• occassions & parties

    the hus 2nd birthday

    I'm sure you will remember this unforgettable beautiful little (burberry) girl from her birthday party last year and from a fall shoot in Central Park. I was asked to take photos at her birthday party again this year which I was more than happy to do. Her whole family is just as nice as can be!

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    This year's party was at the Reebok Sports Club in Manhattan, with a little extra singing/guitar entertainment to round it all out. Looked like all the kids had a great time! And the parents too.

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    How gorgeous was the cake?? Love the design going all the way around.

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    Happy Birthday, Miss K!!

  • personal

    rockin out

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    Jack and Patrick got their very own ipods from Grandma and Hakka this Christmas. They were beyond excited. With Elizabeth's help on Saturday we got them all set up and they have been so excited to listen to them. The boys also got some itunes giftcards from Santa, so they were all ready to start downloading some music.

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    The best part? (well, other than their names on the back) Is when they put the earbuds in….it's SILENCE in the house. That never happens during waking hours. Ever.

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    And no, I didn't coordinate their clothing with their ipods. That was already what they were wearing (their favorite colors). I just put them in front of the right color wall…

  • bsquared business

    Christmas Cards 2008

    I made about a zillion Christmas Cards this year. Here they are for your viewing pleasure…

    The flat "postcards"

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    And the folding cards. Some trifolds as well.

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    The packaging:

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    My card: (which was an accordian card so it's really hard to show flat)

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    More Florida pictures tommorrow I think.

  • babies,  occassions & parties

    the byrn christening (twins)

    Shot this christening in the middle of busy season and the mom was so nice in letting me take my time getting the photos edited. So without further ado, here are the byrn girls all the way from Chicago on their very special day.

    They are so beautiful (with eyelashes to match) and were just as sweet as could be. Didn’t hear them cry once. Their gowns were handmade in Ireland and were fantastic. Parents, Godparents, Grandparents and all their family and friends were on hand to help celebrae this very special occassion.

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    To view all the images of the byrn christening, please click HERE.

  • personal,  travel

    another dose of warmth

    So, you'll either appreciate a few pictures of something sunny and nice, or you'll be cursing me across cyberspace.

    Here's some more from our florida vacation. All taken at my parent's place pool. Beach shots coming tommorrow so don't log on if that's going to piss you off further.

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    By the way, I read 9 books on my Kindle while on vacation (one of the 9- The Gold Coast- I started before I left, so it was really like 8.5 books). So far, I've polished off: The Gold Coast, The GateHouse (both Nelson DeMille), Private (a teenangst boarding school book, but it was good and free), To The Scaffold:The Life of Marie Antoinette (she really had a very interesting and sad life, that was my second biography on her), Just Before Sunset (compilation of short stories by Stephen King), Against Medical Advice, Cross Country (both by James Patterson), Bones (Jonathan Kellerman), Your Heart Belongs to Me (Dean Koontz), and I just finished Memoirs of a Geisha which I had read a looooong time ago and wanted to read again. So 10 books down since getting the Kindle on 12/22. I love to read. Just glad I have time to do it again!

    John is home (thank god) and I think I will get a small break tommorrow so I can start cleaning out and dismantling the scrapbook room. That era is officially over. Anyone out there want scrapbook supplies??