Dr. Sy & Jane Rabins

April 26 was the wedding of Dr. Sy and Jane Rabins! The ceremony and the
reception was at the Sarasota Yacht Club! Sy and Jane celebrated with their
family and friends and a wonderful time was had by all!!! They danced and
laughed their way into their new life together!

Shadracks

Review
The Word: No-nonsense bars like Shadrack???s are a rarity on beaches, so experience this one.

The Spot: It's very possible Shadrack's existed, soaked in beer and history, before the beach was here. It feels that worn in. Built with roof shingles, a few planks of wood and a can of lacquer, Shadrack's is on the random lane between both seawater bodies and main streets. Its walls hang with promotional beer trinkets from the last time the rep came through in 1902.

The Juice: If endearing wasn't the word of the day already, Shadrack's has three beers on Tap, the Buds and Blue Moon, which cost less than anywhere else.

The Grub: Unless you've got a real hankering for a bag of dusty Bugles tacked to a post, dine beforehand at Sea Critters, Wharf or Hurricane.

The Selling Point: This is what drinking in a timelessly lazy island paradise should be.


**Note - spent a lot of time here many years ago.... many tales are held within these walls - of ships and the cargo of the times...

The Captain and The Kid

YUP - stole the title from Jimmy Buffett!
In this case, the Captain is Charlie and The Kid is his daughter,
Ava Grace! The picture was from our visit in May - we caught
them napping together! I somehow found a camera laying
around and got this memory.....

***NOTE - This whole grand baby thing has Linda totally out
of control!!! She is a frequent shopper at BabysRUs and yesterday
we must have visited every baby consignment shop in Hillsborough
County.... HELP........

HEY! I'm 6 weeks old today!

Here is our little Ava when we visited her last month! She
is 6 weeks old today! She will be coming to see us July 4!
We'll let Mom and Dad come too!!!

BIG NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My BABY GIRL is having a baby!!!!
Courtney is pregnant!!! Our newest grandchild is due January 24, 2009!
Courtney and Doug have already picked out the name - Marley!!!!!
WE CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Jill & Jason

On Sunday, June 1 I had the pleasure of photographing and
sharing in the special day of 2 beautiful young people - Jill
and Jason! It was an awesome wedding and reception - there
were tons of love and smiles! I was working with my favorite
wedding photographer - Jerry McGaghey...

Happy Anniversary!

         34 YEARS!!!!

Happy Anniversary to my young bride of 34 years,
Linda! Here she is with a big smile while visiting
her family in Arkansas last year! Lots of smiles and
memories over those 34 years! I love you Linda!

Happy Birthday!

A big SHOUT OUT to an awesome photographer and all around
good guy, Jerry McGaghey! Today is his 35th birthday!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY JERRY!

If you're getting married and want your memries captured
by a real artist - contact Jerry - check out his work here!

 That's Jerry on the left next to David Jay at a convention last year.

MORE AVA!

WHAT A TRIP!!! Our trip to see Charlie, Brook and Ava was far better
than we could ever imagined! Ava stole our hearts immediately! Brook
and Charlie are wonderful parents and are great at it already!!! The
time flew by and left us "wanting more".... here are a few more images
from the trip...

Ava Trip!!!

Linda and I had been talking about this trip from the afternoon she was
born! NOW, we were on the way to see Ava Grace - our 1st grand child!!!
To say we were excited would have been a GROSS understatement! We
got more excited the closer we got! She stole our hearts immediately!
Ava is beautiful and Brook and Charlie had quickly adapted to their new
roles as Mom and Dad - and both are loving it! Little "Gracie" has us
all wrapped around her little fingers! Here are few images from the 1st
couple days of our visit - more to come!

KoKo

Happy Mother's Day!

Linda has a lot to celebrate this year! 2 wonderful chlidren and
our little Ava Grace!!! Here is a little slideshow of the new "NANA"!!!
A Happy 1st Mothers Day to our new momma - Brook!

Stick Em Up!!!

Spring Fun!

Here is one of the images from the Yankees spring training in March!
Posada connects!
I had a blast!

My Life Story!

Beach Buddy!

Ava at home!

Charlie's Girls!!!

Just call me "Pap-paw"!!!!!

AVA GRACE MOORES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7 lbs 8 ounces 21 inches Dark Hair
Ave Grace made her appearance around 4PM on Saturday
to the delight of all involved! "Gracie" and Mom are both
doing GREAT!!!!!!

We will have more pictures SOON!!!!!

TODAY  IS  THE  DAY!!!!!!!

Getting Close Now!!!!!!

eMail from Momma Brook yesterday.....


Just wanted to send you a quick email with an update on Ava. I went to the doctor this morning as well as had some tests done. I had a NST (non-stress test) and an ultrasound. They checked to make sure that Ava's heartbeat was increasing with movement as well as looked to see if there was still enough amniotic fluid. Both of which the doctor said looked good. The visit was good, well except for the part when she said she thought Ava would be a good 8lbs, maybe 8lbs 10oz!!!! Jeez, I am glad that is a guess. That is one big baby. Anyway, I made some progress... cervix is midline, over 1cm dilated, -1 station and 80% effaced. I had my membranes stripped today as suggested by the midwife to help intensify the contractions I am currently having and hopefully start labor....no fun.
The plan is that we will go to the hospital around 5pm tomorrow for admission given nothing happens tonight. They will give me something to ripen the cervix more and then Saturday morning they will start Pitocin.

Thats the update, just wanted to keep you and Linda up to date. Can't wait for her to get here!!! Looks like she might be a chunky one!
Love,
Brook


WE WILL BE GRANDPARENTS THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!!!!!!!

COME ON AVA GRACE!!!!!!

Charlie's Ride!!!

AWESOME!!!

AWESOME!
The image below is from an eSession that I shot with Jerry McGaghey!
Jerry is an INCREDIBLE local photographer that I met through my blog
and I have had the great fortune of working with him on several events.
Last night I worked a wedding with him and it was quickly obvious why

he is one of the most sought after wedding photographers in the area!
He always knows exactly what to do and when to do it. His passion for
what he does shows through his phenomenal work! He managed to keep
me on track and get a bundle of forever memories for the happy couple!
Jerry's bride, Mandy was there and it was easy to see that she was a
veteran too - she knew when to be where, got great shots and kept
both of us on track! I look forward working with Jerry and Mandy a lot
more in the future! They are a talented couple!

Check out Jerry's blog!

SOON!!! There will be 3!

Storm Comin!!

Home Free!

It was supposed to rain today - HA!


The gloom of yesterday has been replaced with the brightness of knowing
that Bill is HOME FREE and that he has had the Ultimate healing!

William F. Moores, Jr 1935 - 2008

Go Rest High On the Mountain Bill!

My brother Bill left this world early this morning after
several years of suffering... His family was there to
wish him well as he went to his reward in heaven..

If you could see me now!

I'm walking Streets of gold!

If you could see me now!

I'm standing tall and whole!

If you could see me now!

You would know that the pain has been erased!

If you could see me now!

You would know that I have seen HIS FACE!!!!

If you could see me now!

You wouldn't ever want me to leave this place!