...as i see it

brothers...

i had the pleasure of photographing these two adorable boys today:

big brother is so sweet and joyful.

and look at his enormous brown eyes!

little brother is new and adorable.

check out the hair on this little guy...

i love this image.

LOVE the little feet.

love that they are brothers who will build blanket forts and play in the dirt and stay up at night chatting and do all the special things brothers do...

the sweetest place on earth...

6 adults + 5 kiddos + many hershey kisses + rides, rides rides = fun!

some snaps from the trip:

boys + pappy + popcorn and ferris wheel, it's all good...

the claw (swirly, flying, up and down machine)

my son and my brother are on here somewhere.

crazy...

kids are measured and assigned a candy bar to determine the rides they can ride.

noah was a hershey bar.

would have preferred to have been a twizzler.

here he is trying to fool the twizzler police (didn't work)

ella scores a FOUR scoop cone @ friendly's.

she can't believe it.

neither can i...

grandma and pappy after 48 hours in the park.

we are taking a breather here... so we can ride in the DARK later on.

aren't they cute?..

thanks for the fun, and... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

xoxoxo

happy birthday to you...

we are off for a few days to celebrate a special birthday with our pappy!

he is the kind of pappy who attends all the games (baseball, soccer, lacrosse) + piano recitals + swim meets + school and act one plays.

he takes the boys out for business lunches and takes ella (and me) out for dinner dates.

he is always available and they know how much he loves them.

in short, he is our super pappy.

happy birthday dad...

we LOVE you!!!!

wild thing, i think i love you...

my favorite girl

her favorite t shirt

like sunshine...

look who came for a visit...

it was so wonderful to have them here.

we cooked and laughed and drank wine and diet coke and hung out by the pool and all was right with the world.

the boys golfed (rumor has it mr. russell had a very near hole in one experience); and the kids played in the sun and chlorine all day(s) long.

i think i can speak for our whole gang when i say that the sound of her laughter was a welcome addition to the burgh these past few days.

come back soon, i miss you already...

girls night out @ luma:

happy birthday to you...

happy birthday to my favorite girl in all of new jersey

hope you have a fabulous day

and a year filled with lots of love, laughter and visits with me!

(if there is shoe shopping involved, so be it...)

xoxo,

k

some happy memories:

 do we ever switch sides?

it's been a BIG week...

two very big deal happenings in my girl's life:

#1. she lost her first tooth. a big deal in itself, but to have your daddy pull it out on father's day??!! - now, THAT'S a big deal...

#2. she graduated from kindergarten. per her request, both mom and dad picked her up and went straight to... EAT 'N PARK! oh yeah baby, nothing but the best for our girl. who can top a grilled cheese sandwich, fries and a smiley cookie anyway? no one, that's who...

i feel so lucky to be your mom, little girl. you remind me everyday about being joyful and full of excitement. look at this pre eat 'n park face. 

with this attitude, can her lunch experience be anything but spectacular?..

10 weeks + 1 day...

she is so new

and sweet

and spirited

you can peek at her session images here.

some faves of mine:

could you just smooch that little chin?..

who's cuter than me?.. (this is SO the face she will hone and use on her daddy someday..)

such a good mommy... and this baby girl LOVES her mommy!

sweet sweet baby....

here's a sneak peek at our photo session from today.

look for more photos of this sweet little girl in the next few days...

isn't she yummy?

two perfect days...

actually, it was only 29 perfect hours...

but in those 29 hours, we had an enormously good time.

day one - 

finally visiting our friends the russells in their new home (the best part, really)

two amy's pizza, suppli and warm olives (ridiculously yummy)

R.E.M concert (the best one yet - so much fun)

day two - 

kristin mapped out the perfect shopping day in chevy chase and bethesda

lunch

laughing

hanging out on the green sofa with all the magazines (my happy spot)

no sad goodbyes, because they are coming here next (and soon!)

we can't wait!!!!

a few snaps:

yes i did buy (and wear) a concert t...

did i tell you how i love this man?

well, i do...