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charlotte {tiny dancer}
My cousin Charlotte (I’d have to ask my sister in law who is the expert on the “level” of cousins, but she’s busy and i don’t want to bother her, so we’ll just say cousin.) just had her first of two virtual dance recitals yesterday for her dance studio, Miss Colleen’s. Her mom asked me to come do a little photoshoot of her in her costumes and make up after the online recital. Not only to commemorate the day and outfits, but because just like everyone else this poor girl has had her fair share of disappointments and cancellations due to the stupid Covid19. No school, no friends, no playdates, no in-person dance class, no recital on stage, no communion, no communion party or dress. No nothing. And apparently she started crying after the online recital because she misses her friends and dancing with them in real life. Just add it to the list of everything else that breaks your heart lately. I hope the session and the pictures cheer her up some, it was fun for me too.
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jack & elizabeth @ pinehurst
Because the world is a giant mess and getting worse by the minute it seems,I’m escaping that reality and just posting pretty pictures instead. Last week Jack & I drove down to Wake Forest to clean out his dorm room for good. His girlfriend Elizabeth and her amazingly lovely mom, Anne, invited us to stay with them at their house in Pinehurst NC instead of having to go to a hotel. And I can definitely tell you, southern hospitality is TOTALLY a thing!!
First off, we made it to Washington DC in 3.5 hours (normally about 5 hours) and all the way to Pinehurst in 8.5 hours (usually around 10-12hours) including a 30 minute lunch break of no driving. I was doing 74mph on the Belt Parkway!! Unheard of and if you live here in NY or travel around here, you know that never, ever happens– not even on like a Tuesday night at 3am. This may be the only part of the “new normal” that I actually enjoy and find positive. I think we averaged around 82mph for the whole trip.
When we arrived, I had my own room waiting for me which was perfectly “my” colors (even matched my luggage!) with fresh cut roses and candy by the bed. And there were Hershey Kisses in the dining room. And she’s a Cure fan! Its like Anne and I were meant to be friends! (the only thing that she doesn’t enjoy is cursing. you guys know me and know that would be a problem for me. but i did it! no cursing at all for 3 days! its like a miracle!). So not only was their home at Pinehurst lovely, and the town and community they live in beautiful, most importantly Anne and Elizabeth were so super nice and sweet and genuine and welcoming. They even took us out to dinner at a real restaurant to celebrate Jack’s graduation (restaurant=unheard of here in NY these pandemic days) and drove us around everywhere. The thing that stood out to me in a funny so-not-happening-in-new york kinda way was that each person in their development had their names (first and last) and the address printed on their mailboxes. All I could think was why don’t you just post your credit card and social security numbers on there too! The south is so nice and so different. In the best way!
Anyway, I did a little shoot for Jack & Elizabeth and a picture or two for Anne too. The furry creatures are Fox Squirrels. I am so not a nature photographer, I definitely don’t have the patience. And let me say its really annoying when your “client” lives in your house and stands over you telling you what pictures you can and cannot post. PS. Isn’t Elizabeth gorgeous?
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the conr family
I was lucky enough to photograph this “baby for all seasons” for his newborn shoot in the winter, and now got to photograph him on the beach. He is just so delicious and smiley and I had a ball with them all. He is not a fan of being put down so most of the photos are with his loving parents which everyone seemed pretty pleased about! We had a beautiful but windy night at the beach and I really can’t wait to watch this little guy grow!
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the disa family
It’s been a minute since I’ve photographed part of this family (the grandparents and brother/sister-in-law/cousin are all brand new to bsquared). I think I last photographed them was when the little blondie guy was like a year old. It was super fun for me to see them again and to meet the rest of the family who are all amazing people. The grandparents are so great and in their early 80s and you wouldn’t know it for even a second. Grandma is the definition of young at heart- i adored her! She is so fun and funny and full of life and happiness. She emigrated from Cuba way back when and is the biggest patriot. I just loved everything about her and want to be her when i grow up! We did the shoot at their yacht club in Pt. Washington, which is apparently where you will find them every Friday for happy hour!
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the kell family
A brand new to bsquared family who I was so happy to photograph and hang out with for a little bit. The boys were adorable and so sweet. And the eyelashes on the little one? Just awesome. As I was struggling to get up from sitting on the ground I mentioned that I’m super old and the inability to stand up was due to that and the fact that I had went out dancing the night before at a WLIR night. As it turns out, mom was an intern at WLIR back in the day- crazy coincidences always make me so happy! I mean what were the odds!?
