This happy family found me via Google, and booked a maternity and newborn session. Expats hailing from Switzerland and France, our session was peppered with the beautiful sounds of the french language. We started off at home and then took their CHERRY Volkswagen bus to a nearby park. Alex has owned it since he was a teenager! I think you can tell from the smiles that they have a fabulous time together. I left them with a smile of my own that lasted all day AND vintage movie theater seats they were trying to get rid of, also hailing from Switzerland. Double score. I have wanted some of my own for years.

Baby Sacha will post on Monday.

The last image is the one they chose for their big canvas. Such a happy image to have hanging in their home.

xo

Tara

Last weekend I traveled up north to stay with Jalayne and Justin. My extended family. My 20 years and counting best friend. They are about to have their first baby. In our relationship, I have always been the pregnant one, the breastfeeding one, the one strapped to a child (four of them) one. The tables have turned. Now I am the one with more freedom and older kids, and her life is about to change forever. Her belly is gorgeous. I am home in her home. Our weekend was filled with shopping in the city, lots of bread and hundreds of dollars of cheese, going through old notes and photos, walks with the dogs, and lots of talking. (Thank you Justin for the photo of us, above. I had just ingested a $20 burger and a Long Island iced tea. I was HAPPY.)

Juicy belly. Shopping in the Marina.

Showing Justin the clothes we picked out for baby Jax.

A note she found from me, dated 7.20.92. It is hard to believe, but so much of who I am today came through in this note. Made me cry thinking of how much we have been through together, as we grew up and our life views shifted. Even when our life views were COMPLETELY opposite for a period of time, we remained connected.

Photos from my junior year of high school that gave me quite the laugh.

And a shot we took to celebrate the impending arrival of baby Jax.

Until next time, dear friends, dear city.

xo

Tara

WINNER IS TYAN, FROM TINY BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY. CONGRATS Tyan!!

Maile Wilson, creator of Epiphanie bags, is sponsoring the giveaway this weekend. HOW COOL IS THAT?

One random commenter, (no bribes please), will be chosen to win an Epiphanie bag of his/her choice.

I also have to mention, Maile herself is doing an INCREDIBLE giveaway of a Canon 5d OR a $2500 Southwest Airlines gift card over on her blog. Details for that can be found here.

For more info, check out the blog: www.haveanepiphanie.com.

Winner will be chosen Monday morning for this one – 9am PST.

Only comments left on the blog will apply.