Ethan is on Skye duty which freed me up to finally edit pictures and get this blog post up! :)Meet the Bautista's. They were the first friends we made when we arrived in California. I had stumbled upon Kira's blog when we were living in Washington state and was surprised to see that she didn't live too far from where we would be stationed in California. We emailed back and forth and then when we moved out here, Kira took me out to lunch and I second shot a family portrait session with her. We instantly became friends and shared in our love of God and photography. Crazy enough, it's been almost four years since then. Their little boy is now in school and one year ago, their newest addition came into this world. This session was a last minute idea but I'm honored to have taken a few family portraits for them. Both Desmond and Kira are always behind the camera and I'm sure it was nice to take a break from self-timer mode. They all photographed beautifully and definitely knew how to work it in front of the camera. Thank you guys for helping make this place feel a bit more like home...you will be missed!