So while I anxiously await the bare ground, buds forming on trees, and a new crop of migratory birds to appear, I wanted to send winter a little parting gift of photos.  Beth and I had so much fun photographing Derek and Cooper who took advantage of the big snowstorm with a super fun day of sledding…

Poor Derek got a boot full of snow on his last run of the day…

After a loads of sledding fun and climbing back up the hill, Cooper reached his tipping point…

Cooper and Derek are so lucky to have not only a brother in each other, but a best friend as well…

Bon Voyage Winter… see you in nine!

Love this drawing of my dog lulu accompanied with the sweetest little love message from Besso.   I’ve got a file specifically designated for Besso treasures.  Besso is 11 now, but this drawing was made when she around 7 or 8.  I love everything about this drawing, but some of my favorite points are Lulu’s party hat, collar, and the attention to detail put into Lulu’s hairy moles, I mean beauty marks.  So stinkin’ cute…

Besso, I’ll treasure this forever!  xoxo, Alice

With this in mind, I’m happy to share with you a quick peek from my recent portrait session with the Nelsons.  Love this shot…

Thanks guys!!  xoxo

Here they are with their darling pooch…

Beyond being beautiful, these two are smart, poised, and delightfully unpretentious!

Okay, I told you they were smart, and by the size of their text books, I’m guessing Megan and Lauren are pretty strong too. :)

Wait the magical talent list goes on… Like their dad, these two love nature, and enjoy canoeing.  I love these next two images!

Here are some gorgeous individual portraits.

You’ll be seeing more of Lauren soon, as I just photographed her senior portrait session last week.  For now, please enjoy this fetching portrait amongst the daisies.

We headed down to the dock around sunset, and I got this adorable shot of the girls with their mom.  Hi Joanne!

I make a big effort to create fresh images with fun poses and settings.   Sometimes, however, I have to just absorb the beauty of a classic image… like this one on the dock.  Nothing super fancy going on, but it’s definitely a keeper!

In my last post, you saw some photos that Diane had hired me to take of her sister’s family.   Later that same day, Diane’s dear mom hired me to photograph Diane and her gang.  We hit the road to find a new location… and landed at the luscious Harvard Square.  So without further ado, here are some of my favorites of Diane, Tom, Abby, Maddie, Henry, and Phoebe.

I was loving the Weeks Footbridge in Harvard Square, as our backdrop.  It is quite charming.  I love the bridge’s character (aka signs of age) that accompany it’s fantastic views of the Charles River down below.

We were climbing all over this bridge.  I was standing on the railing to get this next shot, until Diane said “Alice be careful.”  Suddenly my nickname “Avalanche Alice” whispered through my ears, as I looked down to see just how far below the cold water of the river was.  It was a big enough drop, that we quickly moved on to other “more beautiful” scenery.  Really, I was done with this scenario ;).

See how beautiful this is.

I love the antique look I get from the Pioneer Woman’s Vintage Photoshop Action.

Then we went onto some real fun that included cartwheels…

I love this shot… it pairs great with the image above, but is so abstract on it’s own.

I’m also quite keen on these next two shots.  This is a family full of teens, and they have such a great time together!

Love you guys…

xoxo!

My friend Diane invited me down to help celebrate her Abby’s high school graduation.  Congratulations again Abby… you rock!  I was so happy when Diane said that she wanted to gift her sister Patty with a family portrait session. Happy Birthday Patty… you rock too!

Here is Patty, Bruno and their two kids Mallory and Santo.

Santo loves to play!

He loves to run…

He is so fast, he beat everyone to the finish line!

He also really looooovvvvveeessss hi big sis!

These two are just so dang cute!  And look at the joy beaming out of the parental units in the background…. you guys are awesome!

Patty and Bruno… look pretty cute snuggling up together!

One more of the whole good looking shebang…

Jamie (Helena’s pop) picked out this great indie rock song for their slideshow.  The song is called “Ageless Beauty,” and I think it’s a pretty safe bet to say the title describes both of Jamie’s loves… Helena and her mommy Piper too.  Can’t wait til’ next time guys!