6.20.2009

My favorite place to visit............

Every time I have gone to NYC I have loved it and each time I have seen new sights and had different experiences. This trip was the first time I had truly seen Central Park and I almost feel like I know my way around it now.  The reason for the trip was to photograph these guys and it also works as a great excuse to get my yearly trip in with Mary.  This trip was also extra fun because I was able to bring my assistant Tara along . Plus it was her first time which makes it more exciting to see sights with someone who is seeing it all for the first time.  She also makes everything entertaining  so along with her great assistant skills we managed to have the best girls trip ever. 
The highlights of the trip in  no particular order........
The red eye flight over that we almost missed because someone couldn't part with their face wash
Someone being afraid to take a shower when Craig was home
Eating the Shake Shack twice
The perfect weather we had while we were there
Playing the piano at FAO Schwartz with Tara and Mary and 10 other kids while their parents looked on
The creepy Doll lady at FAO Schwartz
Having Pinkberry Twice
Going to Serendipity for a late night dessert that made us sick and running it all off chasing a bus home. 
Seeing 9 to 5  which was surprisingly a REALLY fun show with a great cast. 
Taking a really long run through central park after we had walked about ten miles the day before and had the blisters to prove it. 
Walking around the meet packing district on our last night
Walking really really fast away from China town and vowing never to go back their until our next trip. 
Tara getting separated from me as we crossed the street and then watching her frantically look for me and tear up when she found me. 
Getting to photograph such a fun family with the best 11 month old ever. The 3 year old did great during this 3 hour shoot and Craig pretty much didn't want me to stop taking pics of him. I think he already wants me to come back for the poses we may have missed. 
Getting to stay with Mary and stay up talking with her and looking through old pics. We've known each other since we can remember which makes it so fun to get together and have these trips without my kids and see life in NYC. 
I'm pretty sure there are a lot more highlights that I will possibly add later but for now my brain is done. 
I have 6 hours before I leave for Girls Camp and I should probably finish up packing . 
I could have posted about 50 more pics on here from our shoot and I am not done editing most of the family ones.
I LOVED all the colors that they are wearing an the fact that they are in the greatest park made for an easy backdrop. Oh and they are kind of photogenic so that helps too.  
 

 

 
About 3/4 through the shoot Parker decided to run through the muddy baseball field. 
Being completely prepared with not a single wipe made for an interesting couple minutes. 
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5.30.2009

Off to the BIG APPLE!!

I am leaving in 8 hours on a red eye flight with ONE of my BFF's. Until then I need to finish packing and attend my cousins wedding. I am leaving behind this cute guy who is silently playing legos right now.  
 
This girl who frankly I could use a little break from  

 
                                                  
 
I am headed to my FAVORITE city to take some  pics for my other BFF and her family. 
My amazing husband is hanging out with the kids and spending our anniversary alone or possibly at the movies, but most likely at work thinking about me.
I will be thinking of him while walking around the city. 




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5.28.2009

Emmas dream come true.........

Having 12 animals contained in a little area where they could not run away from her as she tried to hold them all. I'm pretty positive that you weren't supposed to hold all these baby animals like this but Emma is never one to follow rules and apparently I  just wanted a cute picture. She was in heaven and would get down on all fours pretending she was a sheep trying to get the animals to come over to her. This did not work.  
 

 

 

 
My sis in laws work was having a company party at a park close to where we were that day so we headed over there and took advantage of the animals, free face painting, balloon animals and Hunter and I pretty much beat everyone at the egg toss game. It was a fun afternoon spent with Aunt Katie. Thanks for the invite Kate!
Ben could not get his face painted because as they were picking out what they wanted on their faces the lady saw him sneeze and apparently that is against her policy to contaminate her brushes. I'm pretty sure her brushes were already well contaminated touching dirty faces all day but Ben was pretty disappointed to miss out. 
Also the last pic is of my cute baby niece Ava that I pretty much delivered. She only smiles at me and I have yet to see her smile for anyone else. I don't blame her though. 
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