My parents recently moved up to Santa Barbara, Aaron and I were lucky enough to spend a few days with them this week. I truly believe that there is no place more perfect than Santa Barbara, the weather, the ocean, the scenery… it’s simply perfect. On the drive up I soaked in all of the greenery and the farmlands. I rolled my window down when we hit the coast so I could smell and feel the salty sweet air. We spent much of our time in Santa Barbara breathing in that air while we searched for sea glass and other beach treasures. Our older boys stayed home with Aaron’s parents this trip, so we are looking forward to taking them back for a visit sometime soon. As usual I took tons of pictures to share with you all, enjoy!

The backyard.

The Santa Barbara Mission.

Not exactly smiling faces, but sweet faces.

This was my last session of 2009 and it was one of my absolute favorites. This gorgeous couple is expecting twin girls early next year! I know I have said this before, but there is nothing more beautiful than a pregnant woman and Kristin is no exception.  She even put up with all of my requests, no matter how uncomfortable.  The results were well worth it though, enjoy your sneak peek Kristin and Rob!

As I was clearing out some old files on my computer, I came across these shots of my lovely little girl that I took one warm summer day. So even though today is gray and cold, I can still have summer here on my blog.

This is my niece, she is one busy little bee. I picked her up one evening for her Christmas photo shoot and we hiked all over this field hunting for golf balls, singing and having fun.

This was our last shot before the sun set, I love the golden light.

Kelly is another one of my best friends… she is always flawless and gorgeous. I could write a long sappy entry about how much I love this girl, but I think I will keep that to myself and just say that she is an amazing woman who I love having as a friend.