Roman

A look back at some photos I took for my brother-in-law's family this past summer... yes, I said summer! I was so swamped with other sessions that I had to put photos I took for my own family on the back burner...they have been so patient and understanding, thank you guys! Don't be surprised  if you see several older sessions popping back up on the blog in the coming days~


Roman was a bundle of energy at this session and was joyfully trotting/running/scampering about - it was fun chasing him around and catching his many expressions! 
Sylvia and Jimmy, we miss you guys very much; N&N can't wait to see Romy again~

[taken at the Park at Bothell Landing]

Merry Christmas~

Celebrating the birth of Jesus today

What JOY

PEACE

HOPE

we have in Him!

One day of celebration truly does not suffice.

May it be every day.

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas from the Pak family

Lately...

Decided not to shoot any sessions in the month of December, and I'm so glad!

Been able to spend more time with the family and go back to capturing more everyday moments of the girls, my favorite thing to do.

It's also allowed me to spend a lot of time in reflection and reading...

evaluating my priorities and the dreams God has placed on my heart for the future. Sabbath is a good thing.

I'll be posting some older sessions up soon that never made it to the blog, 

but for now, I'll leave you with a quote from a book our church just finished reading together - "Radical" by David Platt.

I highly recommend it. 

"This... is the American dream: to make much of ourselves. 

But here the gospel and the American dream are clearly and ultimately antithetical to each other. 

While the goal of the American dream is to make much of us,

the goal of the gospel is to make much of God."

Whether it be in photography or in my daily existence as a mother/wife/human being, this challenges me. 

How easy it is, even in our most philanthropic and noble efforts, to end up making much of ourselves, rather than God.

Lord, help us.

Lord, help me.

 Another inspiring read in my book pile is One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp ... loving it too, but it'll be a post for another day.

Hoping your week-before-Christmas is restful and full of joy and laughter~

Tabitha's First Birthday

November was a busy month for this family!


Little Tabi was turning one on Thanksgiving weekend plus her older sister was also celebrating her third birthday. If you're a mama who has more than one child's birthday in the same month, you know how stressful this can be. Throw in a holiday and it can be crazy!


Well, Christina and Won threw a classy and beautiful floral-themed party for Tabitha at the Fullerton Old Spaghetti Factory. As soon as I walked in and saw a gorgeous chandelier hanging from the ceiling, I knew I'd love every detail. Christina had gotten some lovely flowers from the LA flower market and dressed out all the tables with mason jars and handmade placemats.


But my favorite detail of Tabi's dol was her head table banner - so unique, I'd never seen anything like it before. The backdrop was a sheet of chalkboard fabric, and the top was adorned with hand-sewn flowers - W OW. I couldn't stop staring at it! As you may have read in my previous posts, Christina and her sister are extremely talented sewers - I shouldn't have been surprised that she could whip this creation out!

Thanks to Christina and Won for inviting me to this wonderful party~

May Tabitha and Lila truly blossom as women of God~