Kelsey turned 2 today

I was so excited when Kelsey's owner contacted me about doing a shoot in honor of her 2nd birthday. Turns out we picked a perfect weekend too. We headed to Rockwood Hall, one of Kelsey's favorite places to go for a walk and mine too. It felt like we had the place to ourselves for most of the time. Where was everyone else on such a gorgeous Sunday morning?

Here are just a few sneak peaks to show you T. Thank you so much for sharing your birthday with me Kelsey I had fun.

Spring is here!

Once again here I am apologizing for the lack of blogging. I have a pretty good excuse this time! We lost power for three days and then on top of that the boys have both been unwell and off school! Happy to report everyone is well again (and back at school).

After being cooped up in the house for too long it felt amazing to get back outside and feel the warmth of the sun on our faces.

The boys and I joined our Kids Unplugged friends on two fantastic hikes this week. Firstly on Wednesday we hiked Eagle Hill Trail in Rockefeller Preserve. Only having to clamber over a few downed trees along the way.

We got to hear the sound (it was LOUD) of the wood frogs. At first I thought it was the sound of yet another chain saw - we heard that a lot this week, but on turning the corner we closed in on the pond and there before our eyes were so many frogs helping to increase the wood frog population of Westchester! It was quite a scene.





Stadium seating for the Wood Frog Pond Show!



My favorite shot of the day!

On Saturday morning the boys and I headed East to Rye and met the Kids Unplugged group at Edith Read Sanctuary. It was well worth the drive on I287/I95 to get there! We hiked and squelched through the mud a little, explored the shore line, caught some rays and thoroughly that a brilliant time. The boys loved the beach and were delighted to find all sorts to boy treasure, namely rocks, shells and horseshoe crab shells.







Thank you Gina, as always it was great to discover a new place to have good old fashioned fun outdoors.

I love this age.

I absolutely love 8 - 9 month olds. Annie is the most laid back, happy baby you could wish to spend the morning with. She LOVES the camera. I had a wonderful time capturing these images and many more like them. Thanks for hanging out Mommy and Annie. Cannot wait to see you again soon.

Six week old Baby E

This little girl had little interest in sleeping during the time we spent together. Just when we thought she was out she would pop her eyes open and check out the world around her. She was an absolute delight to spend time with, as were mommy and daddy. It was wonderful to meet you all and congratulations on your beautiful daughter.

Incredible Party

What a lucky birthday girl. It was a sea of pink tutus and delighted party guests. This is so far away from my "boy world" at home. I was awestruck by the attention to detail. From beginning to end the girls were entertained with all things ballet and took home a fantastic bag of goodies to help them continue their performing at home.

Our Family Vacation

Well we have already been home a week from our extended vacation in Orlando, FL and I am feeling like I have finally caught up on things. Having to tag on three extra days to our stay was fantastic in many ways, but it has taken me seven to catch up!

We were so fortunate to have missed the snow storm and power outages that hit Westchester County and beyond. We were safely continuing to enjoy our time in Orlando. We extended our Disney World Park passes and made the most of it! Thanks to our AMAZING neighbors for keeping an eye on our house, shoveling two plus foot of snow from our driveway, clearing our car and collecting us at the airport and to Nick and Melissa for letting us stay on at the house for the extra time. It could not get any better.

So here are just a few snaps of our family trip. The boys LOVED their surprise!

We spent our first day in Animal Kingdom.



Campbell absolutely loved having his face painted and the attention that he got as a result! Cameron, Craig and I also learned that Campbell is NOT roller coaster shy. He is fearless, unlike the rest of us.








Hollywood Studios was a huge hit with the whole family. We visited three times during our stay and lost count of the amount of times we went on the Toy Story Mania ride.



Campbell's second face painting experience was even more amazing than the first. It was scary.....









The boys would have stayed all day, every day in the Honey, I Strunk the Kids Playground, if only they had a bar, Craig and I would not have minded either!









Epcot was full of adventure. We all had a fabulous time with the new Kim Possible challenge. Test Track was a fond favorite, which we did numerous times.













There was a lot of brotherly love going on during our trip. REALLY, I am serious. It was wonderful.



Then a stranger stood behind me and gave me bunny ears and I got the best photo of them that day!
















Magic Kingdom was full of classic Disney fun. The boys enjoyed watching the parade from the corner of Sleepy Hollow, they were even wearing their Sleepy Hollow t-shirts that day.












We had the most incredible time. The boys will treasure the memories for years to come, as will Craig and I. For me the best of it was seeing them enjoying themselves so much.

I hope I did not bore you with too many photos, but as you can imagine we took a lot.