• baseball,  beach,  personal

    10 for tuesday

    Been a looooooong time since I did one of these- let’s see if I can make it to 10!

    1. A few weeks ago, John & I went to Timmy’s school for visitors day. The program was adorable- loved the singing and the whole weather theme. Was so pleasantly surprised that Timmy sang and smiled the whole time! (he’s not much for singing in public).

    2. We made sure that we got a shot of John & Tommy stuffed into the little first grade desks. Denice and I used to talk about this when the big kids were babies- so funny cause our kids have been together in classes all these years and I think this is the second or third shot of Tommy & John in the little desks…

    3. Read a new book recently- Heaven is Here by Stephanie Nielsen. Totally different than my ‘normal’ reads, but it was great and very inspiring. Which I think was the point. I read Stephanie’s blog all the time so I was looking forward to reading her book about her recovery and life. Definitely recommend it!

    4. The boys, John and the Healy men went to opening day for the Mets at Citi Field a little while back. They are all SO happy that baseball is back. I, on the other hand….

    5. If we normally run into eachother in real life, I apologize in advance for the next few weeks. My spring allergies are in full swing and the only thing that works is benadryl. So I’m b*tchy and on about a 5 second delay all day. A lovely combination.

    6. The boys are really enjoying their iphones and Timmy loves his Kindle Fire. Their favorite games right now are Stack the Countries and Stack the States. I love them too, and there are a ton of countries out there that I really know nothing about. Like Pakiscandinavia.

    7. The weather here has been so nice, we hit the beach for a little bit the other day. Cannot wait until that’s EVERY day!! I finally finished cleaning out the garage from the giant purge of the winter and donated the rest of the items to the St. Mary’s Outreach Center down in Long Beach. They were so nice and very appreciative, and it was a good thing for the boys to see. Since we were just down the block from the beach, it was definitely time for a visit.

    8. Saw this cool wedding seating chart a while back in Garden City and snapped an iphone picture. I wish I had something like this at my wedding- so pretty!

    9. In a giant bubble war with my dad. He always beats me. I think his high score is 19,500+. So frustrating!!

    10. Lots more Organic Bloom frames, window frames and a few families coming up on the blog soon. (ok this last one is kinda cheating but I’m all out of ideas). Shooting a newborn today- a big, chunky one who weighed in at 9lbs, 4oz at birth. And waiting on a birth session (I hope!) any day now…

     

     

  • bsquared business,  decorating,  organic bloom frames,  personal,  photography

    pretty bsquared office pictures

    finally! I can finally post a pullback shot or two from the office for those of you who still may care. Was waiting on two frames/pictures to hang in the office. And now of course I ordered 2 more! (told you those Organic Bloom frames were highly addictive!!)

    So this is where I’m doing all my bsquared work from these days:

    Audrey frame in Flamenco Red (20×30)And my new Dumbo print from Disney. Hope you all have a great day! Will miss my boys being home after the week’s Spring Break, but will be glad to finally get some work done!!!

  • personal

    timmy at the park

    During the short intermission between the double header games, Timmy and I hung out at the playground for a little bit. I haven’t been shooting much for myself, so making an effort to change that.

    He’s just so cute. I know I’m biased and all, but cmon…

  • baseball,  personal

    rvc royals baseball- game one

    and game two I suppose as they play double headers each Sunday. Baseball season started and is already in full swing. John is coach the big boys Little League team and their travel team (the royals) and he’s managing Timmy’s Little League team. He’s a little busy. And it’s all baseball, all the time around here for the next few months.

    So I got to sneak onto the field and into the dugout for some pictures. And to avoid the freezing, pouring rain during the second of the 2 games. Baseball in the rain? How psyched was I? (yeah, said I…never!!!)

    New hats for the team, thanks for the awesome handiwork Ronni at SST Embroidery!!All of the coaches watching closely.



    How Timmy spends the game.Thats Timmy under the blanket on the right. Just a foot is sticking out.Someone(s) was misbehaving in the dugout, they got the evil staredown from Coach Healy.And the whole crew (except Mike who was away for vacation), after winning the first game & tying the second. A great start to the season!! Will keep photographing thru the season whenever I’m not working on game days and trying to get photos of everyone doing their thing. Can’t wait for them to go to Cooperstown this summer!Oh, and my favorite part of the day was an overheard quote from a mom explaining why her son has a broken leg- “The math team has no business playing football”.

  • occassions & parties,  personal

    eastover 2012

    Yup, you read it right- it’s Eastover! (Easter + Passover) and we celebrated it this past weekend.

    It all started with the dyeing of the eggs and Matzah to eat. Along with Elijah’s cup. Just in case he wanted to show up and help with the eggs…

    Grandma & Grandpa came over to help too.All the egg festivities were then followed by the traditional viewing of The Ten Commandments on TV while eating Matzah & Tunafish sandwiches. Timmy asked to go to bed around 10:30, followed pretty much immediately by John. The boys and I stayed up till the end (about midnight). Can’t miss the whole parting of the sea…

    And I would just like to mention that Yul Brynner was a hot pharaoh. Is that wrong? So let it be written…

    The next morning, the boys went to Easter mass while I baked paper bag cookies, brownies and a green bean cassarole. We went over to Grandma & Grandpa’s with my parents, Uncle Nelson, Aunt Anne & Bobby for dinner. Or Linner. (since it was about 4pm when we ate, it is NOT dinner).Timmy’s new pose for every picture. And Tebowing. Well, it is a religious holiday after all.And my favorite part of Eastover- the positioning of the ham right next to the matzah. See, we can all get along!! Even the food.And finally the wearing of the Eastover bonnet. Hoping you all had a lovely Eastover too. No matter what parts of it you celebrate!! (oh, and I didn’t mention above that on Good Friday I had a chicken parm hero for dinner. Wrong on countless number of levels, but it sure tasted good…)