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Annabelle + Rachael

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Ange and I had the opportunity to do a photo shot of little Belle recently. She has grown so much since her last shoot 3 months ago! We went to the park and she had her first ride in a swing. She loved it. She is a little dare devil! She loves to be turned upside down and jump in her jumper. I don’t know where she gets these things from 😀

Rachael and Belle are beautiful! Belle spent a good deal of time pulling grass and trying to eat it 🙂

This picture makes me smile every time I look at it! Belle looks like she should be on the cover of Southern Living. She is personality plus! I love that little cutie!

La Crescenta, CA

Rachael * mommy and chef extraordinaire

Annabelle * 6 months amazing & cute

Posted in Family Fun, Sustainable Living Tags: Angela Donna Photography, Annabelle, children, family portraits, La Crescenta Park, Rachael, Two Strike Park

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angela batts – I <3 these pics and shooting little Miss Belle every chance we get! She's quite photogenic and Rachael is beautiful as well. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to see your little blessing grow up before our eyes and to photograph her along the way!July 5, 2011 – 4:43 pm

ashley + michael

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Hello!

Meet Ashley and Michael, they are an awesome couple… they are so in love

they are fun to be around and funny…. and they are romantic

they are lovable and cute….

and they take a pretty awesome shot if you ask me! You two look terrific! Fantastic guys, you two are a beautiful couple

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La Canada, CA

Engagement – March 18 2007 + La Canada, CA

Wedding – September 17th, 2011 + Occidental College+ Eagle Rock CA

Ashley – hometown +La Canada, CA

Michael – hometown + La Canada, CA

Ashley – student, Child Development, emphasis on child care

Michael – Mechanical Engineering

Currently – La Canada, CA

How they met told by Michael – We met on a church youth trip. Our youth group took a yearly house boat trip and we needed another youth group to go with us, so we invited her youth group. I met her there and we spent a lot of time together on the trip and started dating seriously a few weeks after the trip.

Posted in Uncategorized Tags: Deukmeijan Wilderness Park, engagement, vineyard

surprise, surprise, surprise!

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This month was a busy month. Ange’s sister Kristin and friend Jake Willetts made a surprise visit from the Carolinas on May sixth. We drove out to the airport and picked them up and Ange was absolutely thrilled to have time with her sister and was glad to see her friend again. It was the first since Ange moved to California that her sister Kristin has been able to visit. We had a whirlwind tour of many of the tourist attractions that are located in the Los Angeles area. Here are a few shots I would like to share with you.

Here are Ange and her sister Kristin at Burbank Airport. It is a much better alternative to LAX. You have never seen two sisters that love each other as much as these two!

The first day in L.A. we went to Hollywood (AKA HOLLYWEIRD) our tourists saw the Hollywood sign, Hollywood Blvd, here they are eating at the Hard Rock Cafe and then we drove down to Venice Beach to see some more um…. strange sights 🙂 We finished of the evening with a drive up PCH and up Sunset Blvd.

End of the trail partner 🙂 this is the sign where Route 66 ends the road meets the the pier and and Pacific Ocean. Pretty cool isn’t it!

The day we went to Santa Monica was very windy and the wind surfers were out. It is so beautiful to watch, it is like poetry in motion. AWESOME!

Kristin got to spend some time behind the camera practicing with off camera flash. Caleb was her model. He still has that dimple…. I LOVE IT! Great job Kristin!

Saturday Night night we took Kristin to the famous Whisky A Go Go the launch pad for many artists like The Doors, Janis Joplin, Pink and famous artists Van Halen and Alice Cooper have played there as well. The bands that night were a nice mix.

These two pictures are from a N.O.N.

Then Sunday came- a day of goodbye’s. Kristin wanted to see Rachael and Annabelle one more time on her way to the airport.

It was so hard to see Kristin go. Ange has been here for over five years and this is the first time Kristin has been able to visit. There were no dry eyes. In fact even as I write this it brings that day back and it’s hard to write about. My kids are planning a garage sale so we can help bring their family out. Family means the world to Ange as it does to our family as well. We are family people- like I have said before I am a people person. We have love and compassion in our hearts which comes from the love of God.

Posted in Sustainable Living Tags: Burbank Airport, children, Kristin, N.O.N., Santa Monica Pier, Whisky A Go Go, Wind Surfing

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Daniel – Donna,
That was a beautiful recap of Kristin’s visit.
It really was a pleasure and blessing to meet her.
Ange has spoken so well and so much about Kristin for so long yet all that Ange said pales in comparison to meeting Kristin person.

Ange,
It was a blessing to see you and Kristin together.
You two have something very rare and very special.

Kristin,
It truly was a joy to meet you and visit with you.
You were a real trooper with the smoke bombs Caleb kept wanting you to watch. 🙂
Oh yes, I will be sending the tarantula pic soon. 😀June 3, 2011 – 2:18 pm

Kristin Pflughoeft – This is truly beautiful in picture and word, Donna! I can’t thank you enough for welcoming me just like family. You are a treasure to my heart.June 2, 2011 – 1:49 pm

angela batts – This is BEAUTIFUL what you wrote and it still makes me cry when I think about how much I miss her. I am thankful for your family accepting me and even more so accepting her with open arms when she came. What a blessing! Thank you to each and every member of the Flores family for making this a home away from home for not only me but for my family as well. I love you all!June 2, 2011 – 1:30 pm

angela batts – I had a BLAST that week! I’m so glad we got to do all those things while they were here. You nailed it – I love my sister dearly and eternally grateful for her. She is becoming quite the photographer as evidenced in that shot of Caleb! Great pics that you took as well! 😀June 2, 2011 – 1:14 pm

claudia + vincent

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I met Claudia at Hillview Mental Health Center where I work part time as an R.N. (when I’m not doing my real job 😉 I was really happy when she asked me to shoot her engagement for her. Claudia and Vincent are such a sweet couple. It’s not too often that you see two people that are so obviously in love. Vincent is so sweet to Claudia. AND he loves to have his picture taken, which makes my job very easy 🙂

Their a beautiful couple inside and out!

Posted in Uncategorized Tags: engagement, san fernando mission park

jamie + hector + jayden

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I love family shoots! Love, love, love family shoots! We shot Jamie, Hector and Jayden’s pictures at Descanso Gardens Jayden is such and adorable little guy, I could take pictures of him all day!