Over the weekend Shiva’s dad asked me to photograph Shiva and his three cousins who flew all the way from India to spend the summer with him. His cousins are so smart and so much fun. Can you believe they flew all the way from India to SF by themselves ? That’s a really long flight.

I haven’t seen Shiva since I photographed him last year. Look how fast he has grown up. Here he is with his new Spiderman bicycle.

It was Samir, Anmol, and Arjun’s first trip to the US. They were so excited to see the beach and Golden Gate Bridge. They couldn’t stop running and jumping around. It’s not very often they see the ocean because they live in central India. Anmol said to me playing at the beach was the best part of their trip.

After Shiva finished attacking Samir he tried to attack me

I was thrilled when Anya and Neel’s parents contacted me for a photo session. It’s not very often I get to photograph twins. When I arrived they just woke up from their nap and were refreshed and full of energy. These two couldn’t stop laughing, playing, and sucking their hands.

Anya was doing some tummy time when all of a sudden she learned how to roll over.

Wake up Neel we are having our picture taken.

Neel and Anya loves sucking on their hands.

I have known Sue for many years, and was thrilled when she ask me to take her family photos. I was a little worried about the weather because it was raining the night before, but when I arrived the rain stopped, and we had this nice overcast sky which created the perfect lighting.

This was in their backyard. I wish my backyard was as nice.

Katlin the youngest is learning how to ride a tricycle, and Rachel just learned how to ride a bike. So she zips right by her little sis.

I remember as a child I loved going to the local playground and playing on the jungle gym and swings. When Shiva parents called me up to photograph him playing at their local playground I was pretty excited. It was a trip down memory lane.

While we were there Shiva’s friend Indira was a the playground too.

Family, Friends, Cotton Candy, Ice cream, Cake and Clowns was how Angelica celebrated her first birthday. Angelica has known and modeled for me on many occasions since she was born. Here’s a look back at her very first year.

Only a few hours old

Four months old

Eight months old

Ten months old

She’s all dressed up for her big first birthday party.

Check out her pretty little shoes

Someone put me in this vase.

Some photos of all the yummy goodies at her party.