Grassy Hill Farm — Attraction in Orange

I had a mini Christmas shoot today with Monica for my almost two year old son.I was trying to find something responsibly priced and short bc my toddler can not tolerate pictures very long. My sister actually found Monica after doing some research and I have to say I am glad she did. We showed up and she immediately greeted us in the car and explained where to go. We drove to the back of the farm and she was just a pleasure. She had a heater, blankets and offered hot chocolate. My son had been sleeping in the car so he was not in the mood I explained this to her .. she understood. She made us feel comfortable. I told her I didn’t want to be in the photos bc I just wanted pictures of my son. But he wouldn’t let go of me so there was in my north face hoodie taking pictures with him. She was amazing she had me pose so I felt comfortable and she worked with my stubborn cranky son. She got some cute ones and then suggested we go up to the top where it was less windy. We went up and my son still being grumpy she wanted him to sit in this cute rocking chair he was not having it.. Joe the owner of the farm went and grabbed him a cute toy truck and low and behold the smiles started coming. We finally got some good pictures! She gave us hot chocolate and candy canes when we finished and then she sat and chatted with us for a while. She then offered to take us down to see the chickens and ducks. My son loved seeing them and kept quacking all the way home. These people were kind, generous and over all we just had a amazing experience. Please book your photos with Monica .. go buy Christmas trees plants and so many other things from these two. They are hard working everyday people. They run a family owned farm and they seem very happy doing it. She said they may get more animals soon and she also told us to come back anytime we wanted. I can’t wait to...

Ya'll do not know what you are missing! We went to GHF for Christmas photos with Monica and it was as magical as I had imagined. The setup was adorable and she was SO patient with our children. I assumed we would get 1-2 decent pictures ... we got about 30 A++++ pictures. The quality was better than I was hoping for and the edits are perfection.

After the shoot we went to the front and allowed the kids hot chocolate by the fire and then ... there was a magical mail box. The kids wrote letters to Santa and they disappeared after they put them in ... to the North Pole of course.

Really grateful for the experience. We will be...

Oh mother Margaret.. where do I go to get corn and vegetables from you? Thank you for being part of my family for many, many years and for many many...