FAMILIES

The Smith Family

Eric Smith has been on staff at Irvine Presbyterian Church for a while now. I never got to have him as a high school youth pastor, but I’ve heard good things. I first had the chance to get to know him a little better when  we documented Daniel and Heather Orduna’s wedding in March 2009… and progressively I’ve had more opportunities to spend time with him, his wife Jeanine, and their kids Zoe and Wilson. Wilson was born earlier this year and has been a super cute addition to the Smith family! When Eric and Jeanine asked me to document this short and fun time in their lives, I jumped at the opportunity to spend more time with them.

It had been a while since I’ve played at the park. I’ve forgotten what a different world that place can be… hills of grass… sand… playgrounds… so fun! When Jeanine suggested their neighborhood park as the place they wanted to do the shoot, I thought, “How fun! :)” I arrived and we immediately got the family shot out of the way so we could get to the important part… play time.

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Wilson is one cute baby! Eric and Jeanine were right to want to document this super cute time in his life…

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Proud Father and Son moment…

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Um… can anyone say Gerber Baby?

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Jeanine is one proud Mama…

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While Zoe was off chasing butterflies and Wilson chomped on his stuffed pig, we took a moment with the big kids…

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What a beautiful woman… I love that smile!

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After hanging with Wilson and the parents for a little…I finally caught up with Zoe. I snapped this right before she tossed me the ball…

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Even though she’s a little camera shy… the camera loves her!

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And she’s such a good big sister…

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These are my absolute favorites of the whole afternoon…

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Happy Holidays you guys! 🙂

  1. Katie says:

    AH! These are amazing!!!!!! Smiths, you are haught! And, Kate, you are a photographic genius!!!

  2. Holly says:

    What a gorgeous family and a great photographer to boot! Makes me smile! xoxo

  3. Jeanine says:

    Oh I am so glad we did that! I will have a heard time choosing what to put up. THANKS!

  4. Heike says:

    Such wonderful photos…they brought me so much joy.

  5. Ron English ("Papa") says:

    Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

  6. louisa says:

    these are beautiful pictures! amazing! i loved looking at each one! i can picture holidays in the smith family future where these pictures will be cherished!

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