this was gloriously unposed. i think shane was the only one who knew it was being taken. karissa, me, alisha, tony, mom, shane.
tony, mom, alisha, me, shane…laying in the sun and taking it all in.
playing at cheesecake factory.
karissa, mom, alisha, me – more playing at cheesecake factory.
after breakfast-cool deli. cool jefe.
glowing after a good old navy shopping trip. :)
my sister alisha in front of cool doors at nordstrom.
mom and i wanted to stay here forever. love the vibe.
my happy parentals.
my cozy drinking wine in an italian cafe parentals.
cant get enough of the photo booths! this one was totally old school.
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we were in san francisco last weekend on a family vacay without the kids-my mom, dad, sisters, and brother.
we love that city and havent been in years, since i was pregnant with mckenna and didnt even know it yet.
so we made our way back up and had a blast! my crazy family-my mom got a tattoo, my sister got her lip pierced, and my dad got his ear pierced…we wanted to do it all together, and have a cool story to go along with it. we got lost. they made fun of me for only bringing flip flops. we shopped. we ate at cool little cafes. we LOVED EVERY MINUTE.
Oh Tara, I´m so HAPPY you had such a blast beeing with your family. Those fun and LOVELY images totally document your feelings for each other and the GREAT time you spent together.
You totally deserved that, girl *sends hugs*
tara,
the pictures are awesome as usual.
your post just reminded me of how cool san fran is. total hot spots left and right. god i miss california….i wish i was there. instead i’m stuck here in hot ol’ teXas.
glad you had a good time!
– g
Love the backstory and (of course) the photos. Props to your DH Jeff for taking over the camera – – so apropo!
Great pictures! What a cool looking family you have. And your parents are gorgeous together. They look so young.
Oh, my gosh! I can get a comment in before there’s a gazillion!!!
Your family is so beautiful! I love the idea of a family kid-free vacation. Just wanted to say “Hi!”. I drop by every day and always enjoy the color and the fun and the realism within each photo you take.
Thank you! :)
how fuN!
your family is CRAZY, in a good way, but oh so beautifuL!
your parents look sooooo YOUNG and beautifuL!
tara
omg…that is my most fav. city in the world other than nyc
love it there!
the photos taken by you abd jeff are awesome!
Beautiful.
Making dreams a reality.
That is what you do Tara.
Bliss.
Bx
great shots – and I LOVE that doors shot!!
love those doors at nordstrom!! and that first picture is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I know the history of why YOU are so DARN cool! What a great family-what a fun sounding trip-and what beautiful photos to remember it all!
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!
I’ve never been to San Francisco…it looks amazing. What a fun adult family vacation together. http://jolenegeorge.blogspot.com/
so fun!! you guys look like you are really close..that is wonderful!! okay, the 2nd shot is so “Full House”…may kids love those reruns on Nickelodeon and that is totally the same shot!LOL
ah. i love sf. so happy to see you had such a wonderful time in such anamazing city. 8-)
WOW WOW WOW!
speechless!
How awesome. looks like an awesome time
Tara…love your photos..heading to SF in October with the hubby and kids…where was the picture taken that looks like the opening scene of “Full House” with MaryKate and Ashley Olsen…the row of houses on the diaganol? Love your work…
Amazing photos…seriously so great…glad you had a good time, but then again how could you not in that city? :)
cool pics.
your fam reminds me…
of mine.
my mom just went with my nieces to get…
a tattoo.
funny. she’s 57.
we are crazy but happy.
glad you had a good time.
smiles
ria
Wow
haight & ashbury
how groovy is that?
I always wanted to go to SF, i hope i make it there one day !
sounds like you had a great holiday !
take care
Mimi
Awesome pics!!!!!
im so happy we can share your weekend too.
And jeff – flamin nora, man! You take MEAN pics
very C*O*O*L family pics…looks like a blast!
-p
i have two words for you:
awe
some.
How effing cool. Your family sounds like they are the most fun to be around. And the pictures are great. Very cool!
Lovely photos, Tara…as usual.
Love. These. Pics.
Wow, its amazing what you can capture with that lens and some actions. Gorgeous.
Thanks for the morning inspiration!
Jen
Your photos are awesome! Makes me want to get out and practice and play.
Beautiful pics!
SF is my favorite city in the whole world. You are so lucky, I miss my family everyday.
The way you see the world astounds me. I wish I could take photos like that. Love ’em.
that looked like a complete and total blast!! I totally covet the colors in your photos!!
Tara I LOVE your family. You guys look like you had a BLAST. It was nice to see a pic (although it IS far away) of Shane.
I love these glimpses into your family’s life, you are an inspiration to just being, living passionately, and being so comfortable with one’s own world.
such cool shots..so much fun!
truly awesome pix. What a great weekend!
HOW…..do you get such amazing pictures? i am jealous. they are beautiful. looks like you have an AWESOME family. so cute.
So TOTALLY cool!!!! Can’t get enough.
Dear Tara
I have started reading your blogg a couple of weeks ago – after the american gals came down for a visit – Donna Ali and Cathy.
Your photos are just not pictures they are telling a story. I love how you capture the real thing, the love, the fun, the mystery, the intriging and the magical essense. I love how you make a simple location have substance, feeling and texture.
You certainly inspire, me my friend. Keep up the great work.
Debra Sydney
that shot of alisha in front of norstroms is AWESOME!
I WANNA GO BACK……I want to eat more italian food,lay at Alamo park again. I want to bring the crisp air home with me.I want to smell the incense and drown myself in the peace signs…I want to lean up against Soul patch and have you take my picture.I want more coffee from the peoples cafe (I miss Haight Asbury, can you tell…) Most of all I LOVED having us all together.Tony and I would be walking behind you and look at each other and smile. You did not know our hearts were bursting. All he said was…Just look, our family.
A treasured memory
such a great old skool photobooth. tell me you took a strip or two. such a crime against the laws of the photobooth if you did not. :)
omigosh…home!! I grew up right across the bay in a small town called Hercules. It’s about 15 minutes from Berkeley. Seeing your pictures reminds me of what I left behind, but I think I might be going up there in a few weeks just for a quick visit! There’s so much more that the Bay Area has to offer…you have to go again!
Beautiful. San Francisco is one of my favorite cities. So many cool photo ops there.
you are so groovy! xoxo
Love family trips! This one looked ultra cool! Glad you had a fun time with the parentals and the sibs…
LOVE the cheesecake factory.
Big fun.
Seriously.
Hey…you were up in our neck of the woods. Killer photos! So glad you had a great time!
your mom’s comments just brought tears to my eyes :)- wonderful photos :)looks like you all had a great time!