More Christmas....

So a few weeks ago I did one all day Mini-Holiday Session event. It was interesting to say the least. I felt like I was hit by a freight train the next morning.....anyway, this little munchkin was NOT in a good mood that day so here's a retake of little Hailey....so sweet! Just so you know; hanging Hailey in her stocking on the fireplace was her uncle Charlie's idea.....but I made sure she was perfectly safe of course, he was holding her the entire time, but I removed him with some Photoshop magic!

Holiday Sessions

Here are a few of my favorites from this weekend's Holiday Sessions. We had quite an interesting day yesterday. My sister let me use her home for these sessions. She has this amazingly huge wide open living room with this awesome natural light. But let me tell you, my godchild Lilly was NOT to thrilled about IT! Every time one of the other children would cry so would she, and at six months old she basically PROTESTED by not drinking her milk all day! Needless to say we were quite exhausted by the end of the day, thanks so much to everyone who came over and let me photograph all these cute little faces...and especially to Kathy & Michael for letting me use your home.

The Arsenaults

...these munchkins were so cute, although there was no shooting around the face plant the little guy took the previous day. Who needs bandaids when you have Photoshop!...big brother had some bruises too....never a dull moment with two boys, I know that for a fact!

Ms. Jolie

So I 1st met little Ms. Jolie almost 3 years ago, her brother Adam and my son Alec were at the same Tae Kwon Doe School. I remember her then quite well, little 2 year old who knew exactly what she wanted, when she wanted it and how she was going to get it all the time. The most independent little girl ever.....I can remember her telling her mom Mel (who along with husband Curt our are closest friends),"I do it, I do it", and she would actually "do it" no matter what, as she was so determined. I thought it was pretty remarkable at such a young age. Well she's still like that! But she's the sweetest little "girly, girl" EVER, she loves to give hugs and kisses and there is nothing more special then that.

It was such a treat to finally do this for her and especially for Mel. As I edited and put this slideshow together, something was certainly pulling at my heart strings. As with my own children, I sat here looking at this beautiful little girl, and she grew up right before my eyes and I wondered where the time had gone....

Jolie, you will always be my "little Ms. Jolie", and I hope you always remember where you can ask for a BIG scoop of peanut butter on a big colorful spoon FOREVER!

**please remember to shut off my playlist (to the right), and be patient as the slideshow loads

Jolie - Sneak Peak

How fitting it was to take Ms. Jolie's pictures yesterday as her mom Melanie (one of my very best friends) and I did the 3 mile walk this morning benefiting the March of Dimes. This is the 2nd year I walked with Mel in Jolie's name, as she was over 8 weeks premature. It's such a heartwarming feeling to be involved in something so beneficial to children and families.........here's little miss independant (when I first met Jolie she was two and all I remember is her ALWAYS saying "I do, I do, I do"..)...more to come this week.

Sneak Peek - Raul & Family

Dartmouth, MA.

So a couple of weeks ago, I photographed the D'Augusto family after a LONG 2 wedding weekend. It was early on Sunday morning and I already felt like I had gotten hit by a train due to the pretty exhausting weddings (but I love them!) so I was praying that God would make this session easy on me because kids are usually easy or not, I don't find there is a lot of in-between even with my own! The D'Augusto's were a treat...spotless and beautiful home, an amazingly maintained garden and they were all such a pleasure to work with. Thank you so much for letting me into your home and family!

New Bedford, MA - Buttonwood Park

Here are the wonderful Goulart & Machado families. They wanted this session as a suprise for the grandparents anniversary, which I thought was really sweet. Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful children and allowing me to capture such touching moments with them.

My Boys! - Where has the time gone?

Blue Eyes 2

It's the month for pictures of blue eyed boys I guess.....I've had a string of them, how lucky am I?

This is a little guy was from Scotland and was at the wedding I shot on Saturday. He just loved me too, he'd laugh every time I talked to him...not sure if that's a good thing or bad! Isn't he just adorable?

Blue Eyes

This is Collin my next door neighbor. Every morning when I leave to go to work and when I come home, he greats me with a "hi Nanny" (he can't say Nelly). He screams it out of his storm door screen over and over until I say hello back.......IT'S THE CUTEST THING!! Although when I get close he gets all shy. I happened to have my camera hanging off my shoulder (where else would it be) and couldn't resist snapping a few shots...here is one of my favorites.

N. Dartmouth, MA - Augusto Family Sneek Peek

Mattapoisett, MA.

Here are the amazing blue eyed Arsenault boys.......NO color enhancement here, these are TRUE BLUES which they get from mom. My husband has been friends with Dennis (dad) since they joined the Marine Corps many years ago, and we all had quite a bit of fun in our younger years (ok so EVERYTHING is making me feel old).

I was so excited when I got an email from Karen to shoot these two beautiful boys. We shot a few at their fantastic house in Mattapoisett, and most of them at the beach right down the street from them. It had just rained and the weather had been terrible all day, but just as we got there the sky opened up, the sun was setting, and everything was so peaceful and untouched, I really enjoyed it. Except for the nats that were attacking Dennis!

It was also just about the little guys bed time so it was probably a little harder than usual to get a smile out of him, but I still think we got some incredible shots. Enjoy! (please be patient as the slideshow loads after clicking the arrow for play)

New Bedford, MA

Here's my niece Lilly (soon to be godchild) at 3 months. We have this beautiful little spot in the front of our home, it's so lush and looks so "untouched" or uninhabited...almost like it's my "secret garden", although it's smack dad right by the edge of the street so not so "secret"! but I thought it would be a sweet spot to photograph Lillian, here are a few of my favorites:

Mendon, MA.

So much for planning......we planned this shoot with friends over a month ago and of course as soon as we're about 5 minutes from their house (an hour drive) it begins to pour! We got some good shots of these munchkins regardless. Here are Tyler & Alex (6 months) and big brother Hunter who's a BIG 3! ...more to come this week.