As I type this on my laptop, my main work computer is over in the other room chugging away at restoring from a backup & a clone.

If you know about computers, you know that means that I had a MAJOR system failure.
So today, on Father's Day, when Jason should be sitting on the couch watching Penguins of Madagascar,
he's working on bringing my computer back from the dead.

My computer will be back up and running eventually,
and I'll try my best to make sure that Jason gets a GREAT Father's Day, too.

That will include a lunch at Miguels in Eastlake with their sinfully yummy white sauce..mmmmmm!

Last night Rory made Jason's Father's Day card with her new glitter construction paper.
Jason's upstairs in the shower getting ready for church, so I took the chance to snap this pic of the card with my phone:

The inside says:

Dear Dad,

I hope you love the puppy I drew for you.
Guess what I got you.
I got you Love.
I ceep on thinking about you when you are away from us at work
or when I am at a sleepover.
So I just want to say that I love you so much.
Happy Fathers Day
from Rory Diane Schumacher
kiss kiss hug hug kiss kiss hug hug

That card is going in the fireproof safe after its stint on the fridge!

And for you other Penguins of Madagascar lovers,
here's some funniness for your Father's Day:

There will be no sucking of seed!

~Carey

This family is about to move to Guam for 2 years, so they wanted some gorgeous San Diego images
to take with them on their big move to the middle of the Pacific.

They were SUCH FUN to work with -- at ease in front of the camera, open to lots of suggestions,
playful, joyous, and they loved to SPLASH!

Here's one of the first shots I took when they were standing on top of a huge pile of sand:

That would be great for a Christmas card or a "we're moving" card.

They could add text into the blue sky space up there, and it would be gorgeous.

The card software from Mpix would make creating those cards a breeze, too!

While mom was playing with the girls, looking for sand dollars,
I wanted to show off the gorgeous reflections we were blessed with that day:

Then it was dad's turn to play, and the energy level was dialed up a few notches:

I decided to zoom in a bit on those cool splashes for a fun creative shot.

I love how you can feel the fun & emotion of the day & not even see a face:

Here's baby bro right before his big takedown.

Boy vs Wave.
The wave won.

After that, little bro worked on his tan & cuddled with dad:

I love this shot walking into the sun (I warmed up the white balance temp in Lightroom to add to the warm effect)

Dad orchestrated this shot of the girls -- great job dad! I told him I was going to hire him as my stylist!

And these were the final shots from the day...

I told the girls if they stood nicely for a good family picture, then I'd let them splash me.

They liked that idea!

They waited nicely for a wave to come in (splash material), and then they got me!
(not really -- I was zooming in -- but the Oscar goes to ME for my "OH MAN! YOU GOT ME!" performance)

Enjoy!

~Carey

Saturday afternoon, after the weekend soccer game was over,
I met a family on Coronado for some family pics.

There were fresh off the plane from Colorado,
starting off a week-long San Diego vacation with a quick Mini session on the beach.

There was flying:

and splashing (thank goodness for long lenses):

And a family walk into the sunset:

Enjoy!

I'll be posting up the family's collage onto the Barefoot Memories FACEBOOK page, too,
so check that out later, all you Facebookers!
(by the way, am I the only person addicted to Bejeweled Blitz on FB? I swear it's Facebook crack!!)

Have a great day!

~Carey

I'm sitting here at my desk, but I feel like I'm in a race... no, a sprint.

Today is the last day of school, so as my kids are counting down the minutes at school up the street,
I'm here tearing through a to-do list at breakneck speed, trying to get as much done as possible
so that I can be a MOM and not a photographer/business-owner during their first hours of summer vacation.

Summer openings are filling up, but there are a few left.

Saturday July 11th is available for a private session, and there are a few openings for some
MINI sessions as well.

OH, I also have an opening for a mini on the ocean side of Coronado tomorrow afternoon at 5:30pm
if you're feeling spontaneous!

CHECK THE CALENDAR, and if you see a "mini," click on that mini and see which time slots are still available.

If you see a timeslot that works well for you, email me and claim your mini!

This is a collage from a mini last weekend in Balboa Park:

Aren't they an awesome family!?

And here are some images from an ultrafun La Jolla mini:

this one is perfect for Father's Day, don't you think??

and does anyone need tickets to the GUNSHOW?? they're over THERE!

That last pic was taken in La Jolla tucked inside some fabulous open shade.
One of the reasons why I LOVE La Jolla is the abundance of little spots like this
where we can escape full sun for a few moments.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

~Carey

The new Barefoot Memories website launched months ago, on January 1st.

Since then, I've been meaning to update the "About..." page with more videos
that didn't make it into the initial website release.

I launched the site with twelve videos and thought, "I'll put in the others 'later'."

Of course, in my mind, "LATER" was a week or two.

In my procrastination-rich reality, "LATER" turned into five months, but that's OK. I finally got it done!

I've added eight new videos to the "About..." page, so if you want to kill a few minutes,
CHECK IT OUT HERE!

There are videos on:
-my christmas tree
-if my house were burning down..
-where I got my edumacation
-dogs & cats
-how I totally rock out like Kris Allen (not!)
-how I get my caffeine
-what boobtube shows I like
-my dream vacation

Silly stuff, I know.

THANKS AGAIN, DANA, for helping with that!!!

If you're a Facebook'er (who isn't these days??),
I've created a FACEBOOK PAGE, too.

Seems like having Facebook fans is what all the cool kids are doing,
so if you have one extra mouse-click stored up in your index finger,
feel free to click that cute little thumbs up icon!!

ONE LAST ANNOUNCEMENT before my Diet Coke from Carls Jr wears off...
Because of all the rescheduling going on over the last month,
I've got an opening for a MINIin Balboa Park this Saturday at 4:30!

Want an afternoon mini in the park? Here's your chance!

EMAIL ME at barefootmemories@gmail.com if you're interested.

Have a great afternoon!

~Carey