Sunshine on a cloudy day - family portraits in San Ramon

What a strange weather week we are having here in Northern California.  Last Tuesday was a pretty nice day...until about 5:00 when the thick clouds came rolling in.  Usually evening summer shoots are a sure thing around here but on this particular day we had grey skies and cool temps.  But looking at this darling little 7 month old, can you tell?  Hello, sunshine!

I love this shot, both for her stunning blue eyes and the watercolor-like background.  

And because Father's Day is right around the corner I had to share this one - this little girl thinks her daddy is pretty special (and it was obvious the feeling is very mutual!)
It's always fun to have a wardrobe change, don't you think?  Here's little miss blue eyes, sitting pretty in the flowers. 

For me, getting the shot of the family enjoying each other, interacting with one another is better than that one shot everyone wants where everyone is looking at the camera and smiling. So here's one of my favorites from our session...