Batman The Dark Knight opens today, and it’s been a long time since I’ve been this excited about a film. In case you don’t watch TV (or live under a rock), this is a sequel to Batman Begins, which is certainly my favorite Batman film to date.
Some of you know I owned a comic book shop in Oregon (before I met Stef), so I have a history with the subject. Thought I would give some recommended reading to acompany the movie.
First is The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller. Released in 1986, it is still regarded by most fans to be the best Batman story ever written. An aging (and retired) Batman frustrated with the escalated lawlessness in Gotham, comes back into the fray with all the fury and vengeance of his youth.
Next is Arkham Asylum. A masterpiece of insanity diving into the mind of the Joker. I haven’t heard (and perhaps never will), but wouldn’t be surprised if this book was on the shelf of the late Heath Ledger.
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It’s that time again! Summer is in full swing and is a great time to start planning high school senior photographs. We know we’ve had a lot of families and wee ones lately so here is a little taste of some of our senior work. Enjoy!
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Found this while cleaning out Reilly’s school stuff from last year.
While Stef and I have been aware of Teagan’s condition for some time, we didn’t realize how alert Reilly was to this, or her ability to articulate it so clearly…
I wonder what her teacher thought… 
The Newman family, like so many, had not had a family portrait made in many years. Mom, L, called and wanted to have this important time documented, as her son T was getting ready to head off to the Naval Academy in Maryland after graduating from Woodcreek High this year. It’s always so entertaining when we get a group like this that mom clearly dragged here to be photographed. Now don’t be mislead, no one actually said that they weren’t thrilled about being photographed (okay, maybe dad, M, did!). That being said, we had a great time getting to know the Newman’s and the best compliment I’ve heard in a while came second hand from L when she came to pick up her portraits; she told me that M actually said he had fun and was wondering when they were going to do it again! Now that was pretty amazing considering I thought he might need an IV containing something other than clear fluids when they left after completing their order!
Well, I’m not sure what the ‘g’ stand for in 3g, but after standing in line for a couple of hours with a hundred people (I know), I’m pretty sure it stands for geek.
As I stood with the denizens of Apple cultist fans, I waited in eager anticipation for the updates the store employees would give us while in line. I kept waiting for them to come out and say “We have 47 iphones left…and you’re all a bunch of nerds!”
Anyway, I got there early enough and Stef and I have now joined the group of screen tapping maniacs…
This super cool family came ready for a good time. N looked decidedly rock n roll complete with hair and t-shirt, and H & (other)N were full of feisty fun. Josh & Jen got comfy with the kids on our sofa, then we moved outside to see what we could find. Aren’t they good looking peeps?
More from our 1.5 days in the city. We decided to to a few ‘touristy’ things…(you know…for the kids and all…)and checked out the Fisherman’s Wharf area. A puppet store, ice cream stands, novelty stores and a carousel rounded off our visit to tourist central. Whew! I think the girls and I had more fun horsing around outside Cost Plus while Stef was sleeping getting ready.
Reilly was thrilled to get some of SF’s finest clam chowder and shrimp, Teagan was thrilled to…be Teagan.
Stef and I were just thrilled to be somewhere under 100 degrees!
My favorite photo of the carousel.
Stef took this photo of some hot guy…
Stef hard at work.
Yes, we went to Nanking (of course!)
You can almost hear this one happening. “Teagan! Take that
hood off right now! Mom’s going to be mad!”
Miss T was not amused..
Love this one. Ice cream gets everyone in their own world.
The Anderson’s are one of those families who we immediately connected with; their daughter reminded us so much of Teagan, and their son is Reilly’s age and his personality is a lot like hers. Mom & Dad were so much fun we were practically planning to get together for a bbq by the time they left! On top of all of this fun stuff, man were they photogenic!! A very sweet idea mom had was to bring her wedding gown and let miss K dress up in it at the end of the session. If you want to see a 2-year old become very excited about having her portrait taken, that’s what to do! I could go on and on about how much fun we had with the Anderson’s; yet another one of the awesome families that make us two of the luckiest people on earth. Thanks for the great time and the great images!
Happy Fourth everyone!
We got back today from a short get away to the city. Great weather, easy traffic, and good food always make a nice trip. Hope you all had a safe and sound holiday!
The view of the fireworks show from our driveway.
The girls and I went to the grocery story for some things, and in typical Reilly & Teagan fashion, they found an interest in nearly everything they walked past.
“Dad can we get this?”
“No.”
“Dad, can we get-“
“No.”
“Dad, can we-“
“No.”
“Dad, -“
“NO!”
…”But it’s a twirly thing.”
…”Hmmm. Well, we better get that.”
Reilly did fairly decent with hers. Teagan on the other hand, had an amazing ability to get hers into several knots.
She became frustrated…
