The Soon to be Little's

Hey there peeps! Almost 2 months ago a photographed an Engagement Session for Shawna and Bill.  Shawna contacted me a few months back inquiring about a shoot and I couldn't have been more excited! Shawna went to school with my sister so I've known her for years, although I haven't seen or spoken to her in probably 10 (or more!). She is adorable as I remember, and Bill? Pretty much everything you would want in a guy. And he's a Firefighter. Everyone knows I have a special place in my heart for those Jakes. 

At first they requested the Charlestown Navy Yard for the shoot. I had never been there (and still haven't) so I was really excited to go before hand and scope out the scenery. But when she reached out and said they had decided on Castle Island, I was equally excited because I am so familiar with it. 

The day that we met, in June, was 95*, humid and so windy. Perfect for a photoshoot! Not really. However, Shawna and Bill were such great sports. I think the three of us were on the verge of melting, literally, but no would know. The pictures came out great, if I do say so myself :-)

Enjoy!

Look at Bill looking at Shawna. You can tell how much he adores her. It was like this all day. It made my job easy. 

This is one of my favorites with the green grass contrasting with her blue dress and his peach shirt. You can't even tell it was hot, or windy. 

See, I told you he adores her!

This is another favorite. I didn't mention how crowed it was over there. It was a Sunday, and so warm so everyone flocked to the beach hoping for some relief. But we didn't have ONE issue with other people ruining a shot.  This is a prime example of that. I looks like we were the only ones there!

I hope you enjoyed these shots. I had a great time with Shawna and Bill. They made my job really easy! Good luck with the rest of your planning and I can't wait to see the pictures of your wedding! 

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My Favorite Place on Earth

Hey guys! I told you I wouldn't wait 4 months! We have some catching up to do! Now, it's no secret I am a New England Girl, through and through. I could NEVER live away from the ocean. I mean, I guess if I found a fabulous job that paid lots of moolah so I could fly to the coast whenever I wanted, I could do that, but that will probably not happen. Any time soon at least! Ha!

So every year my parents go to Nantucket in May. They have been going there for over 30 years.  I get my love for the coast from them. They have done the summer thing and are all set with the crowds so when the opportunity arrived to purchase a Time Share in May, they jumped on it. The Island is just barely ready to open for the summer season, but that is why it is so nice. You don't need a reservation for dinner. There are stools at the bar at the Brotherhood. You can walk into T-shirt stores and not push through crowds. It's quite lovely. 

This year, because I am currently without employment, I stayed from Saturday - Wednesday which I haven't done in years. I missed the boys (Hubby and Finn) at home, but it was so nice. Plus I was still feeling icky from this baby growing inside me so it was really nice to relax.  

USUALLY we schedule in some time to hit up the Cisco Bewery, but for obviously reasons, this year we did not. Something that we always do, is make sure we get time to drive around the Island to get some photos. We took a drive out to Madeket & Wauwinet, both of which I haven't been out to in many years. It was a beautiful day. As always we walk down to the Brant Point Lighthouse, and drive to Great Point. Perfect for taking pictures. Check out some of my favorite shots!

This was such a perfect Nantucket Day. Cloudless sky, a perfect 60* and a gorgeous sea breeze coming off the harbor.  Mom and I sat on those rocks for over an hour and just, well sat. Such a great morning. 

Where we stay (just outside of town) there wasn't a cloud in the sky. Come to the other side of the island and you get this. Oh and it was about 40 degrees. And the ocean was about 33 degrees. Beautiful photo though! 

Buy this one HERE!

Buy this one HERE!

Obviously I had to snap one of the pup. Not many things make me happier than a happy dog! Especially in the sand on the beach :-)

I don't know why I love this one so much. Maybe because there is a little mystery. Who owns this boat? What do they use it for? It was just sitting there all by it's lonesome. I love it. Buy this one HERE!

Thank you for checking out The Island. Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

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Disney!

Hi all! So it's been about 4 months since I've last blogged. Some of that was lack of inspiration, some was because I was busy, but mainly it's because I have been a bit side tracked. We found out that we are expecting our first baby in November! Get Down Foley's! Hubby and I are beyond excited and can not wait to meet Baby Foley. I will be writing more about these 9 months in future posts, but for now, lets talk about a little Kid Fun, Disney World! 

We planned a trip down to Disney with my parents in March. It had snowed 2 feet (yes FEET) the day before we left, so that was a little nerve wracking. We had no problem getting out of Logan Airport though.  Yey Logan! Not that I fly that much, but I have never had any issues at the Airport. Knock on wood. I probably just jinxed myself. 

The last time I was down there was when I was a Sophomore in High School, so 5 years ago (haha yea right) but Hubby has never been! I was super excited to show it to him before we had kids because it is such a different experience. We stayed at a really nice place in Orlando, rented a car and just did our own thing. Here is a photo journey of our week!

This is so dorky, but I don't care. We were waiting for the tram to take up into Epcot on the first time. Matching Boat Shoes! You can take out of New England, but you can't take the New England out of me!

Yey! Epcot!

These two were hilarious. They were fighting over a piece of something, running back and forth and throwing it to each other. 

The next bunch are from the Safari that we went on at the Animal Kingdom. I have never been on a real safari (can you say Bucket List?!), but this was really fun and we saw a bunch of animals. 

I wanted so badly to get a better photo of him. But there were a bunch of kids, and I was not about to push them out of the way. He was trying to snooze, but if you notice, he was playing with his toes. Adorable. 

Big Guy was putting on a show for us. It was amazing. He was roaring, pacing around, putting things on his head, among other things. We watched him for 10 minutes and he was being a complete show stopper!

Thunder Mountain! This ride was so much more fun than I remember! We waited in line for an hour, but it was so worth it. This was a MUST ride for us to take Hubby on. Splash Mountain was CLOSED! Total Bummer! We did all the other major rides (except for Thunder Mountain, I couldn't do that) so he got the total Disney Experience!

Who do you think won the staring contest?

I snapped this from the top of the Swiss Family Robinson's Tree House. The sun was perfect and I couldn't resist!

Main Street! We didn't wait around for the parade. I think we actually took to opportunity to go on some more rides while everyone with the kiddos was lining the streets. But this is as perfect as Disney gets!

Love them!

The next ones are randoms that I took with my phone. 

Breakfast on the balcony every morning was the bomb diggity. Especially when they involved cream cheese :-)

This was a beer that I thoroughly enjoyed while having dinner in Germany. I think it was a 40 ounce beer or something like that. It took me 45 minutes to drink. Worth every calorie. 

The obligatory pool/lounge/my-life-at-this-moment-is-better-than-yours photo

Billy and Hubby enjoying some liquid fun at the bar before dinner. 

Sunrise one morning. 

Billy's Birthday fell when we were down there so where else would we go, but an Irish Restaurant called The Pub. We had the best waiter, and the food was just as good. This was an egg, wrapped in sausage and fried. It was so good, it was silly. I wanted more of them. 

Happy Birthday Dad!

This was from Lunch in Mexico. Again, other fabulous meal in Disney!

Thanks for reading. This is a big reason why I love these posts so much; it makes me remember how much FUN I have with family and friends.  I promise I won't wait 4 months before making another Post!!! 

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