Sunday, April 19, 2009

It's that time of year!!!

Yes, spring has sprung, and the bluebonnets have returned once again!

Well, this year the kiddos did not cooperate so very well. The following photos were take 2, and if I were not so determined to follow through with this tradition each year, I might not have attempted them at all.

So here goes! I'm not sure what to think about the fact that I mostly prefer the black and whites over the color! :D

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And, for a little fun, take a walk down memory lane:

Bluebonnets 2007-a
Bluebonnets 2007-b
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...and...
Bluebonnets 2008
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

Kindergarten Round-Up!

Well, Luken is officially a Future Kindergartner! I took the kids to the elementary school this morning to fill out all the paperwork!

We get to attend an orientation in May, which will be neat - we'll get to see the classrooms and learn about the school!

Can you believe he's almost old enough to go to big kid SCHOOL????!!!!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Hoppy Easter!!

The bunny visited our house last night!!

Before bed, Luken put out some lettuce for the bunny. We didn't have any carrots (hanging head in shame...) and I totally forgot about it until after Keeley was already in bed, so she missed that part.

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The baskets:
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Yoda.
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A pinwheel.
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Some princesses.
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Ooh, bubbles!
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Star Wars stickers.
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Then we took a breakfast break.
I made bunny ears in Todd's cappucino - aren't I talented?? :D
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Then, on to hunt the eggs hidden in the house (it is cold and rainy today! Much different than Easter 3 years ago when I was hugely pregnant with Keeley and it was 106ยบ.)
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Yawn... it was an early morning! It is only 11:24am right now, and we have already watched Kung Fu Panda AND Sleeping Beauty!

Hope you are all having a wonderful Easter Sunday!

Saturday, April 11, 2009

New and exciting stuff!!

I have a new monitor for my laptop and a new softbox for my flash!! Woohoo!
I am even so fancy, I have the dual monitor setup, where I can stash my Photoshop tools on the laptop screen, and keep all kinds of awesome real estate on the new monitor.

New stuff means a learning curve, though. I have recently devoted some time to learning how to manually operate my flash, which has been well worth the time. I finally get it! So, I've been playing with my new toys, and therefore I have new pictures to share with you!

I am not certain I have my monitor calibrated properly yet, though I do not always go through the effort of totally color correcting the photos I post here - if they are more snapshotty, I usually don't take the time.

Anyway, that might sound like 'blah, blah, blah' to you, so I will boil it down to this: things might look a little wonky. So if you have any input on how these photos look, please feel free to write a comment! I'd appreciate it! :)

On to the show...

For most of these, I was using my older, much smaller softbox, and chasing the kids around the room!

Here is Luken with his precious Lovey! I don't think I properly cropped this one...
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Last week, the kids both had dental check-ups, and got some little sand timers in their goody bags, which they have not at all used to time their teeth-brushing! But they are great fun, and it is awesome that one is yellow and one is PINK!
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Then, Luken decided to cooperate for a few lovely moments! (And Keeley popped in here and there too!)
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A couple with the new softbox!
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Hope you enjoyed my beautiful kids!!