Category Archives: Families

Family portrait session (Becky, Joe, B, & C) – North Reading, MA

Have you ever had one of those days where you just feel like your shoes are wrong, the shirt is all wrong, and the “buckles” (a.k.a. buttons) on the shirt are *definitely* all wrong? Yup. Been there. And so it went for this little guy. The big, little guy (a.k.a. big brother) that is. He wasn’t quite feeling the plaid or buttoned up look, BUT he was feeling like running. Fortunately for him, he has the cutest run ever, elbows pumping furiously while his legs stepped with intentionality every single time. His little brother? He was chill with *everything* – I mean, he basically took a 3-minute snooze while enjoying a little refreshment from his bottle, promptly bouncing back to his happy, chill self immediately afterward.

Becky and Joe, thanks so much for hanging in there when the buckles were all wrong!

Family portrait session (Colleen, W, and M) – Wakefield, MA

It’s a BIG year for this trio with the start of middle school for the younger one and the start of high school for the older one while their lovely mama gets used to the new start times for each, adjusting morning and afternoon routines, and also manages to maintain a healthy dose of humor along the way. She even told me a great new joke that I will keep in my back pocket when needed (why is potty humor so funny?!). The kids talked about the challenges of learning their way around a new school but overall, they seemed to be taking it all in stride.

Colleen, thanks SO much for allowing me the opportunity to capture the beauty of each of your kids! Wishing both of them a happy and successful year in their new schools!

Family portrait session (Callie, A, & W) – Charlestown, MA

Baby W was just waking up from an early morning nap when I arrived. Once the cobwebs were wiped away, we headed out to the playground with big sister cruising along like a pro-scooter rider if there ever was such a thing. We made a bee-line for the swings and man, I don’t think I’ve seen two sisters have this much fun on swings before. It seemed they could stay there for hours, but we decided to head out. As we headed home, the pro-scooter rider was *sure* she couldn’t ride her scooter uphill. Except, after a bit of dramatization, she was doing it AS she was saying she couldn’t, as her sweet mama gracefully allowed her the space to figure it out.

Callie, thanks so much for bidding on this auction item! So lovely to meet the girls in the family. I hope your husband’s bike race went well!

Family portrait session (Lisa, Pete, J, and M) – Wakefield, MA

The kids, as far as I could tell, seemed like pros and their sweet parents were too kind when I admitted the extent of my exposure to the green. To say I know little about golf would be an understatement, but this family was able to make me feel comfortable on the course with their easy-going nature, laughter, and spunk during our session. They putted, and joked. They smiled and hugged. And then Pete raked the sandpit (are those the right terms?!) so that my footprints would disappear. Beyond that, check out the beautiful and soulful eyes on these kiddos.

Thanks, Lisa and Pete, for bidding on the auction item at the Beebe Library. What a beauty of a night to be out on the links (see how much I learned in one night?).

Extended family session – Gloucester, MA

It was clear from the start that these cousins spend lots of time together and when they do, they thoroughly enjoy each other. There was silliness and laughter, piggy back rides, lifeguard tower climbing, a fair share of hugging, and running – lots of running! The kiddos convinced all of the adults to run a race together and then they even did a giant race with everyone, including their awesome grandmother! This session was fulfilling the promised birthday gift to Grammy for photos of the whole crew and boy, did they end up with a gorgeous night and amazing smiles!

Thanks so much, Kristen and family, for all of the fun on the beach. Grammy, what a beautiful family you have – so much love.