Extended Family on the Beach Photos

Rainy Day Beach Photo Session | Extended Family Adventures

San Diego photography is usually a slam dunk in terms of weather, but not this time! The weather was all over the place that December week, from sunny to rainy to beautiful puffy white clouds. This extended family hadn’t been together in some time due to Covid, so we were determined to do their Pacific Beach session, rain or shine! Well, it was beautiful and rainy, both!

Woman and man hold two young children on sand at Crystal Pier Pacific Beach in San Diego
Family of four walk hand-in-hand barefoot across sand toward the Pacific Ocean
Two children run hand-in-hand along the beach with pier structure in background

Check out the actual raindrops in this photo!

Two young children embrace on the sand with surf and pier visible behind them
Woman kneels holding baby in her arms on the beach at Pacific Beach
Woman and man stand close together holding hands at the shore, pier in the background

The “keep each other warm” pose because, well . . . it was cold! Everyone needed warming up!

Man with glasses smiles at the camera standing on the beach at Crystal Pier

This guy gave me all the expressions. ❤️

Young man smiles standing on sand with blurred pier and water behind
Man kisses woman's cheek while embracing on the beach during golden hour
Woman holds toddler up in her arms, both laughing on the beach
Woman lifts child high in the air on sand with ocean behind them at sunset
Grandmother and grandfather stand smiling with two children between them on the beach
Man and woman embrace while standing on the sand facing each other at the pier

Little Miss here was lighting up the beach, rain or no rain!

Woman holds toddler and another child while standing on sand at Crystal Pier
Two children sitting together on a blanket looking at each other on the beach
Child sits on the sand in a colorful puffa vest near Crystal Pier Pacific Beach structure

Headshots for the guys.

Two young children with arms raised running together on the wet sand
Woman runs through the shallow water carrying a toddler, both smiling
Girl runs in the sand wearing a colorful puffa vest near the pier
Two senior adults stand close embracing on the wet sand with ocean behind
Man stands alone holding a toy boat on the beach, pier in the background

The whole big, beautiful family.

Grandparents and grandchildren stand together in a group on the sand
Multi-generational family group of nine standing together on the beach at Crystal Pier
Woman holds young child as they stand in the shallow water at the beach

Grandparents + grandkiddos!

Grandmother carries two young children together while standing in water
Parents and two children stand holding hands wading through shallow water at the beach
Close-up of baby's feet held by adult hands on the sand at the beach
Man stands holding a toddler while woman and child stand beside them on sand

I love those skies and the beautiful afternoon light reflecting off the water!

Extended family of eight stand together in the water facing the camera
Couple stands holding hands wading in the surf with the ocean behind them
Grandfather and grandmother run hand-in-hand in shallow water on the beach
Man walks holding child's hand with woman and two children beside them in sand
Couple stands in shallow water gazing toward the ocean together at the beach
Extended family of eight stand in the water at Crystal Pier Pacific Beach
Family of four walk through shallow water holding hands near the pier
Two children play together on the wet sand with seaweed near Crystal Pier
Woman runs holding toddler in her arms through shallow water on the beach
Two senior adults embrace while standing in shallow water facing the ocean
Two children hold hands wading into the ocean water at the beach together
Silhouette of family with two children standing in shallow water at sunset by pier
Silhouette of couple holding hands standing in surf at sunset near Crystal Pier
Teen and child stand together wearing colorful puffa vests on the beach
Extended family of nine stand holding hands together in the shallow water

Finally the kids appeared to notice that it was cold! Got some fun outtakes at the end 😂

Two children wearing colorful puffa vests stand together on the sand at beach
Two young children wrapped together in a colorful puffa vest on the sand
Man holds toy boat while bending toward child wearing yellow puffa vest at beach

And this one is in memory of my little yellow boat prop, which sailed out to sea for the final time this week. I’m really going to miss it! ⛵️

Grandparents and grandchildren stand in a group beneath Crystal Pier structure
Child wears yellow puffa vest held by grandfather with boat toy at Pacific Beach

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