k3 • the kuykendall kids • palos verdes estates, ca

little ones, we are family

I love how life finds special ways to bring you together with great people! Max’s best friend Giovanni (in Las Vegas) connected us with his cousin, Salvatrice, who just happens to live ten minutes from us (here in Southern California). And as it would happen, we love her husband Brent & their three adorable children! Salvatrice & Brent are both educators, so I immediately felt a kinship with them—& now even more so since we both had three kids in quick succession in the last few years. We know that they know how chaotic it can be—but the Kuykendalls seem to have it all dialed in pretty nicely! One night, they had us over for dinner, & I watched with amazement at their well-oiled machine of an after-dinner routine; they not only know how to have fun, but they also know how to clean it up with the efficiency of an assembly line. I attribute it to their both having been math teachers—figure out the formula & do it! Max & I marvel at how well they manage two careers & three kids. Their littlest Giuliana, turns one this year, & she is toddling around after big bro Rocco & big sis Daniella. It’s been so fun to share the parenting journey with these wonderful friends!

peppy purple • the ozenne family • palos verdes estates, ca

little ones, we are family

I always get to see Christina when we’re dropping the kids off at preschool. Her handsome boy Aaron has a head full of what I like to call “JFK, Jr.” hair. And her little Sabrina has these thick springy pigtails. Christina is always smiling & full of joyful energy. I love chatting with her at school. What a treat it was to meet her husband James & get to snap some portraits of all of them. Aaron & James looked so dapper with their coordinated ties, & Sabrina & mommy were so beautiful in violet & flowers. I had a great time with this sweet, sweet family!

ariel & kewpie • the hansen girls • palos verdes estates, ca

little ones, we are family

I met Kimberly & her husband Shawn through our mutual friend Cheryl; Cheryl & I had been neighbors for years & years, & Kim & Cheryl had gone to college together. I’ll always be grateful to Cheryl for introducing us, because Kim & I have gotten to share the motherhood journey from the very beginning. Her older daughter Kaylin was born just eight hours earlier than my Zoë. And after moving to the South Bay from the Westside of Los Angeles, I knew no one—until Kimmy so generously embraced us in her circle of mommy friends. She invited us to every playdate, called us, checked up on us, & continues to make efforts in friendship that I have let fall by the wayside as parenting took up more & more time. It is such a treat for me to do portraits for their two amazingly adorable daughters—Kaylin who has a cascade of red hair that is right out of a Disney princess movie, & Ashlyn who is the original Kewpie Doll come to life with her blue eyes as big as saucers & fine blond hair. I love being “auntie” to these two sweethearts!!

vivacious violet • the stackleather family • rancho palos verdes, ca

little ones, we are family

It was so fun to catch up with the Stackleathers! I have missed seeing them at my daughter’s school since they relocated a while ago. And what fun it was to see how big Noah & Lea have grown since our holiday photos two years ago. Noah is sporting a totally cool surfer ‘do to go with his fun, mellow personality. And Lea is a sparkly-eyed princess, complete with hot pink nails. Mama Bronwyn & Daddy Sonny are such a cute couple—they’ve got smiles for miles. A special treat was having three generations together, because we were joined by Suzanne & Tom, Bronwyn’s family. And Bronwyn styled everyone so beautifully in purple—such a rich, lively, fun color!