I always love coming to Palos Verdes. Something about that area always makes me feel good. It must be the combination of the hills, ocean and greenery all in one place. Jennifer and Peter were married at the Peninsula Community Church, which had a great modern flair to it. We were able to get some great shots in and around the area, nearby park, open areas and around the school! We took a few B+G portraits after the ceremony, but also got some fun stuff after the reception was done. It was a blast shooting Jennifer and Peter…two of the sweetest people ever!! Congratulations!!

Last Sunday we went to the OC Fair with the boys and Tim and Lisa. It was a blast and we love going back there every year. As the boys get bigger, the fun seems to double every year. So this year was a blast with Lucas playing the big boy games and chomping down on some jumbo turkey leg! Nathan LOVED feeding the animals and it was so much fun to hear him talk to them :) Here’s a quick slideshow from day:

OC Fair 2009 from Jan Garcia on Vimeo.

This coming Fall, I was looking forward to going to some great concerts. We got great tickets to Jason Mraz at the Hollywood Bowl, but we ended up booking a last second gig on that Saturday. I was a bit bummed but we ended up getting tickets to some others to ease my sadness ;) So instead we are looking forward to seeing Joshua Radin in October and Bon Iver in September. Can’t wait!! Here’s some good stuff from these two:

So happy to say hello to Baby Timothy! It’s always amazing to see such little babies. Timothy was 2 weeks old for the shoot. Sleepy for the first half of the shoot, his mommy and daddy tried his best to wake him up and it worked! :) I cherished our early shoots of our boys and it’s great to be able to do so with Timothy. Here’s a few highlights:

It was a hot but beautiful Saturday in Oceanside! Jessica and Jamie had their renewal ceremony at the Oceanside Marina Suites. They have actually been married for 4 years now but never got the chance to have the ceremony they always wanted. I’m so glad they were able to do it because it was such a beautiful and touching renewal! They live in Las Vegas and their friends and family came from all over for this mini-reunion. It was great to be a part of it! We had a great team which always makes the day even better. Always love working with Joan Burns from Sampson and Associates. She always does an amazing job handling the day. Also great seeing Brian (aka DJ BUMPS) again. He really does a great job w/ the crowd/party/music! Some highlights:

We’ve been a bit busy at home these days ever since Lucas’s 4th birthday party. With visitors and things going on with the boys, iCal always seems full of events. Looking forward to going to the OC Fair, too!

And, we just celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary! It seems crazy to think that we’ve already been married that long! Add to that the 7 years we spent together before marriage and Tey and I have been together for 13 years! To celebrate the milestone, we went to the Hollywood Bowl to watch Ray LaMontagne w/ the L.A. Philharmonic. This was our first time at the Bowl and it was awesome to picnic before the concert. We had watched Ray at a smaller venue before and that was sublime. But with an orchestra behind him, it was really breathtaking. The acoustics at the Bowl were amazing considering it’s an open air venue. Can’t wait to go back this October.

It sounded very much like his performance here on BBC:

The boys started taking swimming lessons again and Lucas is having a blast. He is really paying attention now and it looks like he’s gonna be swimming like a fish pretty soon. Nathan is enjoying his dipping sessions, but he always wants to get out whenever Mommy/Daddy/Grandma comes closer.

Here’s a few pics of the boys from the past week. Happy Friday!!