The Batty Family! Wooohhooooo!

Duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh duh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh- BATMAN!!!

It's the Batty family at Pismo Beach!

They were down there all week for Thanksgiving just having a grand old time, riding quads on the dunes, camping with friends and getting a tasty Thanksgiving day spread for only $7!!!

I met up with them after an engagement session at Shell Beach and we ate at Duke's (which is my new favorite now next to Splash Cafe......) for lunch, then took a little stroll down the pretty much empty shore.

Meri's brother Robby even came with his white shirt and got in on some of the picture action too!

Thanks for a fun day you guys, and hopefully your drive back home in the fog wasn't as deathly scary as mine was......

You guys are the most fun ever and I hope you enjoy these!














And this one is totally fake looking, but I think it has a cool artistic tweak-yness to it.

The Tucker Family! Wooohooo!

The Tucker family is from Orange County.
They live in a Country Club with a golf course and they have two tiny yippee dogs running around the house constantly.
Tami and George are both psychologists and love the G.O.P.
Tami plays tennis almost every morning and George golfs whenever he gets the chance.

Now, because of the stigma surrounding southern California country club type people, I know you might think that sounds like a typical Orange County family......

but they are the sweetest, most down to earth, NORMAL people you will ever meet. Not at all like the O.C. is portrayed on T.V.

However, they are not what you would call a "traditional" family either.

George always says that the only thing him and Tami make for dinner are reservations!

So, they wanted their Christmas pictures and their Christmas card to reflect the opposite of the way they are.

We came up with a 1950's, Mother/housewife/cook/cleaner/wears her pearls while doing it all, Father comes home after work and reads the paper, smokes his pipe and kicks his feet up with a scotch on the rocks while Daughter plays piano in her plaid school girl skirt and Son obediently plays chess until dinner is served.

That's exactly what we got. And I think we did it splendidly.

However, after all was said and done, they aren't much different from that old time traditional family because their values and family togetherness are just the same as the "Beaver Cleavers".

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy!

The Peterson Family! Woohoo!

I've known the Petersons and the Casey Belmonts for years and years.....in fact, I knew Jamie when she was a total tomboy who only wore her "Rolling In the Dough" baggy sweatshirt to school everyday.

And NOW look at her! All the women in this family are a bunch of long legged, good lookin' blondes!

This was a really fun session.....everyone was giving me some good, natural vibes which I think made for some cool family pics.

And Braden was a super happy baby that day! That is every photographer's dream.

Cheryl, sorry I included a close up picture of you (please don't kill me!) but you looked so darn good and the picture itself was too cute to pass up!

Also, for those of you who may be wondering "Why the butt shot of everyone?". It's because the barn had peep holes....and you just couldn't resist looking inside.

Enjoy you guys, and thanks again for the greatest family shoot ever!

This is the front of their Christmas Card. How cute.

Engaged! Rene and Alex! Wooooohhhooooo!

Um, yeah, so this is my little brother Rene Roy and he's getting married......and I am a huge ball of emotions.

July 25th is the date of choice (which is conveniently Rene's birthday.....good going, I say on that choice).

I love Alejandra and him together and finally I get a REAL freaking sister instead of stupid old Mellissa!
(only a few of you will understand the hilarity of that joke).

I am doing Save-The-Dates and Quasi-Engagement pics for these two, but their wedding day photographer is going to be D.J. Ellis of La Bella Vita Photography. So, these lucky kids get TWO engagement sessions with two different photographers!

Yes, they get special treatment okay? I mean, it is my freaking brother after all. It's well deserved. I tend to go considerably overboard when it comes to family.

SO, here we go. I hope you all cry while watching the slideshow just like I did, so I don't feel like such a baby.

(I don't know how I am ever gonna give a speech at that wedding without losing it. I suppose I will have to learn how to speak without breathing or something).

Oh and p.s. for those of you who may not know this about my brother, he is a total and complete comic book GEEK. If they had a club, he'd be the president. SO, that preface should be sufficient once you view some of these oddly costumed images.
They are, yes, super cheezy, but also TOTALLY Rene Roy. Because my brother is Grade A cheese factor. It runs through our blood.