Little Bird Blog

Family love So. much. love. I heard it in her voice when she first described her family. She had been searching for an Koolina baby photographer to capture a special first birthday. At the time, I was on Big Island and she was on Oahu so we had to settle for a phone call. Really, […]

A Hawaiian monk seal photo bombed our session. It was bound to happen one of these days. Over the years i’ve seen them at Paradise Cove a handful of times, but always at the end of a session. When that happens you give them space (you definitely don’t punch them in the face). Since they’re […]

Honolulu – Vancouver – London – Amsterdam – Budapest. That was our ambitious itinerary for our two week trip to Europe. Sure, we had taken the kids to Europe before, but this was the first time we were doing any real traveling. The type where you don’t speak the language and you have to navigate […]

A Purse with a Beach Vibe I’ll admit it, i’m too lazy to carry a purse or accessorize. Jamie has me rethinking all that now and has given me a serious case of bag envy. She is the owner and amazing designer behind Kayu Designs. Not only do they produce intricately beautiful bags, but they’re […]

I have long been obsessed with tide pools. Each tiny puka, each nook is a potential treasure trove. What creatures lurk in the shadows? What lies under that rock? A feather duster worm? A hermit crab? Maybe a sea hare? If you’re curious yourself you can see some of Oahu’s intertidal critters here. Tide pools […]

Turtle Bay: Where North Shore Beaches Oahu Trade Crowds for Wild Beauty Turtle Bay, tucked away on the North Shore beaches of Oahu, is where you go when you love the idea of Hawaii but don’t want to share it with a thousand sunburned tourists holding oversized piña coladas. It’s a far cry from the […]

Baby on the Beach Happy babies are the best. You know how most babies aren’t a huge fan of car rides? They might need a moment to compose themselves when they’re pulled out of the car in a new place with new people. Not this guy. Baby Loren greets the world with his biggest gummy […]

What i’ve learned traveling with young children over the past 7 years is that vacations are not relaxing endeavors. Putting these tiny humans in a new environment with a different schedule tends to make them finicky, unpredictable and prone to wild tantrums. When I met Jake and his family at the end of their Hawaiian […]

Waahila Ridge State Recreation Area Feeling a bit of nostalgia, we decided to visit one of our favorite Honolulu hiking trails. The fresh scent of pines filled the car as we pulled into the Waahila Ridge State Recreation Area.  It was like stepping back into time. As a UH grad student I taught an ecology […]