This was my home on and off between 1997 and 2006 so I always enjoy getting back there to see friends and spend time in and around the Bay Area.

Little Maximus was a week late and Dawn’s doctors decided that it was time to induce her labor.  Little did we realize early on Wednesday morning that Max had other plans.


Dawn is just a bit frustrated after being hooked up to a pitocin drip all day long with only the slightest bump of a contraction to show for it.


Gina, Gammy, Dawn and I played cards and rolled dice to pass the time while we waited for Dawn to get some contractions going.  The nurses would check on Dawn every 20 minutes or so and would often laugh that her contractions obviously were NOT happening as she was sitting still, laughing and they were still able to see her dimples (which by the way…..the baby has).


They let you eat after you’ve been in the hospital for 10+ hrs.


Day two of the induction began and Dawn was a little less than enthused to still be in the hospital with no contractions.


Finally after about 36 hours of induction with no signs of labor Dawn’s Dr. decided to go in and get Max.


One of the anesthesiologists knew his way around the camera and offered to shoot a few of us.  I would like to thank him, whoever he may be.  We love these photos!


Aunt Gina & Gammy see the new family member for the first time around 1:30AM.


Max had elevated bilirubin levels and was a bit jaundiced.  So the hospital hooked him up with a cool little light vest that he was to wear to help lower his bilirubin levels via light therapy.  It sorta made him look like a baby in “Tron”.


My mom, now Nana, meeting her first grandchild, Max.


Gammy & Pop-Pop.


Dawn and Max a couple days later as we were packing up to leave the hospital.


And just one of my main man and favorite subject, Pomey.  I wouldn’t want him to feel left out now that there is a Baby in the house!
Dawn and I are very grateful for our wonderful family and friends.  Thank you for all of your support throughout the whole pregnancy and delivery of little Maximus.  And to my wife, Dawn…..I love you very much.  I’ve loved you as my friend, as my wife and now as the mother to our baby.  You have always been an amazing and inspiring woman and I am thrilled to be able to watch you become a remarkable mother to our little boy, Maximus.  I love you both 217.

I am photographing Kristin’s wedding later this year at The Flourtown Country Club.  When Kristin posted on Facebook that her mom was attending a bachelorette party for Kate Middleton, I knew I had to be there!  These are some of the many, many photos we took that evening.  It was a lot of fun and I thank all of you ladies for allowing me to have a small part in the royal wedding festivities of last week!

I present to you…….Kitty Cat Wall Art.  Three photos of our cats mounted on 5×5 wooden blocks.  I found the blocks on Etsy, stained them at home and spray mounted the photos to the blocks.  Now we have custom kitty related artwork hanging in our kitchen.  Yay us!  What’s next you ask?  Why, kitty cat onesies for the baby of course.

I shot this on my iphone in the car wash this afternoon.  Technically I wasn’t driving so the use of the cell phone while behind the wheel was fine….I think.  Enjoy.