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introducing…jack cooper
My very good friends Sharon & Dave welcomed their third (via C-section, so I couldn’t photograph the birth no matter how much I wanted to!) baby on Friday afternoon. And although I couldn’t get into the OR for pictures, I did get to see, hold and photograph Jack in the hospital about 8hrs after he was born. He’s weighing in at 7lbs, 2oz (but is pretty solid so he feels much heavier when you hold him) and has a full head of hair with lots of blonde highlights. He’s soooo cute and was wide awake the whole time I was in the hospital visiting but not even one little cry. According to Sharon he was awake like that and no crying for about 3 hrs. In a row!! I’m hoping he’ll be her low maintenence baby!
I’ll be back to take more pictures of Jack (the real newborn shoot with nice natural light, not crappy hospital bed lighting) in about 2 weeks, so be on the lookout for those. I saw Olivia & Gavin along with their grandparents in the lobby on my way in and their way out. They (well, Olivia & her grandparents) were SO excited and Olivia is totally smitten with her new baby brother.
That’s some kind of eye contact from an 8 hour old baby!!!
How great does Sharon look?
First family photo. Congrats to all of you!! Love you guys! xo
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alexis’s bat mitzvah
I had the best time photographing the lovely Alexis and her family on her special day. Loved the whole Broadway/Red carpet theme, the DJ (DJ Jeff Yahney) was awesome and kept the party totally hopping the whole afternoon. I think everyone there had a great time. Mazel Tov, Alexis! You are a doll!!
Nothing like a little lens flare to start the day. 
There are no pictures allowed in the Synagogue so I just grabbed a few quick ones before any of the guests arrived. 
The party was at Lawrence Country Club and was really fantastic.
A little of the candle lighting ceremony. 
Can you see the fake and fun Hasidic Jews in the background?
These ‘dance head’ videos were so much fun!
The kid in the pink hat was the life of the party and can dance like no one’s business! I’m totally hiring him for my next party!
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timmy’s kindergarten graduation (& after party)
Ok, so I’m a little behind in blogging this but last week my little guy graduated from the BEST year in Kindergarten, ever. Not only was his class terrific, and all the kids got along so well, but he had the best teacher (Ms. Jackson) and classroom nurse (Ms. McClain) and it all made for a year that I hope he’ll always remember.
Timmy learned so much this year, is a huge & excellent reader (hope he follows after his brothers in this) and is still one of the happiest kids I know. So proud of our Timmy!
And can you die of the hat?
Singing Katy Perry’s Firework. So, so stinkin cute!!!
I don’t know what pearls of wisdom Patrick was relaying to Gavin here. Maybe some advice on being a great big brother? (Sharon is due with #3 this week!!)
Grandma & Grandpa
With Ryan & Sean.
Grandma & Grandpa, and torturing Daddy. 
My smart boys! Jack & Patrick blew off their 8:15-10:30 school day so they could come to Timmy’s graduation. Such great big brothers they are!
Timmy & Olivia.
Love my littlest graduate. Cannot believe that Kindergarten is over and that he’ll be going to 1st grade next year. This year flew by and it makes me a little sad. Just want him to slow down a little. 
Timmy & Jack. Never far apart these two.
They asked to take a picture by their brick. 
Jen & Brian hosted a graduation party for some of us at their house. Fun!!
Mateo & Jack.
Happy Summer!!
And in all honesty, I think I was/am more excited that school is over than the boys! -
erin’s 40th
The lovely Erin turned 40 recently and had a big party at Two Steak and Sushi Den to celebrate. She asked me to photograph a bit of her evening and I was more than happy to. Two is super trendy and has such cool decor. I’m sure the food was great too!
Such a pretty birthday girl!!
The birthday girl with her parents and her sons. 
How cute is that baby?!
Happy birthday Erin! -
10 for Tuesday
I’ve got lots to share today, so here goes:
1. I know I have quite a few clients, prom attendees & their parents, graduates, etc waiting for their photos. I’ve been up until at least 2am pretty much every night and am working as hard as I can to get your pictures out to you. Summertime is always a little slower on the editing process as I don’t have the whole school day to myself to work, everything has to get done at night. So, just to keep you all updated, here is the order in which your pictures should be appearing on the blog. One post per day and figure a few days in there for personal posts while I edit the client shoots. Order is subject to change as well, but it’s a general outline.
Erin’s 40th
Alexis’s Bat Mitzvah
Hewitt Graduation
Elizabeth’s prom
Adam’s graduation
The Kelly Family
The Tepper Family
The Griffin Family
The DeMilt Family
Adam’s prom
2. It seems impossible that there can possibly be the sheer volume of laundry we have in this house. I’m doing at least a load a day (more like 2-3) and there is always more to do. The worst part? The freakin socks. The multiply, then divide and do some square root thing that I couldn’t calculate and ends up being 3 socks in a pair. I give up.
3. At the beach yesterday, it was a mini Ms. Jackson’s class reunion. (credit to Mary T. for the photo- thanks Mary!!) Luke (not pictured- he was in the ocean), Timmy, Mateo, Ali & Kristen. They were so glad to see eachother even though they’ve only been apart since Friday. It’ll be a great summer at the beach!!
Also pictured, Patrick with his huge sandcastle he built with Robert last weekend. They built another one today but I was rushing to make it to Adam’s on time and couldn’t take a picture.
4. John’s nasty leg and belly rash are back with a vengence. All the doctors he’s seen are saying it isn’t cellulitis again (thank god) but they don’t know what the hell it is. So they took two samples to biopsy to try to figure it out. He’s an itchy mess and I wish they could just fix it once and for all.
5. Had a date with Timmy to SushiYa and we had a great time. He chowed down on the yellowtail (it’s his favorite) and the beef teriaki (with no sauce and no sesame seeds) and rice with soy sauce. And I also spotted this awesome van in the parking lot. The name on it was Dharma Deliveries. Omg, I miss LOST.
6. Some recent flower shots. Some with the big girl camera, some with the iphone. Just cause they’re pretty. Still have to take some shots of my hydrangeas in the backyard (blue ones).
7. My friend Valerie started a blog about mom’s and their business ventures and she was nice enough to interview me for it! You can find it here: momunition
8. Spent the day Sunday at the beach with my great friend Celeste and her girls. They moved down to Georgia a few years back and the girls spend most of the summer up here with their grandparents. We all had such a great time and it was so good seeing the girls and my boys getting along so well, so quickly. They haven’t seen eachother in forever (at least 3 years) and after 10 minutes of weirdness, it was all good. They’ve known eachother since they were 3 months old and we met at Gymboree. I do love long time friends.
(ok, just ignore the fact that I’m way blurry).
9. Just so happy it’s summer! I made an executive decision a few weeks back that we weren’t doing anything this summer. No more schedules, no more waking up early with an alarm clock. Now, this has the potential to go really well or really, really badly. I’m hoping for a relaxing, fun summer with lots of last minute plans with friends, lots and lots of beach days and pool days. So far, so good. Except for some attitudes, rolling eyes and yelling (the yelling part is me) we’re doing really well. And even though it’s only been since Friday that school’s been over, Timmy has already asked when Ms. Jackson and Ms. McClain are coming over to visit him.
10. Just wanted to thank everyone who left a comment, emailed me, called me, facebooked me or told me in person on the great feedback on the birth shoot. I was already contacted by 2 expectant moms and I’m hoping we can work it out for another bunch of birth sessions!
Happy summer to everyone!! Stay tuned to the blog- lots more pictures to come!!