The reason no one knows I’m not *really* a natural blonde…

I’ve been going to Melissa for cut and color for like a billion years. She’s become such a good friend, and I felt like I knew her family even before I met them, finally, this past weekend. Husband Richie is GULP quite handsome, and kids Hallie and Sam were firecrackers from the minute we met. Richie’s parents and sister were here from Arizona, so we made it a big family affair.

Hallie and Sam with their auntie, nana, and poppa.

The light was amazing along the trails:

Hallie is so gorgeous:

And Sam is definitely on his way to being Absolutely Famous.

The kids ran around at the beach for a bit in the last of the afternoon light. I love that you can see the Boston skyline in the background.

Rawr. Big time.

Richie and his sister hiked up this giant hill and I caught them on their run back down:

A few final moments in the light:

Melissa, you and your entire crew are tremendous. Thanks for such an amazing afternoon, and for keeping my roots at bay 😉