4-town farm

took my girls to 4 Town Farm located in Seekonk to pick some fresh flowers. they have quite an array of flower varieties to choose from, AND you get to pick your own! it's fun and inexpensive, and, well, who doesn't love picking flowers???

there are just rows among rows of beautiful flowers

yellow flowers make me happy....

as do these strawberry looking flowers....sorry i don't know the "technical" term for them, but i just don't have a green thumb. I do however, have an appreciation for those who do.

here are my beauties, each with their own bucket. sharing is over-rated sometimes.

um, i think purple flowers also make me happy.

purple and yellow flowers? yes please.

working our way thru the rows....

does anyone know what these are called? I don't know what it is about them, but I think they are the neatest thing.

and this photo here, you may think my daughters are looking so relaxed here, but through clenched teeth they were yelling at me to hurry up as there was a bee or two fluttering about. all for the cause. its a great photo!

whether you take a stroll, or go for a ride, find yourself at 4-town farm. You won't be disappointed!

for the birds

just as my kids seem to sometimes get bigger overnight.....so do these babies....

in case you don't remember them from last week.....here are the little cuties one week ago.

oh these Summer Days.....

i love that i work from home, but it can be so difficult sometimes. i have photo orders to place, wedding photos to retouch....and all the while i have two kids running around the house on summer vacation who need to be fed, cleaned, entertained. trying to balance it all is a challenge. who wants to stay in the house and work on that stuff when this is going on outside? (it's no wonder i am awake and working till 11pm most nights!)

i love this one. goggles AND pinching the nose....doesn't get any more adorable.

and these little guys are just hanging out in a nest underneath a window in the back of our house, waiting around for their mommy-bird to bring them something good to eat. Sounds familiar.

hope your enjoying these summer days as much as i am....they sure are going by fast!

scott and stephanie

scott and stephanie didn't just have a great wedding, they had an amazing wedding. what made it so amazing? they are two wonderful people who planned a wedding day that came so perfectly together, that even the things that were out of their control, just fell into place.

the whole week before their wedding, the weather for their day was calling for slow moving rain & thunderstorms with gusty winds....but they day started out sunny & beautiful. we ushered the bride into the church right on time, and as she walked down the aisle, we could hear the rain come flooding down. And it just rained and rained. But of course, the ceremony went on.....




Luckily, Stephanie is an awesome planner who had booked Harbor Hill in East Greenwich for indoor formals in case of rain. (mom later tells me that this was all HER idea....it took me becoming a mother to realize that moms are right pretty much always). So off we went to Harbor Hill, but the rain surprisingly, had stopped. We never even made it inside, and instead took advantage of their beautiful grounds.

Off we went to Warwick Country Club which was set up for Stephanie and Scott so beautifully. And not only did those storms just never make their way, but we also spotted a rainbow, and were able to catch some amazing sunset shots.

what a great day! congrats steph and scott!

Angels

i don't know why....but i do love a good pic every now and then of the kiddos while they are sleeping. maybe it's because even on the toughest of days with them, at the very end of it when I am shutting off their night lights and am getting ready to turn in myself, i'll look at them sleeping, and admire how much they look like little angels. they may have to be unconscious to look like so angelic, but I'll take it!

so this is the light I had to work with....not much.

but i worked my magic with the camera, set it on a 10 second shutter speed and....voila !

so sweet right?

if you squint long enough, you can almost see the halo....

hope you all had a nice 4th of july with Your little angels.....