Once again someone in our family got a little more than they bargained for on their birthday
- He can sing the lyrics to any song, insert his name, and it sounds like it is part of the song
- He has a somewhat unhealthy obsession with cars, watches, and grills
- He loves nothing more to to play football, soccer, or street hockey with a pack of kids in the back yard
- He is my biggest supporter, loudest cheerleader, and a visionary to all my dreams
- He gave me the gift of unconditional love and taught me how amazing it is to give unconditional love back
- Our kids have so many of his best qualities
- He has managed to acquire some awesome nick names over the years: Shlomo, Matty Matt, Lobster Roll to name a few
- He throws great parties, even when it is not part of his job
- He is still a hot piece of man candy
- He is wildly inappropriate, hysterically pee-in-you-pants funny, and lives every day to the fullest
Today is Matty Matt’s birthday. He is, without a doubt, the love of my life.
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January 28, 2010 - 10:03 pm
he completes you – that is pretty special. thank you for sharing with your peeps . .
I think the story of how we became dog owners again speaks volumes about how we operate as a family.
Eli needed a dog. Being the second kid he rarely gets anything he wants. Sad to say but sometimes that is the reality of a second kid. So we decided after 6 years of being without a dog we would start the process of looking for just the right dog to fit our family, for Eli.
It began at Spring Break 2009. The kids were off and we had no plans. What better way to keep two kids occupied over Spring Break than look for a family dog. We knew we did not want a puppy and that we wanted to rescue a dog. So being the ultimate researcher, I set off to find every rescue group, shelter, and dog adoption event I could find happening the week around break.
The very first event was at the PETCO in Cleveland Park. As we parked the car and walked down the street to the the store, we specifically told the kids “we are just looking, we don’t want to rush it, we want to make sure we find the best dog for us. Chances are we wont see a dog that we like right away.”
Yeah right.
Matty Matt walks in, sees Brie, makes a makes a beeline for her and announces “this is my dog.” The kids and I were doing our part to live up to our end of the bargain. We blew him off, we walked around and talked to rescue group, asked about their process, and tried to get a feel for the other dogs. Matt stood by Brie and would barley even look at another dog.
Turns out he was right. She was the dog for us.
This dog is quirky and nutty, but I think we all like her that way.
I have been on a little mission to document all the things that make her, well her. Here is a quick little slideshow of out nutty, quirky, family dog we call “Brie”
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by ecweiss
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January 24, 2010 - 9:04 pm
love the dog and love the story of the impulsive matty matt. the photos are incredible – you really inspire me to greatness. feeling VERY lucky to have you as a friend and as the preferred family artist. can’t wait to create some awesomeness with the newborn photos as well as today’s shoot. xo. k.
If you have been living in a cave for the past week, DC got more snow then we typically see in several years worth of winters. I know my Minnesotan sister would laugh at all of us and how we handle it; it is comical. But I admit that we dug our our car and have our space carefully saved with our lawn chairs. Hey, it took me 3 hours and a hearty sum to my local teenager to create that space so it is mine!
We are doing some things to keep us busy
Cal made a makeshift Santa outfit
We walked to the Broad Branch Market for Slush Puppies
And we played with our friends and neighbors
by ecweiss
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January 22, 2010 - 3:08 pm
I know, who knew?
January 21, 2010 - 5:01 pm
Santa wears camo pants?
December 22, 2009 - 11:43 pm
Great shots! Looks like you all have been having some fun in all this snow. Isn’t it crazy how much we got?
This year we decided to go and cut down a fresh tree as opposed to going to a lot to buy one. Save money and have us a grand family adventure. And secretly in the back of my mind I was thinking wow this is going to be great shooting, I am going to bring a lens I never use so I can play with it, and I can probably do a nice photo essay for my blog.
Well not so much.
I typed out the whole adventure, and lets just say that I am not a gifted written storyteller. While the story itself is somewhat amusing to me, it is probably not so much for anyone else. So I spare you all the gory details, but the gist of the story is that I had this romanticized notion of what cutting down the family Christmas tree would be like. And instead it was like a bad Three Stooges version, only not funny. Selecting a tree was way more painful than it should have been. The tree we cut down is a scraggly misshapen thing with a few big gaps and we later discovered that it gives Cal, Matt, and I a weird rash if we handle too long. And I did not get the wonderful rich photo essay I had hoped for.
However, I am trying to embrace the concept, put forth by fellow photographer Matthew Lyon’s in his recent blog post, don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good enough.
Looking back on yesterday, it was still fun and still an adventure, and precious time together as a family. Plus I got to shoot a goat and a pig and a chicken.
Enough said
This post was also is inspired by my good friend, Divine Miss K and her misadventures with Santa.
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