Ok, ok….it’s been a really long time since our last Blog post.  Days turn in to weeks turn in to…..well, you get the picture.  So, I am officially making it my Summertime Resolution to BLOG BLOG BLOG if only because we have so many great things to blog about!  To begin this personal call to action I’d like to start with the notion of how wonderful fate can be.  There I was – standing between a bazillion frames at Aaron Brothers when from out of the corner of my eye I spotted such a beautiful mom.  In one hand she carried her selection of frames while with the other hand she pushed her stroller containing the most precious baby girl with eyes, oh my goodness those eyes….well, you’ll see.  It’s times like these that I thank my lucky stars to have been raised by  parents who had no inhibitions when it came to publicly cooing and fawning all over children.  Trust me – there were times when all I wanted to do was melt in to the floor.  Today, it is a behavior that I carry on proudly.  So, to make a long Blog short, this chance encounter lead to the most amazing session with the most wonderful family you could ever hope for.  Call it fate or call it chance.  No matter what it was – I sure know I was in the best possible place at the best possible time.  Ron and I look forward to watching you grow Baby Allison.  We can’t wait until the next time.  {{hugs}}

Here are a few of our favorites………

If you find yourself in Sonoma and you’ve got a craving for some amazing Mexican food check out the brand new El Molino Central Restaurant.

El Molino Central Restaurant

Arken Studios was recently asked to take images for their menu and website.  We eagerly accepted!

Saying this is a small place is an understatement.  They have ONE table inside which seats two, and a small seating area on their patio.  Don’t let its size fool you.  What it lacks in size it more than makes up for in taste and quality!

El Molino Interior

Can’t you just smell the drip coffee and fresh tortillas?  Yes, fresh tortillas!  They stone grind their own corn for their fresh, hot tortillas daily - yummm!

El Molino Coffee

Grinding Corn for Fresh Tortillas!

The demand for their delicious Mexican food has been incredible with one problem - El Molino Central opened its doors with NO paper menus!  While we were there customers kept streaming in taking their food to go.  The need for a menu was obvious.  The flavor of their food is also obvious as you can see from the images below.

Melissa was brought in to design a menu for them and Ron photographed the charming restaurant and their delectable main dishes.  Problem solved!

Scrumptious

More scrumptious

In a nutshell - This is not your normal Mexican take-out joint.  It is a little jewel of a place where scrumptiously authentic, artfully prepared tacos, tostadas and all your favorites (plus a few surprises) await you!