Baby bike helmet.

We got Annika a baby bike helmet.  

No, she doesn't bike yet.

But she definitely needed it....  

Hello, Summer.

You're finally here.

We've been waiting for you for so, so, SO long.

And now you're here.

And we're never going inside again.

We're even shampooing our hair outside, by the hose, in the driveway.

With all of our clothes on.

That's how much we're not going inside.

At least, not until dinnertime.

Ahem. Hello again.

So.  I just spent half an hour looking back through the very oldest pages of my blog for one particular shot.  I never found that damn photo, but I did find a whole lot of typing.  Turns out I actually used to write on my blog!  What a brilliant idea.  Why did I ever stop?  I mean, I know why....I got crazy busy and became a mama and forgot how to speak like a normal adult human being.  All of that.

But did I really give up something I love so much just to save 17 minutes every 4 days?  (This was back when I blogged pretty regularly, too. Sigh. The old days.)  Really....I think I could make a little more effort to entertain you all here.

I guess you can consider this my comeback.  To writing.  To life.  To opinions.  To humor.  To myself.

Get ready, kiddies.  This is going to be good.  (Well, you know....once I figure out where all the keys are again.)

 p.s. People have been asking for Annika photos. Tomorrow is Mr. Lezak's first day of summer vacation.  In honor of that, we celebrated sprinkler-style today. Tomorrow we'll celebrate again by getting fingerprinted.  Hint, hint....If you know us, you know what that means.

[If you don't know us, you probably think it means we've been arrested.]

Jannet + Rob . the wedding . Ocean Place Resort, NJ

One of my favorite couples ever.... I did a portrait session for Jannet & Rob wayyyy back before they got engaged and it was such a treat to be asked to photograph their wedding as well. They are one of those couples that you can tell just fit together the moment you meet them.

Wedding and reception at the gorgeous Ocean Place Resort in Long Branch, NJ.
Flowers by A New Leaf.

a fun little project

Last week I got a very sweet email from the incredibly talented and oh so kind Jessica at Volume twenty five, asking if I would be interested in collaborating with her on a new project. When I clicked on the links she sent, I couldn't help but fall in love with her adorable style and the sweet, flirty artistic pieces she creates. I am officially a believer that everyone should have a little vol. 25 in their lives (especially during this very crafty holiday season).

This latest project is a series of Photoshop custom shapes she's designed to be used as overlays on images. I'm not typically big into overlays or textures on images, but these were too much fun to pass up. This series is called the whimsical-ness shapes and they'll be available for purchase on her Etsy shop by the end of the week. And even though whimsical-ness has just been released, I happen to know that Jessica is already back to work cooking up several other collections of shapes...and I've seen sneakpeeks and I can already tell you're going to love them.

Here are a few samples from our collaboration (my images, her art), and you can see even more on her blog: