Jack and Morgan- Toddling Twins!

Hi!  Let me start by saying how ridiculously happy I am to be shooting outside again!  Beautiful crisp spring days when everyone busts out from their cabin fever!  I love it.    And I love these two adorable twins that you are about to meet.   Jack and Morgan are (almost) two!  And they couldn't be cuter.  We took a stroll around Castle Island and watched them toddle their way around.. perfectly happy to just run and run and run.  I think growing up with a twin would be so fun.  I mean, there's no two people more connected than that.    And twin boy and girl??  Perfect.

So without further ado... Meet Morgan and Jack!  And their awesome parents Meghan and Brian.  I was amazed at how well they just have it together.  Such a well oiled team making sure their two little ones are safe and happy (even running in opposite directions to catch them!).   You guys are such a beautiful family and so happy to be able to do this for you!    Happy (almost Birthday) Morgan and Jack!

Morgan totally takes the cake for the best "What is that big black box attached to your face, lady?"   Hilarious

"OOOOH a camera... Ok I got this.   Watch me!"

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love. love. love.

Look, Ma!  No hands!

Ami, Neil and big sister Mira!

I have been so excited to get to this post!   Ami contacted me about doing pictures of her beautiful family.  We had been emailing back and forth and what immediately struck me about our conversations was that Ami and Neil wanted to capture their family just as it was.. at this moment.  They were awaiting the arrival of their new little one to make them a family of four!  And they wanted to remember life just like it is now with their adorable little daughter Mira, her sweet grandparents, and their little soon-to-be bundle!  ::sigh::  That's EXACTLY what I want to do.  That's why I love this.  Because life changes so fast (for the better of course!) but it's so important to take a step back and enjoy the little things.   The smiles between family, little giggles, subtle "I love you" glances.  Thats why I do this.

I can't even describe how amazingly welcoming and sweet Neil, Ami and her parents were to me.  I mean, I always am so appreciative of how welcoming people are to me when I'm showing up at their door (sometimes meeting for the first time!)  But I have never felt more welcome than I did this day!  I kinda just wanted to hang out and play with Mira in her little princess room for the rest of the day!  I drove away with a smile, knowing that I was able to accomplish what I had set out to do.  To capture their life as they know and love it.

Mira and Neil have recently welcomed their little baby girl!  Congratulations!  I couldn't be happier for you all!  Mira will be an amazing big sister!

So much love!

BY FAR my favorite kind of family picture!

Sweet little Sam and his big sister, Emma!

What feels like a few short months ago, little Emma, Kim and I went for a stroll through to Arboretum 'to see the flowers'.  Emma was turning two!   And now she's a proud big sister to little Sam!  I couldn't wait for Sam to arrive so I could meet him and hang out with Emma again!

Emma is just all smiles all the time.  I love it.  She loves to be in front of the camera... although it might have helped that Mickey the Elf was watching!  (I'm so intrigued by this Elf on the Shelf thing by the way...  it was like magic seeing her eyes light up when she remembered that Mickey was going to tell Santa that she was a good girl!)  While Emma watched some cartoons by the tree in her Christmas jammies, I went to hang out  with and get some shots of little man Sam.  He is adorable... sporting his little reindeer hat (I kinda want one just like it!).

Here's Sam!

I seriously can't get enough of his little reindeer hat!

Sam's all... "so whatcha think of the hat??"

Meanwhile... Emma is loungin in her Christmas jammies looking as adorable as ever!

LOVVVVE

Snug as a bug in Mom's arms..

We're done!  Time to play dress up!

Lillian and her new baby brother, Finn!

You might recognize little miss Lilly from her first birthday cake smash here!  Melissa and Aran were recently expecting her big brother, Finn at the time.  And now he's heeeererrrre!!    And as adorable as ever! I love that I get to see families grow one by one behind my camera!  There's nothing like it..

So I headed over to their place to meet the little man and see pretty Lilly again!  Lilly was totally mesmerized by the tree and all the bright shiny ornaments!  I think we may have completely re-decorated their tree by the end of the shoot.  (The poor little nutcracker  took the brunt of it!  I think he lost an arm or two??)  Remember how magical Christmas was as a kid?? (not that it's not magical now but you know what I mean!)  Shiny tree in your living room, Santa leaving you presents under the tree while you try to will yourself to sleep... but you can't fall asleep because you SWEAR you just heard the bells on Santa's sleigh??  So amazing.  I loved seeing the magic through little Lilly's eyes.  And she doesn't even know what's coming Christmas morning yet!

And little Finn.  Wait until you see him.  He's just perfect.  So calm and easy going... laying there and letting Lilly decorate him with ornaments like a Christmas tree!  Melissa and Aran.. you have a beautiful family!  Thank you so much for letting me do this for you again!  xoxo

Little muffin!

Hi Finn!

Big sis checkin in on her baby brother..

The whole gorgeous family!

Look at Finn's little smirk!  I love it

Finn is just too adorable for words..