Special thanks go out to Barista Kids, Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, NJ and all the donators for helping to put together the great gift basket for Baby New Year!

And you can also get in on the fun at Montclair’s First Night by entering the Barista Kids “Guess the 1st New Year’s Baby” contest with your prediction of the gender, weight and length of Baristaville’s 1st 2010 baby. Enter before the ball drops to get your chance at some really excellent prizes!

Manhattan—Saturday, October 10th
Brooklyn—Saturday, October 24th
(rain dates the 11th and the 25th)

Holiday portrait mini-sessions in NYC—$285.00
Due to many recent requests from families in New York City, I’m announcing two holiday specials to let them in on the holiday mini-session fun! For two dates only, you can capture the crispness of fall in beautiful outdoor settings in NYC—one in Manhattan and one in Brooklyn. That means you’ll meet me in one of the grandest green spaces each borough has to offer for a 30-minute session for your children or the whole family. These mini-sessions are a perfect way to capture portraits for your holiday or New Year’s cards, to mark a childhood milestone, or for a few fantastic fall images of your family. These special holiday packages are expected to fill quickly, so contact me soon to reserve your session.

Here’s what you’ll get:
– 30-minute session in a pre-determined (by me) outdoor location for up to 5 people
– a private online gallery featuring a minimum of 8-10 of the best images
– 25 custom press-printed holiday photo cards that we create together* OR one digital image sent by me directly to your stationer of choice (e.g. Tiny Prints, Minted, Pear Tree, etc.)
– $150.00 print credit to be spent on images from the session

Don’t wait to take advantage of these limited-time offers. Contact me today to reserve your session.

*A customizable selection of card designs will be available to mini-session clients (envelopes included). Additional photo cards may be purchased separately in sets of 25, one design per order.

Two holiday portrait packages just for you
I’m really excited to announce my holiday portrait mini-sessions with two options that aim to please—one just for kids and one for the whole family.

If you’ve been curious or thinking about booking a portrait session, this is a perfect opportunity to get a taste of what a full-session is all about! These mini-sessions are ideal if you’re looking for custom portraits for your holiday or New Year’s cards, want to mark a childhood milestone, or would like just a few fantastic fall images of your family. Each package is designed to make your holiday portrait experience convenient, fun, and a great value.

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After-school holiday mini-sessions just for kids – $225.00
Now that school is officially back in full swing, who has time to set-up a holiday portrait session for the kids? You do! Here’s an easy and fun way to capture custom holiday portraits of your kids in
30 minutes or less on a weekday afternoon in the comfort of your home. And the very best part is the extra value you’ll receive from this special package:

Here’s what you get:
- 30-minute session in your home, backyard or nearby green space* for up to 3 kids
- a private online gallery featuring a minimum of 8-10 of the best images
- 25 custom press-printed holiday photo cards that we create together** OR one digital image sent by me directly to your stationer of choice (e.g. Tiny Prints, Minted, Pear Tree, etc.)
- $100.00 print credit to be spent on images from the session

This portrait special just for kids is good for weekday afternoons (Monday through Friday) between 3:00pm and 5:00pm only through October 23rd.

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Holiday mini-session for the whole family – $285.00
Capture the crispness of fall in a custom family holiday portrait! This super-convenient and value-added package helps you “squeeze” in a family portrait session during one of the busiest times of year.

Here’s what you get:
- 30-minute session in your home, backyard or nearby green space* for up to 5 people
- a private online gallery featuring a minimum of 8-10 of the best images
- 25 custom press-printed holiday photo cards that we create together** OR one digital image sent by me directly to your stationer of choice (e.g. Tiny Prints, Minted, Pear Tree, etc.)
– $150.00 print credit to be spent on images from the session

This portrait special for the whole family is good for weekday and weekend bookings only through November 1st.

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Don’t wait to take advantage of these limited-time offers. Contact me today to reserve your session.

*These holiday mini-session specials are only available for session locations within 30 minutes of Bloomfield, NJ
**A customizable selection of card designs will be available to mini-session clients (envelopes included). Additional photo cards may be purchased separately in sets of 25. One design per order.

Can they paint it? Yes they can, and they surely did. I’m still in awe of the creative insights and abilities of young children. After each guest was equipped with hardhat and apron, the “work” began. No need for instructions, tutorials or “let me show you how”–they just instinctively picked up a brush or roller and got to it. Boys and girls alike dug in and transformed the plain cardboard structures into a rainbow of rowhouses in the backyard. Big fun, beautiful “handyman” cake from Flour Patch Bakery and brilliant birthday wishes all around.

A big shout-out to Barista Kids for sending you this colorful party Postcard from Kidsville!

The girls in the class (hey boys, you don’t know what you missed!) were hands-down the most creative and focused cookie decorators I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. I envied them their pirate booty of cookies that would last me, well heck, at least an hour. I kick myself for not taking bakery owner Thérèse’s offer to pack a cookie for the road. What on earth was I thinking?!? Well, that just gives me the perfect excuse to go back again…and again…and again. Yum!

Sweet thanks to Barista Kids for letting you lick the frosting from this Postcard from Kidsville!