“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” - Dr. Suess

This quote has always been a favorite of mine! My husband said something to me this morning that lifted my spirits back up...he said...People want you Leslie, they don't care if you are "Sweet Child of Mine Photography" or if you are "Babahead Photography" (that was out of my darling Leyla's mouth) they want YOU! YOU are the artist!

I hope that on this beautiful Sunday (kind of, it's pouring right now) that we all remember that we should be true to ourselves and be original.

And just because...here is a picture of my beautiful sweet Leyla.

Aug 14th, I will be at the theater watching this...

Fun in the sun...

One of my best friends in the whole world is leaving me and moving her and her girls back to Utah, to be closer to family. I am so excited for this new chapter in Julies life. She is going to go back to school to further her expertise in photography and graphic design.
This week we are making it a point to hang out every chance we get between both our busy schedules. So today we kicked it off with a pool party. Her other bestie Leanna and her kids came to join us for some fun...

My new little nephew...

I just love her with all my heart....with everything that I am!

Check out all her new "angel kisses"...I love them!

Enjoying the sunshine...

We LOVE having a pool! Cleaning it is a pain in the butt but it is all worth it! We are going to have some great memories in this pool...

Mermaid lessons...

Leyla loved becoming a mermaid the last two weeks. She did a great job and loved her teachers!
I have more to post from other days of her swimming but these two pics are from her first day. It was so cold that I didn't even want to take pictures. We were told that the pool was going to be heated...it wasn't :( Poor Leyla had blue lips every time she got out of the pool.

Real princesses know how to do anything in heels...like jumping!

I couldn't help but grab my camera when I saw Leyla jumping on my bed with her princess heels!

One of our favorite spots...

Every week Leyla and I go on a little nature walk. We look for bugs, pick flowers and just get dirty. Leyla always brings along her handy dandy princess camera and takes pictures...especially of herself :)

Mother's Day {Part Two}

After visiting our families in Temecula, we ended Mother's Day at the beach. It was such a beautiful day. We invited my girlfriend Julie and her girls to join us for a little BBQ on the beach. The girls had a ton of fun building sand castles and running from the waves. It was a perfect Mother's Day...

Mother's Day {Part One}

baby bridget

dillon & leyla...best buddies

leyla & Nurooto

love this picture...brian & danielle

best family picture ever...don't be jealous :)

Just because pictures...

Splash Park...

Leyla's birthday celebration...

the birthday princess

whitter's and leyla

mr. gavin

sweet ammy

i love that smile

my miss j's

my favorite picture taken by my very talented friend julie

mykan and i

one of my very best friends...julie

On Saturday May 2nd we finally had the chance to have Leyla's forth birthday party. It was a ton of fun!