4th of July

Every year Phil and I go camping with a group of friends at Tolland State Forest in Otis, MA. It's always a weekend of great fun. This year the weather was quite cool but we still had an awesome time. . .enjoyed some delicious camp fire meals, time on the boat, and fellowship with good friends.

The beautiful sunrise

puppies in the tent :-)

Moose was very proud of his life jacket -- here he is on the boat

Maui takes a turn at driving the boat. . .

Mia & Darren -- sneak peek!

Meet: The Durans

Heather, Pedro, Emma & Sofia are my friends, neighbors and my most favorite family :-) This past weekend, while I was photographing Heather's sisters wedding, I snuck these guys off to grab a few family shots. More of the wedding to come soon!

The whole family

Heather and the girls

Heather and Pedro

A sweet moment :-)

Brewster

This weekend my good friend Barley came over for a puppy play date with her Boston Terrier, Brewster. Brewster is by far Moose and Maui's best doggie friend, they're quite the little pack of terriers when they play. . it's very cute. After lunch, Barley and I took Brewster down by the river for a little photo shoot. Here's the little monkey at his best. . . . . .

The Brew dog, looking all serious

and being a goof. . .

Barley and Brew



Brewster loves sticks!


A quiet moment



Rolling around in the leaves




And they're off!

Gottlieb Maternity Shoot

What a great day! I was reminded again today just how much I love what I do! Angie is a friend of mine who is expecting her third little one next month, so I joined her today to do a maternity shoot and also get some shots of her and husband, Doug, as well as their sweet little girls, Grace and Harper. Grace and Harper are twins that couldn't be more different. . .or more fun! They spent the afternoon playing with their horses, dollhouse, and topped it all off with a yummy cupcake -- true little girls! I love it!
Angie is a beautiful Mum that couldn't be more easy-going and relaxed in front of the camera if she tried. She was truly a pleasure to shoot.
A big thanks to Angie's Mum (who came all the way from OK) for watching the girls while we did maternity pictures!
Here's a few maternity shots, stay tuned for more family shots tomorrow!

Head of the Charles + Newburyport

This past weekend, Alex and I went to the Head of the Charles. For those of you who don't know, the HOC is a huge regatta in Boston that happens every October. Rowers from all over the world come to compete and take on the infamous Charles River. I try to go every year, but this year I had extra incentive, as my community rowing association in Simsbury had two boats competing! GO FVRA! :-) Anyway, I drove up to Alex's house in Hamstead NH first and we enjoying spending Saturday at the HOC and Sunday in Newburyport, MA. Newburyport reminds me of Essex, CT. . .it is so quaint and fun! The pictures of this weekend turned out to be a series of Alex shots and boats from a distance :-) (I didn't have a long lense with me this time, so I don't have any crew action shots. .too bad!!)Enjoy!!
Boston - The Head of the Charles

Lesley is where Alex and I met. . .we took a walk down memory lane before heading to the race :-)

Alex in Haravrd Yard

Newstand at the "pit" in Harvard Sq.

The red line was our home base for 2 years. . .:-)

The famous Weeks Bridge

Teams at the starting line waiting to begin

An alternate view. . .can you tell the Weeks is my favorite spot on the Charles??It's so pretty :-)

Caramel apples. . .YUM!! There was so much yummy food and free stuff to be had along the river!!
Newburyport, MA

Call all starbucks lovers. . . .Is this not the cutest starbucks ever?!

Alex "posing like a model". . How cute is she!!! :-). . .brick walls seemed to be a theme this weekend.

Life.Is.Good ....great store, great philosophy

The snowboard bench

And to end the weekend. . .a beach walk on Plum Island