If you follow my activities on Facebook, you know that my summer has been SUPER busy! Both of my parents retired this summer so there have been parties, parties, and more parties. And apparently retirements bring LOTS of visitors! I am the youngest of five kids and my siblings are all now married and having kids - I have 8 nieces and nephews. In July, my oldest brother, his wife, and their 6 year old twins came to visit from Italy. They were followed by another brother from New Mexico, his wife, and their two kids, ages 3 and 5. I truly love my family, but having four kids under the age of 7 in one house is enough to make a person CRAZY. This was all compounded by the fact that Adam, my boyfriend, was away for an entire month and then had to move as soon as he returned.

Since the kids won't stay small forever, I made sure to have my camera out and about during the visits.

Right before all the little people arrived my sister's 10 year old son, Alex, came to stay with us for a few days. I decide to teach him about what I love to do most. So I got out my old D200 with a 35mm 2.0 on it and we headed out to nearby Frying Pan Park to take some pictures.

The smallest of the crew were Brydon (3) and his brother Colter (5) from New Mexico. Brydon was a total ham and loved to be in front of the camera, the little guy knows how to work his charm!

The whole crew went to see a Potomac Nationals baseball game. The twins, Marian and Christopher, are already professional travelers at 6 years of age. They come to visit every summer from the island of Sicily in Italy.

Later this summer, I will be sitting in Key West with a margarita for a much needed vacation. Trust me, there will be LOTS of photos from that!

-Becca

Current favorites:*Dropbox- It was one of those things that I signed up for, but never used for the LONGEST time for reasons I can't really remember. Then when I had to deliver some photos to Moshe, I revived it. Now, I cant imagine what I'd do with out it. I have it installed on every single device I have, and I'm constantly using it to send photos and store documents I will need to access on the go. Don't have it? Go try it out. It's a definite time/life saver. *Little treats/presents in your shipment- I've been finding out that this is the new trend when ordering online. They give you little presents or treats along with your order! White House Custom Colour gave me candy in my last order. Photojojo gave me a little toy dinosaur. (I have named him Al.) It's like the toy in the cereal box for adults! *Reading the entries for my contest as they come in- I've been reading them, and the entire time I wish I can give the bride to be a HUGE hug through the computer. Seriously, you guys make my job worth while! *Design Seeds- I found this via Pinterest the other day. If you're looking for color combinations for branding, looking for inspiration, or you're like me and stash those paint samples just because, then you will like this. They take photographs and create pretty color sets out of them.

That's all of them for now!

-Becca