photography is [a nautical staycation]
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We spent the month of August living on our boat in Dana Point Harbor. We sailed the s/v Pelican up the coast in ‘gunkhole‘ style, stopping in Mission Bay and Oceanside before docking in Dana. Once settled in, we lived our lives from the boat. Dad went to work every day and we continued our [...]
[photography is] the cutest family ever ~ san clemente family photographer
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…and a load of fun!! Kristianne Koch Photography Kristianne Koch specializes in artistic portrait photography of families, children and couples. 949-702-7707 kristianne.koch@cox.net
[photography is] waiting for it to dry out
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A couple of weeks ago it was very wet here in San Clemente and the kids were getting extremely anxious to get outside. I think it was the longest time ever that Kindergarteners at Concordia couldn’t go outside to play all day! At the first sign of dry skies, we headed to Dana Point Harbor [...]
[photography is] contemporary family portraits
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This picture cracks me up! The kids obviously know the drill and dad is not quite on the same page as the rest of us for photos. The whole ‘be cool, not camera aware’ thing is so natural for Merrik and Maliea at this point. But, even though my husband is a fantastic creative director, [...]
[life] is simplicity
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It’s been a month since we have been able to get out and about for a simple visit to the Dana Point Harbor. I love the end-of-day respites with my parents and my kids. Usually we stop what we’re doing around 6:00pm and head to the San Clemente pier or Dana Point Harbor to play [...]
[photography] is a day trip
A couple of weeks ago we spent the better part of a day with Rebecca Lacko and her awesome boys. I posted the photos from our outing and now Rebecca has written her side of the story with great info on making the visit to Dana Point Harbor work for you. Kristianne Koch Photography Kristianne [...]
[photography] is a kid friendly outing
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Last week Rebecca Lacko and I met up at Dana Point Harbor for a fun day of kid activities. We had lunch, watched the boats and looked for humongous crabs then headed over to the little beach inside the harbor that has finally been cleaned up. Merrik loves to paddle around on the surfboard there [...]
[life] mini minnows seashore day
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On one of the Mini Minnows camp days they did a seashore theme and the kids hunted for crabs. They had string with a little wire box at the end where they put small pieces of hot dog to lure the crabs. A flood of memories poured into my mind as I watched Merrik climbing [...]
[life] dinner with dad
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Merrik, Maliea and I went out to dinner with my dad the other night. He stopped by to see Merrik at the harbor after his Mini Minnows camp and we made plans to get together. My mom was out of town visiting my little sister, Katie and her daughter Rose in Barstow. We headed to [...]
[life] mini minnows day camp
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Merrik is in Mini Minnows Day Camp all week out at the Boat House in Dana Point Harbor. He is loving it. They do crafts, games, explorations and each day is a new theme. When I picked him up they were all in line at the beach. After I signed him out he asked if [...]
[photography is life] messing about
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There is NOTHING–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. – Kenneth Grahame We headed out to Dana Point Harbor at the last minute today to check out the Ocean Institute’s Build-A-Boat Challenge. We arrived early so grabbed a bite to eat at our favorite lunch place there: Proud Mary’s. We [...]
all about the bike
Last weekend we had to escape the thundering fans, dry heat and nauseating smell of the flood cleanup at our house. We got a hotel room in Dana Point harbor and made the most of “living” out of it by doing lots of walking and biking. Merrik biked in the hotel, in the rain, in [...]