Exploring with the Lensbaby Composer lens.  My vision for this shot was an eagle’s eye view.  What do you think?

Mr. Worm got in on some of the action!

And now for the family shots!

Yes, they are silly like their Daddy and Mommy!!

Our family will be in the U.S. for the months of August and September.  We will be in Virginia most of the time but also doing a 3-week tour of the Midwest.  Let us know if you would like to meet during our stay.  We would love to hang out and catch up with dear friends and families.  Photog buddies, let me know if you want to hang out as well!  Shoot us a message (facebook, twitter or email) or comment on this post.  Hope to see you soon!

Labor is not fun!!

She’s almost here!!

Precious!

Mommy’s first touch.

“She’s beautiful!!”

A family is formed.

Happy grandparents!

Daddy can’t get enough.

Getting ready to go home.

“Thank you, everyone!”

]]> http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2010/04/congratulations-to-ikue-and-hiroki-newborn/feed/ 4 http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2009/11/mikan-outing-japan/ http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2009/11/mikan-outing-japan/#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:57:13 +0000 Riz Crescini http://rizcrescini.com/blog/?p=325 Last Tuesday, Anne and I took the kids to a “mikan” grove.  “Mikan” is the Japanese word for mandarin orange.  It is also commonly called a “satsuma”.  Trivia: Did you know that the towns of Satsuma, Texas, Satsuma, Alabama, Satsuma, Florida and Satsuma, Louisiana were named after this fruit?  Mrs. Itoh came along with us and everybody just had a great time as you will soon see.  The girls must have eaten at least 20 oranges.  You can eat all the oranges you want for a measly 3 bucks!  It was a beautiful day for such an outing.  Okay, time for the pictures…

]]> http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2009/07/pajama-walk-part-1/feed/ 2 http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2009/07/prayer-for-my-dad/ http://rizcrescini.com/blog/2009/07/prayer-for-my-dad/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:52:37 +0000 Riz Crescini http://rizcrescini.com/blog/?p=99 Hello everyone,

I want to share how thankful I am for all of you who have offered up prayers on my father’s behalf.  Some of you have asked how you can specifically pray for my dad so I will share what’s going on.

My dad (Robert) has been battling colorectal cancer for a little over a year.  When it was diagnosed, the cancer had already reached stage 4.  This is the advanced stage and means that the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the kidneys, liver and lungs.  The doctors prescribed chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

Last Friday, my dad was hospitalized because he had shortness of breath.  They found out that he had water in the lungs.  Well, the water in his lungs caused him to catch pneumonia.  This, in turn, made his condition worse.  This past Tuesday, the oncologist told my dad that if his pneumonia doesn’t go away, there is nothing they can do for him.  He was told that it could be days weeks, or one month.

My sister had just picked me up from the airport when we got a call from his doctor asking as to come in right away as his vitals were dangerously low.  We were told that afternoon (Thursday) that the worst case scenario is that his condition would rapidly deteriorate and he would not last through the night.  The best case scenario is that his body will respond to the antibiotic treatments which would mean that we are looking at days.

The good news is that later in the day he started feeling better and became more responsive.  By the evening, he was entertaining the guests with jokes and singing!  It was a big turnaround from the day before.  His vitals were looking much better.   Also, my dad had been hallucinating the last couple of days but he hasn’t been hallucinating since I arrived.  

Today (Friday) a team of doctors came in to examine him.  The head doctor told my dad that he gave us quite a scare yesterday.  He further said that he is happy with my dad’s condition but he is still not out of the woods.  They will keep a close watch on his condition during the next 48 hours and then will decide the next course of action.  My dad still has pneumonia but the antibiotics seem to be working.  And the water in his lungs seem to be resolving.  

Please pray that:

1) the pneumonia will completely go away

2) all water will leave his lungs

3) my dad will have appetite to eat

4) his body will be healed miraculously

5) he will be able to breathe better (he’s been wheezing today)

6) his spirit will continue to feel uplifted by the love and support people have been giving him

7) I will make the most of the remaining time I have left with my dad as I fly back to Japan Sunday afternoon.

That’s all for now.

May God’s will be done,

Riz