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Heading to Israel! and Stulberg Family Session – Cleveland Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, My Family, Travels, tagged , , , , , on March 26, 2010| 2 Comments »

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YAY! I can’t believe we are a few hours from being en route to Israel. We haven’t been since 2007, and this time, my sister, brother-in-law, and little E are temporary residents – and we’ll all be staying together in our own apartment in Tel Aviv. I am craving that energy of Israel as well as the 24/7 time spent with my family (yep, that’s right) and the two-week vacation I’m so ready for.

Before I go, I’ve been wanting to post some photos from the Stulberg family session (i.e., my sister’s in-laws, although that sounds like they’re more removed from us than they are). We’ll be seeing them in Israel in a few days!

Warning – it’s a long one…

First, I cannot wait to squish this guy tomorrow:

E

and these three Tel Aviv-ians:

Jonah, E, and Dana

Grandparents Bubbie and Zadie with grandsons Nathan and E:

Bubbie, Nathan, E, and Zadie

And just Zadie with his boys (who appear to be annoyed by each other):

Zadie with E and Nathan

And check out Zadie with the boys at one and two weeks old.

And Bubbie:

Bubbie with the boys

And her photo with the newborns.

Ben and Nathan:

Ben and Nathan

Jonah and E (in the I’m happy! Hand – must – go – in mouth pose.)

Jonah and E

And E loving Uncle J’s Sox hat (which is coming with us to Israel):

Uncle J and E

Some love from Uncle Ben (hee – love that E has an Uncle Ben and an Uncle Sam):

Uncle Ben and E

A snuggle from Bubbie:

Bubbie and E

And lastly, because I want in on the love, I’m reposting this shot of me and E:

With E

Next post will be from Tel Aviv!

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Happy 7 Months to E :-)

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, Sarasota area, tagged , , , , on March 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »

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Sending love (halfway across the world) to E, who’s 7 months today. 16 days and counting…

(Look at his foot – I can’t handle how cute it is.)

E - 7 months

E at 6 months, 5 months, and 4.5 months.

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Surprise E Visit – Cleveland-Sarasota Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, Sarasota area, tagged , , , , on February 28, 2010| 1 Comment »

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Last weekend in my post about leaving Cleveland and returning to Sarasota, I mentioned that I wanted to bring E home in my jacket. Well, I did! My sister found a great deal on a last-minute flight, so we threw their things together and brought them back to Florida with us. I put E in my jacket to surprise my mother when she picked us up from the airport, and then we had three days of fun.

I of course took the opportunity to take more photos of him (because we don’t have enough…), and here is a collage of his many expressions (that smile on the top row is new – and I can’t get enough of it):

E's faces

And a strip of outtakes because I couldn’t narrow them down…

E's faces - outtakes

And now I am officially back to missing him like crazy. One month, little man, and those cheeks are mine.

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Leaving Cleveland…

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, Travels, tagged , on February 21, 2010| 2 Comments »

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J and I are heading back to Sarasota today. Not sure why I thought two weeks would seem like plenty, or enough, but they sped right by…

The visit was so great, jam-packed with both jobs and family/E time… and the weather really wasn’t so bad. Apparently it hasn’t been too amazing in Florida anyway.

I have lots more photo previews and full sessions to post about, but for now, here are some of the things I loved about spending every day with E, along with photo from yesterday at the art museum (yes, I try to eat him sometimes):

With E

  • Snoozing together in the very early hours of the morning
  • Reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and Goodnight Moon
  • Sleepy bathtime
  • Our snowy walk during Lauren’s visit
  • Tickling his belly and hearing him laugh so hard he had to take deep breaths
  • Putting him in a shopping cart for the first time at Trader Joe’s
  • Driving around really pretty snowy neighborhoods while he napped to his really pretty lullaby CD
  • Him falling in my arms after a very drowsy but anti-nap morning
  • The best day of his life after a few days of being under the weather
  • Picking him up after naps, from which he wakes up with huge smiles
  • Watching his second tooth sprout through so that he now officially has a toothy grin
  • …And a million other things – I realize they’re probably just amazing to me

So, back to Florida. I hope no one notices that I have E in my jacket…

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E is 6 months old! – Cleveland Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, tagged , , , , on February 11, 2010| 2 Comments »

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E is 6 months old today at 5:18pm… I took this photo when he was exactly one week old.

E - 1 Week

Wowzer. They sure don’t spend much time being this tiny. Now here he is on his first half-birthday:

E 6 Months

I miss when he was just a little peanut… But he is so cute these days, I can barely stand it.

Some of the things he likes to do at 6 months:

  • Laughing – at “sneezing” (we’ve started to fake sneeze now that we’ve discovered he finds it hilarious), at belly tickles, at our faces in the mirror, and at one of his toys that makes really silly noises (check it out: this thing is amazing)
  • Sitting up like a champ
  • Showing zero interest in crawling
  • Grabbing things, especially non-baby-friendly objects like cell phones and tissue boxes
  • Not being in his car seat
  • Singing – “Eensy, Weensy Spider” and “Pants on the Ground” are fun; J and I instituted the latter into his repertoire
  • Reading – He even flips pages, albeit accidentally (or shuts the book when he decides we’re done)
  • Not being in the snow

Happy 6-month birthday to little E. So happy I get to squish him and kiss him.

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Ethan Hanging at Home – Cleveland Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, tagged , , , on February 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »

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Due to the snowy weather the last couple of days, we’ve been hanging and playing at home, just enjoying E and his amazingness. Of course, I had to capture some of his cuteness on camera…

In the left, smiling at his mama; in the right, eyeing his Uncle J:

E at home

E has a little cold… and he LOVES tissues:

E with tissues

And one of his new favorite toys is a yogurt container (thanks to his Safta’s idea via Skype):

E with yogurt

The little man will be 6 months tomorrow! Crazy…

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E in Snow – Cleveland Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, tagged , , , on February 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »

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I’ve been envisioning a photo shoot with E in the snow since we planned this February Cleveland trip…

Apparently, E is not a big fan of frigid temps (who is?!) or being photographed in said frigid temps. We tried to take him out for a few snow photos Saturday, but he shrieked the second we stepped out into the ice-cold breeze. Not one frame was snapped. We tried again, and this time, I managed to get a few – albeit of a pretty unhappy model. In most, he looks downright sad, but in a few, he just looks like he has the serious model face down pat.

After about five minutes, we scooped him up in a blanket and hurried inside to the coziness. He was much happier then. 🙂

Here are some:

E in Snow

E in Snow

Seriously – how cute is this little man?!

E in Snow

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Heading to Cleveland!

Posted in Cleveland, My Family, Newborns, Travels, tagged , , , , , on February 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »

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We are headed to Cleveland today. Off to spend two weeks with this little one…

Super E

…Yep, he’s super, all right. (Wasn’t his handmade Halloween costume sweet?! My sister is ridiculous.)

I’ll be posting from the wintry weather, cozied up with the little man.

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Jellie Mix – Another “Recipe”

Posted in Food, My Family, Random, Sarasota area, tagged , , on January 12, 2010| Leave a Comment »

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My oatmeal recipe this weekend was a hit, and by “a hit,” I mean a few people told me they wanted to make it, and my sister has made it every morning since (yes, since Saturday). Okay, I’m not sure that constitutes as a big deal, but regardless, I’m inspired to post more recipes.

I’ve been a food writer for a few years, with my monthly column, In Good Taste, being printed in a healthy living magazine here in Sarasota for nearly 5 years (random example here). During the many years I served as the managing editor for that magazine, I became aware of – and applied to my life – a more healthy way of eating and cooking. Since writing that column, I’ve missed the culinary aspect of my work – but I’m excited to use my photography blog as an outlet for both my recipes (either mine or have been tweaked from others’) and my food photos.

I also became involved with the just-launched Edible Sarasota, a magazine which has allowed me not only to learn more about the edible world but also to write about and photograph something I love.

All of that is simply some background as to why I’ll be delving into food photography and posts in addition to my other work… This particular entry will just highlight our “Jellie Mix,” a snack mix that J and I created for our wedding guests and put in their welcome bags. I wouldn’t so much call it a recipe, hence the quotes in the header, but an assembly of ingredients. We made it for our wedding guests because we felt it represented us as snackers (we as a couple are always in possession of some sort of snack, and it usually involves nuts or chocolate) and because it’s quite filling and easy to tote around. Well, here it is. Hope you like a little taste of Jellie!

Jellie Mix

Equal parts (or any ratio you prefer, really):

  • Unsalted almonds
  • Salted peanuts
  • Whole Foods’ 365 brand dark and white chocolate chunks
  • Whole Foods’ bulk aisle’s grain-sweetened milk-chocolate-covered raisins

There you have it. Simple, easy to assemble, and so yummy when you’re in need of a filling snack – great to bring to the movies, work, or to keep in your car (obviously not during the warmer months).

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Happy 5-Month Birthday to E!

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, Sarasota area, tagged , , , , on January 11, 2010| 3 Comments »

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Just wishing my little E a happy 5-month birthday (yes, I’m obsessed – he’s obsessable! and yes, I make up words for him, like “amageous” – amazing and gorgeous). So excited to celebrate his 6-month with him! Sending snuggles from FL to Cleveland (way too far).

E - 5 months

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