Jo-Anne & Jeremy

This was such a fun wedding! Jo-Anne and Jeremy are just adorable together and I don't think there was one person at the reception who wasn't dancing (at the very least dancing in their seats!) I'm still not quite sure how 180 people fit into the little church! Lots of love though - spilling out all over! I have a feeling though, that shortly after we left, the party got pretty wild!

Like I said... 180 people squeezed into this church!

Miss T take II!

Remember the session we did a few weeks back that got rained out? This is the 2nd part of it! We met at the high school and got some really fun shots! The one of her on the sign was her Dad's idea! Love it!

The orange bracelet is to support her niece who was born with heart and lung problems, but is doing great today!

The redhead strikes again...

I'm sure you've all heard about the urban legend about redheads and their temper right? Well it's not a legend - my daughter Teagan is living proof that there's truth behind the myth! When she's happy she's the happiest child in the world, but when she's not... watch out!

And having a photographer for a Mom means that a lot of those tantrums are caught on camera. But this one struck me as being particularly funny.

I was knitting some hats for the girls (I have to start early because I have a tendancy to get halfway through a knitting project and put it down for months and I wanted the girls to have hats before May.) I finished them a few days ago and wanted some pictures of my little project. So I put it on Meg and she was more than happy to model for me...



Then I put it on Teagan and it all started ok...


But then the tears started coming...


And it turned into a full out tantrum...


Until the Hershey Kiss made an appearance (this happens to be a Lemon Creme - Yum!)


And then all was right in the world again (notice the kiss wrappers scattered around the floor!)


So the moral of this story... when you want your kids to behave for pictures, BRIBE THEM!!! (And yes, Meg did get her hershey kiss when she was finished with the picture.) But just a word of advice - if you do choose chocolate to bribe your children, make sure it's white chocolate. Otherwise when you get that beautiful smile you're looking for, their teeth will be coated with brown chocolate! (Same goes with oreos - only the golden. Otherwise you'll have a lot of pictures of your child looking like Austin Powers. Trust me - I've made that mistake before!)

We're back!

Did you miss me? We just got back from our week long vacation to Maine. It was great - secluded and very relaxing (if you can call any vacation with 3 toddlers relaxing). The kids all survived the 12+ hour car ride and only needed a few bribes along the way in the shape of toys and promises of ice cream once we reached our destination.

Of course I took a million pictures during our trip. We rented a house in Hancock (what a coincidence, huh?) overlooking Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor. The scenery was beautiful and we even got to enjoy the wildlife (whales, porpoise, seals, puffins, crabs and lobsters - all of which the kids loved!)

In fact, I have so many pictures that I can't share them all at once. So I'll share a few of my favorites tonight and then I'll put together a slide show for a subsequent post.

Maine forest

A lobster fishery (is that the right term for it?)

Petit Manan Island (home to many Puffins)

When the tide went down there were thousands of starfish right outside our house!

This was the view from our house - Acadia and Bar Harbor are on the right. I loved how the rainbow was reflected in the water.

And finally, my husband took the camera and got a picture of me at Acadia National Park. The kids and I were checking out the rocks on the beach.