The Z's

Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting the Z's [Rosemary, Keith, Kaila and Cosmo]

You can definitely see where Kaila and Cosmo get their eyes from (thanks Mommy!) I had a great time and Mr. Cosmo had lots and lots of energy! He is definitely a happy youngen that's for sure and has a fantastic personality and smile.

I have to give kudos to Kaila, she was so helpful with her little brother and she was the perfect assistant in helping me set up.

It was great meeting you guys, I had a great time... Here are some of my favorites from yesterday, starting with this close-up shot of Cosmo!



Kaila and Cosmo just resting on Mom and Dad



Cosmo was ready to cook everyone lunch!



Dad had a great idea, lets interlock his legs and maybe it will take him a moment to figure out how to untangle them!!! It worked too!



Cosmo must be 20lbs, the barbell 10% of his weight, he was a strong one!



I really liked this shot, the way Kaila's hair was positioned and Cosmo's expression



Cosmo was starting to get tired (but only for a moment!)



This is a great expression!



Ahhh, I can stop entertaining the photographer for a moment and have some yummy milk! Hey I want a Girl Scout Thin Mint too Mommy!! Dad offered up a thin mint and I could not pass that up!



The whole gang here - this was actually a test shot for the lighting, but with everyone peaking around each other, I saved it!!!



I had a great time guys, again thanks for the cookie and trusting me with your precious moments.

-Rick O

Baby Jake!

On Sunday I had the opportunity to meet the Beermuender's!! Jennifer, Mike and their latest addition Jake, who was born Sep 27th, 2008.

He was a cute little fella, but missed his nap :( and he just started teething.. The things we go through as babies!

Here are some of my favorites from Sunday! Love this shot with a little drool coming down!





Mr. Jake is such a happy baby!







He sort of fell over here and hit his tiny little chin on the floor :(



Here is Mom reaching to help him up after his little fall.







I really liked this shot of Dad and Jake in front of their picture window.



It was great meeting you guys!

-Rick O

Baby Aidan!

On Saturday I had the privilege to meet baby Aidan, who was a mere 11 days old! I also met his parents too!!! While I was setting up I was talking with Dad (David) who happens to have sort of the same background as myself (engineering). Then we started talking about LEAN and 5S and things of that nature, while mom (Joanne) was feeding Aidan.

This guy was tiny, but not that tiny! He was born Feb 17, 2009 and weighed 9lbs .4oz



Here we have Mom and Dad each holding his tiny little feet.



A brief moment of tears - it was cold on that tile floor - Dad had a great idea though and slid a tiny carpet underneath the backdrop.



He looks so content here!



I really really liked this shot of dad getting in close with Aidan.



So much love and joy can be seen in Aidan's parents, its great!





Mom just has that look going on, you can read so much just from her body language.







I liked this shot of mom and Aidan.





A great family pic for sure.



This little guy/girl was so adorable, and just behaved so well.





It was nice meeting everyone on Saturday! Aidan is so adorable and I hope he goes back to sleeping 11 hours a night very soon!

-Rick O

Groove Time at J'Roos

Well Saturday night I ventured out to North Haven (J'Roos) to see one of my favorite bands and to hang out with a bunch of friends. J'Roos always packs them in and I would have to say it has something to do with GTB as well! Sal (owner) told me he was getting reservations all afternoon, that's a great business he's got going on there!





Karen getting a little funky here :)



Katie and her beau! Kate is just striking a pose!



Marcia and Pete showed up - they were there for about an hour! After working with Peter for nearly 6 years and hearing so much about his wife, it was nice to finally meet her!



Phil baby! This was the first time I met Phil he is Georgina's other half! She's always talking about Phil and it was nice to finally meet him to!



Georgina and Phil getting a little close!



Pat steppin in on Drums as the Duke had rotator cuff surgery!





Phil talking to Maria! From the expression on her face, either she is looking at something odd or she can't hear him over the sound of the music!



Nice bar shot!



Phil actually does resemble some sort of mass criminal here!



Miss Patty having a moment!



I was really diggin this shot of George.



I'm not sure who this is, but he was brightly dressed!







Maureen and her husband also showed up!



Doug just doing what he does best!





Maureen's husband got caught up in the moment of the music and forgot he wasn't alone!



It was a great time as always guys, hope to see you again soon.

-Rick O