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time for a good ol’ fashioned new england clam bake! well, not really a clam bake in the stricktest sense since, we gathered in a backyard and not on a beach, but the celebration was certainly in the spirit of a traditional clam bake with lots of family enjoying lots of seafood and stories on a fine new england summer day.
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no clam bake is complete without lobsters fresh from the bay!
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and, mmmmm, clams steamed to perfection.
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no, despite my best attempts, odin is not at all interested in playing with the crustaceans. in fact, he claims to like seafood at all!
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adventures in family portraiture. so happy odin’s great grandmother could attend the clam bake and i could get a picture with her, odin and her newest great-grandchild, zachary.
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odin and his great grandmother, affectionately known as gigi.
it’s been far too long since i’ve had the chance to get a picture of them together.
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i came *this close* to getting a photo "for the ages" with zachary and gigi but zachary had other plans 🙂
25% silliness, indeed.
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mmmm. even more perfectly steamed clams.
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i just imagine why more folks don’t enjoy a fresh clam dipped in melted butter.
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lobsters, steamed to perfection.
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i actually prefer clams to lobster, but i’m certainly not going to turn down the tasty crustacean.
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odin’s, uh, wants to make sure we know the lobsters are trying to escape.
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i don’t know if it makes any difference, but i’m told placing the lobsters "head down" is the most humane method of steaming.
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a couple of odin’s cute cousins are kind enough to stop racing about a nanosecond and pose for a photo. thanks!
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nope, i’m not going to pass up an opportunity to get another photo of gigi and zachary.
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who is this kid who looks far too old to be my baby boy?!
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yup, again with gigi and zachary.
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fun with toddler portraiture. the ol’ eat-the-fist pose.
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zachary strikes a serious, thoughtful pose in the arms of his mother.
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teh cuteness! zachary and his mother.