thoughts
1. going into the balboa peninsula on a holiday weekend: NOT SMART.
2. kim has the most lovely family.
3. nathan should win awards for most stubborn and most grumpy.
4. jeff should win awards for his rendition of simon says.
5. remember to ignore the chaos we are causing as we roam the streets with ten people, six children, four adults, two cameras, and two camera bags.
6. bribe the kids with cotton candy and popcorn.
7. let them down slowly and easily when they dont get said cotton candy and popcorn.
8. do breathing exercises while you sit in traffic for an hour to get from the beach to the freeway. (a drive that usually takes, oh….about FIVE MINUTES.)
9. default to del taco for dinner at 10pm on a sunday night because everything else is closed.
10. most of all, enjoy the time spent with friends and the crazy craziness that happens when you get all of us together.
all photos taken by kim heffington.
proofed by me.
i cant wait to see what she does with them once she gets home from vacation.
there are more to share, but i want to wait until she gets home to do it.
Hoooooly… that pic of you 2 in the photo booth…. SERIOUS hotness! LOL Love them all. My favorite is you guys on the stairs, such a “real” pic of a family!
I sooo want to go to Santa Cruz & take some fun pics now!
great pics — can’t wait to see the rest
totally awesome. love these…can’t wait to see more!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
i love them already. can’t wait to see the rest. love the proofing you did as well.
I absolutely love the coloring you did on the top picture in the photo booth. Question: did you learn photoshop on your own or did you take a class? Just curious! :) Your family is precious!!
These are awesome shots!! Love the one of you and hubby in the photo booth. :)
LOVE these! Can not wait to see more Tara! How fun this must have been!
Oh man, you´re the SWEETEST family (and HOTTEST couple too ;) ) on earth and I just can´t get enough of looking at those GORGEOUS and BEAUTIFUL captures ♥
Thanks for sharing with us, Miss Tara :) I´m happy you had a fun time.
Wow, I love them. She did a great job. I love the one of you with your boys…too sweet!
I love the picture of you in the photo booth! That is such a great shot. I live in San Diego…where exactly were you at?
LOVE the photo booth one with you & Jeff…and the one with the boys–it’s one of those you’ll cherish when they’re big old teenagers…
love, love, LOVE the photo booth picture…that sign above is perfect..
and your family picture gives me the warm fuzzies. love that what the girls are wearing gives it color and that your kids are just so loving.
you people rock.
i have been checking your blog every few hours for two days……WOW!!! these were worth the wait. you have to just love them!!! they are perfect and precious and just soooo amazing. can’t wait to see the rest and to see what you did for kim’s family. simply gorgeous!!!
absolutely great photos! I am looking forward to seeing the rest!
That one of the two of you in the photo booth I think is my favourite… very very cool.
Can’t wait to see more.
i wubs them – love the family shot…. love how Jeff is gazing down at Mckenna and how Nate is smothering his father and how lovingly anna is being cradled by (yikes, forgots his name!!) and you!! The clucking chick absorbing her brood xx. So natural and unposed xx
Tara…
I love, love the one of you and the boys. What a sweet moment. And the one of you and Jeff in the photo booth is way cool.
You are lucky!
:)
jen
Those are beautiful, Tara. Can’t wait to see more.
oh, darlin’…
i’m loving these…
so
so
so perfect.
R
never thought photos of someone else’s family could make me tear up. you have a beautiful family tara!
More, More…I want more!! Awesome pictures. Worth the traffic nightmare. LOVE the photo booth…sexy!! :)
These are Wonderful, and I love the idea of taking everyone out and about to do the shots.. really cool ( albeit tiring ) I am sure it was a fun day.. and these pics are just great. what a lovely family you have Tara..
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Awesome!! I looooooove that top one especially!
It’s been a while since I’ve said hello. Love seeing pictures of the whole family–totally adorable! And if you are passing out prizes for stubborn, grumpy boys, I have a six year old who would definitely qualify. :) Nice to know we are not alone. Sounds like you had a great time in spite of traffic.
HOLY MOLEY! i loooove the one of you and the boys… love them all… love the photo booth! yum yum yum!!! these are so rad! LUCKY YOU!!!!! mwah! E
these are awsome. you family looks awsome, as usual. i have to find a photog to trade with. :) mariana
awesome pictures- love the photo booth… :)
what great captures! i can’t wait to see what the rest look like and the ones you took of them!
These are great shots of you and the family.
Lookin GOOD. I too hate the beach on holiday weekend…. so sorry about traffic and no cotton candy. Glad you got rad pics though.
Wow, these are really cool. Can’t wait to see the rest! It’s obvious from all your photos that your home is full of love. And y’all are such a good looking family!
I was really worried about this shoot… 2 families, crowded public place, 4th of July weekend at the beach. Not to mention that I share the same “love” of photo shoots that I am sure all husbands feel (hehe, j/k babe). But it really wasn’t that bad. In fact, minus the insane drive home, I actually had a good time. Thank you so much for the photos Kim. You did an amazing job!
awww, maaaaan! those are incredible. can’t wait to see the rest. (and the ones you took of her clan!)
ellen
Love, love, love the photo booth pic. Love, love, love the family pic on the stairs. Love, love, love- oh, who am I kidding, I love them all! Such a beautiful family!
Can’t wait to see more!
angie
Yup — this is what family’s all about. Love these — can’t wait to see more. :)
I guess my comment got eaten by cyber space. lets try agian.just wanted to say the family never looked better. love the picts.
mariana
p.s. it was a joy meeting you in san jose… felt like a dork… so star struck. haha.
Y’all make me sick with your kickin’ photographs. I love them all.
And Balboa Fun Zone? Hello? My father lives right down the street! I love going down there, but I know how crowded it gets. Insanity!
Your family is gorgeous…these pics are just soooo fun! (even if sitting in traffic wasn’t.)
i love the pics. super cute. can’t wait to see the rest.
Just when I think I couldn’t find better photos, you post more. Dang these are beautiful!!!!
One of the things on my list (that I’ve not yet written or totally thought out) of 50 things to do before I die, is to get photos of me and my hubby and family pics that look and feel like these here. If I’m really lucky and a BIG DREAMER- I’ll actually get them taken by you! Sweet dreams.
these pics are just perfect. your family is just beautiful, tara! :)
Hello Tara!
Kim has done a very good work! WOW!
But I like your work also very much – your style is precious!
Greets
Manuela
http://www.augenhoehe.at/blog/blog.html
Wow Tara!! These are absolutly GORGEOUS!!!!!! What a stunningly beautiful family you two have!
I know it’s been said repeatedly, but I must confirm: you and your hubby are A*D*O*R*A*B*L*E!