photography tips

February 23, 2011

ok here is my tip {2 tips} for the week!

1. ALWAYS have your camera out. mine is always ready to go, i take it almost every where with me.  i document our daily life. you don’t have to have a reason to take a photo, just capture your day. there are plenty of things to take photos of,whether you have kids or not. this photo was taken last saturday morning. we were all just playing in the living room {lucy watching a movie, ryan reading the paper, michael anne dancing to lucy’s dvd, and me capturing that toothy grin!} i think kids do better when not posing….just have your camera ready and catch them being them. that’s how i want to remember them anyway!

2. when photographing small children, get on their level. see what a difference this photo makes? the photo on the left,i am literally on the ground. the one on the right i am above her. 

the photo on the left is {sooc – straight out of camera} you do not have to have photoshop to get great results! yes the one on the right is a bit blurry, but you can at least see as far as composition what makes a better photo!

my sister and her partner built this amazing banging wall found in this post . it truly is amazing and i highly suggest building one for your kids. yesterday i found this and already called my sister to see if she can help build this for us. i would have loved a water wall as a kiddo – heck i would play with one now!

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learn to knit in no time!

February 17, 2011

yesterday was a magical day

~i got a much needed pedicure with one of my besties.i tipped the lady more than normal because my toesies were in such horrible condition.

~had a checkup with the doctor. at the end of my pregnancy with Michael Anne i broke out in a pregnancy rash known as puppps. it is not very common and pretty much it is your body having an allergic reaction to your pregnancy. thousands of little bumps took over my body {even into the webbing of my toes} needless to say it was a slow, painful, torture. their is nothing that can be done to ease the pain except to get the baby out. so we ended up taking michael anne 2 weeks early. the odds of getting this rash again are slim to none………and well i have it again! it seems to be moving slow, but we will have to see daily how it goes. baby #3 may be here sooner than 3 weeks.

~i got to have a lunch date with my hubby

~came home and kids took excellent naps

~one of my besties is on bed rest in the hospital and has taken up knitting. she made #3 a hat and of course, if there is some type of craft i don’t know how to do, i must learn. so i went to wal-mart and picked up this. i made 2 hats yesterday…one for the wee bit and one for ms manners. it was super easy and it always feels good to make something. thanks for the inspiration mando!this one is for the tiny tot!i can’t believe #3 is almost here. i remember when we found out i was pregnant {what a complete shock!!!!} and then for a while she did not show up on the ultrasounds. we were gearing up for a d&c. one last doctor visit to confirm the d&c {lots of prayers} and there she was! my little miracle. i prayed for her and there she was….now she is almost here and i can’t wait to see her. print below found on etsy

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scenes from our weekend

February 7, 2011

what a lovely weekend! it had its ups and downs, but overall i wish every weekend was like this weekend…..

~the beautiful snow

~pancake breakfast saturday morning

~annual father daughter dance {lucy has been looking forward to this for weeks and happened to run a fever only hours before…turns out she was sick as a dog and had to come home after being there 30 min}

~long sick night {lucy slept with me so i could take care of her..lots of good snuggling, holding my baby close}

~chicken pot pie

~superbowl watchin while dancing and singing as loud as we could to raindrops on roses and its a hard not life {while wearing summer dresses and shaking pom poms}

~my girls are adorable and my husband so helpful, fun, and loving……i am blessed. i wish i could wrap up all the wee moments in a jar and carry it with me forever!

this is my next DIY project….looks easy enough right? hoping to do it this week!instructions found here

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