BOSTON CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER, BOSTON FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER, BOSTON NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

“Let your soul shine,
It’s better than sunshine,
It’s better than moonshine,
Damn sure better than rain.”

I am so happy for our friend Kim.  I say “our” because she’s my friend, but she’s also a lot of people’s friend and I know that everyone misses her here in Topsfield, but I know that we are all happy that she has landed comfortably in her new home.

Today, after about two reschedules, we were able to meet up.  I dragged my kiddos along, which if you know me, is a cardinal sin in my world.  My children + me working = never good and NOT what my clients are paying for.  But the kids and I talked AT LENGTH for 24 hours about how special it would be to see Nina and Leo in the city, and we discussed how they would be confined to a double stroller, and how it would be best for them not to try to get out, and if they could manage to do that, there might be a treat involved and if that all worked out, we’d have a pizza play date in the city.  Shockingly, minus a few screeches and fights over cheese puffs, they were great.

Almost as great as Nina and Leo.  Actually, no where near as great.  Nina and Leo came with their A-game.  3:15PM, after a day of school for both, on a kind of cold day… They were supah-model awesome.  So in about 30  minutes, we circled the park and banged out a most fabulous session.  It was seriously like a 89% keeper rate.  Everything, including the sunshine, was perfect.  Here’s how you can tell it was a great session: none of the images posted below are “the” shot for the holiday card.

So back to it being better than sunshine… I am happy for Kim.  She is living in a beautiful home in a great location, her kids are in an amazing city routine and have just really blossomed, and everyone seems to just be happy and settled.  Out of nowhere, when I got in the car, I happened to have on a random oldies station (yes, 1994 is old, and yes, I have the music taste of a disgruntled 16 year old)… and this song came on, and it made me really happy because I know that she is finding her soul shine now in her own beautiful life!

This image here should give you some indication of not only how sloppy I dress my children, but also how incredibly happy my son was to see his friend.