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annabella’s 1st birthday
I really, really love my job! Not only did I get to be there as this little girl arrived in America, met her daddy and brothers for the first time at the airport, but I got to see her (and her mom & dad who I really adore) again for a 1st birthday shoot. She’s settling in beautifully and is so gorgeous and sweet and just so interested in everything! We played and I even got to hear a few little giggles. So sweet!!
Is she not totally perfect?!
Jennifer said that when people see her and Ed with Annabella and without the boys, they think that she’s their first baby. They do have that glow of new parenthood though, so you could see why people think that. 
Jennifer, how much do I love you with the pearls and the Chuck’s?!
The hat and the headbands never lasted long, but I worked fast and got my shots before she was able to rip them off!
Love me some scrunchy noses.
Giggles. 
Looks like the first picture, but a slightly different expression. She’s just SO gorgeous, I couldn’t leave one picture out!
Lets do another shoot soon, ok? I can’t hardly wait until the next one!!! -
bridget’s super surprise sweet 16
Bridget’s mom called me just a few days before her party to ask if I would come and photograph her special evening. She explained to me that it started as just a small dinner with friends to celebrate her birthday, but somehow along the way it morphed into a super surprise sweet 16 complete with a red carpet theme with monogramed backdrop, taylor swift, a dj, a custom cake and a ton of friends and family. It was definitely quite a party!!
A beautifully done custom cake. 
All the girls getting ready for the surprise. 
Surprise!! (oh yeah, she definitely was!!)
Thank you for letting me on the red carpet! Hope you enjoy the pictures!! -
kate’s 1st birthday
I was lucky enough to photograph this super fun 1st birthday party for Miss Kate and her family (her aunt is a longtime bsquared client) at the Little Gym in Merrick. A really great time was had by all the big and little guests and I think it’s safe to say that the birthday girl may just have been the happiest 1 year old ever! Every time I took a picture of her, she was nothing but smiles and laughs!!
You should recognize every face in this picture from previous bsquared shoots. 
A big party for a little girl!
Big sister.
See what I mean about the smiles and giggles?!
Thank you for letting me join in on the fun! -
timmy’s birthday vegetable- part 3 {school party}
On his actual birthday, Timmy got to celebrate with his class at school (which was pretty much most of the kids at his bowling birthday party anyway). John and I got to go in and read and bring in the ever important ice cream cups.
First, some of his birthday haul.
And then the very happy birthday boy in his Kindergarten classroom. 
Are ya one, are ya two, are ya three…
Timmy and his BFF Jack are even the closest in February birthdays. 
And that concludes Timmy’s 6th birthday vegetable. Hope you enjoyed the festivities. Can’t wait until next year (but if he could stay little that would be even better!!) -
timmy’s birthday vegetable- part 2 {the party}
So, breaking with tradition, Timmy decided NOT to do a Rec Center birthday party this year. He wanted to have a bowling party. So we did.
Timmy and his BFF Jack, who never seem to be more than a few inches apart from eachother. 
The boys’ baseball trainer & coach, Bryan who was so nice to come to Timmy’s birthday party. He told Timmy that if he hit well earlier that week that he would come to the party.
The original 3 friends!
See what I mean about not being more than a few inches apart?
Possibly my favorite picture from the party. Timmy deep in prayer that he gets a strike. 
And although the party was NOT well run at all (the ‘helpers’ for the party were way less than helpful and the service was pretty awful) the kids had a great time, especially Timmy. So in the end that’s all that really matters. Just be forewarned if you are going to have a party there. 
Since Timmy hates cake (even ice cream cake) and cupcakes which covers just about all of the available birthday party celebratory fare, so he decided on ice cream cups. Pretty good choice as it turns out!
I think he was pretty happy with the whole day! 
On a sideish note- I wasn’t really feeling very well at the party (that was the start of my sinus infection I think) and missed so many great shots. I knew there was something up- I was so off my game. I watched as so many great shots passed me right by. At least I still got a few decent ones.