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“what the hell is that?!?”
Is exactly what Jack said when he saw THIS on the beach yesterday:
Yup, that’s John. Out of his chair, without his newspaper and PLAYING CORNHOLE ON THE BEACH!!!! This is a very, very big deal. The man doesn’t leave his chair much and hasn’t for the 13 summers we’ve been down at Sun and Surf. You can pretty much always find him in the same spot, reading the paper, drinking his beer, wearing his hat and listening to the Mets and not really talking to anyone too much. (he will play a game of catch with the boys, go in the pool or ocean with them, but this is unheard of) But yesterday, there was this.
This is what things have always looked like (even during the flood of 2010):
Then Jack said “AND he’s being social?” The kid’s sharp but the whole thing was completely blowing his mind. Total confusion.
And in other beach news, it was a fantastic (although shocking) day down at Sun & Surf. Christine, Jayson, Tommy & new baby Charlotte joined us for the day and the boys were so happy to have all their buddies down there to hang out with and play lots and lots of baseball.
Baby Charlotte enjoying her first day at the beach at three weeks old. She was all wrapped up and under the umbrellas all day and was happy as could be.
The Tom half of Timtom. 
And the Tim half of Timtom.
After a great day and the rain holding off until we were literally walking to the car we came back home and ordered some pizza. Charlotte had her own meal and then had a little photoshoot of her own (pictures on that soon).
Hope you all had a great first day of summer! I think we’re off to a great start- and I took this whole weekend off! -
…a new car!!!
(said in my best game show host voice). A few weeks ago (like a month ago already- been so busy blogging client sessions that I haven’t had much of a chance to blog any personal stuff) I got a new car! After lots of research and looking, I decided on the GMC Acadia Denali and I looooove it. I was a little sad to see the minivan go, dents and all. That car never gave me an ounce of trouble in the 6 years I owned it. And it was nice not having a car payment for a few months, but that part is way over.
It only took me 12 years to graduate from a minivan to an SUV!! And I’ve been at the carwash at least 3 times already. The white is hard to keep clean but it’s my favorite.
Look for more personal posts this weekend- trying to catch up a bit on those. Have a great weekend!! -
sydney’s sweet 16
A super fun and amazingly themed sweet 16 at the Garden City Hotel nightclub for a great girl. I’ve photographed their family once before- for the littlest sister’s christening. And now that baby is walking all over the place. Time certainly does fly and I’m sure Sydney’s mom feels the same way celebrating her daughters sweet 16! A little birdy told me that today is Sydney’s actual birthday- so happy birthday!!
Sydney’s whole court. Would have liked to get them centered in the room a little more, but there was a very rude gentleman sitting on the couch on the right who would not move. Still, a great looking bunch. You getting the theme yet?
Gorgeous girl. Love the multi colored hair the most!!
A big thank you to Charles who was assisting me and set up the below shot as well as helping during the whole night. 
Love this one- happiest girl in the crowd!
Hope all your wishes come true! Have a wonderful birthday!
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mikey’s first communion
One of my favorite bsquared families was celebrating their son’s first communion so I headed over to their home earlier in the day of the actual mass & party to take some pictures. Mikey was awesome and sweet, as was the rest of the family and I had a great time with them.
Mom really hates getting her picture taken. I think she did amazingly well!!
Tried a different edit on these- more of a film look.
Hope you had a great rest of your day!! -
the pice family/ daniella’s first communion
Travelled up to their house in Canada for this fantastic early morning light session. (Ok, so it wasn’t actually Canada, but it was pretty far upstate). It was worth the trip to meet this great family who were all so nice, welcoming and photogenic! Daniella’s communion was actually later that day and they were having a big candy themed party at their home. Hope it was wonderful!!
The boys are hockey and lacrosse kids. And baseball and soccer. But I couldn’t fit them all into the shots. 
Had to get one shot with the dog.
Her room is so perfectly decorated and girly. I love it!!
Stunning!
