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Welcome to my little corner of the web. I am so glad you found me. Follow my journey... you will find lots of pictures of my kids,client sneak peeks, and other important news from Photography by Cheryl.

About me...I am Cheryl...wife to my high school sweetheart Shawn, stay-at-home mom to 4 amazing children and professional photographer. Currently I serve Milwaukee's North Shore. Taking pictures and capturing memories is my passion. As I watch my children grow (way too fast), I want to make sure their childhood is well documented. After all, today's moments are tomorrow's treasures.

I specialize in children, senior and family portraits but I photograph events as well. I am a natural light, on location photographer. For more information visit my website or email me, see links above. Thanks for stopping by. Please leave a comment so I know you were here - I LOVE blog love!

67/365 {Andrew’s bday, the final post}

After another fun filled day we ended  with a birthday dinner at the Rain Forest Cafe followed by an after dinner stroll (and more shopping) at Fisherman’s Wharf (just a few blocks from Pier 39, it’s another fun, touristy shopping area).

The Rain Forest in SF is huge, it’s 2 stories…

Yes, Syd is still snackin’…lol.  My aunt  bought her one of those twirly lollipops and she munched on it on and off all afternoon… they were acting like the gorilla here…not a fantastic shot but a memory none the less.

the corner we sat in was SO dark…this was the best I could get (lousy but it will do).  Not sure what he was looking at but I think he was watching the staff  (and us) sing to him…he was getting ready to enjoy his bday cake.  The  shot of him actually blowing out the candle wasn’t really good, so this will have to do (not that it’s so great…lol)  You can see how tired he was and the our long days were starting to catch up with him.

We were so full from dinner that we needed to walk a bit before getting in the car and heading home…so we strolled Fisherman’s Wharf…and did some more shopping…and enjoyed the beautiful view and sunset

(yes, I posted this pic a while back, but since this is where it fits in, I thought it was appropriate to re-post it)

and a quick snap of Sydney sporting her new sweatshirt…taken inside the store

On a side note, I am so bummed that this trip marked the end of an era.  Our stroller days are over.  Sigh.  Another bittersweet milestone.  We used it on this trip mainly to cart around our crap.  We did lots of walking and having a “cart” to hold the sweatshirts, drinks, the stuff we bought and most importantly  the heavy  camera bag, was quite useful and Sydney loved the fact by the end of our busy day, she could sit.  Oh well.  The next family vacation everyone is on their own for carrying their things…lol

66/365 {bonus}

Although the aquarium on the pier does not compare to the Shedd or the Monterey Bay Aquarium, it was still enjoyable to walk through and spend some time (especially since it was part of our city pass…lol)  It had all the usual things, a touch tank, a glass tunnel you walk through surrounded by fish, etc. What was really neat though was they had one of those bubble things where you go in so you feel like you are in tank, like they have with the gophers at the Bronx zoo…the kids thought that was pretty neat.

Sharing just a few from our time there…

this guy was in a real tank, not the touch tank

they had a few different kinds of jellies… these were my fav

and finally the bubble that put you in tank… I forget what was in there, but something special and no flash photography was allowed

66/365 {Andrew’s birthday, part 2}

After the boat ride we walked over to Pier 39.  For those not familiar, Pier 39, is a fun, touristy spot, with lots of shops, restaurants and various live entertainment acts.  It also has a double decker carousel and an aquarium.   Since it’s right at the waters edge, there are sea lions all around, which is kind of fun.  Fortunately, our kids like to shop in these fun types of  stores and didn’t mind strolling through…

the fake sea lions…( I do have pics of the real ones though)

I think this was my favorite store on the pier

Of course they went on that double decker carousel

And yes, we did go to the aquarium, check back tomorrow to see a few pics from there

65/365 {Andrew’s birthday, part 1}

Not to shabby, spending your 13th birthday in California (when you don’t live there).  Since it was Andrew’s birthday we let him decide how we spent our day.  He chose spending the day in San Fran.  We slept in a bit as after a full day of fun in the sun at the boardwalk, we were all pretty tired.

By mid morning we were on our way up to the city.   We grabbed an early lunch and then went to our first destination… a cruise around the bay.  The boys did this last summer but begged to do it again.  The one hour tour took us through the bay pointing out historical buildings on the shore line, under the Golden Gate bridge–teaching us lots of bridge history, we circled around Alcatraz (we opted not to do the tour since the boys also did that last summer and we had so many other things on our to do list), and back to Fisherman’s wharf/Pier 39 area from which we departed.  The boat ride was awesome and the views were spectacular.

The TransAmerica building…

Coit Tower.. (we went here on another day)

Alcatraz

The boat was crowded, getting a pic of just my kids w/out strangers was no easy task.  Yes, Syd was snacking on something

On the way back from the bridge we actually went to Alcatraz and circled the whole island…

And naturally the fog rolls in… happens every day in SF

64/365 {boardwalk by night}

The boardwalk is fun in the day but even better at night… I lost track of how many times they went on things but definitely many

yes, the crazy boys went on this …can’t you see them…lol

I am not necessarily a big fan of ferris wheels…but…in order to get one of the shots I wanted I HAD to go on…lol.  What us photographers do just to get the pic… ha ha.  Not bad for handheld in a shaky cart…actually no tripods are allowed on the boardwalk so they were all hand held

Matthew and Max were at the top here, Shawn, Syd and I were in the cart right behind them.  Andrew hung with my aunt…he doesn’t do ferris wheels.

So, another fun packed day… roller coasters, swings, free falls, bumper cars, sky rides, haunted house maze thing, carousel, games, and so much more.  What a blast but we had to head home at some point because the next day was going to be just as fun (and busy).

63/365 {more boardwalk}

I so wish we were back in CA… we had SO much fun… and I miss the weather…it was perfect.  Rides, games, ice cream and a great view, does it get any better…

Sharing a few more from one of our days at the boardwalk… couldn’t get pics of all the rides the kids went on like the big coaster, the log flume and some others but you get the point, they had a ton of fun and we had a fun watching them have fun.  I got some cool shots from the top of the ferris wheel but that must have been a different day because I haven’t come across them yet…

I love this pic.. you see the look in Syd’s face that she is after Max…lol

yes, even high in sky I was taking pics… ha ha.. Syd and I were in the cart behind them and Matthew and Max were in front of them

the sun was starting to set just as we got on… so about half way through I took this… loving the warm color here

all day…all night… we didn’t stop…  I think we made my aunts head spin…lol.

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