Fun with Emma



We spent last weekend in PA, which meant hanging out with lots of family, including family that lives in Connecticut... funny how that happens...  Anyways, we took the kiddos to the park, and while the littles were playing, Emma and I snuck off for some big kid fun.  Emma is my cool, independent, crafty niece.  More photo dates will definitely be planned.  So now, for some spontaneous fun: 

 

 

 

Michelle and Doug - Engaged

A few weekends ago, I got to hang out with Michelle, Doug, and their two pups for a fun engagement session.  Of course, being New England in the fall, it was chilly and quite windy, but Michelle and Doug were great, and the dogs were awesome, especially Bristol!  We started by Mansfield Hollow Dam, and then quickly moved over to the other part of the park when we realized what a wind tunnel the water was creating! :)

Awesome dogs, boots, and a truck. Perfect!

There was a lot of laughter...

and gorgeous leaves...

and Bristol was awesome.

Labs are dear to my heart, but seriously, she's a beautiful dog. 

And super well-trained, kudos Michelle!

See?  Funny story - she usually does this with treats, so when she was released, she kind of "tossed" the ring with her nose and tried to eat it. Thankfully she missed, but oh my goodness, did it make me nervous!!! We didn't try this shot too many times, haha!

Okay, a ring shot for real. 

Michelle and Doug - I hope you enjoy the photos. I had a great time and am sure the wedding will be both beautiful and a blast!  Congrats on your engagement!

Fall Fun

This morning we went to Riverview Farms for their Fall Festival.  Lots of kid friendly things to do - animals to pet, a bounce house, a hay ride (complete with a pumpkin patch), tractors to climb on and a corn maze!  Couldn't resist a few fun shots of Adi and her friends. I love that she's got such great friends (and that they come with amazing parents, too!). Enjoy!

 This picture makes me laugh - about now, and clearly the future.  I feel like O is thinking "What the heck is A doing/thinking??" He may feel this way a lot in the next 10 years... :)

I really love these next three of Adi. Just something about them...

Gotta love fall in New England...

The Gaspar Family

I spent a bit of time last Sunday with a really fun brother and sister, playing in the leaves and enjoying the fall sunshine.  I love taking photos of families I know - it's so much fun to capture the personalities I know are there! Be prepared - lots of photos in this post!

First, some fun in the leaves. 

Katie is smart, and kind, and beautiful.  This girl has such soulful eyes. Love her!

I know the focus on this one is soft, but for some reason, I really love this shot. 

Sam is funny and sweet and gives THE. BEST. HUGS. Love this kiddo!

 

 Haha. This one just makes me smile. Silly faces!

 Holly is an amazing woman and such a wonderful mama to these two. I so admire her as a mother, woman of God and wonderful all-around person.  So glad I had the chance to take these photos for her family!

Sisters: Miss M and Miss C

Newborn photos are fun (and challenging!) but even more fun when said newborn is your best friend's.  A few weeks ago, I got plenty of snuggle time with Miss Maura (14 days old!) and got to hang out with her cool big sister, Ceci.  Both are daughters of my best friend from high school (who hates the camera and always has, so I didn't force her to be in the pictures... yet...). Kids are always fun to take pictures of, but it's even more special to me when they are little ones that I love so much! Ceci just turned 10 and is an excellent big sister.  Love these girls, and their mama (and Dom, too, just to make him squirm). So enjoy this baby goodness because I sure loved snuggling with her for a few hours.

The Peters Family

Kitty has been one of my best friends forever. No, really, forever. I've known her and her family since I was about 12 years old and we started taking riding lessons together. We grew up together at the barn, shed tears of laughter and sadness together, blood and sweat. She is the little sister I never had, a best friend forever. And yes, that all sounds very cheesy, but it's true. And as close as I am with her, her family has become a second family to me. Her mom was a second mom, her dad another dad, her little brother, another little brother. So when she asked if I'd take some family photos for them over Christmas, I couldn't refuse! It's so much fun to work with people I know well because it's so much easier to draw out personality and the love that this family has for one another.

We had planned for a fun winter session in the snow, but as luck would have it, all 8 inches of snow in PA melted three days before Christmas thanks to 50*F weather and rain. Then, Kitty sent me a message that we may not be able to do the photos because of an illness in the family. But then on Christmas day, it snowed. And we all decided that despite the sad Christmas they had been having, the snow was a sign that we should do the photo session. I'm so glad we did! We had a blast, it was fun to visit, and we played outside in the snow. So here's your sneak peek!

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Proof of how hard it was snowing! It's hard to shoot in the snow - gotta find photos where there's not a snowflake in front of someones face!

Jared caught this behind the scenes shot... Everyone was great about sitting on cold, wet things and pretending they really did like each other! :)