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Birthday weekend in NYC

Given that we all love to travel we always go away on the girls’ birthday – sometimes it is a long trip (think sunny Caribbean) and other times it is a weekend get-away. This year the girls birthday fell at the tail end of a school break and after spending close to a week skiing we decided that finishing up the week and celebrating Mia and Alexa’s birthday with a weekend stay in the city was the way to go. We told them that they needed to plan it out and that we would do everything they wanted – all my kids wanted to do was to go to Central Park and to a museum! And that’s just what we did!

My kids LOVE Central Park and no matter how many times they’ve been there, they always have a blast! Our hotel was right on Central Park South so after an early check in we went to explore the park. The weather gods smiled at us – it was 60+ degrees at the end of February – a perfect day to explore.

There was a long discussion among them regarding which museum to go to – Natural History (Mia’s preference) or the Met (Alexa’s choice – she is a bit obsessed with Percy Jackson books and wanted to check our the Greek section). Their negotiations did not go far as they got distracted playing chess and climbing every rock there was.

For a brief moment they agreed to go to Central Park zoo but changed their minds once we got there and wanted to see the Alice in Wonderland statue; they climbed on every statue they saw on the way there:)

After spending to close to 5 hours in the park we got back to the hotel, changed and headed over to dinner at one of our old favs – Rue 57 (their clams are to die for!)

And after dinner was time for the girls birthday present – their first broadway show! I chose Aladdin and we all LOVED it!

And the next morning there was gift unwrapping :

skype call with their cousins:

a carriage ride through the park:

And tea at the Plaza!

And we ended this birthday weekend with a quick trip to Brooklyn to my parents to pick up Millie, get more birthday presents and eat a birthday cake lovingly made by my Mom! When we asked the girls which birthday weekend they liked better – this weekend in the city or last year’s birthday weekend to Grey Wolf Lodge they both said that staying in the city was their favorite! They are my children after all:)

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Family photo session in Greenwich Village | NYC Family photographer

Can I just say how much LOVED this session! I loved everything about it – from the beautiful family (there is a great story behind them) to the amazing location to the wonderful weather and bright colors!

I first met these guys 3 years ago when it was just this beautiful Mom and RJ. This Mom wanted to capture a new chapter in their lives and their special connection. We laughed and had a great time at their photoshoot and got beautiful images – that this Mom used as her profile pictures on FB for years to come:)

Now fast forward to this summer when I get a call from a gentleman who said that he wanted to surprise his wife with a photo session for her birthday (a photo session makes a wonderful gift !) and that he chose me because I’d photographed her and her son in the past. He was L.’s new husband and I liked him right away because of the thoughtful gift he chose for her birthday. But then I met him in person and liked him even more – he is funny, easy going, has great taste in clothing and it is obvious how much he loves L.!

I cannot say how happy I was to meet two new men in L.’s life – her wonderful new husband and her adorable baby boy and to capture this new wonderful chapter in their lives! Being a family photographer I cannot but get emotionally involved and connected with every family I photograph: I worry when I hear about illnesses and rejoice when I hear about new births, weddings and new and exciting chapters in peoples lives. And being there to capture these new exciting chapters, seeing new babies being born, watching babies turn into toddlers and toddlers turn into big boys and girls makes me happier than I can express in words!

So enjoy these images from a family photo shoot we did in the city – in their new neighborhood in the heart of Greenwich Village and in Soho. I absolutely loved photographing them – seeing them all together, happy and so in love made my heart sing and I think I had a smile on my face throught their whole photoshoot. And even though I’ve seen these images many time they make me smile every single time I see them:)

And if you would like to get beautiful pictures of YOUR family don’t forget to take advantage of my free holiday mini session specials and get a free photo session for your children at my Ridgewood studio when you book a new 2016 family session. Get more info about it here.