California Trip

After my Hawai'i trip, my parents and I flew to San Francisco together to extend our vacation.

We stayed with my parents' friends in San Anselmo, and I adored their sweet dog


I had never been to the redwood forests, so I threw mom in the photo for some scale on this giant tree stump








some lovely seaweed


we visited a few horse ranches






a rather foggy day in San Francisco


the seals!


sfmoma (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)




this amused me

Christon and Christine

I took so many photos of my brother and his girlfriend that they get their own blog post!





Christine buried Christon's feet while he stood still a bit too long
















my favorite!

Hawai'i Trip

Hawai'i photos! I traveled to Honolulu two months ago for a chorus competition (which we won!), and my parents, brother, and brother's girlfriend came along to see us and check out the island. It was beautiful there! I didn't have a whole lot of time to explore the island between our rehearsals and performances, but here is a sampling of what I saw.

There were many animals on the property of my hotel








A friendly visitor on our balcony




I went to Pearl Harbor, and this was from the USS Arizona Memorial




Interesting patterns from the oil from the Arizona






Mom and dad




A little photo face-off is quite common with dad and I




self-portrait

Honolulu Family Portrait

I briefly blogged about my trip to Hawaii in November, and more will come soon! While there I had the great pleasure of shooting my friend Allison's family portrait. Allison and I sing in chorus together and I was very excited to be able to hang out with her super-fabulous family.

we had fun playing on these rocks for a while




the whole gang: Ralph, Violet, Allison, and Max


Aww...












There was no way we'd be staying dry during this shoot














And for more family fun, be sure and check out the slideshow below.