Family – Page 105 – M. Sullivan Photography

May 28, 2009May 28, 2009 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Photos

Double Feature

Sebastian and Sophia both had school programs on Thursday afternoon last week. Sebastian had a classroom play at 1:45pm and Sophia had her preschool graduation at 2:00pm. Mike and I decided to split up so that each child would have a parent in attendance. I headed to Congdon to see Sebastian and Mike headed to Kinder Korner to see Sophia. We each brought a video camera so that we could share the kids big moments later. Sebastian was a burglar in his play. His costume consisted of a black shirt and pants and a black hat. They were asked to not wear anything on their faces that would obstruct their eyesight. It was very low-budget. 🙂 The play was a musical with narration. The kids had fun showing off their singing and acting talents. It was short, but very cute.

The play was done by 2:15pm, so I decided to head across town to see if I could catch part of Sophia’s graduation. I made it in time to see the last three songs and watch her go on stage to receive her “diploma”. They had also done a short skit and more singing before I got there. There was a reception afterward complete with cupcakes and punch to finish off a fantastic preschool year. The whole experience helped her meet new friends and try many new things.

May 20, 2009May 21, 2009 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Photos

Baseball Doubleheader

Sebastian had his first baseball game last night. His team name is the Tigers. They picked up uniforms (shirts & baseball hats) right before the game started. He was a bit nervous moving up to the “minors” this year, but he did really well. He had a great play at second base and got a player out on the other team.

We had a special treat last night in being able to watch two games at the same time. Sebastian’s cousin Nick was playing on the field right behind us. Nick is in the “majors” and my brother John is coaching his team again this year. We were able to see a couple of Nick’s hits and some of his pitching and fielding. It was a great night of baseball.

: Base Hit

On a side note, while most of the state was enjoying temperatures in the 70’s, 80’s and even the 90’s, Duluth had a high temperature of 45 degrees yesterday. The wind was gusting and it was downright frigid, compliments of Lake Superior and a cold front over NE Minnesota. Mike recommended wearing my winter coat and I’m so glad I did. I felt a bit silly when I left the house in a down coat that I usually wear to Sebastian’s outdoor hockey games, but after sitting outside on a metal bench for an hour and a half, I didn’t care too much about my spring fashion faux pas.

May 13, 2009May 14, 2009 M. Sullivan Photography Family, Photos

Father & Son

Sebastian is working on a special project at school and was in need of a father/son photo. Last night he informed me that he required pictures in both a portrait and landscape orientation. I questioned whether he knew what that meant and he went on to explain the difference to me. He added that his art teacher had talked to his class about it. And here I thought I had taught him everything he knew about photography. 🙂

We take a lot of pictures of the kids individually or together, but not many are with Mike and me. We decided to do a quick photo outside of the “boys” in their baseball hats. It was cloudy and close to sunset, but I think the pictures turned out really well. We got a little carried away with our picture taking and came up with some extra photos as seen below.

p.s. If you ever need to make your kids smile when you are taking their picture, you can do what Mike did to get the pictures of me and the kids. He tried the usual “say cheese”. When that wasn’t enough, he said “say butt crack”. That makes our kids smile every time. Nice, huh?