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kim + sean= ?
Kim was the big boys babysitter when they were really little, and now she and her husband are expecting their own baby not too long from now. I was so excited that she called and asked me to take some pictures to capture this very special time for them.
Their house was such a pleasure to shoot in- so totally bright and sunny with great colors and totally clutter free. A photographers dream. John told me as I was editing the pictures that he was concerned that there wouldn’t be enough room in their house for the baby. Because the boys used to think that Kim lived in the ticket booth at the beach club where she used to work when we met her. They were seriously convinced she lived there for a few years!
Quite possibly the cutest dog ever.
Someone’s got that glow…
And someone’s doing some kicking. 
Hanging in the nursery. Which soon will be filled with a delicious baby boy or girl. Which do you think?
Wishing you guys a great rest of your pregnancy and an easy delivery with the happiest baby ever! Can’t wait to meet him or her. -
the beyr family
Does that last name look vaguely familiar? Well, that’s cause they are our cousins. And that means I am related to this totally adorable baby. Ok, so it’s by marriage but whatever. He’s just too delicious!!
The rolls have rolls. But he is awfully flexible.
We left the diaper on due to some ummmm…..earlier issues. We all just figured it was safer that way even though there couldn’t possibly be anything left in there!! And yes, I left the drool in the picture- too cute to photoshop that out. 
Oh my. That face. 
We wore him out!
Thanks for a great shoot- one of the first ones back after the quiet winter! Looking forward to seeing you all again soon, with all the boys next time!
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3 for Thursday
So, I’m feeling a little lazy today and can’t muster up the 13 for Thursday. 3 is the only other thing that sounds good with Thursday, so 3 it is.
1. This is wrong on so many levels, I don’t even know where to begin. That, and the fact that Timmy was singing Jingle Bells on the way to school yesterday just about sums it up. There is a chance that John won’t be able to make it on our trip to Florida next month due to a trial and I was thinking we would just cancel it. After the weather the last two days, there will be NO canceling. I must get out of here!!!!
2. You might recognize this cutie from previous blog posts. He and his mom came over for lunch last week and I just took a few quick snaps. I’m sure Mar is going to hate them because of his tongue hanging out in every picture (apparently he starting doing that on the day that he came over and hasn’t done it since!). Whatever, I think it’s so cute and I’m posting them anyway!
3. I find out my blood test results tomorrow for the ginormously swollen lymphnode on the side of my neck. I think it might be shrinking slightly. Or maybe it’s just wishful thinking. I dunno, but I’m still convinced I’m dying. Any good thoughts you want to send are very much appreciated!! ***edited to add: Epstein Barr reactivation. So that means it took 23 years to reactivate it since I had it when I was 18- it’s one of those things that stays inactive (or sometimes active) in your system forever once you have it. I feel totally fine- no more tired than normal and maybe even less so since I’ve been trying to go to bed by 12. No other symptoms except for the lymphnode. At all. No medicines or anything- it’s a virus so it just has to run it’s course. Personally, I think it was reactivated by the month long sickness of Jan-Feb. Whatever. At least it’s not lymphoma!****
Have a good Thursday, everyone!
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more disney 2011 (magic kingdom)
On a day of bad weather (snow here in NY on 3/23- seriously?), bad news (bombs in Israel, earthquake/tsunami/nuclear meltdown in Japan, and all the regular bad news) and bad health (waiting for blood test results on the huge swollen lymphnode in my neck that’s been there for more than a week) today’s a perfect day to post some happy Disney pictures.
This sums up why I love going to Disney so much:
Had dinner at Chef Mickey’s with the Morins. 
Hit the MK early for our breakfast reservations at Crystal Palace. Love the empty park in the morning but not the rain (although that kept the people away all the more which made all the ride lines short!) The castle looks better in the sun though. 
Breakfast at Crystal Palace- best scrambled eggs and Mickey waffles ever. 
The picture on the right is a good example of how NOT to take a picture (subjects in sun, bad shadows, squinty, raccoon eyes). Eh, I took it anyway. It just be’s that way sometimes. 
Some Big Thunder fun! Our favorite ride in the MK. And although it’s still not easy to take pictures while riding a roller coaster, I’m getting better!
John finally made it back to the land of the living just in time for our last full day at Disney. 
They boys went off to ride Space Mountain alone. How far they’ve come! Timmy still missed the height requirements by a few inches. Maybe next year. 
And some teapups (yes, teapups, not teacups). Always good for a bunch of laughs. 
One last bunch of pictures from Disney left. -
give a pint, get a pint
My good friend Suzanne (who is also my co-host for the upcoming 80’s party!) and her husband Rob.
Rob has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer and they have been fighting it really, really hard for over a year now. Rob’s doing so well (and looks as handsome as ever, don’tcha think?!) and his friends held the 2nd annual blood drive in his honor. They collected around 200 pints of blood. John donated too- and since I can’t, I went and took pictures again just like last year. So if you give a pint of blood, you get a pint of beer. A good trade off and lots of good friends there supporting Rob & Suzanne.
Hang in there Rob. We all love you!!!!