Couples Fun

Yesterday Jamie Dulaney and I got to spend time with some couples from the Foothill Free Methodist Church in Azusa. Most of them are students that are in a small group with our friends Adam and Becca Carpenter. I have never seen a group of people love on a little girl as much as these students love on Little Sophia. They just adore her. It is so cute. They are like family to Adam, Becca and Sophia. They all talk to her in Chinese. It will be so fun to hear Sophia speaking Chinese in a few years.
We met them at California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. We started the afternoon with a birthday celebration for Clare who turned 26. Happy Birthday Clare! It is Chinese tradition for the birthday girl to cut the cake first and then everyone cuts the cake in order of who's birthday comes next. I love how the Chinese are so rich in tradition. After the celebration Jamie and I took each couple around Cal Tech to take portraits of them. Unfortunately, when we got to the last two couples security paid us a visit. Apparently you have to have a permit to take pictures there if you are not a student. We just moved on toward the street and finished up. We will take Jamie's husband Tim with us next time or get a permit. Below are some of my favorites. I was really happy with how they turned out and I hope they are too.

Adam, Becca and Sophia Carpenter

Clare

Effie and Anthony

Carrie and Sam

Steven and Eileen

Allan and Erica

Josh and Angela

Aiden: 1 year

Aiden turns one in a week. Isn't he just a doll? He is having a Noah's ark birthday party. His mom brought this cute little Noah's ark plush for the pictures. We started with some indoor pictures with some black and white back grounds. Aiden was on the move, so we moved outside. Thankfully the rain let up for a while so we could get some nice shots. The light was perfect...overcast! I really like the look of the brown fence with Aidens outfit, so we tried this one next to the wood. I am happy with how it turned out.

Eliana: Baby Dedication/Birthday Party