focus on today.

day 213.

We visited a hat shop in the Gaslamp District, and I loved this one on Bean...

day 204.

This is a necklace I got for Sabrina. There was a heart that was made to purchase with it, but we loved the simple arrow. I told her it was to remind her to always walk a straight path.

day 185.

(July 4)

Sabrina and Sophie love to race to catch the parachuters every Independence Day. :)

f/2.8 - 1/200 - ISO 100.

day 181.

(June 30)

Bean and Kate, ready for a night out on the town.

f/4.0 - 1/100 - ISO 100.

day 180.

(June 29)

Mike, racing for all he's worth against the Sabrina and Sophie.

f/4.0 - 1/200 - ISO 4000.

day 178.

I liked Bean's earrings with this denim shirt.

f/2.8 - 1/30 - ISO 800 - Canon Speedlight 580 EX II (-1 1/3)

day 157.

Sabrina is back from Texas, and after writing out thank-you notes, doing her laundry, cleaning her guinea pig cage, and cleaning her room, she decided she'd paint her nails a bright summery color before she headed out to meet up with friends at a pool.

I've missed my girl. :)

f/2.8 - 1/60 - ISO 1000.

day 146.

(May 27)

At Sabrina's graduation party, we served these to celebrate where she'll be attending in the fall. :) Sophie and my niece Natalie couldn't stay out of them.. buttermints are some of my favorite candy as well, and I used to keep bowls of them in my room when I was a teenager.

f/3.2 - 1/160 - ISO 1250.

day 145.

(May 26)

This was taken on Sabrina's last day of high school. She's standing with Miss Scolaro, her homeroom teacher for the past 4 years. Miss Scolaro is one of the kindest people I've ever met, and has a very nurturing way with her students. She was also Breanna's homeroom teacher for 4 years, and told Sophie that she looks forward to getting to know yet another of the Stewart girls when Sophie enters her classroom in 2014.

Just after I took this picture, Miss Scolaro started to cry and gave Sabrina a warm hug, asking her to please keep in touch.

f/5.0 - 1/100 - ISO 2500

day 139.

(May 20)

f/5.0 - 1/60 - ISO 2500