A Big, Big Night (and a Big, Big Game)

The Clausen family had a pretty incredible visit to the Bay Area this weekend. Our little cousin/nephew didn't decide to make his debut -- it was a possibility, as he's due this week -- but Stanford decided to kick some USC tail and last night was a very, very fun time.

Here's my absolute favorite shot of the evening. It features our QB, Josh Nunes, fielding questions during his post-game interview. And it proves that we were RIGHT THERE.



The rest of these are just in the order that they were shot... starting with FanFest, a great area of activities, games and food.



More from FanFest:





















And then it was time to go into the game...



My beloved LSJUMB (Leland Standford, Junior... University Marching Band) doing its pre-game thing:







There was grub to be shoveled into our mouths...







And touchdowns to witness...



And cheering to do (this is perhaps my second-favorite shot of the day)...



This gives you a pretty good idea of our seats. We kinda stumbled upon them, but they were AWESOME:



This was an extra point for the wrong team, but you can see how up-close we were.









Just after halftime:



No wind:



Full bellies:



The girlie when it got a little chillier and "boring":



E stuck with it. :)



Here's a shot from just after we scored the go-ahead touchdown. I was being too big a fan to have my camera out when Ertz scored, which is a bummer because we were RIGHT THERE.



When we actually won:



And then it was time to storm the field and celebrate...





Just after watching Nunes get interviewed, my kids decided to try and get interviewed themselves. :)



After the melee surrounding Nunes, my camera got jostled and a random error message popped up. I wasn't able to take decent photos until I got it sorted our awhile later. In the meantime, the kids grabbed this nice player -- Austin Tubbs -- and I snapped a photo of them with him.



Once my camera was sorted (sort of), we partied in front of the band.



And NJC found a souvenir:





Then Foxy found her own:





And the kids did end-zone angels...



And after catching MANY passes from his dad, Noah high-fived the security team.



And that was basically it after a long, amazing night. It was incredibly fun... and it was well photographed. :)

Darling Little Man

It has been awhile since I did a newborn session, and I almost forgot how fun they can be. Especially when the guest of honor is brand-spankin' new -- this guy was about 12 days old -- and especially when he's so incredibly good-natured and darling.

This family's gallery is going to be pretty big, so here's a big preview. I might even be back to post a post-view... there are that many shots worth sharing with the world. :)

Little Lovelies in a Lovely Spot

Last weekend, I was able to photograph some sweet sisters for the third time. (You can see their previous sessions here and here.) It has been such a pleasure to watch them grow!

We were able to do the session on a piece of private property that has me drooling every time I see it. It is truly spectacular, and if I lived there myself I'd probably never go indoors... and my camera would be permanently attached to my hand. Fortunately the owners are incredibly nice and allowed us to traipse around, following the girls and snapping photos as we went. I am so, so grateful for their generosity.

Here's a look at some of what we captured. These girls are absolutely darling little balls of energy -- constantly ready to explore and utterly fearless. I hope that they hang onto that curiosity and fearlessness as they grow. If they do, there will be no stopping them!