San Diego Photographer / Pasheoni Photography & Design / Sheryl Paulino

I suck at keeping things a surprise. If I can find out, I want to know. When I found out a middle school friend of mine was keeping the gender of her baby a surprise, I had a flashback (times 2) remembering how waiting 20 weeks was already LONG enough. With Chrysty being ALREADY 34 weeks pregnant, she’s gone 14 weeks longer than I had and is quite content not knowing! I’m not surprised, though. From knowing her since we were…wow..13 years old, I know how strong willed and determined she is. When she sets her mind to something, she achieves it. She has the beauty and the grace that radiates confidence. Now married to an amazing husband, this next step in her (and their) life will be graciously approached and handled perfectly!

Chrysty and Jeff, CONGRATULATIONS on the baby to come! It’s simply amazing seeing all of my friends having babies…MAKES ME SO GIDDY! ) I couldn’t JUST choose 3 or 4, so enjoy all 6 of your teasers!

Coming soon, I promise! Now that I’m ready to post the photo, my phone dies. AND NO, I’m not procrastinating my post…well maybe…

I BLAME THE SAN DIEGO FAIR FOOD FROM SUNDAY!!!! 

Ok, Weigh In WEDNESDAY!! LOL. This past week has been  INSANE. I can’t believe it has come and gone this quick. With this weigh in, I already had low expectations. I knew from when we planned our Father’s Day event, I was doomed! From San Diego Fair, to Thai food, to Steaks…there was NO WAY I was going to maintain my points. I think walking down the main strip of the SD Fair had already counted as 20 points! LOL

Nonetheless, I owe it to all of you, my faithful blog readers (YES Kellie, that includes you too hehe), that I post my current stats and what I’ve done to achieve (or not achieve).

drum roll please…..

WOW! I lost weight! Maybe I should go to the fair more often and eat more of their good! LOL. Even though I lost something, I know I could have done better. I didn’t incorporate any exercise like I said I would; the Wii Fit is still collecting dust! I haven’t brought any walking shoes to work (as planned), nor have I even done a single ab workout. How I expect to burn off my bellay fat, beats me! I’m getting lazy, I’ll have to admit. I stopped eating my morning oatmeal; it’s starting to taste that familiar ‘yuck’ when made with WATER! I am eating my bagel thins with WW cream cheese which adds up to only 2 points. It just doesn’t keep me as full as oatmeal does.

I’m tempted to buy this book I found on Amazon. By the time I get home and the kids situated, I literally only have 20mins til we have to start our night time routine of bathing, reading books and bed time. If anyone has this book, let me know how it’s working for you!

With it being Weigh In Wednesdays, I have a little Partner In Crime that’s keeping me motivated and on track as she weighs herself in. Good night everyone xoxo

I had to think LONG AND HARD for the perfect Father’s Day gift for Paul. I didn’t want to make the holiday an ‘excuse’ for cool and expensive things, so we both agreed THIS YEAR (so yes, including Mother’s Day) we said it’s going to be From the kids. Nonetheless, I still wanted to give him a kick butt gift that will make his heart melt. He did it to me, and I was determined to do it right back at him. Yes, I’m competitive..but heck HE IS MORE COMPETITIVE THAN ME!

So what better way to make him smile, than to do it with photos. It’s a long lasting gift that actually appreciates in value…and of course, I live and breathe photography! . I can honestly say that I thought that I was going to be the ‘worst’ Father’s Day gifter ever. I didn’t think I could pull anything off given the free time we have and the busy schedule we had laid out day prior. With the help of my sister, OH THANK YOU SO MUCH BTW, I sent Paul off to get new tires for my car and off we went. I got the kiddos dressed in Padres gear and headed to Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres.

Lighting was patchy, it was almost high noon, the kids were energized (and OMG, my fellow photographers know, it’s not easy photographing your own children..). I thought this was just going to be a snapshot session. I did the best I can and well, my mommy goggles are LOVIN’ them! When it came down to editing the photos, I came out with enough for me to get a digital photo frame and put it all on there. I knew if I printed them all, well, it would make it to the top of his desk and lost in never never land! LOL. So, mission accomplished, and by golly, I think I won this years ribbon for ‘best’ gift.

Here is the photo that inspired me to do the session.

Here is the updated photo!

Then, it’s a must to add the Miss.

Then having some fun around the Park.

I’m tempted to have this printed big, just for Paul.

Ok, so I didn’t do as good as I wanted. I would like to ‘blame’ the Chinese food we ate for dinner the night prior to my weigh in….LOL! Overall, I know I didn’t try as hard. I was hoping for a miracle that I’d continue to to drop at the rate I initially started, BUT NOPE!

I still eat my daily oatmeal for breakfast and now I’m expanding my options to 100calorie bagel thins with Weight Watcher 1point calorie cream cheese (yum! I could eat the cream cheese alone!). As for lunch, I still stick to what’s in the EDR, but lately I’ve scooped some high point valued food. What makes it worse is that my coworkers are out to SABOTAGE ME! They love to bring in cookies from a meeting, or pastries from home…oh I can’t say no to cookies! For dinner, I have my ups and downs. I try my best and some days I do great BUT when we have family over, it’s over!

My goal this week is to kick it up a notch. I’m going to start a light work out and be more discipline. I know I’m ok at the weight I am now, but I just want to decrease my body fat percentage. I need to gain muscle and have it work for me. So I’m going to undust my Wii Fit and work on my core muscles (again). Let’s hope this change does me good!

I was very much excited to photograph a wee little 9 day baby this morning by the name of Tyler.  When I arrived at his home, I had a routine set in mind. We rearranged furniture for the most perfect lighting. I set up my heater, my white noise, and had all my tools laid out accordingly. I layered all my blankets accordingly – black blanket, a safety, a cream, then safety, then the brown. Safeties are blankets to catch little accidents and wont ruin my next blanket in line. Tyler was in the midst of dozing off, and we were READY! …or so I thought.

Little did I know, Tyler had his own scheme plotted out. I can honestly say this little boy was one of the most challenging newborns I have ever captured. As innocent as this little man may look in photos, he wanted to let me know who was boss, and of course, it was him.  Don’t think of any curly poses, or any shots involving me to move his feet, even. Mom told he he hates being naked, and you know what, she was right! I was nervous, and yes, I was scared, but then I remembered a blog post from Shawn. I needed to change my gameplan and work the magic the way Tyler was comfortable doing so. So I took a deep breath and dove in, trusting my eye, and letting all ‘just happen’. I’ve told myself and others many many times that I’ve always wanted to have a more lifestyle approach to shooting, and you know what, Tyler taught me that. I hate to have to admit that it took a little newborn to ‘push me off the cliff’ to learn, but he did, and yes, I did…and I can’t thank him enough for it.

Marigie and Tha, thank you so much for having me over to capture these moments, here are your teasers.

AND JUST BECAUSE I had to share a Raider Baby with my last newborn session, I have to represent a Charger Baby as well!

What a great start! I can say I’m a tad surprised, but I also know that the first 5lbs bla bla bla… LOL. I can honestly say that the first week was pretty hard. I miss eating freely, I miss my 3pm sweet snack, and most of all, I miss food coma, ha!

Breakfast:
This past week I ate oatmeal (Quaker Instant Maple and Brown Sugar – 3points). You have to be proud of me because I COOKED IT WITH WATER! If you ask my husband, he knows that it’s an ‘on-going’ war of which way to cook oatmeal is better. He likes water, I like milk! I can’t say I like it better, but it is less points, and now my palate has tolerated it to where I don’t gag anymore!

Lunch:
At our Employee Dining Room, I’ve limited myself to eat the chicken or the fish, and a side of salad, if you want to call it a salad (iceberg lettuce, red onions, squeezed with lemon and some pepper).

Snack:
I have a stash of WW 1pt chocolate cakes b/c you know a girl needs her chocolate! I also have 100 calorie pack almonds (2pts), and fiber one bars (2pts). IF I want a ‘good’ dinner, I skip the 1-2point snacks and go to the EDR to grab some cucumbers and squeeze a lemon on it. This way, it gives me the crunch I’m looking for and it’s fresh and light (AND zero points!).

Dinner:
Now that all depends how well I do for lunch and my snack. I typically have rice, a chicken item and some vegetables. If I do bad, I have a stash of Smart Ones (weight watcher frozen dinners).

I have not yet incorporated exercise in my plan. I know I should, it will let me EAT MORE! I think once I get to 120, I can start lifting light weights to gain some muscle. I didn’t want to disappoint myself that my weight wouldn’t change once I start working out, since muscle weighs more than fat. So once I start shedding the weight, I’ll start toning up.

I also have to confess that I just ended my monthly cycle, so I am not as bloated as I was in my last weigh it. In the past, I’ve found that this is usually my biggest drop (week after the cycle). I find it motivitating. After 3 weeks of slow shedding, a 2lb-er comes through and remotivates me! Whatever works, right?

Thank you for everyone that had commented on my last post! If you’re looking for motivation, JOIN ME! Update with me and most of all HAVE FUN losing weight with me! I’ll link everyone that posts on their blog so we can have a central location to find all the links (and you can do the same, it’s great for SEO!).

XOXO

If this boy didn’t give me baby fever, then I don’t know! LOL. He was so tiny, it reminded me of when my little girl was born. Little Fabian was so good to me, he barely made a peep the entire time I was there. With him being a mere 7 days, he was such a superstar. This born model didn’t need any breaks, fell right asleep and posed himself most of the time. He’s very calm and collect, just like his dad.

Jorge, it was so nice to see you again, all grown up now! It was great to meet your wife and your little one. Enjoy your teasers!

..and as much as I’m a CHARGER FAN, I figured you’d like this.

Or shall I say ‘Mama’?!

As much as I wish all kids would treat their mom’s with much love and praise EVERYDAY, having a special day isn’t to shabby either! LOL. Today I had a wonderful day with the ones that mean the most to me: MY family, my immediate family and Paul’s family. A day filled with so much love and laughter, I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day.

This made me think about how hard my mom (and Paul’s mom) worked to keep everything normal, or ABOVE normal even! Knowing how much more difficult it can be when having to give everything had had for the happiness of their children. As much as I love doing things for me, buying things for me, or even doing ABSOLUTELY nothing, I don’t regret it ONE bit having to share an ounce of my time, a penny of my money or all the time in the day catering to my two babies! It’s a tough job, I tell you that…but it is also THE MOST rewarding venture Paul and I have ever started.

Keoni, my almost 4 year old, has learned so much, it amazes me on the conversations we have. It’s hard to fathom that this little boy can hold such an intriguing conversation when he use to be my little babbler. Now that he can practically count as high as 100 (with a little help), I can’t wait to see what else he can show me! He loves to help out in any which way possible. He cleans, paints, feeds Wibbles and most of all gives as much hugs and kisses as he can to his little sister.

Kayla is a walking, talking princess! LOL. She just LOVES LOVES LOVES my cellphone, my shoes, her reflection in the mirror…oiy! I didn’t know that all this girly stuff could come naturally. Seriously! If you know me, I’m not the pink-wearing, doll-loving, high-healed type of person…but gosh darn my daughter loves it all! She is starting to pick up words quickly, like Dada, more, up, APPLE JUICE! Yes, a 3 syllable word! Granted she can’t say MAMA for the life of her! She does, however, look at me each time she says it. So maybe that’s me. I’m Apple Juice (just lovely!).

Below are photos of the two most AMAZING days in my life. Days that had changed my life in the most heartfelt way possible. I love being a mom, I love embracing motherhood for all it has to offer, no matter how hard of a curveball it throws at me. I can’t ask for a more perfect pair to be my babies…THEY ARE THE BEST.

Happy Mother’s Day!

XOXO,
Apple Juice

I know having twins is a tough job, but these two made my job E-A-S-Y! Not only did we have so much fun, I had a great workout.

While getting to know Bryn and Blaine, I can’t imagine a more perfect pair. First of all, having one of each gender is WOW already. Then having them each be different in personality yet so alike at the same time just made me want to learn more about them! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE Bryn’s beautiful locks, and not to mention Blaine’s boyish demeanor. With the time we spent with eachother making the loudest of sounds, and jumping around like no one was looking (ok, so I was making the loudest sounds and jumping around), getting a hug from Bryn and a wet kiss from Blaine just melted my heart.

Kellie, thank you so much for bringing out the two to come and and play with me and my rugrats. As I mentioned to you before, I commend you!! You are indeed very lucky to have these perfect babies! I’m glad to have shown you Balboa Park, and I’d love to suggest more fun go to places in San Diego once you’re all settled! Here are your teasers.

AND BECAUSE I COULDNT HELP SHARE THIS ONE WITH YOU….

So the dear hubby, being a fellow HOUSE fan, text messages me about an article he had read online.  What made it interesting, besides it being about a SEASON FINALE on a show we (try our hardest) to watch religiously, is that it was ALL SHOT on a Canon 5dMii.

WHAT?!?! A DSLR???

YUP!

Now, how cool is that. You go Canon with your bad self!  Here is the article if you’re interested!

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/13/canon-5d-mark-ii-used-to-shoot-entire-house-season-finale-direc/

In OTHER news, look what I have coming up.  Two newborns, a 2 year old and a 7 year old, all from the wonderful city of Riverside! Yup, I had a great opportunity to capture some beautiful children 1 1/2 hour drive north of me.  So if you’re in the Riverside area, and wish to have a session with me, let me know! I’d love to make another trip up.