Day 73 - we can dance if we want to......

Happy Birthday Ilana! My niece turned 5 years old yesterday and had all of her friends and family hanging out first at Build-A-Bear and then afterwards down for some tasty desserts at Brigham's. It was fun seeing all of the kids so excited when they got to get their bear stuffed and then put the little hearts in. Very Cute. I took tons of pictures which Deb is patiently waiting for! I never knew how insane a place like that can be with 12 excited kids running around like nuts to get their bears all stuffed, cleaned, and dressed! Oy....

This shot was the last one I took of the day and I think it is the best one, she definitely hammed it up for the camera! I think the pose along with the bright colors and lighting make the pictures look incredible, plus the adorable little girl there helps out abit as well....

...we can lose all self control......

Day 54 - Michelle, ma belle......

Well hello there my darling. I decided to get a shot of my lovely fiancee unbeknownst to her she would be ending up on my picture of the day today. Her she is focused intently on the baby and making sure he gets every little bit of that oh so tasty formula inside him. He's a growing boy you know. He's eating quite well and Mom and I are very happy and excited about our brand new baby boy. I hope he knows how much time we take to care for him.

I love this shot. The setting sunlight coming in on the left side creating such great shadows on the opposite side of her face. Well I have to like the shot anyways it's of my honey... I think the colors, and the darkness in the picture adds to the shot and doesn't really take away from anything.


....These are words that go together well, My Michelle.....

day 42 - and runnin, runnin and runnin, runnin

Awww, cute.. heh heh.. I thought they were so cute looking when Michelle was holding the baby yesterday I had to try and get a few shots. Little baby Brendon is on his 2nd day of life and just happy as a clam, although he doesn't like these little feet out in the cool air of the hospital room but it wakes him up enough to get him to eat without falling back asleep.

The picture looks darker than the .raw version which gives the true colors of the photo, but I used the macro feature on my telephoto lens to snap this shot and I think it came out quite well with the lighting and the detailing of the wrinkly feet, ha ha.. What else can I say about this shot, they are so adorable..

...let's get it started, hah.. let's get is started in here....

Day 41 - Welcome to my world.....

Baby Brendon is here! Welcome this adorable little boy born February 4th at 9:22am. He tipped the scales at 6lbs 14oz and 17.5 inches tall!! We had a little scare there in the beginning and he had to come out in an emergency c section! Both Mom and baby are doing just fine now and Brendon is as happy as can be. Daddy is very happy and excited to see his little bundle of joy.

He is pretty quiet and only seems to cry when he needs his diaper changed or he is a little hungry. He doesn't have a huge appetite yet, but it'll get there. He's had a few visitors so far and a lot of congratulations on Facebook from his fan club!

The shot is simple and focused on the star of the day! I love all the pictures I've taken of him so far. He seems so peaceful and innocent and he definitely is. A nice shot , nice lighting, cute overal.....

...won't you come on in....

Day 14 - pizza party...

Well capturing the moments of the day really shine through in this picture. This is Abby, Michelle's best friend's daughter. Everyday Wednesday we head over to their house for a little get together. This time we were having pizza and someone was very happy to see us. Her brother was just as excited as well.

I tried a few different shots to get a good clear picture without using the flash, but with the indoor lighting of a chandelier alas I had to use the flash, so the overhead incandescent compensated enough to make give her a bluish tint .

I like the randomness of this shot, she wanted to just smile for her "uncle brian" and have a picture , but I waited until she started stuffing her face with pepperoni pizza. It might not be the clearest shot, but it's one of the cutest shots I've taken so far. It also breaks up the monotony of nature picture, vehicle, nature, food, although there is food in this one too.

Papa Gino's is still better than this one....