busy bees

Right now, the rain is pounding on the roof and streaming down the windows, and I can't believe how different today is compared to yesterday. Springtime was in full effect yesterday and I was loving the sunshine. When I was walking in Woods Hole, I felt like the crocuses were calling out to me to take pictures of them- they're so vibrant! As I got closer, I noticed tons of bees, diligently collecting pollen. Photography makes me happy in so many ways, some big, and some small...for instance, in the first picture, I got lucky and captured three bees in focus in the same shot! Yes! I do realize I'm a photography nerd, and I'm okay with that :) If you look closely at the last picture of this series, you can see the pollen on the bee's little legs. Just thought it was cool and wanted to share. Happy Spring!

falmouth hospital breast cancer walk

This past weekend, my family, a few friends and I participated in a fund raising walk for breast cancer patients. It is a beautiful course in Woods Hole, and we lucked out with the weather! My mom organizes a group of us to do this every year. If anyone lives in the area and would like to join in next year, it will be held the first weekend in April. There is a also a six mile run option.

merry christmas!

I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing holiday! Clearly, this blog post is a day late, but yesterday we were busy opening presents, eating delicious food, and enjoying each other's company. Christmas dinner was Cape Cod style - baked stuffed shrimp. Yum. Then we played a fun round of Cranium. My dad's impression of Elvis was awesome! Alissa and our other sister Julie decorated gingerbread houses. They are so pretty- I had to post a few shots of them:

happy labor day weekend!

So, it's definitely feeling like fall, and I'm not complaining, because I love this weather- it's been beautiful! Perfect for running, sleeping soundly, and shooting weddings and portraits! But I'm hanging on to my favorite parts of summer for just a little while longer...last night we had a big family lobster bake, complete with clams, potatoes, and corn. Yum! I should have taken a few pictures to post, but I was too busy mixing up a pitcher of mojitos to go with dinner, and I might have sampled some too :)

These pictures will be more fun to look at anyway- gorgeous kids on the Cape in the summer. Click play to bring on the adorable!

happy father's day!!!

This is my dad on Francis Bay Beach during our recent family vacation to St. John. He is the most amazing person- he knows everything (I'm serious, he really does), has a great sense of humor, awesome taste in music, is incredibly generous, loving, compassionate, hardworking, fun to hang out with, and he can fix anything. He has always encouraged my sisters and I to be the best people we can be. The fact that he and my mom are such phenomenal parents are why my sisters and I are so happy, confident, and successful. The world would be a better place if every girl could have a dad like mine. Thank you Dad! I love you!

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there, and a special shout out to father-to-be (very soon!) Kjeld from Kjeldm Photography!

loving life!

There's been so much going on lately, and I have a ton of stuff to blog...right now I'll back up a few weeks to when my husband and I celebrated our one year anniversary a little early and went back to St. John, USVI, for a week of swimming, snorkeling, kayaking, and enjoying delicious Caribbean food and cocktails. My parents, sisters, brother-in-law, cousin, and my cousin's wife all came along again because they had so much fun last year when they were there for our wedding. It was amazing to be back in St. John! We hit our favorite spots for dinner: Morgan's Mango, Rhumblines, Skinny Legs, and the Maho Campground. We love Miss Lucy's- had to go for both brunch and lunch. Our favorite beaches are Francis and Cinnamon Bay. The house we rented has an incredible view from the huge deck...we spent a lot of time there relaxing, reading, sipping rum punch, and taking silly snorkel gear and dancing pictures :) I will post that slideshow later, but for now, here are a few scenery shots.

chocolate chip pancakes and superhero capes

Does it get any better? Alissa and I treated my cousin Carrie's two gorgeous girls to chocolate chip pancakes with whipped cream and red sprinkles! Then they got to dance off the sugar high wearing beautiful superhero capes, custom designed and handmade by talented Auntie Jessica! Luckily, we got them to sit still for a few minutes to capture some family portraits. Then I took a few shots of Jessica and her man Josh...I just love their chemistry! What a beautiful couple!

merry christmas

'tis the season...of celebrating for days! I've had fun taking tons of pictures at all of our family parties! I will post more pics in a little while but for now I just wanted to say Merry Christmas!

new blog

Welcome to the Hike Photography blog!