A Week of Firsts… | Ft. Lauderdale Photographer

This has been an incredible week of firsts for my family, and more so for my 22 month old daughter, Stella.  First week of preschool (photos to come), first night in our new (albeit temporary) home, and her first night in a “big girl” bed (after night #2 it isn’t going all too well).  It’s been quite a lot of transition for my little one and I’m definitely feeling my share of mommy guilt.  But it’s nothing a little extra love, an extra strong cup of coffee (I slept with her last night), and time won’t  fix.

So I have a few personal posts coming up in the next few days documenting the first days of school and our last days on the beach.  My family have left our beach house and are now in Victoria Park.  This is our last stop until our new home is ready in Monterra (a new development in Cooper City).  But we’re excited about our stay in Victoria Park, a very cool neighborhood in east Ft. Lauderdale.   In fact, we’ve always wanted to live here.  And now we can cross that off our bucket list before moving out to the suburbs.

I might not have slept well the last few nights, but life is good.  I’m very lucky. (The luckiest in the world!)

As I mentioned before, the kids started preschool this week.  Both for the first time.

The Friday before school started was “Meet the Teacher.”

I attempted a quick session with my kids before we left, but as many photographers can tell you, attempting great portraits of your own kids can be painful, for both the photographer and the kids.  This image is a keeper.  Lenny had to tickle Owen to get a smile.

Usually I get something more along the lines of this…

I probably had to bribe  him or threaten something terrible.

Waiting for school to open.  We were still living at the beach, and we left 30 minutes early for a five minute drive.   So of course we had to wait.  (In case you’re curious.  Owen’s tshirt and shorts are both Crewcuts by J Crew, and Stella’s adorable ensemble is by Matilda Jane Clothing!  haha)

Stella’s favorite part of her classroom was the slide!  She went up and down a dozen times.  My favorite part was the delicious natural light pouring in through the wall of windows.

Owen’s classroom was full of exciting things to encourage exploration, learning, and play.  (and also full of natural light!)

Building light sabres out of magnetic blocks.

Our good buddy Jake and his dad!

We’re all super excited for the upcoming year.  The teachers we met are warm and caring and the preschool is child centered and a perfect place to foster  our kids’ development both cognitively and socially.  It’s really a privilege to be there!