Napa Portrait and Wedding Photographer » St. Helena Family Photographer http://kathicookphotography.com Kathi Cook Photography Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:07:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 St. Helena Family Photography | St. Helena Cyclery’s own Jake Scheideman! http://kathicookphotography.com/st-helena-family-photography/ http://kathicookphotography.com/st-helena-family-photography/#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:38:46 +0000 admin http://kathicookphotography.com/?p=1279 Hey my local friends!  If you own a really great bike, chances are that you bought it from Jake at St. Helena Cyclery. And, if you didn’t, next time you’re in the market for a bike, go see Jake. The selection, service and way nice people will make you customers for life!  I love my bicycle, and it’s pretty too.  Almost looks like it has these pretty henna tattoos on it.  Sorry, didn’t think about photographing it and it’s raining at the moment, so no can do.  Yep, thought about searching the web too, but nah, just use your imagination, or go see Jake.  Anyhow, St. Helena Cyclery is a great resource for upcoming riding events and a lot more.  Click on the St. Helena Cyclery link here and check it out.  And, just for a bit of added background, if you’re not aware of this organization, DCN, Developing Communities in Nicaragua, it’s pretty amazing.  Based in St. Helena, Jake is the organization’s founder, and it’s a coalition of volunteers who’ve partnered with residents of Empalme de Boaco in an effort to help the community towards a better future.  It all started long ago out of Jake’s passion for baseball and a trip to this community after college.   It has, with the help of many, assisted with housing, education, recreational programs, jobs, and firstly, that coveted baseball field.  If you do click-though to the DCN link, please watch the brief, but incredibly moving video, ‘Diamond in the Rough’.  See how our own San Francisco Giants got involved.  I challenge you to keep the moisture out of your eyes!  I’ve only vaguely known about this ongoing project in Nicaragua until recently.  After our photo session, I asked Jake more about it and was completely drawn in by the story of how it all began, the steps forward and his then, upcoming December trip with Amanda (that’s his beautiful daughter in these photos).   Jake and I talked about the community in depth and I am hoping to see this place and meet the people for myself in the near future.  Just an amazing bunch of people, all the way around.

So I leave you with a few images we took this beautiful day, in this beautiful place we call home.  Every year when Jake calls, I’m so happy and grateful that I get to photograph the two of them once again.  I’ve had the opportunity of photographing these two many times over the years, watching Amanda grow into the pretty young lady that she is today.  And wow, I’ve known her for a long time!  Amanda and my oldest son, also in high school now, spent some time together as toddlers in a wonderful, super small in-home daycare in St. Helena.  Now that does seem like a very long time ago, and I will not cry.

Thanks,  Jack and Amanda (He told me I could call him anything I wanted to on the blog, ha, ha.  There was this one typo in some correspondence) !



]]> http://kathicookphotography.com/st-helena-family-photography/feed/ 0 Family on the move | St. Helena Children’s Photographer http://kathicookphotography.com/family-on-the-move-st-helena-childrens-photographer/ http://kathicookphotography.com/family-on-the-move-st-helena-childrens-photographer/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:35:32 +0000 admin http://kathicookphoto.com/blog/?p=109 And so, I haven’t posted in awhile, I know, what a slacker!  I’ve got a lot of catching up to do and this is just one of many sessions that I haven’t posted.  I’m a little new to the blogging thing, what can I say?  I’m a late bloomer.

What a great afternoon I had with this lovely family.  I had the pleasure of photographing their beautiful mommy when she was carrying her sweet little boy.  We almost had the same opportunity with her cute little baby girl, but alas, the last days of pregnancy would not allow us to capture that sweet moment.  Ah well, at least I was able to get together with them and photograph the entire family before they moved from their beloved old Victorian home and into a more spacious home up the road.  There were many sweet moments that day, here are but a few…..

Outside for some fresh air.

Inside for a bit of snack time.

Mom gets in on the snack as well.

Just moments.

Our little guy had better things to do than hang out on the couch for a family portrait.

Bits of home….

Upstairs for some cuddle and goofin’ time.

Lets leave it right here, until next time….

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