"When two hearts beat together, the third one is conceived."

Back in the end of June I was lucky to be asked to take this beautiful woman's pictures and to help preserve this special time in her life.  We headed down to the Rochester Yacht Club where it was incredibly beautiful and where Mandy's shower was going to be held after we finished our photo shoot. The day was absolutely perfect and Mandy was glowing, inside and out! 

"My precious little baby, I have loved you from the start. You are a tiny miracle laying closely to my heart...

Each day I feel your presence. Each day your heart beats softly as only I could know...

 

So I'll keep this in a special place and remember each year through of this very special time in my life. The moment I carried you." 

"Love is magic, the way nature works seems to be quite magical" (Jonas Salk)

"The decision to have a child is to accept that your heart will forever walk outside your body." (Katherine Hadley)

"The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother...

And a million ways to be a good one."

"I begin to love this creature, and to anticipate her birth... 

As a fresh twist to a knot, which I do not wish to untie." (Mary Wollstonecraft)

I also got lucky enough to stick around and capture some moments of her baby shower.  I can say one thing "Baby Girl" Altman is definitely going to be loved!!

The cake was AMAZING!  Such unbelievable talent!

Check out Butterfly Confections - you will not be disappointed - I speak from experience! (http://www.butterflyconfectionsny.com)

Mandy is so creative and made these little origami place settings.  The theme of the shower was "About to Hatch" - so sweet!

"A grand adventure is about to begin" (Winnie the Pooh)

"You saw me before I was born. Everyday of my life was recorded in Your book...

Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed." (Psalm 139:16)

"Friendship is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."

"Life is always a rich and steady time

when you are waiting for something

to happen or to hatch."

(Charlotte's Web)

"Baseball was made for kids, and grown-ups only screw it up."

It's been an extremely busy last couple of weeks, but it's back to normal now and hopefully my blog updates will follow the same path.  Since it's baseball season I thought that I would share some pictures of my three absolutely favorite baseball players.  

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American Game." (Walt Whitman)

"Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? 

The opportunity to play."

 "Life is ten percent what happens to you and...

 ninety percent how you respond to it." (Lou Holtz)

"The difference between the impossible and the possible...

lies in a man's determination."  (Tommy Lasorda)

"If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it."

"It's not the size of a man, but the size of his heart that matters."

"The more I practice, the luckier I get" (no one practices more than this kid - he truly loves his sports)

"Coaching is a profession of love. You can't coach people unless you love them."

"The man who can drive himself farther...

Once the effort gets painful...

 Is the man who will win."

Is the game over yet?? I think someone had enough for the day...

"You will know the tree by the fruit it bears..."

As a relatively new photographer I always welcome new challenges.  When I was approached to take some photo's of an extended family of 18 I immediately was excited by the idea.  Excited, and admittedly a little nervous!  However, when the day came it couldn't of been a better day and it couldn't of been a nicer family! 

"What greater thing is there for human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life, to be with each other in silent unspeakable memories." (George Eliot)

"A family is a haven of rest, a sanctuary of peace...

And most of all, a harbor of love."

 "It takes two men to make one brother."

"I walk beside you, wherever you are, whatever it takes, no matter how far."

"You aren't wealthy until you have something money can't buy"

"It was nice growing up with someone like you - someone to lean on, someone to count on... Someone to tell on."

"Where love is home, home that the feet may leave...

 But not our hearts."

"Only love can be divided endlessly...

 And still not diminish." (Anne Morrow Lindbergh)

After the actual photo shoot was over, I was able to stick around and grab a couple of great candid shots.  The jeans were done and it was time for bathing suits, sprinklers and water guns!

"The laughter of girls is, and ever was...

Among the delightful sounds of the earth."

"A perfect summer day to a little boy means, a scrape on the knee, mud on his face and collecting bugs in gardens."

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever: it's loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness."

"A boy is... Trust with dirt on his face, beauty with a cut on his finger...

Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair, and the hope of the future with a frog in its pocket." 

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." (Franklin Roosevelt)

"Where does family start? It starts with...

A young man falling in love with a girl."

"Where is home? 

Home is where the heart 

Can laugh without shyness.

Home is where the hearts tears

Can dry at their own pace."