Melodi and Gemma | Bakersfield Family Photographer

It’s now our tradition to go to beautiful Wind Wolves Preserve every year when the wildflowers bloom in Bakersfield. We take the girls with us and just enjoy taking photos for fun!

Our trip this year was very similar to last year that we started at the wildflowers and ended up stopping by the almond orchards on our way back home. Melodi and Gemma pretty much enjoyed themselves A LOT. Seriously these two are the perfect gifts (and models) for their photographer mamas :) If you haven’t checked out my friend Britney’s work, go ahead and check her website here and her Instagram here. She is amazing at lifestyle photography.

As I was taking these fun photos at the almond orchards, I didn’t know that my car keys slipped out of my pocket and got lost.It was sunset time and about to be dark. On top of that, both Britney and I left our cell phones in the car, and it looked almost impossible to find the keys in the large area that we were chasing after the kids. I can’t tell enough the stress I had at that 10-15 minutes. I seriously thought that we were going to end up staying there (in the middle of nowhere – by the highway) with two kids, and would have to stop a car passing by for help. Thanks God, Britney found the keys before it got dark and we headed home by laughing out loud the whole way. And yes, now we have a story to tell, as Britney says :)

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I’m Turkish, so Turkish coffee has always been part of my life ☕️🇹🇷 But after my trip to Türkiye this summer, I came home and somehow made it part of my daily routine.I’m normally a filtered coffee person, but Turkish coffee feels less like “just coffee” and more like a little ritual. You make it slowly, sit down, drink it slowly, and usually end up having a conversation while you’re at it.And then comes the fun part… coffee fortune telling. 🔮In Turkish culture, after you finish your coffee, you turn the cup upside down on the saucer and let the leftover grounds create patterns. Once the cup cools, someone reads those shapes and tries to interpret what they might mean — a road, a bird, a heart, money, travel… basically, whatever they can see. 😂It’s not really about taking tthe fortune seriously. It’s more of a fun tradition and an excuse to sit together, talk, gossip a little, and see what the cup has to say.And somehow, after my trip, I started doing it by myself. 😂So now I make my Turkish coffee, enjoy my little moment, turn the cup over… and wait for the universe to tell me what’s next. ☕️🔮🤎Have you ever tried Turkish coffee or had your fortune read from the coffee grounds?#Turkishcoffee#immigrantstories #turkish #traditions

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A little Italian 🇮🇹A little Mexican 🇲🇽A whole lot of American 🇺🇸And 100% her own little person. ❤️Celebrating four years of this sweet girl with stars, stripes, Coca-Cola and the biggest smiles! ✨#MelodiPhotography #BakersfieldPhotographer #BakersfieldPhotography #BakersfieldFamilyPhotographer #BakersfieldChildPhotographer CaliforniaPhotographer ChildrensPhotography ChildPhotography KidsPhotography FamilyPhotography ChildrensPortraits KidsPortraits BirthdayPhotoshoot BirthdaySession ThemedPhotoshoot ThemedPhotography AmericanTheme AmericanGirl LittleMissAmerica FourYearsOld ChildhoodMemories ChildhoodUnplugged HappyChildhood CaptureChildhood ChildhoodPhotography MilestonePhotography CandidChildhood SweetChildhood PhotographyForKids BakersfieldMoms

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