Kate & Wayne's Engagement BBQ

 

Over the weekend Kate and Wayne had their intimate but super relaxed engagement bbq hosted by Kate's parents at their beautiful house on the lake.  We ate and ate and ate delicious food and played darts and later jumped in the lake to cool down from the hot weather.  Despite the humidity in the air everyone enjoyed the company of others and are really excited for their wedding next summer.

Portland, Maine

Portland was a very interesting town.  I do have to say there's lobster everywhere!! (90% of America's Lobster comes from here!)  Even Ice Cream shops sell lobster rolls, all claiming they are the best in town.  Also lots of organic green produce.  The farmers' market had the freshest produce I've ever seen.  I never knew carrots and beats grow in different colors, is that normal?  I will definitely swing by again maybe in the winter time? I heard they make aluminum houses on lakes and fish!! And the Acadia National Park that I couldn't visit this time and see some moose!

The Turnbucklers

The Turnbucklers.

Jillian 28 Days old

Meet Jillian Yi-Jun Tsai! Isn't she precious? When I first met her she was 7 days old and yesterday she turned 28 days old.  She was tiny but did grow quite a bit since I've seen her last hence, she just made it into her outfit for the shoot.  So mommy and daddy decided that's what she will wear until they can't close the snap buttons.  Although she cried throughout the shoot we had fun eating, taking bath, hanging out with wonderful grandparents on the patio and managed to get some adorable pictures.  Crying babies are still cute ;)

Friday Afternoon

Testing out my sx-70 on a quiet Friday afternoon.

Jenna month 3

Meet Jenna. Isn't she adorable? She's my best friend Kate's niece.  Very calm baby although she did cry for a bit during the shoot.  I guess she wasn't ready for all the required dress changes for modeling.  But I got her to smile and tell me some stories when she got comfortable again.  I am excited to see this baby girl grow up!

Sam 1 year!

Sam is back and this concludes our long but short journey of her first year to this world.  I watch the movie "Babies" last weekend and it reminded of Sam a lot. Every baby from different culture is brought up differently but the fundamental of raising kids are universal.  Hope she can look back at these photos and remember how much she is loved.  See you around Sam!