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patrick’s first communion
Ok, so I wasn’t technically working this one, but they were at the same mass as my client and we were all invited to the party afterwards so I couldn’t very well NOT take pictures!! Thanks again Suzanne & Rob for the invite and for not caring that I showed up wiped out and in my sweats!! You guys are the best and I know everyone had a great time at the party! Congrats again to Patrick and so glad the boys and Robert hit it off!
Just happened to catch the one on the left thru the huge crowds. Love it!
Suzanne always helps me out by putting Mary in the window to get good weather- especially during communion season. She definitely works!!
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katelyn’s first communion
A favorite family to photograph and always a joy to watch the girls grow up over the years. Katelyn looked lovely on her 1st communion day and had lots to celebrate.
Luckily, the rain just held off long enough for our pictures. It was disgusting and humid and overcast, but not raining. 
Yes, I know. Cuteness off the charts!
A little communion spin.
Beautiful!!
Grandparents are always a welcome addition to the pictures. Especially when they do whatever they can behind the scenes to make the kids laugh!
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chicks
Not the girl kind, but the peeps kind. Timmy’s Kindergarten class learned all about the chicken life cycle and got to experience it first hand. They went from eggs in the incubator to real, live fluffy little baby chicks!
Can you die of the cuteness???
I’m kinda partial to the yellow ones. 
Although it looks like they are poking the heck out of the chick, they were actually very gentle.
They all got names. This one is Darth Vader. 
Timmy is holding Chewbacca. 
I took pictures of all the kids holding their choice of chick. I didn’t put them all on the blog today, but you will get them if you are a parent in Ms. J’s class. 
The focus isn’t so great on this one- they move pretty quickly!
Can you pick the fake chick out of the lineup? The real chicks surround it and peck at it. 
Seriously, dying of the cuteness!!! Too bad they grow up to be chickens. 
A big thank you to Ms. J and her whole class as well as Ms. M for letting me come in and take some pictures.Peep.
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emily’s first communion
I had photographed this family twice before and was looking forward to doing so again. The kids are so gorgeous and I was surprised by how much they’ve grown since our last shoot in the fall. Emily looked like a real princess (loved her dress) and was so well spoken when she did her reading in the mass. It was a really packed house in St. Agnes that day and I was so surprised by how composed she was up there in front of everybody. Great job, Emily!!
How beautiful is she?
Little sister wasn’t thrilled with the picture taking process, but holding the flowers was definitely a help!
Doesn’t mom (still) look like Julianne Moore?
The closest thing I got to a picture of the 4 kids together. The little guy was just not having it!
I love this shot so much. Just sums everything right up!
The wind was an issue. Until it was blowing the right way.
So composed. 
How proud does mom look?
This is only half the class of kids who received their first communion. It was a popular day!
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the great bathroom remodel
I wasn’t going to post today, but my 2nd out of 3 shoots for today cancelled (rescheduled actually) due the yet again crappy weather. So I’m home for a little bit and figured I’d post something for everyone else home and bored on another yucky day. Not that my blog is that exciting, but it’s something to read for 5 minutes.
When we did our house extension back in 2001 or so, we never did the main upstairs bathroom. It didn’t really need it and we were running out of money fast! But recently it started leaking into the kitchen so we knew we couldn’t put it off any longer. So we got started on the ‘great bathroom remodel’. So glad we did!!
Before:
during:
Gary, our awesome GC!!
I’m a little obsessed with our glass accent tile. 
And after:
It still needs a little something on the wall for decoration, but I have yet to decide what that something is.If you are in the market for any kind of home renovation, I highly recommend our GC, Gary Casaceli. He was fast, CLEAN!!, nice, careful and very reasonable. You can contact him at 516.672.3985.
We used George from Reliable Painting who was also reasonable and did a good job 516.867.4767. He also did the kitchen ceiling which was all patched with new sheetrock. The color is Timberwolf from Benjamin Moore.
C&L Plumbing Supply in Lynbrook was where we got all the stuff where Lisa was great and helpful 516.599.6655, and Turnabout Plumbing did all of the plumbing 516.887.4411.
New York Shower Door for the glass doors 516.379.3535
Tile from Cancos in Lynbrook 516.593.5117.
And the lights over the medicine cabinets (btw, love those medicine cabinets- they are huge and mirrory!!) are from Restoration Hardware.
Hope you give the above guys some business. They were all really great, especially Gary!