Category Archive for ‘family’ at AlyssaPix Photography

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My golf score is unimpressive but I can rock an argyle sweater!

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on January 23, 2010

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If you are wondering why I have been MIA from my blog for so long it is because I have been busy entertaining guests, climbing rocks, jumping off cliffs, snorkeling with dolphins, boating, beaching, winning at game night, golfing, watching Avatar in 3D IMAX, enjoying the occasional Mai Tai, and of course photographing my wonderful clients. I am sure this sounds like all fun and games to you, and it is, but I am telling you being on vacation is hard work! Ever since Aven was born 5 months ago we have had a steady stream of visitors coming through the Turner hotel, I mean house. In fact there have been a total of 12 people come 2 at a time and take up residence in our guest room. We have another 13 already scheduled during the month of March. We LOVE to host and entertain company, however even this party girl is ready to turn in her noise maker. Vacationing is quite the life but 5 months of spending money like I am on vacation, eating like I am on vacation, staying up late on a school night like I am on vacation, and neglecting my house like I am on vacation equals an empty pocket book, tight jeans, bags under the eyes, and dust bunnies! I am looking forward to February when I can have one whole guest free month to get back to the gym, start eating healthy again, finish all my editing, catch up on all my shows, and enjoy some quite family cuddles on the couch. My list of things I have been putting on the back burner has been adding up faster then my Farmville and Mafia War requests on Facebook.

That being said, instead of staying home and nagging my husband to fix the shower handle that has been broken for 4 weeks, we did the responsible thing and went golfing. So picture this little foursome on the course: You have my dad and his wife that are retired and could golf a game under 75 in their sleep, and Ben and I who dust off our clubs once every 2 or 3 years. Needless to say after the third hole Ben and I’s golf scores looked more like a really good bowling score and we decided to switch to a Texas scramble. So the rest of the game my dad and step mom tried to fix all the shots that Ben and I messed up, and Donna pulled the girls through for a win! I have decided that the only thing I really like about golf is driving the cart, and rocking the argyle sweater. I also came to the conclusion that a game is not a game without some cheating, heckling, and some good ol fashion trash talk! That is what I brought to the table. By the way all these pictures were taken with my new 5D Mark II that my parents got me for Christmas!

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this is what retired looks like

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Dad I know you are in Hawaii but you don’t have to stay in the beach all the time!

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Girls Win! Better get back to the driving range boys!

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Aven 3 Months!

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Alyssa

on November 19, 2009

in family and personal

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Why is it that your nine month pregnancy lasts ten years, but once your precious bundle finally arrives the clock moves into fast forward mode? I cannot believe Aven has been bringing joy to our family for three months already! I keep telling my kids to stop growing or I am going to ground them, but they never listen to me. Aven especially. She has doubled her birth weight already. She went from petite baby, to mini sumo wrestler over night. She has creases and rolls all over her pudgy little body. My favorite is the tiny little fat roll over her ankle. I am a little upset that everyone thinks her fat rolls are so cute but mine are not. Why can’t my double chin be as cute as hers?

Aven once again slept through most of her photo shoot. I swear she is the easiest, most content, not to mention cutest baby ever! I know every mother thinks that of their children, but it is true. She is the cutest Aven Turner I know! I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Can you say P-H-O-T-O-G-E-N-I-C?

This girl does not have a “bad side”

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Special thanks go out to a former bride of mine Kayatana for the adorable pink fuzzy hat. Here is the picture I promised you! Also to my great photographer friend Irene Frankhouse for taking the last two pictures of me and Aven. I can’t wait until her 6 month photo shoot!

The Faydo Ohana Hawaiian Photography

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Alyssa

on October 16, 2009

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I love when you come across those moments when you realize it really is a small world that we live in. Having a photography business in Hawaii means that 80% of my clients are people who are on a family vacation in Hawaii or people who have come to Hawaii to get married. Because of this only 20% of my clients come to me through word of mouth. Not that my clients don’t love to share their pictures with all their friends and family but when their friends and family live in the mainland they can’t exactly jump on a plane and fly to Hawaii for a photo session. This being said I was excited to meet the wonderful Faydo family through a word of mouth contact. I had a friend in Hawaii who I met because our girls were in scouts together. She left Hawaii two years ago and moved to California. She lives in the same neighborhood as the Faydo family and they have since become friends. While these two neighbors were hanging out she noticed some prints hanging on my friends wall that I had taken and voila that’s where I come in. I had done a photo session of my friends family before she left the island and the Faydo family just happened to be planning a family vacation to Hawaii and when she saw the photos she emailed me to set up a photo session of their own. Small world right? I don’t normally blog about my scheduling but I just thought that was a neat little connection. Almost as neat as the Faydo family themselves. We had such a fun session I did not want the sun to set. We hunted for fish and hermit crabs, played in the water, and chatted endlessly! I am the luckiest girl in the world to have a profession where I get to hang out with such great people and just have fun! So Faydo family, here is a little sneek peak of our photo session at the Ko Olina Lagoons.

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Love that goes the Distance

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Alyssa

on September 9, 2009

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I know that I have said it before but women who support their military men should be up on pedestal. We are all well aware of the sacrifices our men and women of duty make for us while they are deployed and away from all who love them but I do not think we give enough credit to the loved ones that are left behind. It takes a strong women to be married to a military man. It never ceases to amaze me how these militray wives can put on a brave face as they send their husbands off to far away places knowing they are going to be in the face of danger. How they are crying inside but they still pull up their boot straps and take up their own battle on the home front. The bills do not stop coming, the cars do not stop breaking down, the grass does not stop growing, the dinner still needs to be made, the circus we call life still goes on and they do it all. Not only do they do it all but they do it with poise and dignity. They do it because they have to. They do it like no one else can.

When my good friend told me that her husband was due to leave for another year long deployment I shook my head in disbelief. Again? Really? Didn’t he just get back from his last 15 month deployment? He literally had been home for a short 18 months and now he is off for another year. I seriously do not know how she does it. She is a better women then I. I would be stomping my feet and whining and well pretty much throw an all out temper tantrum that would put most three years olds to shame. It takes a strong kind of love to survive that much time apart. And a love like that needs to be celebrated. So a few weeks before he left I got the honor of capturing that love on camera. It makes me sad to look at these pictures knowing that there are many miles separating my friend from her husband but it also makes me happy to know that such a love exists. In a world where divorce has become a common household word there is a love that goes the distance.

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Aven Kennedy Turner

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Alyssa

on August 16, 2009

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Sorry I have been MIA for the past few days but I have been busy snuggling my baby girl. Aven Kennedy Turner made her way into the world on August 3, 2009. She was a whole 6lbs 2oz of pure precious. I can not even put into words what a blessing she is to our family. I never thought I would be a mother of five but I cannot imagine my life without these five little personalities in it. Everyone tells me my babies are not normal because they are so content, they never cry, and they pretty much sleep through the night from birth. I thought I was really pushing my luck with a fifth child and was sure that this would be the one who had colic and made me endure many sleepless nights. However I must have a horseshoe in places I will not mention because we have another perfect baby. The only time I have even heard her cry is during her bath. If bath time is her only complaint then I consider myself one lucky mommy. Another bonus of having 5 children is that labor was a cake walk. I labored for a whopping two hours, and strained myself through one push before Aven made her grand entrance. I felt so good that I was back shooting a wedding just 2 days after I was discharged. I don’t think I have even sat down since I left the hospital. Not because I have a new born, because like I said she is an angel, but because I am in the middle of wedding season and I had to hit the ground running! Aven is 12 days old today and of course we have already had the first of MANY photo shoots. She slept through the whole thing and was her perfect little self! Here are some of my most favorite pictures of my precious little Aven!

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The Jacobs Ohana

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Alyssa

on July 28, 2009

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Can I just say that I love my job! Last night I got to spend the evening with one of the greatest families EVER! Tari and her family come from Texas to Hawaii once a year to visit her mother. We had set up a family photo shoot however her husband had to fly home early for business so it was just her and her two fantastic kids. I can not say enough great things about these two sweethearts! We had so much fun! We started at the train station and then ended our session at the beach. Their outfits were so fun I could not snap enough shots! I was giddy with excitement over this shoot and could not wait to get home and start editing. The best part if they will be back next year so I may have the privilege of getting them in front of the camera again! So lets give a big Mahalo and Aloha to the Jacobs family for being so fabulous! Here are a few of my most favorite shots!

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The fifth times a charm!

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Alyssa

on July 18, 2009

in family, maternity and personal

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As soon as I saw that little plus sign on that little stick that confirmed we had indeed been blessed with a fifth child I told myself that I was finally going to bite the bullet and get some professional maternity pictures done. However, when my belly started to grow and grow, and then my rear decided it would be fun to go into competition with my belly I started to change my mind. Combined with the fact that the camera adds ten pound I decided the last place I needed to be found was in front of it. Yes people always tell me I have an excuse because I am pregnant, but it does not make you feel any better when you squeeze into a pair of maternity pants and then have to give up your right to breath for the rest of the day. So I told my good friend Irene of Irene Frankhouse Photography that maternity photos were out of the question and she pinned me to the ground and started twisting my arm until I screamed uncle. I was wincing in pain from all the twisting and finally raised my white towel and gave in. You would think I would be upset with her for being so rough on the fat girl but all I can do is thank her because the pictures turned out better then I could have imagined. I thought that she may have used a magic wand but I think she is just the fabulous at what she does! Here are my favorites!

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Ganiko Ohana

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Alyssa

on July 8, 2009

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Last week I spent a great evening at Ko Olina beach with the Ganiko Ohana. The sunset was gorgeous and the waves were huge! Terry works with my husband so kudos to Ben for booking this session and allowing me to spend a wonderful evening getting to know Terry and his ohana. I loved watching the dynamics of this family. The kids are all 5 years apart but they shared a bond that you do not get the pleasure of witnessing allot these days. Big brother is going off to college next year so his younger sister made sure she got some pics of just the two of them. It made my heart smile. Thanks so much for being such great sports. I hope you enjoy your pictures! Here is a sneak peek of what’s yet to come!

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Evan Kai

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Alyssa

on June 30, 2009

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Last night I shot my first new born shoot in a very long time. Little Evan Kai is only 12 days old and I was more then excited to get my hands and my camera on this little one. I knew it was going to be a fun shoot because Even’s mommy and daddy just happen to ROCK! I actually met them for the first time in 2006 when I did a beach photo shoot with them. They were one of my first clients when I was just starting out. So when Peggy called me and told me the fantastic news about Evan’s birth I was so honored to be the one to do his first photo session! This new family of three are getting ready to trade in their surf boards for snow shoes so we made sure to get some pictures at their favorite beach. Apparently the beach has that same relaxing affect on Evan as it does on me as this was the only time he fell asleep during the whole session. When we got back to the house for a few more shots he proceeded to poop, pee and spit up on all my props which gave all of us the giggles. That’s what babies do! Evan we just doing his job! I am going to get some more time with Evan on Tuesday during the day, which is when he likes to take his long naps. I can’t wait to do it again but in the mean time here are some of my faves from last nights session.

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Here are a few of my favorite pictures from our second photo shoot. This little guy just keeps getting cuter and cuter!

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The Cole Ohana

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Alyssa

on June 23, 2009

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I first met the Cole ohana at the Army Ball I shot a few months ago. They booked a family photo shoot that night and a few weeks later we met up at Ko Olina for a sunset photo shoot. The Cole’s had just successfully gotten another 15 month deployment under their belt and were reunited as a family of four. It brings tears to my eyes to think of all the sacrifices the military personnel makes in order for us to live free. There are no words great enough to show my appreciation. I felt honored to capture this moment in time for them. Their two little girls could not be any more precious. The Cole’s are also getting ready to end their time on this beautiful island. I must say that I am a little jealous as their next tour will be in Europe! So I’d like to shout out a big ALOHA to the Cole ohana and wish them all the blessings on their next adventure. Check out some of my favorite pics from their session.

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