a great time! My gift to my grandma was to photograph everything for her just as I do when I'm hired for weddings. I love how everything turned out and I hope Grandma loves the images as much as I do! For Jones family members wanting to see them all visit my proofing website: www.thinkpinkincproofs.com The gallery name is "jones clan" and password it "toni". Its case sensitive so use lower case letters only. I will be burning a disk of all the images for everyone to have because my images file size is too large to email all the photos . I will however try to send the group ones out in an email to you all. If you think I might not have your email please send it to me! Want me to print a professional enlargement for you? Just let me know. HUGS to you all!! Happy Birthday Grandma, I love you!

The end of an Era!

Today I realized it's finally happening, not that I didn't see it coming or anything, but today it hit me. Lauren is going to start kindergarten in six months! Do you see that sweet face? In two weeks I will register her for school and make the appointment for the Medical exam. In six months time I will no longer be able to say I have a little one at home. Soon I will have two school age daughters, yes it is coming. I wasn't realizing all this when her 5th birthday came two weeks ago, it had eluded me. But now knowing that loosing her front teeth and having real homework is coming scares me. Where did the time go, how can I put on the breaks! But its here and now, I must deal with it. So the end of the baby Era ends in the Lewis house. I have no strollers, no high chairs, no baby gates or bottles. Its all gone and I'm left with two beautiful little ladies!

My Three Daughters!

My three daughters, well two are mine and one I is my niece Kali. But I consider her my third child, cuz I love her as much as my own! Here are some pictures of them from a few weeks ago before the rains came. We still had some lovely leaves on the trees, the weather was warm, and they had a blast! Oh and in the last pic Lauren is pretending to be a peg-leg pirate....lol! I begged her to put her leg down and she said "No Mommy it will be a funny picture". And so it is!

A Fish and a Mermaid!

My girls fight and argue like any other siblings. But it's the moments when they show how much they truly care for each other that touch me the most. Here was a conversation they had the other day while watching Disney's "The little Mermaid"

Lauren: "When I grow up I want to be a Mermaid!"

Madison: "Lauren don't be a Mermaid. You'll live in the ocean and I'll miss you."

Lauren: "You can be a fish like Flounder and come with me."

Madison: "Okay!"

My baby is FIVE!!!

Can you still be a baby at five? Well I say yes, since Lauren turned five and she is still my baby. She still seems so little to me, to young to be five. Too little to be starting kindergarten in the fall! YIKES! Anyway she had a princess tea party at Olivias's dollhouse and tearoom this last weekend. Needless to say she had a blast!!!

My Crew!

I posted a few pictures of my niece Kali and cousin Amee today. These little ladies comprise my Shoot crew. Which means both of these girls help me out at photoshoots as my assisitants. The carry camera bags, hold reflectors, shack rattles to get little kids attention and run errands. The biggest perk of an asisstant is I take pictures of them often when I'm setting up or finishing a session. For me the best part out is hanging out with them and having a great time!!

Sisters are special!

I didn't grow up with a sister and have always envied those who did. When I see my girls together it warms my heart. I know they get fussy and have fits over the little things sisters do to each other. Still at the end of the day, no matter what, they are each others best friend!

Life needs a little Sprinkles!

Went to Rodeo Dr the other day with some friends and had a blast. No trip to Rodeo would be complete without a stop at Sprinkles for their amazing cupcakes! These pics are for all you to drool over and to remind you to take time to enjoy life's little pleasures in 2009!

My Girls !

Here is the last few shots of Christmas 08! The girls in their matching holiday dresses, so sweet and little! Oh I know it won't last much longer so I have to squeeze every opportunity out while I can. Happy New Year!

Family Session!

Went out to Glendora to shoot this family! Such a beauiful group of kids and so polite!

Shane & Chandra part 3

Shane & Chandra part 2

Shane & Chandra

Christmas Recital

We got to enjoy Lauren's Christmas recital this past weekend. My baby girl loves to perform and we love to watch. They did a Christmas round up song...so cute! We got her a bouquet of flowers after the performance, which she loved. I have to say my kid is great at dance and I'm really proud of her.

A Faery Hunt!

I took the girls, along with some of their friends, to a local interactive show called "A faery Hunt". Girls and Boy follow along on an adventure to find the magic faery light. They encounter trolls, faeries and other strange creatures. The kids had a blast. They even do birthdays and I have this on my list to do again. Check out their sight. http://www.afaeryhunt.com/

Our Tree

The girls decorated this year all by themselves. They barely let me put on ornament on..lol ! Good thing the can't reach the top. This way Michael and I at least got to put the angel on the top!

Coney Island

On our trip to NYC we did a trip to Brooklyn. We made a visit to Coney Island, which I loved! We got to see the famous Astroland that wil be destroyed next year to build condos. Here a few shots of Astrolands ride to share. After days of clouds we had the most amazing blue sky!

Awards Week

Madison received an Academic Achievement award at school last week. We are so proud of her and how hard she has worked.

Cutie in a tutu!

Just wanted to share a quick pic of a cutie!