Boredom

Raise your hand if you have been bored during this quarantine at home. Yes, my hand is very high in the air. My kids and husband have too. It is not necessarily a bad thing. This time has taught all of us to come up with creative ways to keep busy. Use our imaginations. It has re-taught me how to slow down, something I have not done since having kids. There have been tears and emotions, schoolwork (which is not a favorite part of the day around here) and lots of downtime. Here is another week of the good and bad. We remain healthy so all is good for now at Casa Block.

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So many feelings of boredom and sadness ❤️
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
This girl was having a hard day…
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
But ordering dinner in really helped our overall moods
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These are the moments that capture my heart.
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I love that they love to read
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Family game night!
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Bed head
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
The bro-mance continues as they create a secret handshake move
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Bingo zoom with Grandparents
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Butts up….all the time
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Dishes & scooter rides
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Class zoom session
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Sooooo much lounging
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Chandler
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Devices galore
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Our new hangout- “The Clubhouse”
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
When notes come flying down the stairs after bedtime…
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Paige Lauren Masks for our family! paigelauren.com
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Mother daughter matching masks
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Happy Birthday Chandler!
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Boooooored…
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Zooming
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Weekly Challah time
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Sibling life wrestling and dancing simultaneously
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
Shabbat Shalom
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This shirt is SO me.
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Getting ready for teacher appreciation week
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Bicycle gang
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Birthday Party Zoom prep
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A little TV time
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Baseball practice
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Bday zoom- baking a cake with friends
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These two ❤️
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Masks & Cupcakes
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Birthday games
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At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
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Weekend vibes.
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At home family photography coronavirus quarantine life
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Virtual Sleepover
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Birthday Celebration!
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Happy Birthday Beau!

It’s the little things.

This week was pretty much the same as the others though a couple things were a little different but made a big difference. For the first time EVER, my husband offered to clean the house. I didn’t think it would actually happen. But he did it and it gave me the day off from cleaning. Don’t get me wrong, I still did laundry, helped with the kids school work, tidied the kitchen as I do over and over every day. But I didn’t have to scrub the toilets or vacuum the floors and it was REALLY nice. My list was long and he did it all. He hasn’t had a lot of work since we have been home and I am so grateful for all of his help with the kids and sharing responsibilities.

We also had a bit of a heat wave in LA this week so Friday we quit school early to do outside water play and it was perfect. For one afternoon it didn’t feel like quarantine and home school, it felt like a relaxing day at home. The kids had the best time and it was wonderful. The weekend was nice too, though Friday took the cake with outdoor play, baking, Shabbat with friends and a game night. Now I have a bit of the Sunday night blues but hopefully it will be a good week. The sun will be shining so that is a start.

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Class zoom session- Superhero Day
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So this is a photo of toilet paper I ordered in March just as the quarantine began. I ordered from what I thought was a legitimate site but went back to check my order two weeks later and the site was gone. I thought I was taken. Then today this came. This is what $72 worth of toilet paper looks like! Dollar bill for size reference LOL.
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Class science project zoom presentation & Go Noodle exercise break.
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My list and my hero this week!
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I taught PE this week. The kids hated it. At least they will appreciate having their dad do it!
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Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Lunchtime Zoom with class
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Epic online read-a-loud books
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All day cleaning. I’ve never been more attracted to him 😊
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Car parade for a friend’s birthday
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Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
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Sums up most days around here.
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Zoom with my family
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Learning
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Morning walk.
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Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Decided to do school work mostly outdoors today.
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Challah attempt #2. Chocolate chip challah with a new recipe. One for us and one for my parents.
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Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
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Ready to bake!
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Afternoon water balloons & water play.
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Good old fashioned fun and genuine smiles all afternoon.
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Slip n’ slide
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
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Left is our Shabbat setup and right was an unhappy brother. Sibling arguments are daily around here.
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Zoom Shabbat with friends.
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Followed by an online game night.
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Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
Saturday chores- washing scooters & bikes and cleaning out the garage.
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Los Angeles Photographer home quarantine pictures professional kids and family photography
And loads of lounging. Bored kids.

Back to Blogging!

It has been 3 years since I have posted to my blog and I have really missed this aspect of my work. I find it so challenging to take so many photos I love and then only really use one or two on my website (BeautiesandBabies.com) or instagram page (@BeautiesandBabies). Blogging is a nice way to reflect on the sessions I have done and see all the photos I really enjoyed capturing with the families I work with. Here is a really sweet family I got to work with over the holiday season. They had two precious and smiley girls who made my job incredibly easy. I am crazy about these photos and here are my favorites from the session!

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Fabulous Five

After a bit of a break from blogging, I am back in 2016! I have been so excited about posting pics from this family holiday card shoot I did recently. We started out shooting at their beautiful home and then went for a little stroll in the neighborhood. This couple makes parenthood look easy and so much fun. Many laughs were had by all and I adore all the photos we took. Here are my favorites:

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Play time!

Over the last couple years I have had the pleasure of getting to know this beautiful mom and her sweet little girl and boy. When I was asked to photograph them I was flattered and excited! We did the shoot at La Brea Tar Pits/LACMA which always has so many wonderful location options. It is great for kids so we can keep moving around and they don’t get bored. I adore the photos we took and these are some of my favorites from the shoot:

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Happy Family

This was my second shoot with this happy family who had me back to document their newest family member. We did the session in their home which I always love since it adds a personal touch to the photos. The kids were darling and so happy and it was a wonderful shoot. Here are my favorite pictures from the shoot:www.BeautiesAndBabies.com

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Seeing black & white

Last holiday season (I am still playing catch up on my blog posts) I photographed this sweet family of four for mom’s birthday and their holiday card. It was a quick shoot and it was the first time I had a family in all black and white clothing….great idea! The tent made for a colorful and playful background and we had a really fun shoot. Here they are!

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Enchanted Garden

Sweet baby Norah and her parents were in town visiting relatives and asked me to photograph their family at a family member’s home. When I arrived I was blown away by the lush garden greens and flowers blossoming everywhere. It really was a treat to see such an enchanted garden. And Norah was sweet as could be with bright eyes and an easy temperament. It was a joy photographing this loving family and the photos are some of my favorites to date!

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Brothers, Balloons & Bubbles

With a first birthday around the corner, we took photos of this loving family before the birthday celebration. We held the session at their home and the boys were sweet and silly with loads of smiles. I always love when bubbles and balloons are used as props because they are so fascinating to the little ones and make for some really sweet expressions. Here are my favorite photos from the shoot:

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