http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/tast…pcakes-842128/

Shamrock Paper Chain
This is a cute decoration for almost any decor.

http://fourflightsoffancy.blogspot.c…-grown-up.html

Leprechaun Trap
Set this up with your kids and see if you can’t catch a leprechaun. If you can’t find a pot of gold, just use a small dish full of lucky charms!

http://thecraftingchicks.com/2011/02…day-ideas.html

Rainbow Jello
This looks too good to eat!

http://glorioustreats.blogspot.com/2…bow-jello.html

Shamrock Tee Shirts
Your little ones won’t get pinched with these adorable shamrock tee shirts!

http://icandyhandmade.blogspot.com/2…rock-chic.html

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Burdick & Lee Gallery!

For the months of September and October, Burdick & Lee Gallery  celebrates Family Portrait Month.  Every year, we join the Professional Photographers of America and PPA Charities to help benefit Operation Smile.  Operation Smile is a charity organization healing children’s smiles, making the world a better place.  During the months of September and October we’ll donate 1/2 of your $99 sitting fee to Operation Smile.  Also, as our gift to you, when you place your order for your Christmas cards during September and October, we’ll give you 20% off your Christmas card order.

Fall is an amazing time for Family Portraits. They make great Christmas gifts for grandparents, parents, and children going off to school.

Our session times are booking up quick. Call and make an appointment for your session TODAY!!  847-874-8976

Baby Shusher ($4.99)

Baby Shusher is an app to help calm your fussy baby. It uses a quiet shushing sound that mimics the sound of the womb. There’s a timer that lets you “shush” for up to 8 hours and an equalizer that adjusts the volume according to your baby’s cries. The latest version of the app adds in support for forums so you can share your experiences with other moms. Baby Shusher requires iOS 4.2 or later and is compatible with the iPhone, 4G iPod Touch (NOT 2G or 3G iPod Touch) and iPad.

Baby Geek ($0.99)

Raising a newborn is a science. You have to watch its weight, count its diapers and keep track of its sleep. Once your child begins to grow, you’ll want to record milestones both for medical reasons and posterity sake. To help with this technical part of child rearing, you’ll want to check out Baby Geek. Baby Geek is a logging and analysis app custom-made for tracking babies up to age 3. Besides tracking your baby, Baby Geek also has a syncing option so you can share important baby information. There’s also an email option so you can send the stats to your doctor or another caregiver. Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1.3 or later.

Baby Monitor and Alarm ($2.99)

Baby Monitor and Alarm lets you use two iOS devices as a baby monitoring system. You leave one device in the room and carry around the other so you can hear your baby while it sleeps. The app also plays soothing music from your iTunes library. You can even record your own voice and have it play back while your infant falls asleep. When the baby begins to stir, an alert function will call you on any phone number. It’s great for home use, even better for when you’re traveling. Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later.

Diapers.com Free (Free)

Unless you go the cloth route, diapers are a fact of life for every parent of a newborn. And, boy, are they expensive which is why it’s so nice to have the diapers.com app on your iOS device. The app is a mobile interface for the diaper.com website which offers diapers at a discount. You can place new orders and track existing orders right from your phone. It also has a scanning feature so you can do some comparison shopping if you find yourself hunting down wipes at your local Target or Wal-Mart. Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later.

Sweet little Grace!  Our good friends Beth and Joe Englert, whose wedding we photographed in 2007, have a baby daughter and we just loved meeting her for the first time.  There are so many great photos from the session that Beth and Joe were hard-pressed to pick their favorite.  We love them all!

In addition to our Wedding photography, we’ve also been working with families and children.  This is Brandon.  And he’s such a cute kid!  He really enjoyed working with the camera, and we had a blast clowning around with him.  A big “thanks” to Brandon’s mom Stephanie, and grandmother Sylvia.

We were out to lunch at Millrose in South Barrington with fellow photographer Jay Crihfield.  These wines were for sale in their wine shop and they made me laugh out loud!  Evidently every Mommy needs a little time to herself…

I just had the pleasure of photographing a charity event to benefit children’s cancer.  It’s called St Baldrick’s and the volunteers get donations for shaving their heads.  Six guys were the willing victims for a standing-room-only crowd.  Most were pretty nervous and shaggy when they went in, then laughing and freshly shorn when they came out.  It was great fun to be involved and meet some fantastic people from the community.  Special thanks to Dennis Schultz, Janice Fitzgerald and the St Baldrick’s organization.

Burdick & Lee Photographers is participating in the National Charity Model Search to select “America’s Cutest Kid” and to raise funds for charity.

We’re looking for cute children ages 18 months to 14 years old to model for a portrait to be entered into the contest.

Models Search Special:
$49 entrance fee, which includes a 20 minute model session and one image submitted to the national gallery.

Finalists will be determined by online votes. Anyone may vote. Each vote is $1, and all proceeds from votes benefit the non-profit Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.
Grand prize national winner will be determined from the 50 city finalists. Winners selected by photography and modeling industry experts.

If your child is selected the national winner, you’ll receive many prizes, including a $5,000 US Savings Bond and a Canon PowerShot G10 digital camera.

If you’re interested in entering your child(ren), please call the studio at 847.874.8976. For more information about the contest, go online to www.sandypucmodels.com.

Happy holidays to all our friends, clients and family!