7 Days New - Bay Area Photography, Newborn

It's safe to say that I've been very impatiently awaiting this session for over a month now! You might remember this beautiful pair from September:



Well, guess what! She's here!!! And she's lovely! I was so excited to photograph this little beauty! She is 7 days old today, and is SO strong and awake and alert. It's amazing...I remember Isaac the first few weeks would barely open his eyes :) Little N was wide awake for most of our session...and as long as her belly was full, she was quite content to look around and take in all the new things around her.

J&A...thank you once again for allowing me to photograph your beautiful girl and your new Family!!! Enjoy your peek :)






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Here they are....the new family of THREE! N, you are a very lucky girl to have two parents who love you so much!


~V

The People Have Spoken - Bay Area Photography, Family

Well, maybe not spoken...but the people have definitely voted :)

As you can see, our 3rd V&J Photo Contest has come to a close. I am so excited and happy that all of you have taken a moment to place your vote. Over the last week we've had many new visitors to our little blog and we do hope you'll stop by again! Overall, I can't believe we almost hit 1,000 votes!!! Allow me to sound like a teenager again....that is SO COOL!

So, without further delay....let me introduce the winner!

The lovely Ms. C! With 350 votes and 35% of the total votes, this little beauty has won the prize!

Congrats to the winners. And thank you to all of our contest participants :) You are all fabulous...and you know it!

The Three Amigos - Bay Area Photography

2 days left in the photo contest folks!!! See the post below to choose your favorite photo and place your vote in the poll to the right!

Ok, now on to a few housekeeping notes:

First, my youngest nephew needs to tell you something:


But, here is some good news:


How cute is this little guy?? He just learned to walk and we were so excited we decided to take some photos to celebrate the big occasion :)

Back to the calendar for a few seconds... Although there are a few limited dates in November...if you want your photos to arrive before the holidays, you MUST book a session before Thanksgiving ;) Just something to keep in mind...

Ok, let's start Monday off right...with a few more shots of little N!




And...yes, the three amigos :) Little N wants so much to be able to run and play with his big brother and cousin...but he's not quite ready to handle these two crazy boys yet...soon!

Here we Go! ~ Bay Area Photography, Family

Ok Folks! Let's try this again :) The new poll is up and it's time to VOTE VOTE VOTE!

The same rules apply, ONE vote per person, spread the word.....and let's HAVE SOME FUN!

(I've extended the voting period by one day.....the polls will close at 11:00pm on Tuesday, October 13th)

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Blog Contest #3 ~ Bay Area Photography, Family

ETA: OK you guys....where to start! So, as I'm sure you've noticed...the voting has been quite 'interesting' today. I really truly appreciate all of you that have come to our little ol' blog to vote for your favorite kiddo. We had no clue when we picked our 10 finalists that one of our clients was quite famous among the twitter crowd! And by famous, I mean thousands and thousands of followers! They very graciously let me know that they feel that the voting is no longer fair to the other contestants and offered to remove themselves from the contest to keep it fair for the rest of the group. (Thank you B family for being so wonderful through all of this confusion...and thank you to all the other finalists for being so understanding).

SO, let's start over from scratch, shall we? And let me stress again, ONE vote per person, PLEASE! I have closed the old poll and will have a new poll up for you tomorrow and the voting will commence then!

Is it October? OCTOBER??? This year has flown by....truly, I feel like we just welcomed 2009. Anyway, as you know...our famous V&J Blog Contest is LOOONG overdue. In fact, it's supposed to be a bi-annual contest and should have happened in July. It was a busy busy summer and before we knew it...we found ourselves smack in the middle of Fall! Oh Well :) Fall is my favorite season, and as I said in the last post....our boy is now a pre-schooler! AND SO...better late then never, yes??

Here is the scoop....we chose 10 favorite images from 10 various sessions over the last 9 months (since the last contest). This is always the hardest part. As you are well aware, we are lucky enough to photograph some beautiful, fabulous people...and so narrowing it down to 10 is pretty tough. But...with Isaac's help...we narrowed down our 10 finalist.

You can place your vote in the sidebar to the right. Only one vote per person please! So let's get the party started - send the link to everyone you know...Facebook...Myspace...Twitter.....and ask them to VOTE VOTE VOTE!

Now for the good stuff: The client with the winning image will receive an 8x10 Desk Portrait AND a FREE session for a friend!!! So if you are lucky enough to be a friend of one of our wonderful clients...let the campaigning begin :) Good luck everyone, we are so excited to see the results.The Polls will be open until 11pm Pacific Time, Monday, October 12th!

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Status Update - Bay Area Photography!

We Survived!!! And by "we" I of course mean Justin and I :)

Isaac on the other hand, couldn't have done any better. Here is a little synopsis of the day.

First let me say that I spent about 20 minutes picking out his outfit...coming up with several options and asking Justin for his opinion. He didn't say anything, but his look said this "Veronica, you realize this is not you starting high school...but our 2 and a half yr old son going to preschool" Which is true of course, but you can never underestimate the power of a great outfit on your first day..RIGHT? Come on people, back me up here.

Anyway, this morning....we woke up, brushed our teeth, had a snack, put on our UCLA backpack...modeled for mommy for a few photos...and we were off!

Arrived at the preschool, walked in gave each other hugs...he then walked into the room where the kids were...looked around, saw a little boy playing with trucks and said "I want to do what that boy is doing"...and marched right in...didn't even look back. J and I stood there for another minute, marveling at how amazing our little man was....and then left.

When I picked him up this evening...here are some of the words from the teachers:
"What a good boy, I wish all the kids were this easy and wonderful when they first started"
"He didn't cry once"
"He ate everything and used the potty when he was supposed to"
"He took a nap"

And finally, as we were leaving a little boy tried to take a truck that Isaac was holding....and the first thing my kid said was "Excuse me please, I'm playing with that truck"

OK OK! I'm done :*) I'm just a proud mommy today....so thanks for coming along for the ride...

Here are some photos from this morning...


That's right, a UCLA backpack....guess who got him that




On the way...


Driving...almost there. This is the sweet face I see looking into the rear view mirror


OK, Now for the big news! In celebration of this momentous day is our little guys' life....I am thinking ~

It's time for another BLOG CONTEST!!!!

That's right party people..get ready to vote vote vote!
~V

Big Day! ! ~ Bay Area Photography, Family

Tomorrow is a BIG day for our BIG boy!

The little monkey is starting preschool!!!!! Such a huge change..for both of us.
I'll be back soon with a full report, but for now...here he is! He is so excited....wish us luck :)