:: November 2013 Archive ::

This week seems like the perfect time to dedicate a post to my little loves, since they are what I’m most thankful for. The adventures of Jack and Luke have been placed on the blog back burner lately, so allow me to catch everyone up! We had one glorious fifty-five degree day recently, and we just happened to be in Duxbury…on the beach…our favorite place on earth. Even though it’s not summer, there is something so calm and quiet about Dux beach in November. The boys had an awesome time running around like crazy (Jack) and eating sand (Luke). I have many awesome shots of the kids in action, but my favorites from the day are these candid ones that came during lunch. The sea air worked like a charm-lots to eat and three hour naps for all!!

This weekend was pretty much the best ever. We celebrated little Jack’s 2nd birthday (and my birthday) with lots of fun and frosting, trips to the park, balloons, and a hundred new trucks.

Along with our three day party, I also got the chance to hang out with some of my favorite people. Angie and Rich are another couple who I luckily inherited after meeting Rob. If there are two people on this planet who can make me laugh, it would be them. Rich always has some awesome story to tell and Angie always has a sarcastic side comment to go along with it. They welcomed their twin boys at the same time we welcomed Jack…and it has been a joy to go through the journey together. Whenever contemplating the latest and greatest 2-year old behavior-of-the-week (not eating dinner, biting, yelling..etc, etc) I think to myself “what would Angie do???” Not only because most of the time her answer makes perfect sense, but also because Rich and Angie’s boys are a reflection of awesome parenting. Raising twin boys can’t be easy..but based on how happy my friends Alex & Tyler are, Angie and Rich are doing an unbelievable job.

The best part about this session is that it was a gift to Angie’s parents, who live out of state. Angie’s Mom was born to be a grandmother. I was so honored to be able to capture a true lifestyle session that simply shows the love between grandparents, parents, and sons/grandsons:)

Dear Baby K,

Someday, I’ll tell you all about the glory days. I’ll recount the endless adventures of your mom and me. Of a casual 22nd birthday/almost wedding in NYC, of beach chairs and cerveza, of the Shang and “LP’s.” I will try my best to tell you just how cool your Dad is, and how he has loved your mom since pretty much forever. I will tell you all about your parents wedding, how beautiful your mom looked, about being over-served at the rehearsal (naturally), and about a certain “surfboard” entrance. I will tell you about the day we learned you were on the way. How happy your mom and dad were when they told the “aunties” you were a girl, and all about the winter night when you finally arrived. Someday, you will understand just how loving, loyal, and fun your parents really are.

Someday…I will tell you this and more. But for now, I will simply enjoy watching you grow:) Here is the happy little girl of Jenn and Mike, all decked out for her Christmas card, with not one but two fabulous outfits…

Happy. That is the first word that comes to mind when thinking about my next family. Each moment of our almost two hour shoot seemed easy breezy. Little Miss L was happy running around, playing hide and seek, and discovering plants and other cool toddler treasures. My man J is hands down the calmest and most content baby out there (once snacks came into the picture, of course!!) Parents John and Kathryn make it look like a walk in the park. We set out to take some posed “Christmas card” shots, and then made our way into a beautiful meadow around sunset. During these last moments, I told everyone to simply be the way they always are. The result are images that show how much this family loves being together.

Major overshare here, but I can’t help it!!