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Last day of school
Well, today was the last day of 3rd grade for my big big boys. Can’t believe they will be in 4th in just a few months. Seriously, 4th grade? They were just starting Kindergarten last month.
On a side note, I am so behind on all the stuff I want to blog that I decided I’m just starting with today’s stuff and working backwards. Otherwise I’d be posting the last day of school sometime in August.
Since school was only one hour today (yeah, the stupidest thing ever), Timmy and I hung out in the playground in the back of the school while the boys were inside. Jen, Jack & ‘baby’ Michael met us for a little playground fun. Blue puppy made the trip over with us.
Picked up the boys and had a look at their fabulous, outstanding report cards. Fantastic!! Really, couldn’t have asked for more (well, except Jack is still getting Improvement shown for Organization- that’s just so him) since they got almost all E’s (excellents) in everything else. I got them the new Indiana Jones Lego Wii game to celebrate. Poor Jack got sorta blindsided by both his teachers with the whole kissing thing. Needless to say, he was not happy.
So later in the day we went to the ‘crunchy club’ (Timmy’s version of the country club) for an afternoon of swimming and then home to Wii it up while Timmy and I played some board games. Then off to see the Turn at practice (see below post). All in all, a great day and a great ending to 3rd grade. Summer, here we come!
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The Turn (in practice)
Let me preface this by saying that the pictures are pretty crappy and that I have officially turned into a stalker. Sorta. The Turn’s big show at Webster Hall is tommorrow at 5pm and they were practicing tonight at Brian’s. My boys were bummed that they haven’t been able to really hear them play (well, other than on the CD that is constantly playing in my car) so we took a quick ride over for a little listen and I snapped a few. I only stayed inside for a few minutes since the boys were outside (waaaaay too loud inside for them with everyone playing) so the rest of the shots were taken thru the windows of the house. I really, really looked like a stalker. So they are not great pictures but at least I got a few of their last practice before the big show.
The boys loved hearing them play and Timmy was dancing around like crazy. He said "I like Christiana the best". So guys, you have another fan now too. Unfortunately, they are too short to have their hands counted tommorrow night. And a note to the band– love you guys and I know you are going to rock the hell out of everyone tommorrow. Can’t wait for the show and to see you go to Germany! And no, I’m still not going.
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Mommy, I physically fit!
Is exactly what I heard from Timmy on his second to last CATS class! They had a little physical fitness test and he came running out all excited with his little paper of achievements, yelling "mommy, I physically fit!!!!". So cute.
These pictures are from his very last CATS class- of course with his bestest buddy Jack. Timmy does a little dance (complete with "oh yeah, uh huh" song) after every single thing he does at CATS. Whether or not he actually makes the goal or basket is beside the point. You get the dance and song no matter what.
We wrapped up OT and PT today until September. We left with a daily list of things to do to keep up with therapy over the summer. Wonder if we’ll get the dance and song after each one of those activities too.
Getting their hard earned trophies. "teammate" Aidan.
Gee, you think Timmy’s a little excited about his trophy?
They are definitely BFF’s.
Here’s the fantastic Coach Eric who the boys all adored. He was a great coach, so patient and fun! So great, he gets two pictures.
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the cos family
My second shoot for this "barbie & ken" family. The first time we met was back in October or November when their little girl was even littler. She is just the most petite and cute little tiny thing. She was a real trooper considering the poor girl didn’t really like the sand (well, she didn’t like the sand ON her). So there was a lot of brushing off and cleaning up ongoing. We had a little game where she would stick her finger in the sand, say "uh oh" and have me wipe it off. And she said "tank u" in the sweetest little voice every time.
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a little business, a little fun
Business first to get that out of the way:
1. Just a friendly reminder- as of 7/1/08, my prices increase by $25. (photoshoot $150, party for 2hrs $250- travel not included in either fee)If you are interested in booking a shoot with me and you do so before 7/1/08 (the shoot itself does not have to be prior to 7/1, just the booking), the prices are as is.
2. I only have a few more summer weekend shoot dates/times available. So, if you are looking for a summer weekend session, you might want to consider booking it now. As of this minute, these are the weekend dates/times available thru September 1st, 2008:
Sunday, June 29th 5pm or later
Saturday, July 12th morning only
Sunday, July 13th anytime
Saturday, July 26th anytime
Sunday, July 27th morning only
I will not be booking anymore sessions during the month of August, so if you are looking for summer, these are the only weekend dates left. Weekdays are open but subject to availability.
3. There are still a number of weekend time slots available in September and October. However, November weekends are booking up really quickly with only limited spaces left already. If you are interested in a November weekend shoot, you might want to book now. Plenty of weekday spots are available in September, October, and November.
4. In order to avoid the "Christmas Crush" of last year, if you’d like a photoshoot with the purpose of having the images as holiday gifts and/or cards made from the images FOR CHRISTMAS or HANNUKAH or NEW YEARS you must have your holiday photoshoot completed by Tuesday, December 9th to ensure holiday delivery. I will not be booking any shoots between December 20th, 2008 and January 10th, 2009.
5. As previously mentioned, I am working with a new card printer this year who is just phenomenal! I will be offering real folding cards in various sizes, including trifold cards, and accordian cards- all custom made with the photos of your choice from your shoot, along with your choice of designs, fonts, colors, finishes, and well, custom everything! I’ll be posting some samples of the trifolds at the end of July along with pricing information. I will still be working with Rockville Camera as last year and creating custom photocards there as well. So you will have your pick of tons of cards this year! And don’t forget, if you are booking a mini session, you will receive a $10 credit toward your card order (from either printer).
6. One final thing…an ammendment to the "growing up squared" plan. I’ve changed things around a bit –so instead of having 4 shoots during a calendar year (jan-dec), you can do your 4 shoots in the plan anytime you’d like within a year of purchase. If you’d like to do 4 in 4 months, great. If you’d like to spread them out, that’s great too. Or anywhere in between. As long as you complete all 4 shoots within one year of purchasing the plan, it’s all good.
The 4 shoots still do not include parties or additional family members. The growing up squared plan shoots remain as full sessions for your immediate family over one year. As of 7/1/08, the fee for the growing up squared plan will be $500.00 for your 4 sessions, payable at the first session. You will still receive the same $100 savings then if you were to book 4 shoots seperately.
Fewf (as in phew-but thats how the boys would say it)…that was a lot of business. Now on to some fun pictures. Took these at the park the other day with the boys just goofin around. Patrick took the ones of Timmy & me. He’s pretty good, no? Warning: A ton of pictures ahead.
