Happy, happy 30th birthday to my husband! I am a very lucky lady to have spent 10 great birthdays with this man. 🙂

Posted in My Family, tagged Cleveland photographer, Sarasota photographer on December 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Happy, happy 30th birthday to my husband! I am a very lucky lady to have spent 10 great birthdays with this man. 🙂

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, Sarasota photographer on November 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »
How did a miniature newborn who couldn’t even look into our eyes when we were right in front of him turn into a 15-month-old, grown-up toddler who understands so many things, has his own opinions, and calls me “Aya” (pretty close to “Ellie,” I’ll take it)?!
Here he is looking amazing, holding onto his sourdough turtle friend/snack his Uncle J brought him from San Fran:


Happy 15 months, Ezel! So happy I am here in Cleveland to celebrate and smooch.
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, Sarasota photographer on November 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »
First post in Cleveland on this cold, rainy day… Many more to come, but for now, here’s a shot of the little man taken with my new 7D – loving the great performance at crazy-high ISOs!

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, Halloween costume, Orlando baby photography, Orlando photographer, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota photographer on October 26, 2010| 2 Comments »
This weekend, little Lyla visited us from Orlando (along with her parents and grandparents), and she and E played pre-Halloween dress-up.
Here’s Snow White – Could they have picked a better costume for her?!

And the train conductor joined for some photos with Snow White:

Lastly, they’re back in their day-to-day garb, looking adorable and showing off their amazing blue eyes:

Posted in Babies, Boston, Cleveland, Families, My Family, Sarasota area, Sports, tagged baby portrait photography, Boston baby photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, New England Patriots, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota family photography, Sarasota photographer on October 25, 2010| 1 Comment »
Just a couple of shots to celebrate yesterday’s Pats win:

Sorry, Cleveland, this little guy looks too good as a Pats fan…

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, My Family, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on September 23, 2010| Leave a Comment »
This is a very belated post of photos from E’s first birthday (which was August 11). On our way to see the little toddler today. 🙂
Check out the handsome man with his homemade birthday pin (that he later ripped off and tried to eat):

And here’s the happy boy with his new Mickey train, surrounded by presents and the awesome garland his mama made:

And his first present-opening experience with his proud mom and dad (It makes me crazy when he sits on his knees – so, so cute):

And 5:18pm, the exact moment he officially turned one year old:

Lastly, enjoying his first piece of cake, a recreation of his mama’s first birthday cake made by his Safta:

See you in a few hours, E!
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, My Family, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on September 20, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Every few months, we like to get some photos of Nathan and Ethan with their grandparents (i.e., Bubbie and Zadie). This August was a fitting time since both of the boys had just turned one. 🙂
So here they are on the playground. Swings, slides, trains, and a wagon… such fun!

And I love these shots because these two scrumptious boys were unaware that the other was also kissing his own reflection in the slide:

See you later this week, boys!
Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, My Family, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on September 15, 2010| 1 Comment »
Nathan, E’s cousin and my pseudo-nephew, is no stranger to my blog (his birthday, hanging with E, family shoot, 6 months…). I love this little man, and he is always fun to photograph. He turned one August 4, and during this past trip to Cleveland, I had to capture his cuteness at a year old.
Here he is, being loved up on by his parents, Jill and Ben:

And here’s the adorable guy having fun on the playground:

One last shot – E and Nathan with their awesome birthday presents from their Uncle Sam… These boys *loved* their new trains (as have many other kids on the playground):

Posted in Boston, Children, Families, My Family, tagged Boston children photography, Boston family photography, Boston photographer, Boston photography, children photography, family photography, Sarasota photographer on September 14, 2010| Leave a Comment »
You might remember Mykal from earlier this past summer as he was turning 5. I know that I’m biased because he’s family, but isn’t he so handsome with crazy beautiful eyes?! So great to photograph, too – filled with curiosity and energy. Well, we went back to the Arnold Arboretum this August with his cousins and best friends, Ian, 9, and Noah, 11. I thought I’d seen Mykal hyped up before… Nothing compared to his excitement at hanging with his older cousins. These three were such fun to shoot… We ran up and down hills, climbed trees (well, they did), and scaled rocks (again, they did).
Here they are, semi-resting (giggling and wrestling the whole time):

And the energetic trio having fun:

We managed to get them to sit still for a couple of minutes for a big family shot:

And this one makes me laugh, so I thought I’d add it on… Squished together, climbing a tree, and making crazy faces makes for a good time!

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, Newborns, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland photographer, newborn photography, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota photographer on August 11, 2010| 1 Comment »
I can’t believe today is here… Our little nephew, Ethan Zev, is a year old. A YEAR OLD?! Wasn’t it just a minute ago he was a tiny 6-lb., 6-oz. peanut swaddled up being passed around from one set of arms to the next? But I also can’t believe it’s only been a year that he’s been in our lives…
I knew even before E was born that I would feel a lot of love for this little guy, but I couldn’t imagine just how much – and that it could grow as he does! I absolutely cannot wait to give one-year-old E a big fat smooch later today.
And, of course, some photos…
Here’s a shot from when Ezel was just a couple of hours old (and had already stolen our hearts, sneaky boy)…

One week old (and holy moly, so handsome)…

About 6 months, looking super scrumptious and happy and very grown up with his brand new teeth:

And 11 months, practicing one of his favorite activities – clapping!

Birthday photo to come this week. Must get to Cleveland first.
Happy, happy first birthday, Ethan Zev. ♥ Here we come!