Baby Boyz

These are some of my son, Tyler's, little buddies, Clayton and Ethan. They were born 4 weeks apart from each other and are about the same size:) They had a great time together today as we did a photo shoot in my living room. Little Ethan has very catchy blue eyes, doesn't he? Clayton is a big boy like his daddy. He is 6 weeks old and 12 pounds. He loves to eat. That a boy Clayton.

Way kids in Kimonos

The Ways are going to be in a Museum Of History in Pasadena. The museum is doing an exhibit about the their different ethnicities and their family history. They have rich family history here in Pasadena. The Kawai family(Ally's maiden name) has been involved in the Pasadena community for a long time. Her dad's cousin was the 1st Rose Queen of an ethnic minority. Her Great Uncle played baseball with Jackie Robinson. These things are special because at the time their was a lof of racial tension the arouse due to World War II. Their mother Great Great Grandfather built the bridge in the Japanese garden at Huntington library. You can go check out their exhibit along with others from May 29-August 28.
I had the opportunity to take their picture that will be displayed in the exhibit. Ally wanted them to wear their traditional Japanese Kimonos. We did their hair and took them to Cal Tech. I love Cal Tech because their are so many different places to take pictures. Thanks to my friend Tim we were able to go without getting kicked out again. He is a student their and showed security his ID, so we did not have to have a permit. Permits by the way are $250.

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

Carpenter Family

Sophia:One Year

Sophia Noel Carpenter turned one year old on October 3rd. I was there the day she was born, so it is so neat to see her one year later. She is such a doll. We celebrated her birthday in San Dimas at her parents Adam and Rebecca Carpenters home with their close friends. Adam's mom was also in town from Michigan, which was special.
We chose the one day that it decided to rain to do the shoot at it was perfect! The light was awesome. Sophia was a little tired from her party, but she was a trooper. Everyone wanted to watch and help out in the shoot. What great friends!