Merry Christmas!!!- Inland Empire Photographer

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! Enjoying time with friends and family making new and unforgettable memories. Coming from a family with multi traditions I had two days full of enjoying it all! One of things I remember as a childhood tradition are the times my mom and aunts would get together to make tamales. Tamales is one of those meals that tastes amazing, but takes a lot of time, preparation, and heart to make. I received a call from my Mom on December 23 asking if I wanted to come over to help prepare some tamales for Christmas. I was so happy to tell the kids to get ready because we are going to go to grandma's to make a childhood favorite meal! They looked at me puzzled...okay! Happy with my camera in hand I couldn't help but to capture a few shots. It wasn't long before my brother saying c'mon put that camera down and let's get to work!!! hahaha. My kids noticed that their cousins were there and decided playing outside was funner , but my little girl Sierra! She found that putting the masa, filling, and folding was just plain out fun. With her little apron on she went for it, and for those of you who know my little girl she is a yapper. Keeps the conversations to it's most fullest humor. It was a great feeling to be surrounded by my siblings, their children, and just have fun with our Mom to keep us in line. Sometimes it takes some good hearted cooking to bring us together, but that's what traditions and holidays do is bring families closer. I am so blessed to have an amazing family on both my side and my husbands, that our holiday was two days full of unforgettable memories! Today I post our adventure of tamale making, a book my mother read to my daughter, and a sneak peak of weddings to come! I know I have been away from blogging for a few weeks, with shooting two weddings, over 9 family shoots, a Christmas party shoot, 40th glamour shoot, booked 3 new weddings for next year, and two of my kids celebrating another year this month I have to state this is the most busiest ever. Looking forward to sharing new shoots and my new years resolutions for 2010. 

My mommy!

Sierra so ready for the challenge! I just learned how to spread the masa and she had it down packed!

Some of the ingredients we stuff our tamales with.

My son captured us girls having fun, while my brother found no humor in us! Growing up with a bunch of girls he has become immuned to our craziness!

Here is a sneak peak of Luanna and Ryan's wedding!

Here is another sneak peak of Jon and Aubree's wedding!