Jackson and Haley are back!

Good Morning!  You all remember Jackson and Haley right??  You first met them while the world was still patiently waiting for Haley to arrive!  And then shortly after she made her debut!  And NOW look at them.  After all this time it still amazes me to see how quickly babies learn and change over the first few months.  Just look at Haley... her smile is contagious.  I was smiliing ear to ear behind my camera the whole time.  Kate I love watching your family grow over the years.  You're an amazing Mom and I love you!

(Side note... we had to change where we were going to shoot spur of the moment due to the misery of traffic that is on 95 most days.  So we wound up at what sounded like a perfect little park in Burlington.  So here we are walking into a big open field and we enter the twilight zone.  I think we said "what is happening right now?" 15 times hysterically laughing.  So typical.  Now this was no small field.  It was huge... partially mowed into weird runway kinda things.   Way across the field was a guy on a riding lawn mower, and an old man sitting in a lawn chair flying a remote control airplane.   Whaaaat??  So we walk up to ask where we should go....   initially there were crickets....  But they nicely directed us to another little park and we left them to mow runways for remote control airplanes.   Poor Jackson just wanted to play in the woods!  Day in the life... :)

Anyway... here's Haley!  Look at how big that smile is.  Love it.

Little brotherly love :)

While Haley watches her big brother, Jackson and I go play on the rocks..

So handsome, Jackson!

Oh and what's a girl without a fluffy tu-tu??

"Mom... what IS this thing??"

 

Kate, Alex, and Ben... cutest little boy in the world. Literally.

I love everything about this shoot...   And I've literally never had as hard of a time narrowing down which ones to show you all as I have this time!  It's a combination of the cutest kid in the world, one of my favorite people ever and her awesome husband, and the most perfect fall day ever.  We met up at the Wayside Inn, which is a picture perfect, New England setting.  We just walked around and played in the leaves.  What could be better?

Kate and I work together and she is honestly such an all around good person.  She has this enthusiasm for life that's almost contagious. I think anyone who knows her would agree with me.  And to see her in her element, with her beautiful family is just awesome.  That's a huge part of what I love about this all so much.  I get to witness families at their best and the love between them is so inspiring.  How can that not make you smile??

And little Ben was absolutely perfect... I must've said "I want one JUST like him" five times while we shot.  So while I work on figuring out a way to clone little Ben, I'll show you what I mean!

(Grab a seat and refill your coffee.... this is going to be a long one!)

SEEEEEEE?????   Stop it.  I can't even stand the cuteness.

WEEEEE!!!

OK... these next few are HILARIOUS.   Kate and Alex are expecting Ben's little brother or sister.   We asked him where the baby was???    He immediately lifted up his sweater to show his belly.   CAN YOU STAND IT??  So Kate said... 'No Ben... where's the baby??..."   And then you wind up with the third picture. I'm still crying laughing over here.

Thank you guys soooo much!   I hope you love them!!  Kate - the suspense is over!!  xoxo

Michaela, Kevin and adorable Grier!

Some people come into your lives and you just know they will be there forever..   It was no different for Michaela and I.  We met in college and became immediate friends.  (It has nothing to do with the fact that there were FOUR other people in all of our classes at the time... FOUR.  Should have been a sign to change majors?).  She is just one of those people who asks you how things are and truly and honestly listens and cares about every word.  Now 9 years later, I am still so lucky to call Mic one of my best friends.  From the crazy college years, to standing up there for each others weddings, to starting her beautiful family....

I remember when Michaela and Kevin met.  I think they stayed on the phone for like 18 hours or something crazy the first time they talked.  And I'm not surprised one bit... they are so good for each other.  And it's no exaggeration by saying Kevin is one of the nicest guys out there.  Just so good to Mic and to their adorable little daughter, Grier.

Now.... up until days before her baby shower, Grier was supposedly a boy.  They were announcing the big surprise at the shower.  As the day got close, Michaela asked the doctor to confirm the sex "because my husband is not convinced it's a boy."    "Wait... who told you it was a boy??"   ..................    ummm....

Now meet beautiful little Grier.  All 100% perfect little girl!!