Happy Birthday Sis!

Happy Birthday to my Sister! Today she turns...the ripeful age of 21! No really! I wasn't gonna disclose that here and put my sister on blast...hahahah! Just kidding!

Did something special for her by taking some portrait and fun lifestyle photography shots this past weekend at Del Mar. Here's the sneak peek..

I wish you all the success and future endeavors you encounter. You are the bestest sister ever and I couldn't ask for more. Thanks for all your patience, support and your occasional "droppin some sistahood knowledge" especially when I need it most.

I wish you many more Birthday Blessings and may the good Lord bless you always. Hope you enjoy just being you day! Happy Birthday Sis!

I thank God for you. II TIMOTHY 1:3 (TLB)








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Newborn Sneak Peeks

I had the pleasure of finally meeting Baby Gianna Bella just born 10 days ago when I took these pictures last week. Isn't she soooo cute! I really enjoy taking photographs of babies toes and tiny little fingers and their chubby cheeks. Because we all know they grow so fast and would just love to look back at these moments and remember how tiny and precious they were. These sneak peeks are just a glimpse of her being held by her mommy and daddy, and Gianna's brief moments of sleep.

Thanks Melina for contacting me and letting me take part in being your photographer for newborn pictures.

Good Bad Ugly

Good Bad Ugly

I haven’t completely fallen off the map…yet! As you all know, I’ve been working diligently hard on trying to get my new blog and new site up. Much of the contents and images loaded thus far are 65% loaded, however there are a few items that I haven’t completely entered in so I am left with this seemingly simple but yet important question: Do I A) Just publish my new site AS-IS knowing it is 65% done while in the background keep working at it, B) Don’t publish it until I am 120% happy - afterall, I'd want the new site to reflect who am and what services I have to offer, or C) Just outsource this whole new website/blog project and just be done with it? We shall see. What do you all think?

So for this segment’s the Good, the Bad, and just plain Ugly, I bring you the goodies first. =)

Goodies#1: Planning vacations even mini ones all thru October. Despite the dreary weather lately and the rumors that summer is finally here, I can’t express enough how much I love living here in San Diego. I’m still making my summer travel and vacation plans as we speak until the end of October. We all need a break sometimes and it doesn’t hurt to take a few days off here and there every other week or once a month. =) With two little ones and a hubby to celebrate all the fun makes this planning and deciding worthwhile.

Goodies#2: Strangers coming to my door and offer a prayer for me and my family. The other day while I was home with just the kids, someone knocked on my front door. I don’t bother to see who it was, solicitors…so I think. But with a heap of excitement, my son jumps towards the door, thinking it is his daddy and without hesitation he pulls our curtain to the side and peeps through the window. By this time he was already ahead of me so I couldn’t stop him. I open the door slightly and two women were in front of me. Basically they were informing folks in the neighboring community to anticipate gospel music and church services the following days at a near by park close to me. They also offered kind words about Jesus and His love. They didn’t share the gospel with me but they did offer a little prayer for me and my family. That was just so sweet of them and I welcome any prayer I receive even though I am not worthy to receive His grace, I still pray to God to bless me and my family everyday.

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Bad#1: No new Blog, no new website, Nada! It’s been a couple months now and my new website and blog is still not up! This is on my top priority at the moment.

Bad#2: Car Alarm going off while I’m driving. Apparently my car alarm remote control is at the end of its life cycle. An easy fix for this one is to buy a brand new car all together. =P

Plain Ugly#1: Military Identity Theft. I saw in the news today that recently identity thieves are obtaining information from our armed forces illegally and posting the information on a dating website. This is where they create false relationships and lure people to send them money. C’mon, have a soul!

Back in town!

Just got back from a mini vacation a few days ago.

If there was one thing you should never leave home, it's ALL of these essential things. Pictured below are my wallet, business cards, menthal cough drops, favorite walk around lens Canon EF 24-70mm, EOS Canon camera gear, hand spray sanitizer and of course my Compact Flash (CF) cards. Yup, you might've guessed it, after clearing and uploading some pics from my CF cards, lo and behold I forget to throw it back into my camera bag.

While I had this trip all planned out weeks before and my luggage neatly packed with all my summer wear [prepped for the 104 degrees weather] the night before, I forget my CF cards!

Since this was such a short vacation I opted not to write down all of my "what to bring or what to buy stuff." In the past I'd have this list handy in front of me going over each line item. Even for the little things or biggie ones like my CF cards, having the "what to do list" sure has proven to be effective.

Anyway, back to my daily exciting grind. Hope you all had a great week thus far. God Bless! =)

Happy Memorial Day & Holy Smokes!

First and foremost, Happy Memorial Day!!! For most of you, this is a time to enjoy the holiday barbeques, spending quality time with friends, or simply relaxin' and making the most of your day off. While we do all of these wonderful things, this day is truly a tribute to all the brave men and women of today's armed forces who risks their lives everyday so that we can enjoy the freedom that we have.

To all of our armed forces, veterans, heroes, HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY...YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN.
THANK YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!

Secondly, it's been about a month since I last posted. This is so bad of me. =) Behind the scenes lately I've been so busy trying to kick my new blog site out to the public but to no avail! I've had so many issues with my host domain site not providing me with the right info. At last, just a few weeks ago I finally received all the info I needed [cross fingers] just to get the ball rolling to get this new blog that I've spoken about in a few months now. So hold on tight everyone and thanks for checkin' in.

Here's a sneak peek to a beautiful Senior session I did just this weekend. Introducing, the Miss beautiful and lover of God, Hannah D. =) Isn't she so pretty. All grown up now.

Stay tuned on what Carina B Photography is up to.

Thanks everyone, enjoy this Memorial Day and God Bless You!


This one below I added a slight of vintage flare. Hope you guys like it! =)

Happy 5 year Anniversary to Us Babe!

Although the flowers may be dying, the passion lives on....

Happy 5 year Anniversary to Us Babe!

I love you more each day and...
I thank God for having you in my life.
I thank God for each moment that we have!
You and the kids are everything to me.

So 10 years ago we met in a small town in San Diego at a sushi place and there we saw one another - exchange a few words for the first time.
Let's just keep it at that, the rest was history. Five years later we were married, then came a baby in a baby carriage.hahaha.=P

You are more than what I hoped for and prayed for from God.

Thank you for being my Love, my husband, my bestfriend and my boyfriiiiiieeeend! =D

To many more years of happy memories and marriage.

I love you! (Muaaaahhhh, hugs and kisses!)


This was one of the bible verses that was read at our wedding ceremony:

Colossians 3: 12-17 As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other, just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love...And whatever you do, in word deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God Father through him.



Our wedding pictures below were taken by one of my fave photographers, James Clevenger. He did such a great job and I insisted for him to use film over digital. And I loved it! These pics I had to scan as I could not find the CD for it. =) As long as I have the album filled with pics, I'm all good.


These last two, well the first one was taken by one of our guest at the wedding ceremony. I really love it and wanted to share with you guys. The last pic is a reminder of how far we've come...the dating scene...oh how much we love those. I admire my husband for everything that he is and he will always be my ambassador of freedom. =D

Family Portraits

Thanks to a few friends that paid a visit and lent a few helping hand, we were able to finally take some family photos this past weekend. Thank you to Ninong (Godparent) Carlo and Ninang Nina. However, the weather didn’t do any justice this weekend. Just this past Saturday we were greeted with a chilly and overcast weather. We still managed to take some quick shots in the early evening and had a heap of a great time. We decided this time to pick a location in San Diego (SD) since SD is such a beautiful place and it is nothing short of its exquisite and pure scenic surroundings. I cannot wait to visit this beautiful place again in the summer. I wonder if it will be as beautiful in the summer as it is in spring.

About 15 minutes of a drive from home and across a very bumpy unpaved dirt road was this little quaint place that reminded me of a country place overlooking the ocean.

April Love

Wedding Season 2010 Specials

Book with Carina B Photography and get these cute "Save the date" cards for FREE (includes 20 cards and 20 envelopes) or you have a choice of snatching the jpeg image with your final chosen engagement shoot to create your own Save the date cards. You will be in charge of selecting your own print lab when obtaining the Jpeg image. Isn't that a sweet deal! So you have a choice of having me create these Save the date cards for you when you book or simply do it on your own (provided that I give you the image). For more information please contact me via phone or email at 619-818-5936 or info@carinabphotography.com

Have a fantastic day!

Carina

Happy Birthday!!!!

Bomber Crochet Hat and matching scarf made by the one and only talented Sarah of Sarah Yarn Designs. (Blue & White)

Help Needed - Haiti

Good morning Everyone,

I'm sure many of you have seen the news yesterday and today as headlines splatter over the devastation in HAITI. It's unimaginable to see a country which never had much to begin with suffer in desperation for the basic means for survival such as water, food, and medical aid. Even the president of Haiti who was interviewed by NBC yesterday is homeless as his home and the Parliament office have crumbled to pieces due to the Earthquake.
I'm asking that we take a few minutes out of our day to send our prayers and also donate if you can to any of the organizations below. The best thing you can do is get some information on any of the news outlet whether it be CNN, NBC, CBS, BBC who are providing updates on the situation as well as info on the many relief efforts.
We are truly blessed to have our basic necessities in life and most importantly a great support system from friends and family.

Thanks Everyone and GOD BLESS!

www.Redcross.org
www.Doctorswithoutborders.org
www.americares.org
www.unicefusa.org

Happy New Year!!!

Carina B Photography and staff wishes everyone a Fantastic New Year!
May 2010 bring you many new blessings. Here's to happy new beginnings
in love, life, and relationships! Cheers!

Currently booking 2010 Weddings!

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Excited to meet his new sister...soon!

Happy Father's Day!

To all the Daddies out there, Have a Wonderful Father's Day!

To my Pops, I love you with all my heart. I couldn't ask more for a better dad who was always there for me! You sarcraficed so much for us to have a better life here in the U.S. and I am greatful for everything!

To my One and Only Love - I thank you for being the best daddy our little boy can ever ask for. You work so hard and you do so much for us. Know that you are truly appreciated. I am lucky to have you in my life and our boy is happy and proud to have a Daddy like you. YOu mean more to us than words can ever say and we love you so much! Enjoy this day and just relax! May the good Lord always Bless you and our Family!

Love,
Your girlfriend and wife, & son - Carina & our Boy =P

More pictures of this special day to be posted here!



Here is where it all began - the secresacy of trying to making Father's Day Cards. Just a couple days before Father's day we wanted to do something special for my dad and for my husband. All the grocery shopping stops made it possible for me and the little guy to create something simple and special. =)






Papa Happy Father's Day! =)

A Family Company Affair

It's another family fun filled affair with Edisson Southern California. We had the
previledge of getting the family invited to one of these and it was such a blast! From the delicious food, several fun activities; basketball, pole climibing contest, to various kid games of all ages. It definitely made any kid super happy as you can see from the pictures.







And look what I see yonder. Is that what I think it is....yippeeee...My little one was especially excited to go on to one of these.

Daddy has a strategy to share with the little guy. My son was so attentive to every instruction that was given. He really couldn't wait to go through this obstacle. =)