Meet Morris! He is also 2 years old and a Shih Tzu mix breed. Don't be carried away of his cute size, fur and underbite. He barks a lot... grrrrrr....

  So nice to see dogs smile, huh?!!

Our niece, Stephanie, has a special project in school called, " Searching for Utopia". They need to create a photo essay of images joined together in a page. A photo essay is a set or series of photographs that are intended to tell a story or evoke a series of emotions in the viewer. It can be sequential in nature, intended to be viewed in a particular order, or they may consist of non-ordered photographs which may be viewed all at once or in an order chosen by the viewer. 

For Stephanie her utopia would be the people around her, the people that give's meaning to her world... her family, friends and herself. We first did a photo session around Concord with her friends.

It was a sunny Monday, all the girls were excited. They were all dressed up and had their make-up on.... all looking sweet and and pretty. We  first went to the Starbucks, where they spent some time playing cards while sipping their frappes. Then we went  to a park which is just across the coffee shop, where we did most of the photo session. We also had a couple of shots in school and at Stephanie's house (where the girls usually hang out).

  

We didn't expect kids to be super excited about their first communion. Or it's because Ray's son, Andrew Justin, is full of energy that he loves the camera and do poses.... haha... We were asked by Ray, Paul's bandmate, to shoot AJ's first communion at St. Joseph's Basilica in Alameda, CA. We appreciate he considered our photography service.... Thanks  again, Ray!

Before the communion starts we asked AJ to do his cool poses for us....

And look who's not paying attention to instructions...haha

A father and son moment...=D

It was AJ's cousin first communion as well. They really get along together.

He was really happy to have his first communion... he gave us one big jump... hiyah!!!