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Big sister love

You guys, this is one of those ones that would look so neat printed big up on the wall in your bedroom!  I love this sweet sweet moment.

They already have such a great time together :)

S loves to help A when he’s taking off his jammies (and apparently he loves it too):

Loved seeing you guys again!

 

Two handsome, energetic little dudes

OK, before I show you all the adorable pictures of these two guys, I had to start with the most awesome mom shot. If this doesn’t tell the story of a mom of two boys under three, I don’t know what does :)

Now back to these two handsome boys:

Whee!

Grandpa stopped by so we could make sure we got a three generations shot:

And my dad made the connection with this family for me, so I had to post this one in his honor.  I know he wishes his granddaughters took the same interest in golf as this little guy.

Wonderful to meet you guys!

Deb Murphy - November 14, 2011 - 1:49 pm

You really connected with the kids. Thank you for capturing so very special moments! We had a blast.

Fall Public Garden Mini-shoot #12

The final shoot of the 12 family mini-shoot day was a pair of twins I hadn’t seen since they were newborn sweeties, and now they’re big one year olds.  Perfect one year olds.

The light was streaming through the trees, all was right with the world :)

Except when K was told she was not allowed to eat leaves.  She did not like that rule.

But she got over it :)

Whee!

Love how K won’t stand here, and she’s cracking her mama up.  T is completely calm, showing his skills :)

Another Wheee!

And the ladies too…

Mama and her two.  Wonderful to see you guys!

 

Seo Young - October 20, 2011 - 4:58 pm

Very nicely done, Jess !! Love the pictures.

Such a classic Boston one year old photo shoot

I love shoots like this one! We got to go walking around the North End and grabbed so many classic Boston shots in the process. Without looking at the tags at the bottom of the post, how many Boston landmarks can you spot?

Oh wait, but first, let me introduce you to our little birthday boy star of the show.  Mr. C – with his raised eyebrow here, enjoying a puff snack before we headed out:

Look at those big steps :)

Wheee!

Mama tickles:

Look who’s walking:

Peek!

And after our walk, we came home to a Grandpa…

and Grandma visit!

Look who’s UNO!  Happy birthday, sweet boy :)  So honored to document the actual day.

Proud Mama - September 21, 2011 - 12:37 pm

Happy birthday my amazing lil’ man!

Norma Jean - September 21, 2011 - 1:45 pm

He is so beautiful — great photos!!!

Catherine B - September 21, 2011 - 3:08 pm

love, love, love!!

Nana - September 21, 2011 - 5:05 pm

What a happy day and so lovely to share it with you, Coltie!We will have super memories to look at for always.

Maryellen Connors - September 26, 2011 - 4:01 pm

You look like movie stars filming in Boston! Great shots! XO, Mln

A swinging, sliding, happy boy

I say this every year, I know, but these guys make me so happy every time I have a shoot with them.  They just ooze love out of every pore – their (now 5! year old – can’t believe it, kindergartener) sweet boy is just an absolute inspiration.  As Kim (his mama) put it so eloquently on the contest page of my blog last year, as she described a photo from the 2010 shoot where Jack walked holding hands with his parents:

Our family has been through so much in Jack’s four years. I love this picture so much because it inspires me to believe that anything is possible, and makes me proud to be the parent of such a special child. There were times that we were told Jack may not make it through the night or to his next birthday, but we never gave up hope. This picture to me symbolizes how far we’ve come and that we have to remember that life is a journey that you take one step at a time.

Well they’ve taken lots of steps together this year, and Jack and his parents have tons to be proud of. Not the least of which is their huge, amazing love.

Daddy tickles:

Up in the air:

High-fiving mama:

Giving Rocky some kisses:

Loving Mickey Mouse Clubhouse:

And this is my favorite series of two pictures – Jack was obviously really worried about going down the slide, but his mama helped him… she knew he could do it, so she gave him support and helped him get started.

And at the bottom of the slide… a little proud smile peeked out.  So perfect.

But this guy loves NOTHING more than the swings.

Maybe partially because his parents are really fun.

But I know it’s so freeing to fly so high up there.

You guys inspire me every time I see you.  So happy for you.

Sara Burns - September 14, 2011 - 3:34 pm

I LOVE these pictures!! The picture of Jack kissing Rocky is adorable and your family photo at the end is absolutely perfect. Jack grew so much over the summer- I miss you guys!!

Bonnie Fahey - September 14, 2011 - 6:40 pm

Well, well well !!!!!
These are absolutely wonderful. There are not only beautiful b&w photos but they capture Jack and his family so poignantly and realistically no posing here. Thank you for these. Even though I see Jack and his mom every day these pictures have truly touched me and have made me see him thru another “lens.”

Kim Soper - September 14, 2011 - 7:26 pm

Another great set of photos to celebrate such an amazing little boy. Thanks so much from capturing his personality so perfectly this year. It’s going to be hard to pick a favorite.

Marie Meckley - September 14, 2011 - 8:22 pm

Great job once again Jessica! These are amazing shots of our special little family. The shots are a true depiction of a day in the life of our Jack. I have so many favorites this year!

Mary C. - September 18, 2011 - 8:39 pm

Wonderful pictures!I sure would have a hard time picking a favorite.

My little brother is hiLARious

This is one of my FAVORITE pictures I’ve ever taken. Love. Love. Love.

Met these cuties last weekend, when what was supposed to be a rainy day cleared up for us and allowed us to play both inside and outside.

Inside we got to do fun things like play on the bed…

Play the piano…

Chat with bear friends…

And color some princess books.

Big grins inside:

And big grins outside:

And of course we had to play on the swings a bit outside.

Wonderful to meet you guys, thanks for having me come out!

John Wysocki - August 1, 2011 - 7:37 am

Nice job Jessica. the photos of J and J came out great. Thank you.

Stephanie Wysocki - August 1, 2011 - 7:39 am

Love the photos.

Elaine Wysocki - August 1, 2011 - 7:49 am

Love my grand children. Nice work.

Sean Keogh - August 1, 2011 - 7:51 am

Nice looking niece and nephew.

Kim Keogh - August 1, 2011 - 7:53 am

My god children are beautiful

Matt Keogh - August 1, 2011 - 8:21 am

Nice looking cousins. Does this mean that my mom is going to make us get do this now?

Carolyn - August 1, 2011 - 12:09 pm

These are the cutest! I love the first one especially!

Cara O'Brien - August 1, 2011 - 2:04 pm

Absolutely adorable children and fantastic pictures!

Samantha - August 1, 2011 - 2:37 pm

Beautiful photos, beautiful children!

Helen - August 1, 2011 - 3:36 pm

These pictures are absolutely adorable!

Sandy Tam - August 1, 2011 - 3:43 pm

Great shots! My favorite is the first one. It’s a very candid shot and their reactions are priceless.

EP - August 1, 2011 - 3:47 pm

Composition is very good. Sepia is great. Keepsakes for a lifetime.

Victoria Turlis - August 2, 2011 - 8:11 am

The first picture is priceless!! So adorable!

Ali Ciccariello - August 2, 2011 - 8:38 am

What happy, beautiful children! The first photo is amazing – lots of laughs and it really captures the brother/sister relationship.

Carol Hunger - August 2, 2011 - 9:02 am

Love the pictures each of them in the swing. And by the piano – priceless. Beautiful kids, John! :)

Brandon - August 2, 2011 - 9:25 am

These turned out great. It looks like they enjoyed every moment.

Andy Herbine - August 3, 2011 - 4:55 pm

Great shots Jessica! The first one of the two of them is priceless!

Katie Herbine - August 4, 2011 - 11:30 am

Great photos! The pictures of the two kids together are precious. Great family!

Katie Herbine - August 4, 2011 - 11:30 am

Great photos! The pictures of the two kids together are precious Great family!

Katie - August 4, 2011 - 11:32 am

Beautiful pictures. Well done!

What a gorgeous, wide open smile

Don’t you just love how this little sweetheart opens her mouth so wide to smile for us?  With her cute little tongue peeking out?

Having some fun with Dad:

And then, wait, not so sure about what Dad just suggested…

Love this, with mama looking on…

We got to pop outside at the end of the shoot — a girlie and her mama again:

Flying!

Great to meet you guys!

 

Shannon - May 31, 2011 - 2:07 pm

These are so beautiful! I love every one!!!

Jim Blatt - May 31, 2011 - 2:43 pm

Cutest baby in the Northern Hemisphere!

Dick hayes - May 31, 2011 - 3:11 pm

terrific pics!

Pat Sgrosso - May 31, 2011 - 5:13 pm

Adorable pictures, photographer did a great job getting all those cute expressions!

Gram( Mom,Maryanne) - May 31, 2011 - 5:35 pm

I cannot believe how beautiful these are both black and white and color…..I will never be able to decide which ones I want!
She just looks so natural and love the “pose” and what are you saying Dad?

Laurel - May 31, 2011 - 7:06 pm

Too cute for words!

Kathy - May 31, 2011 - 8:50 pm

Great photos and what an adorable subject. I love Black & White.

Amy Handler - May 31, 2011 - 9:07 pm

Beautiful pictures!! Madelyn is delicious!

Kathy Blatt - May 31, 2011 - 9:19 pm

Just look at that tooth in the second picture!

Kate Berarducci - June 1, 2011 - 8:44 pm

Great pics guys! She’s so big!

Kristen Tingle - June 2, 2011 - 2:20 pm

OMG! She is just the cutest girl! Love all of these!

Brian - June 2, 2011 - 9:05 pm

So cute she could be a Gerber baby!!!

Alexis - June 2, 2011 - 9:28 pm

These pictures are great! Madelyn is just gorgeous.

Scott Taylor - June 5, 2011 - 4:13 pm

Jen . . . It could be me!!! Great pics!

Slim - June 5, 2011 - 4:16 pm

Who cares about these pics!! Where is my nylon rope to play with!!!

Brooks - June 7, 2011 - 11:44 am

Great phots, well done!

Multi-generational smiles

Big one year old C invited his grandparents to his shoot a couple of weeks ago, and it was fun from start to finish.

See what I mean about fun grandparents?

Wonderful seeing you guys as always!

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Fall Public Garden mini-shoot #4

Working our way through last Saturday’s mini-shoots – we’re up to my 4th shoot.  I was so excited to see this little guy again…

I like his roaring dinosaur imitation.

With his Pop.

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First birthday giggles

The last time I saw this guy, it was last September and he was 3 weeks old.  (That’s one of my favorite shots from last fall’s shoot…)

His monkey imitation:

Wonderful to see you guys again!  Happy birthday, big boy.

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Kerry - September 6, 2010 - 9:29 am

awwww Charlie…so big already. Great shots!

Kerry - September 6, 2010 - 10:10 am

Happy 1st Birthday, Charlie! You are so cute!

Katie & Carlos - September 7, 2010 - 9:46 pm

What a beautiful family! I love the one of him reaching for his photo…and he is having so much fun getting tossed up in the air and reading! Happy 1st bday!

Grandma & Grandpa Devine - September 8, 2010 - 11:15 pm

Happy 1st Birthday Charlie!!! We love you and your such a happy boy. Great pictures – you are always smiling.

Giggles, trains and bubbles

It was really fun to get back to see this guy – the last time I saw him he was a little round chubby babe, and now he’s such a big boy.

See what I mean?

A big bubble together:

Completely and totally upside-down.  And thrilled about it.

We got to play trains :)

I love how this one looks like he’s completely destroying things/knocking his dad over – he wasn’t at all, but this makes me smile anyway.

Balance…

And I didn’t set these guys up. Seriously.  They sat like this on their own :)  I love that.

Wheeeee!

Cracking up with Dad:

Wonderful to see you guys!

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Julie - June 30, 2010 - 6:43 pm

These are great! You’ve captured my friend’s family really well. He’s growing up so fast.

AIH - June 30, 2010 - 6:44 pm

Great pics, esp the one with J, flying through the air.

Karen and Kevin - June 30, 2010 - 7:09 pm

Great photos – they capture each personality, and the love and affection that shapes the family.

Mary Therese - June 30, 2010 - 7:44 pm

Love these! I can’t believe how grown up he’s gotten!

christine - June 30, 2010 - 7:52 pm

cute pics – love the block on the head and the upside-down photos. Jake is getting so big:)

Michele Chambers - June 30, 2010 - 7:52 pm

Love these – he’s such a big boy now!! The upside down one is my fav : ]

Carol - June 30, 2010 - 7:56 pm

These are so precious – Jake is growing!

Ginny - June 30, 2010 - 8:19 pm

These are such great shots – I love them all! Jake is growing into a handsome young fella!

Kathryn - June 30, 2010 - 8:50 pm

Love it! You all look so happy. Such a great family! Can’t wait to see next year’s pix!

Sharon Studley - June 30, 2010 - 10:52 pm

These are great pictures. I can’t believe how big Jake has gotten.

Jane dalton - July 1, 2010 - 9:05 am

Great pics- Happy Birthday Jake !!

Radhika - July 1, 2010 - 10:06 am

Jake looks so big now, you all look great!

Debbie and David - July 1, 2010 - 10:31 am

Fun pics. Spontaneous and definitely in the moment. Enjoyed them all!

maureen - July 1, 2010 - 11:50 am

What great pictures of everyone! The love and joy you share is very evident. Happy Birthday month Jake. I can not believe you are going to be two soon!!

Janel - July 1, 2010 - 1:35 pm

Julia, thanks for sharing these wonderful pictures of your beautiful family!!!!

Joanna - July 1, 2010 - 10:42 pm

Great pictures. I love the bubble picture and the upside-down picture! Thanks for sharing them!

Veronica Nee - July 2, 2010 - 10:18 am

These are wonderful pictures!! Jake is getting to be such a big boy!! Thanks for sharing!!

Chelsea Nee - July 2, 2010 - 10:21 am

I love the pictures. He’s so adorable, and has the best smile.

Julie - July 5, 2010 - 8:37 pm

Such great photos of a beautiful and happy family! Can’t believe Jake will be two soon!

Kim - July 5, 2010 - 10:14 pm

What a happy family! Excellent pictures. Jake is almost two – how fun!

Mirtha - July 19, 2010 - 12:57 pm

These are so cute!! Beautiful pictures that really capture his personality.

Gail - July 20, 2010 - 12:02 pm

Jake is adorable, and you look great too. These are excellent photos. My favorite is the bubble.

Cecile - April 27, 2011 - 9:53 pm

Really beautiful pictures. So natural and memorable!

That little dude can fly!

I think this one’s my favorite from S’s photoshoot last Wednesday – everyone’s faces are so excited together:

Big boy S playing inside:

And this one looks like an ad for Thomas the Tank Engine, don’t you think?

A pretty mama pic:

And this is the flying dude pic I was referring to…

Bubbles!

And I love love love this squirm as his mom gets him with the bubbles:

The best.  You guys rock.  So fun hanging with you.

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Shannon - June 21, 2010 - 6:39 pm

Jess–Love all the photos! Thank you so much!

Mary - June 21, 2010 - 6:45 pm

These photos are so great!!!! I love Spencer’s happy little face, and the family photo at the end is THE BEST. You all look so beautiful!

Dave - June 21, 2010 - 6:46 pm

I like the bubbles one where he looks like he has no bones. But I guess the first and last ones are the best since you’re all in those ones.

Cristina - June 21, 2010 - 7:43 pm

GREAT pics! I am in love with that last family shot – so sweet of all of you together.

Catherine - June 21, 2010 - 8:45 pm

The bubble squirm… a new fad? He’s a trendsetter, no doubt about it. That’s my favorite (except for the last one… beautiful).

Evelyn - June 21, 2010 - 9:01 pm

you guys look like models! the last one is awesome. xo

Mary Anne - June 21, 2010 - 9:06 pm

Love the one with him playing inside, and the last one of the three of you. What an awesome family, and such a happy little boy :-)

Jason - June 21, 2010 - 9:13 pm

Love the squirm. Haven’t seen a move like that since Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. And the flying pic . . . how many reps did T bang out? Welcome to the gun show.

You guys are beautiful — we miss you a ton.

Christian - June 21, 2010 - 9:44 pm

Nice pics guys!

Kathleen Moraski - June 21, 2010 - 9:51 pm

I loved the pictures of Spencer – I don’t know which I would choose they are all so great!

kendall - June 21, 2010 - 9:52 pm

AMAZING photo shoot!!! personally, i don’t see how you can beat the Flying Dude photo! of course big Boy Playing Inside is worthy of a magazine cover and everyone should have a Pretty Mama pic !

such a perfect set of images – shows the true beauty of spirit of each of you !!! Yahookins!

Usha - June 21, 2010 - 10:30 pm

Hi Shannon,
Love those pics. He is such a cutie.

Usha - June 21, 2010 - 10:33 pm

Love the pics. He’s such a cutie.

Kathleen - June 22, 2010 - 8:57 am

These are wonderful! I love them, but I think the last one might be my favorite. You all look beautiful and so happy.

Jen - June 22, 2010 - 8:58 am

Those are great pictures; we’d love a copy of the last pic once available!

Ben - June 22, 2010 - 9:52 am

These are amazing pictures. Fantastic.

Hanne - June 22, 2010 - 10:53 am

The pictures make me want to be there with you!! :-)

Suzanne - June 22, 2010 - 10:58 am

Love the flying Spencer picture! Too cool! Looks like a very happy day for all 3 of you:)

Liz - June 22, 2010 - 11:45 am

You three are amazingly photogenic! I love that just by looking at these photos a perfect stranger could tell what a joyful little guy Spencer is–his personality shines right through!

WILL - June 22, 2010 - 1:54 pm

Great pics, these look like pictures that should be in an ad.

WILL - June 22, 2010 - 1:55 pm

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Janice - June 23, 2010 - 8:45 am

You gotta love the last one..perfect! My little baby angel boy is so beautiful….as well as his parents!!!!!

Mama and Daddy moments with the twins

Got some great moments with these sweet girls last week with their mom and their dad. Everybody had fun:

With everybody else.  This one I just think is so pretty…

And I’ve never taken pictures as a little one looked through a book of facial expressions — so fun.  Here’s “sad”:

Never to be outdone, though – here’s “happy”:

And the best – with the arm in the air.  Wheeeeee!

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Mia Hamm, the early years

So I’ll admit I don’t know much about soccer, but I am sure there are soccer players out there who have signature moves, and whose signature moves started early, when they were really young. Big brother D and his little sister S loved kicking soccer balls around during their shoot, and my favorite part of it was S’s arm that shot to the sky every time she made a big kick.  Here’s an action shot showing the move.  I assume we’ll be using this photo when she’s a soccer star someday, proving she was doing this move in her early years.

Peering out at the squirrels:

And we have a bunch of pics of the two of them giggling and laughing, but I keep coming back to this one.  I love their big gorgeous eyes and their calm togetherness:

D is an incredibly gentle, sweet big brother.  This was not staged one bit – I was following these guys outside to play, and when they got to the stairs, D helped S step down.  No joke.  I like the shadow of their clasped hands on the stair.

I haven’t seen D since he was 18 months old – and look at him now.  I love this grin.

These pigtails kill me.

Flying!

Mama and her munchkins.  Father’s Day present much?

Another of those sweet, sweet, unstaged moments.  Seriously?  You’re legitimately going to high five, in the cutest way imaginable (in the best light imaginable)?  Dimples and all.

So fun to see you guys again!

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Keri S - June 9, 2010 - 9:21 pm

Those are some of the most beautiful children and photographs I’ve ever seen and I don’t even know the family!

Chicken fight!

Just kidding – not really a chicken fight.  But so cute anyway :)

Mama and her handsome little man:

Dad tossing his sweet girl in the air.  Don’t you love the way the light frames her here?

And then a girlie shot:

And one with the men of the house.

So excited to get to know you guys next year at ANS – thanks for a great shoot.  And that’s all folks!  The last of the spring charity 20 minute mini-sessions in the Boston Public Garden.  26 fantastic families, 26 awesome photoshoots.  Hoping to slip one of these mini-session days into my September calendar this fall.  Shoot me an email and I’ll add you to my monthly newsletter to be notified when the date is announced.

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Katie - June 5, 2010 - 4:18 pm

Great photos!!!! These are ALL keepers!!! Just beautiful – the people and the shots :)

maia - June 5, 2010 - 7:37 pm

Dimples everywhere! Beautiful shots of the whole family…

Nina - June 5, 2010 - 9:36 pm

The photos are wonderful!!! I lOVE the ‘chicken fight’ one…go kiddos!

Meghann - June 6, 2010 - 9:27 am

That is one very happy, very good-looking family! Great pictures guys!

Annavqross@earthlink.net - June 6, 2010 - 1:18 pm

Damn, you guys are cute!

Silene - June 6, 2010 - 3:17 pm

so darn good-looking, I felt like I was being sold something… (I’ll take an A and an O please!!) :) Wonderful pictures!

meredith - June 6, 2010 - 6:20 pm

The black and white shots are timeless, classy…beautiful family!

Will - June 6, 2010 - 6:50 pm

Great pictures!

pam - June 7, 2010 - 8:12 am

great photos! What a beautiful family!

Catie - June 7, 2010 - 8:27 am

Best looking family in Boston!!

Colleen - June 7, 2010 - 8:52 am

What a photogenic family!! Photos capture the fun and this is a perfect locale for a family shoot.

Alison - June 7, 2010 - 9:16 am

So beautiful!!! You and Brian should keep having babies :)

Karen MacKinnon - June 7, 2010 - 9:37 pm

Absolutely beautiful!!

charlie - June 8, 2010 - 11:17 am

Wowza! What amazingly cute babies and people. Great pics!

Jen - June 8, 2010 - 11:27 am

wow, these are great. so action-packed and fun!!! love you guys

Francesca - June 8, 2010 - 12:56 pm

Beautiful and happy family! The pictures are just perfect!

Lindsey Buchleitner - June 8, 2010 - 3:54 pm

Sooooooo cute! I love the big smiles!
xoxoxo

Lizzie - June 8, 2010 - 5:28 pm

What great photos!! What a beautiful family!!!

Acey - June 8, 2010 - 9:53 pm

Maggie loves Oscar! Maggie loves Ava! Acey + Sonya love the MacKinnon’s! xoxo

aiden - June 10, 2010 - 9:54 am

these are such fun photos of a glowing family!

Will - June 11, 2010 - 3:22 pm

These are really great shots! Good stuff.