Nahant Beach and a beautiful Senior.

One of my favorite places to go is the beach. And there are so many amazing beaches on the east coast! Last weekend I was lucky enough to have a photo session with a gorgeous soon-to-be senior. Sonia was so sweet and easy to work with! We found a great beach near Nahant with sand and rocks - the best of both beach worlds.

I got so many great photos, so it was hard to choose which ones to feature on the blog. After much deliberation, here are a few of my favorites.

I caved. And now we have a new puppy. Yeah!?

When we moved from Vancouver to Portland, we promised the kids a puppy. Our rental house wouldn't allow pets, so we postponed the puppy. We decided to move to Boston, and once again - that's right - promised a puppy. Winter came soon, so we talked the kids into waiting until after snowboarding season. And now it's over! We finally caved, and got them a puppy. Yeah!

A baby golden lab. And he's the cutest thing EVER! It was almost just like bringing home a new baby. Total inexperience. All these new products and things this new baby needs. And he poos and pees EVERYWHERE! But somehow we still love him.

Meet Samson.

 

 

Face Painting and Fashion!

Last night I had the most fun teaching a bunch of amazing girls a photography class (and by girls I mean very smart teens!). After a quick lesson on camera functions, lighting and composition we broke up into groups and took turns at different photo sets. Fashion, Water and Face Painting!

All the girls were so creative and fun to work with. If I ever need an assistant, I know where to look! Here are some of my favorite shots of the evening...

My day in iphone photos.

Miss Ashley on the blog today!

And isn't she gar-geous?! She was so easy to work with and such a willing subject. Can I just tell you how much I LOVE photographing teens! I had a hard time deciding which photos to post - that's how much I love this girl.

Without further adieu... Miss Ashley!

Color me spring!

I'm loving all the fresh bright colors we're seeing in styles this spring! Bright blues, oranges, yellows, pinks and oh how I love white. The blue sky and the sunshine are getting me in the mood for a spring shopping spree (sssssh! Don't tell my husband!).

Here are some of my favorite colorful spring styles...

Valentine's Day ideas for kids!

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, I've started exploring fun valentines ideas for the kids to make and give to their friends. I love having them give something original rather than the boxed valentines from the store, it's so much more fun! (Although I have nothing against Spiderman and Dora).

Here's a few cool ideas I've found and done in the past.

My kids made these cute little bags last year. So easy, and so quick! Just have them draw or take a photo and print out on white or colored paper. I bought the little bags at Michaels for super cheap, and then just filled them with candy and stapled the printed paper on top. Easy!



I love this idea: Just draw a face on white paper, photo copy, then let the kids decorate with hearts, eyeballs, hairpins or mustaches.

The Tic Tac Toe pack in this photo is soooo cute! 

These are the cutest little matchbox/candy boxes!