: Presley Hope Johnson

Presley 009, originally uploaded by Parris Studios:.

March 18th, 2010
Meridian, ID

This is my niece, Presley Hope. I was lucky enough to be here when PJ was born, and while she is a wee early & a wee 5 pounder, she's a fighter which isn't a surprise at all. She, momma (my sister) and the whole family were back home from the hospital in 3 days. Jarrett is adjusting wonderfully to having a new little sister, constantly offering her one of his Cars toys, touching her hand, kissing her, saying good morning to her ("Good morning Press, how are you", it's awesome to hear & watch him interact with her).

And now, the newest addition to the Parris & Johnson family, Presley Hope.

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: Mr. & Mrs. Steven & Cathie Hong

Cathie & Steven - 23, originally uploaded by Parris Studios:.

06.06.09
Anaheim, CA

I love weddings and I love being able to shoot them! This time I had the honor of shooting with my friend Ryel of Ryel J. Steven & Cathie were so great, a ton of love, gorgeous and all around awesome! Ryel, much mahalo! And of course, Steven & Cathie, family & friends, absolutely stellar! :)

The fellas looked awesome with the argyle sweaters and the rockin pocket square & tie - GQ!

First look, which I love! Even better - windows so the bridal party can watch the love explode

Such a sweetness about them

Started out nice and cloudy and ended up beautiful outside, such a wonderful venue

Much aloha & mahalo to the new Mr. & Mrs. Hong - you guys were amazing!! And Ryel of course, wonderful as always!

Aloha!

My little sister...

Turns out she's not so little anymore... She's married, lives in Idaho and has a child of her own, I can't convey how scary that is to me. It seems like yesterday, we were off to Jackson elementary in Riverton, I was in 3rd grade (I think) and Aud was off to kindergarten with her little pigtails. She's the little sister who ended up on the wrong end of a crowbar when I was trying to get something out of the shed when we lived in the country, and didn't start crying till I said "no Dad, look, there's blood..." Commence freaking out. She's the little sister I was so protective of when she finally arrived at my high school as a freshman and I was a senior. She's my little sister and I love her, and it is hard for me to see her grown up, she's an adult now, she has a husband (who rocks @ Rock Band on the drums), and she's a mom now. Like I said, it's all a little scary because it means that I'm older than her and that we're both growing up... yuck! :)

So Audra and her husband Steven and their newest addition, Jarrett were out this way for a few weeks and we were fortunate enough to see them more than once which was PHENOMENAL! So of course, we had to do a family shoot, which was at the end of a rough day, but more on that in a later post, but it was a welcome distraction and great to hang with the fam. Jarrett has SUCH blond hair, and as it turns out, he lost the top portion on the way out. He looked like a little cul-de-sac head, hehe, it was pretty cute, I won't lie. But he grew it back in no time at all!! He is a cute little guy, and it was great to finally meet him and spend some good quality time with my fam. So to Audra, Steven & Jarrett Johnson, we love you and it was great to see you!! And Aud, you'll always be my little sis' and I'll always love you! Now, stop drinking the pop, you know you need to drink water (even if you have a super kidney)... ;) We love you guys, we'll see you soon! And for those who would like to see the rest of the pictures from this set, please visit pictage[dot]com / 437463.

Here's a few of my favorites...





close to the favorite...




This is it, I just love this one, the flare, the halo (not Master Chief, but literal halo around their heads), the love, the enjoyment...


such a cute kid...


I can't believe that's my little sister...


we love you guys, can't wait to hang with yall again